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Investment in research and innovation is the way drive the recovery and restore our battered economies, says Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn.

To succeed with a collaboration partner, you must first communicate with them and structure the deal, says Catherine Feechan of Brodies LLP.

To fill the funding gaps, drug development must be a relay race, not a marathon, says biotech veteran Stephen Evans-Freke.

For a snapshot of what the European Research Area might look like, check the latest European Research Council Awards to young scientists, writes Nuala Moran.

The recent death of ‘fractal’ scientist Benoit Mandelbrot highlights the importance of having plenty of cross-disciplinary ‘agitators’ in our age of specialised big science.

The European Commission published a list of what it considers best practice in national policies to promote research and innovation. Tell us how good or bad your government is.

A new book by Georges Haour and Laurent Miéville considers how companies can tap universities’ knowledge.

Economic recovery hinges on innovation. It follows that EU members must embrace the Innovation Union - providing funding - but most importantly, political support.

The EU policy of putting excellence before cohesion - funding the best researchers rather than helping the laggards to catch up - has paid off in two important breakthroughs, writes Nuala Moran.

The Gulf countries have a unique opportunity to become the world’s centre of eco-innovation, says Sami Mahroum.