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A fundamental shift in EU policy for R&D and innovation is in the works this year – but will it make Europe more innovative, asks Richard L. Hudson.

The new rules for the international economic system must be fit for the Knowledge Economy, writes Debra M. Amidon.

Some see the financial catastrophe as a way to kick start a new cycle. But conditions may not be right for an innovation-led boom, says Sami Mahroum.

Political leaders love innovation and want more of it, but they need to have the right policies, says innovation guide Joachim von Heimburg.

Innovation through R&D, not tax-payer funded scrappage subsidies, is the only way for the car industry to rescue itself, writes Nuala Moran.

Basic and applied research are not either/ors. Both should be funded to beat the slump, says Nuala Moran.

Money is not the lure for expats moving back to Asia. This calls for a rethink of how to retain talent in Europe and North America, says Nuala Moran.

Prickly issues like IP and publication rights should no longer be allowed to dilute academic-industrial partnerships, writes Nuala Moran.

It’s no great revelation that the biotech funding model is broken, yet the market for the industry’s drugs has never been greater. So where is the fix, asks Nuala Moran.

The EU doesn’t do fundamental research, which is why it has taken 20 years for researchers involved in high risk research to get together, but it can’t get by without it.