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Angelika Niebler, chair of the European Parliament committee that created the popular new European Research Council, vows to protect its political independence.

Soon it won’t be possible to fund the huge enterprises of the leading pharma companies with a handful of blockbuster drugs. The only question is whether they can change and innovate in time.

Don't fall in love with your technology, advises Dinko Valerio, a leading Dutch bio entrepreneur and VC.

The fragmentation of the venture capital market is hampering Europe’s tech industry, says Science|Business editor Richard L. Hudson

If the European Union favours innovation, as it claims, can we have some action on advanced therapies to prove it, please?

It is time to drop euphemisms like DNA medicines and gene-based medicines. Gene therapy, says Nuala Moran, has made it through to the commercial mainstream.

Politicians are great gamblers – but the EC President is playing for high stakes by wagering all on the creation of a European Institute of Technology.

Microsoft’s Jean-Philippe Courtois thinks Europe is an innovative place. But, he says, there are some clear gaps.

It’s easy to produce papers and make recommendations, says former Finnish prime minister Esko Aho. Now we need practical results.

Innovation policy is hot in Brussels, says Science|Business editor Richard L. Hudson. Hot enough for so a confusing array of proposals, white papers, conferences and task forces.