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The head of the health division at the OECD, Francesca Colombo, says members are making poor use of health data. She is calling for a broader collection of personal health information, to reflect the outcomes that matter to patients

Harvard economist Michael Porter argues that, to improve performance, healthcare systems need to measure not what goes in, but what comes out.

Four months after the Brexit vote, the landscape is as uncertain for UK companies as on 24 June. The needs of life sciences must be understood and the sector given a bigger say in exit negotiations, says former health minister, Stephen Dorrell

Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy tells Science|Busines how to get scientific evidence across to a broader public

Its parent organisation had a damning review from the European Court of Auditors in April, but Willem Jonker, CEO of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology’s digital cluster tells Science|Business the foundations are in place for future growth

The prospect of losing two science heavyweights looms over preparations for Framework Programme 9. Science|Business brought together researchers, funders and policymakers to debate and discuss the implications

To keep scientific talent flowing into the country, the British government must not make a complete break with the EU, says Carsten Welsch, head of physics at Liverpool University

New Zealand's chief science adviser Peter Gluckman says the demand for expert advice keeps on growing, despite an apparent dismissal of evidence in politics today

Amid condemnations from the US and falling national spending, a fresh initiative to maintain Europe's defence clout is vital, says Nick Witney of the European Council on Foreign Relations and adviser to the European Commission on defence research

Robots are a threat to future employment and incomes, and their owners should pay social security taxes to protect pensions, say MEPs. But manufacturers claim this would impede a promising new field