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Change the mind-set around innovation in Europe
Europe needs a fresh cycle of innovation to create a more “reactive economy” that can absorb shocks and bounce back, the European Education Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou tells the Science|Business European Entrepreneurship Summit
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America's pre-eminence in science at risk, AAAS chief warns
Alan Leshner, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, caused a stir at February’s EU ministerial conference in Copenhagen, with a hard-hitting speech on the state of US science. America's scientific eminence, 'is at risk' he said.
Europe must pay for innovation
Hard-pressed healthcare systems can no longer pay premium prices for new drugs. The consequence will be less innovation in Europe says Andrew Witty, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline.
How to make science the engine of growth
Only world-class science will deliver the innovation and growth Europe so desperately needs. US experience can help EU policy makers understand how to enhance R&D productivity and encourage excellence, says Paula Stephan
Seven entrepreneurial start-ups from across Europe recognised in double awards ceremony
The EIT launches its first awards – ACES enters its fourth year. Start-ups from the UK and Germany lead the list of winners, which also includes Spanish and Hungarian companies.
Huge boost to UK university spin-outs as £150M private fund is launched
A private equity firm is to raise the largest specialist fund in the world dedicated to commercialising university R&D. The money will be invested in partnership with three of the UK’s leading research universities
EU reaches target of directing 15 per cent of research funding to SMEs
In total, 8,900 small companies have won grants worth €2.4B

COST: Europe needs a ‘RESCUE’ revolution
Resolving the world’s major challenges whether climate change, environmental pollution, urbanisation, our ageing population or resource scarcity requires a sweeping shift...
UCL patented technology used in potential new treatment for Corneal Surface Disease
Researchers at UCL have made a significant advance towards developing a treatment for Corneal Surface Disease, using RAFTTM; a UCLB patented...
Cambridge spin-out CamGaN acquired by Plessey
CamGaN, a University spin-out in the area of high-brightness light-emitting diodes (HB-LEDs), has been acquired by Plessey, a semiconductor manufacturer based...




Open Innovation and Public Policy in Europe
Research Report
6 December 2011
Government data can create jobs, innovation expert says
Press release
5 December 2011
Time for university reform - with market principles
Board Statement, sciencebusiness.net
30 August 2011
La innovacion como modelo de negocio
Board interviews, in ABC (Madrid)
10 October 2010
Innovation Intelligence
Unlocking the value of Personalised Healthcare in Europe
This new study shows ICT investments could cut healthcare costs for key ailments by more than 35%.
Bigger and Simpler: A short guide to the EU's €80 billion Horizon 2020 programme
A two-year political fight formally began in Brussels on 30 November with the publication of the European Commission's plan for Horizon 2020, its omnibus R&D programme. It promises less red tape, broader benefits, and more jobs and economic growth.
Biofuels: The Next Generation
Key ideas and recommendations to accelerate the deployment of sustainable biofuels have emerged at the second in a series of three high-level academic policy debates on the energy R&D challenge, The Energy Difference
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Events
Science|Business Policy Bridge: Horizon 2020
Will the EU’s €80 billion bet on research and innovation pay off? A roundtable discussion with Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn's chief of staff.
Brussels - 27 March 2012
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