2013 Events
A webinar with Anne Glover and Jan Muehlfeit.
Online Webinar -
09 April 2013
Public sector information can play an increasingly important role in helping Europe reap the economic and social benefits of ‘Big Data’.
Online Webinar -
12 February 2013
Meet the ERC’s Proof of Concept grantees. A by-invitation event organised by the Science|Business Innovation Board.
Brussels -
05 February 2013
Following a positive ruling on patents and a decision to maintain funding for embryonic stem cell research in Horizon 2020, experts say that things are looking up for regenerative medicine.
Online Webinar -
09 January 2013
2012 Events
How can the EU help to get more technology start-ups moving? Join us to hear about the EU’s new €2.5 billion support programme for small companies, government procurement and university incubators.
Mission of Norway to the EU -
03 December 2012
Q&A with key MEPs about a series of crucial votes on the EU budget and R&D policy that is coming up in the European Parliament.
European Parliament, Brussels -
13 November 2012
What is the state of R&D, funding, and infrastructure in Europe? What challenges exist for the EU to maintain its research lead in this field? A Science|Business Policy Roundtable.
UK Representation to the EU, Brussels -
18 October 2012
By 2050 the EU needs to achieve a 4 to 10-fold increase in resource efficiency, and major gains are needed by 2020. Policy makers must now launch a vital shift to resource-lean production, and eco-innovation.
Representation of the State of Hessen to the EU, Brussels -
28 September 2012
Eco-innovation: Harnessing R&D for a green economy - how can industry and universities benefit from the Commission's ‘Eco-Innovation Action Plan’ - streamed live from Brussels.
Mission of Norway to the EU -
26 September 2012
A discussion about the EU's struggle towards a reform of its complex, costly patent system with unified application process, and steps towards a more efficient court system
European Parliament, Brussels -
18 June 2012
Re-watch the live broadcast about the technology and innovation needs of Europe in the next 40 years. A conference and webcast featuring Philip Lowe, Director General for Energy at the European Commission.
Brussels -
12 June 2012
For the first time, the US and EU systems are starting to converge. Science|Business organises an open, expert debate on the legal, economic and technological implications.
US Congress, Washington DC -
07 May 2012
Meet the EIT during a high-level policy breakfast in Washington DC - organised by Science|Business.
St. Regis Hotel, Washington DC -
07 May 2012
A Science|Business academic policy symposium that will focus on how Europe can regain its lost momentum in carbon capture and storage innovation.
Norwegian Mission to the EU, Brussels -
27 April 2012
Will the EU’s €80 billion bet on research and innovation pay off? A roundtable discussion with Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn's chief of staff.
Scotland House, Brussels -
27 March 2012
What’s next? How could emerging ICT technologies disrupt the best-laid plans of policy makers? A dinner debate about how ICT will change the way universities, companies and governments think.
Brussels -
20 March 2012
Announcement of the pan-European Academic Enterprise Awards winners at a day long conference and gala awards dinner.
Royal Academy, Brussels -
21 February 2012
With countries struggling to build their growth strategies, there is an increased interest in understanding science to as engine of growth.
Bruegel, Brussels -
15 February 2012
Personalised health care is starting to move into clinical practice - and patients, health care providers and payers could all benefit.
Royal College of Physicians, London -
19 January 2012
2011 Events
How to get growth and jobs from the Web? This roundtable discussion will produce a check-list of future steps needed to accelerate jobs growth.
European Parliament, Brussels -
09 December 2011
The Academic Enterprise Awards (ACES)Selection Committee meets to short list the winners of the 2012 awards.
Brussels -
07 December 2011
A roundtable discussion, with EU Innovation Lecturer Henry Chesbrough and leading practitioners, on the practical challenges and opportunities of open innovation in Europe
The Square, Brussels. -
06 December 2011
Personalised health care is starting to move into clinical practice - and patients, health care providers and payers could all benefit.
UK Representation to the EU, Brussels -
24 November 2011
A new approach to energy research and innovation is the subject of part 3 of a series of roundtable discussions on energy R&D policy.
EFTA Secretariat, Brussels -
23 November 2011
Can greater transatlantic collaboration speed the needed innovations?
US Congress, Washington DC -
12 July 2011
Will it get a big budget? Create more KICs? Will EIT expand its role in entrepreneurship, education and other fields?
European Parliament, Brussels. -
30 June 2011
Experts in research, policy and industry will address the key hurdles to bringing next-generation biofuels to market
Brussels -
28 June 2011
A high-level forum on how to build business, wealth and welfare in the knowledge-based economy
Gothenburg -
29 May 2011
Should politicians be focusing at least as much on the Internet technology that is coming as they do today on the technology already here?
EFTA, Brussels -
25 May 2011
The European Commission has set a target of there being at least €10 billion allocated around the EU to buy innovative products and services.
European Parliament, Brussels -
16 March 2011
Would a different policy approach help Europe meet the EC’s 2020 energy goals?
Representation of the State of Baden-Württemberg to the EU, Brussels, 09:00 - 14:00 -
11 March 2011
The Academic Enterprise Awards (ACES) culminate in a gala dinner and conference on academic enterprise. The host: ETH Zurich, one of the world’s leading technology universities.
ETH Zurich, Switzerland -
03 February 2011
The challenge is part of GE’s ecomagination initiative, a global commitment to build innovative clean energy technologies and will help fund the most promising start-ups and breakthrough ideas.
Research institutions and Universities -
03 February 2011
2010 Events
Private meeting of the Science|Business Network to select finalists for the 2011 Academic Enterprise Awards.
ESADE Business School, Barcelona -
03 December 2010
A vital part of the European Commission’s new Innovation Union strategy is to support new ways of helping small, innovative companies find the financing they need to get moving in the marketplace.
Brussels -
17 November 2010
Since February the European Commission has been developing a grand new strategy for innovation policy, led by EU Commissioner Maire Geohegan-Quinn.
EFTA, Brussels -
13 October 2010
This roundtable meeting is part of the Science|Business Policy Bridge series and the Health for All, Care for You research project.
EFTA, Brussels -
09 June 2010
One of the biggest new EU initiative in R&D was launched in 2008, and in 2010 the research begins: The European Institute of Innovation and Technology, or EIT in Brussels-speak, is going live.
Representation of the State of Baden-Württemberg to the EU, Brussels -
26 May 2010
Personalised healthcare is important - all the experts say so. But why isn't it more widely used in clinics, hospitals and labs across Europe?
Royal College of Physicians, London -
22 April 2010
Personalised healthcare is important - all the experts say so. But why isn't it more widely used in clinics, hospitals and labs across Europe? What are the barriers to adoption of this emerging technology in Europe?
Representation of the State of Baden-Württemberg to the EU, Brussels -
04 February 2010
With a new Parliament and Commission in office, the debate over the future of the Framework programme moves to the top of the innovation-policy agenda in Brussels.
Mission of Norway to the EU, Brussels -
26 January 2010
2009 Events
Insights and knowledge on successful practices of university spin-outs Location: City Hall, Paris.
City Hall, Paris -
10 December 2009
For the next nine months, everything in EU policy for R&D and innovation is up for debate, renewal and change.
Scotland House, Brussels -
06 November 2009
Getting new ideas, new partners and new growth for the global economy - an international policy dialogue.
Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts, Brussels -
02 June 2009
How new ICT technologies could change our consumption of energy and help control climate change.
Scotland House, Brussels -
19 May 2009
Patents: slow and steady wins the race?
Mission of Norway to the EU, Brussels -
21 April 2009
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology, or EIT in Brussels-speak, is finally under way with the formation of its Governing Board and Executive Committee in late 2008.
Brussels -
22 January 2009
A healthy dialogue between science and policy is vital in our age. Whether in Brussels or the national capitals, policy decisions need input from what research can tell us about the world.
Universitaire Stichting/Fondation Universitaire, Brussels -
12 January 2009
2008 Events
Launch, at ESOF 2008 in Barcelona, Europe’s largest multidisciplinary science conference, of a series of workshops on enterprise in science.
Barcelona -
21 July 2008
An open discussion of new ideas for reforming the IP system in Europe. In autumn 2007, the French Senate at long last ratified the London Protocol, ending a requirement that every EU patent be translated into French.
EFTA, Brussels -
29 May 2008
What public policies make for a successful innovation cluster - a dynamic community of university researchers, industrial partners, technology investors and growth companies?
Brussels -
15 April 2008
The European Commission's premier R&D initiative, Framework Programme 7, is now more than a year old. So how is it doing? Is the paperwork any easier for participants? Is the selection of projects any fairer?
Helmholtz Association, Brussels -
13 March 2008
Commission Vice President Günter Verheugen is determined to repeat the GSM standard success story. To do so, the European Union must step in to help bring innovative products and services to market.
EFTA, Brussels -
12 March 2008
A roundtable discussion on future priorities for EU R&D spending. January 2008 will mark the opening of an important, multi-pronged effort to change how and where the EU spends its billions in R&D subsidies.
Mission of Switzerland to the European Union -
17 January 2008
2007 Events
With Odile Quintin, Director General for Education and Culture, European Commission. An open discussion of new ideas for reforming Europe - knowledge base. A fundamental weakness of European innovation lies in its academic sector.
EFTA, Brussels -
28 November 2007
How should Europe manage its R&D? That’s the question that, on 4 April, the European Commission decided to pose to researchers across Europe.
Mission of Norway to the EU, Brussels -
12 June 2007
A fundamental shift in European innovation policy is under discussion, one that could improve the climate for technology business and enhance the continent’s economic performance.
Representation of the State of Baden-Württemberg to the EU, Brussels -
16 March 2007
2006 Events
The future of Europe's ailing higher-education sector is at the top of political agendas these days.
Brussels -
20 December 2006
In anticipation of an informal summit of EU leaders on Oct. 20 2006, Science|Business organized a Roundtable discussion on EU innovation policy at the Hotel Silken Berlaymont, Brussels.
Brussels -
09 October 2006
The financing market for biotech companies in Europe has been showing signs of life lately - with more private fundings, IPOs and trade sales.
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm -
13 June 2006
If Europe's economy is to prosper into the 21st Century, it needs to get more ideas out of its famous university labs and into its commercial markets. A high-level meeting of academia, industry and government, organized by Science|Business.
ParisTech, Paris -
07 March 2006