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Welcome to Innovation Europe

The key to growth in Europe is innovation.

By promoting partnerships and co-operation within Europe, Innovation Europe is driving improvements in knowledge transfer and cross-border collaboration, and is helping to bridge the gap between research and development.

Innovation Europe promotes an environment where academia, research and business can collaborate in order to accelerate the innovation process and gain the global competitive advantage for Europe.

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José Manuel BarrosoPresident of the European Commission talks about the importance of innovation in Europe.
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€90 million for internet future

The EU has announced a Future Internet Public-Private Partnership. 

The EU has announced a €90 million fund to support the development of the continent’s internet capability, under the Future Internet Public-Private Partnership. The funding will target healthcare, energy and traffic management systems. Researchers from all parts of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector can apply for funding for projects in 2011. This research will... Read and Comment
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Russia and Europe to collaborate on innovation

A series of meetings between EU and Russian leaders over recent months has taken place to discuss cooperation and collaboration over innovation.

The results of these meetings have now been published in an official document, outlining the way forward. Both Russia and the EU have a clear motivation for working together on innovation: both are in danger of falling behind competitors from Asia, notably India and China. Russian president Dimitry Medvedev has made such progress an important plank of his tenure, urging his fellow Russians to modernise,... Read and Comment
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New report links low cost drugs with low innovation

ESMT has criticised EU lawmakers for keeping the price of drugs low

A study from the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) has criticised EU lawmakers for keeping the price of drugs artificially low, thus stifling innovation and harming the overall health of the continent’s population. The study argues that cutting the price of pharmaceuticals “will severely reduce the number of new medications making it to market,” and identifies antibiotics,... Read and Comment
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Electric Car - Portugal's Plan for E-mobility

Richard Scrase continues his travels across Europe in an electric car

Portugal is one of the first countries in the world to adopt a countrywide electric mobility policy. My colleague Peter Curran caught up with the Portugese Prime Minister, José Sócrates, as he symbolically plugged a Nissan Leaf into a city centre charging point and asked him why electric vehicles are so important. He replied: "They have no emissions and no noise, which is good news... Read and Comment
 
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