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€90 million for internet future

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

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. Read

New report links low cost drugs with low innovation

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

Dutch innovation revolution

Aim to bring the Netherlands into the top five global centres of innovation by 2020. Read

Airbus contest for greener flight

Students called to submit ideas for eco-efficient air travel - and €30,000 prize Read

Irish study casts doubt on innovation funding

Report questions country's investment in science, technology and innovation Read

Pharma event will reward innovation

World's largest event launches award for new technologies Read

EADS aircraft runs on algae

New aircraft offers lower fuel consumption than conventional planes Read

€6.4bn for smart growth and jobs

Innovation commissioner announces Europe's biggest ever investment in research and innovation Read

GE's open innovation challenge

Multi million euro prizes up for grabs Read

EC stresses partnerships

Greater co-operation needed between member states Read

Summer school on satellite navigation

Innovators come together to share latest ideas Read

Electric Car - Portugal's Plan for E-mobility

Richard Scrase continues his travels across Europe in an electric car Read

Formula One joins carbon-cutting drive

Plan to cut emissions by 2012 Read

European Defence Agency - Meeting the challenges

Attila SIMON, European Defence Agency Technical Project Officer R&T, examines the task of promoting cross-border defence technology effectively Read

NANOPACK

Nano packaging technology for interconnect and heat dissipation Read

Innovation in nanotechnology research

By Dr Mark Morrison, Institute of Nanotechnology and co-ordinator of the ObservatoryNANO project Read

FIMECC boosts strategic research

FIMECC creates innovation by pushing an industry-driven strategic research agenda Read

Industrial biotechnology

A powerful, innovative technology to mitigate climate change Read

Innovation in agricultural biotechnology

Apart from the global economic crisis, two other major challenges will need to be overcome through a comprehensive strategy of innovative science and Read

Electric Ride - Ferrari

Richard Scrase continues his travels across Europe in an electric car. Read

Access Wales

Access Wales offers hi-tech companies easy access to UK markets Read

Istanbul University

Istanbul University runs about 2,500 projects per year covering many high-priority strategic technology-research areas. Read

The University of Evora

The mission of the University of Évora is to educate students at the highest theoretical and practical levels, and to conduct academic research. Read

AGH University of Science and Technology

One of the best and most renowned modern Polish universities, with a long and rich tradition spanning 90 years. Read

Hedegaard adds support to carbon tax

EU Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard puts weight behind EU carbon tax Read

Daugavpils University

Daugavpils University is transforming into an educational establishment with new ideas and opportunities, into the centre of science, education, culture Read

Grants up for grabs

Applications invited for €200m eco-innovation grants Read

Call for next Nobel

European innovation summit to search for 'next Nobel' Read

Optoelectronics Research Centre

The Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) of Tampere University of Technology is the leading nanophotonics research centre in Finland. Read

Aalto University School of Science and Technology

The leading university of technology in Finland Read

Modernising the knowledge triangle - ERA

The way to excellence in research is through the European Research Area (ERA). Mike Sharpe reports Read

Delay to EU Carbon Tax

Plan put on hold until economic crisis eases Read

European Institute of Innovation & Technology

Gerard de Nazelle, Director of European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), looks at meeting the challenges of a changing innovation landscape Read

Samsø - energy island

Richard Scrase continues his travels across Europe in an electric car and visits a small island in Denmark that is a renewable energy community Read

Spanish researcher wins top award

LRI Innovative Science Award winner scoops €100,000 grant. Read

Richard Scrase crosses Europe in a Think City electric car

Follow Innovation Europe writer Richard Scrase for the next four weeks as he sets out across Europe in a Think City electric car. Read

Millennium prize winner announced

Professor Grätzel wins the 2010 Millenium Technology Grand Prize for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells. Read

Ireland boosts renewable energy

The country now gets more than 15% of its energy from renewable sources, ahead of government targets. Read

Book summarises biodiversity risks

Europe-wide ALARM project reveals Atlas of Biodiversity Risk Read

Iberdrola Renewables launches in Romania

Romania to see world's 'most ambitious' wind farm project Read

Maximising the potential of ICT

The European Commission (EC) has set out its Digital Agenda action plan. Read

Waste-to-fuel reactor wins 2010 industry award

Velocys develops microchannel reactor Read

Cefic launches funding service

Free service aims to provide crucial funding information to members Read

Elcano awards fleetwide VSAT contract to MTN and ERZIA

Joint venture teleport in Santander key factor in selection Read

Future trains

Deutsche Bahn unveils next-generation Inter City Express (ICE) Read

Commissioner promises change

Innovation Commissioner's holistic approach to R&D Read

Europe promotes electric cars

New strategy announced for greener vehicles Read

The internet of cars

New framework for a co-operative vehicle infrastructure Read

Franhofer institutes link to test electric cars

33 institutes collaborate to work on electric car components Read

Peat moss to clean oil spills

Norwegian firm develops natural cleaning aid Read

Shortlist announced for Finland Millennium Technology Prize

World's largest technological innovation prize up for grabs. Read

Physicists in nanoparticle breakthrough

German team use fullerenes as a 'cushion' for nanoparticles Read

Finnish funding for international specialists

FiDiPro programme brings global expertise to Finland Read

ESA launches CryoSat-2

European Space Agency sends ice satellite into space Read

Eco-innovation is vital for global climate action

By Nigel Griffiths, Brussels based writer and EU affairs consultant Read

Space agency plans moon mission

European Space Agency proposes Lunar Lander mission to south pole region Read

Hadron Collider smashes record

Scientists welcome 'a new era in science' as collider creates the highest energy particle collisions ever seen Read

EU R&D target faces opposition

Finance ministers on collision course with EU executive Read

Six month delay for Innovation Act

R&D to take centre stage in new document Read

European Commission starts to join up the dots….

Productive thought processes are swinging into action, says Nigel Griffiths Read

Demo projects face funding drought

Industry expert warns of wasted research Read

Europe to be the 'Innovation Union'

New strategy plans innovation transformation across the member states Read

The pre-competitive research conundrum

Is venture capital the EU's magic genie? By Nigel Griffiths Read

'Wake up call for Europe'

EU commissioners aim to solve innovation bottlenecks Read

CryoSat set for February launch

ESA satellite to survey world's ice sheets Read

Humanoid bots set for human interaction

European team's project attracts E2.6m EU funding Read

Nano cables key to better batteries

Breakthrough could result in high capacity batteries Read

Spain urges electric car debate

Document assesses challenges facing industry - as green groups warn of polluting effects Read

Optimism high despite downturn

Microtechnology, nanotechnology and advanced materials industries react to economic crisis Read

Innovation Act faces delay

New innovation action plan looks set for summer rather than spring unveiling Read

Innovation Europe - Brussels Blog

A potential big hitter emerges as the Commission's Innovation supremo. Read

States battle for funds

Member states start lobbying for research budget funding. Read

Breakthrough in nano material

European collaboration leads to developments in graphene Read

Supermarkets should lead nano debate

DG urges supermarkets to keep customers informed of food innovations Read

Atom discovery for US-Czech team

12th vibrational level found in 'beryllium dimer' molecule Read

Safety boost for avalanche airbags

A new remote trigger means avalanche airbags can be activated by anyone in skiing parties. Read

EIT unveils major innovation clusters

First Knowledge and Innovation Communities are revealed Read

First contracts awarded for Galileo

Europe's global satellite navigation system gets underway with first three contracts announced Read

Investment beckons for ProtoKinetix

Biotechnology group ProtoKinetix is approached by Euro investment group. Read

Spin-outs net top awards

Entrepreneurs from across Europe win enterprise honours Read

Experts urge rethink on innovation policy

Advisory panels join forces to call for change in EU innovation support and policies. Read

Breakthrough on EC patent

Full backing for plan to establish a single EU patent Read

Power playing

A new team of innovation commissioners has resulted in a lot of departmental shuffling and rebranding. Read

Robotic hand controlled by the mind

Scientists have connected a robotic hand to an amputee that allows him to control it with his mind. Read

Hungarian biotech remains strong

Survey finds Hungary's biotech sector growing Read

Irish minister is first innovation commissioner

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn is handed new innovation portfolio. Read

EU firms increase R&D spending

European companies have increased their industrial R&D investments faster than their counterparts in the US and Japan, according to the EU's latest Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard. Read

Innovation Act to boost creative clusters

Creative clusters could receive a welcome boost under Europe's innovation strategy, due to be published in Spring 2010. Read

It's not just about technology or business

Innovation is about the future and excellence. Let Inno Group take you there Read

Protecting your interests

Why the European Patent Office is a cornerstone for innovation in Europe Read

Gothenburg Innovation

Innovation for the future, by Claes Brismar, Project Manager, GoINN Read

Slovak University of Technology

Building a collaborative culture through cooperation with industry Read

Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica

Innovative university in the centre of Slovakia Read

AGH - University of Science and Technology

A leading Polish university in modern technologies on an international scale Read

Daugavpils University

Developing international, higher-education relationships Read

Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT)

A modern technological university providing professional education to doctoral level, DIT blends the academic excellence of a traditional university Read

Welcome to Reykjavík University

Reykjavík University (RU) is a vibrant international university located at the heart of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. Read

University of Oulu

An international scientific community known for high-quality research and education Read

The Open University of Cyprus (OUC)

The Open University of Cyprus (OUC) is a newly established (2002) state university in Cyprus that accepted its first students in 2006 and had its Read

Linking rural SMEs to the scientific community

Imagine living and running your business in rural districts and still being able to be part of national and international knowledge networks. Too good to be true? Not in Norway. Read

Knowledge-intensive business services

Innovation in the services sector is receiving increasing attention from policy-makers. Read

Mycoplasmology

Scientists in the European Union are engaged in a range of high-level research projects that are helping to further our understanding about mycoplasmology Read

Great european inventors III

The internal combustion engine - High-temperature superconductivity Read

Health

The EU is harnessing the power of new technology in a range of ways to improve healthcare for its citizens Read

Great european innovators II

An early helicopter and tank, concentrated solar power, a calculator, the double hull, and a rudimentary theory of plate tectonics - The modern ballpoint pen Read

BIOINN

Gathering genetic and kinship information on breeding population for more than 40 years Read

Turkey

High long-term inflation, high interest rates and repetitive crises for more than 25 years have been significant disincentives for innovation. Read

Spain

Spain ranks in 17th position within the EU 27, falling within the 'moderate innovators' group along with Australia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Read

Slovakia

Slovakia enjoyed an economic boom from 2001, peaking in 2007 when gross domestic product grew 10.4%. Read

Knowledge Society Agency - Portugal

Policies for a bright future Read

Portugal

Portugal continues to exhibit an innovation performance below the EU-27 average. Read

Lithuania

Lithuania remains among the catching-up countries. Read

Italy

Italy lags behind its main European partners in many indicators of technology and innovation, such as lifelong learning, business R&D expenditure, Read

Greece

Innovation performance in Greece has progressed significantly during the past 10 years, but still much remains to be done in both the business and Read

Biotechnological inventions and patents

Finland has had more than its fair share of biotechnological start-ups in recent years, but their success partly depends on their ability to protect their work in the midst of increasingly hazy EU patent laws. By Petri Eskola Read

Helsinki University of Technology

Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) is the leading university of technology in Finland. Read

Finland

Finland has consistently scored highly in the European Innovation Scoreboard. Read

Tallinn University of Technology

a national technology university of international repute, an active cooperation network partner at the forefront of Estonia's knowledge-based economic development. Read

The birthplace of innovation

Welcome to Innovation Europe, by Jean-Noël Durvy, Director for Innovation Policy, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission Read

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VITO

Smart Grids: a new paradigm for power networks Read

Seligsohn Gabrieli & Co.

One of Israel's oldest and most prominent law firms specializing in the field of intellectual property Read

Innovation Iceland

Cross border collaboration between countries will help fuel European advantages via innovation performance improvement - Iceland Read

Innovation Austria

Cross border collaboration between countries will help fuel European advantages via innovation performance improvement - Austria Read

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