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IndustryWeek February 1, 2007 Jill Jusko	R&D: Stagnant Investment In Europe It remains uncertain whether the EU can meet targets set by the Barcelona European Council in 2002 to invest 3% of GDP in research by 2010.
Chemistry World February 17, 2010 Sarah Houlton	Europe's new research commissioner sworn in Career politician Maire Geoghegan-Quinn trained as a teacher, and will now be responsible for driving the EU's science agenda.
Chemistry World December 10, 2015 Maria Burke	Report paints picture of a healthy global scientific landscape The number of people working in research around the world has grown by 21% between 2007 and 2013 to 7.8 million, according to the Unesco Science Report, which tracks trends in science, technology and innovation around the world.
Chemistry World April 7, 2014 Mico Tatalovic	EU link to Balkans' science threatened The long-term future of a steering platform on research that brought warring Balkan nations and the EU together through science is uncertain after the project that hosted it ends.
Chemistry World July 12, 2006 Helen Carmichael	Finland Kick-Starts EU Innovation Agenda Time is running out to deliver the EU's seventh research framework programme (FP7), warned politicians and expert stakeholders meeting in Finland. FP7 is due to start at the beginning of 2007.
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 Stewart Fleming	The European Investment Bank: Low Profile, High Aims It wants to raise $52 billion to spur innovation. If EIB President Philippe Maystadt can prod governments to let his bank lend more wisely, the EIB may be transformed into a powerful incubator for European business.
Chemistry World July 20, 2010 Ned Stafford	Cash boost for EU research The European Commission has revealed details of its largest investment in research and innovation to date, announcing a funding package worth 6.4 billion ( 5.4 billion).
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 Samuel J. Palmisano	How The U.S. Can Keep Its Innovation Edge Where, how, and why innovation happens is changing. If we're not careful, the U.S. will fall out of step with these new realities, and innovators and risk-takers will go elsewhere -- because they can.
Chemistry World February 6, 2014 Patrick Walter	Clouds on the horizon for UK science The UK needs to up its game to keep up with the rest of the continent when it comes to science, Europe's research chief has said.
IndustryWeek September 1, 2004 John S. McClenahen	Estonia et al: The Bottom Line On The New EU Ten additional countries in the European Union represent new markets for U.S. manufacturers, and five more could join in the next few years. But differing cultures and currencies could make for a bit more complexity.
Chemistry World September 16, 2008 Rebecca Trager	EIT Starts Work Amid Funding Difficulties The newly launched European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) garnered less EU money than expected, making industry investment a priority.
InternetNews January 29, 2010	Europe Poised for Online Privacy Push EU commissioner outlines plans to update Europe's privacy laws to keep pace with the digital age.
Chemistry World February 2007 Mark Peplow	Science Stars Rise in the East Collaborate or die. That's the message of a series of reports from the independent thinktank Demos, claiming that British science is in danger of being sidelined unless it tries harder to work with booming Asian nations such as China, India and South Korea.
CIO December 23, 2008 Jarina D'Auria	Five Things Judy Estrin Has Learned About Closing the Innovation Gap In her book, Closing the Innovation Gap, former Cisco CTO Judy Estrin shares why CIOs and other leaders must nurture innovation to fend off global competition.
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Chemistry World February 5, 2015 Ned Stafford	Europe mulls laws to tackle microplastic scourge The European commission has launched a study to determine whether EU regulations are needed to ensure that the use of microplastics in consumer products is phased out as soon as possible to protect marine ecosystems.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2007 Jill Jusko	Innovation Grade: Improvement Needed One would think that U.S. manufacturing firms were zeroed in on improving their innovation efforts. But, new research suggests that their efforts are struggling.
Chemistry World May 12, 2011 Ned Stafford	Eastern European research blighted by funding shortfall While the recently released 2012 draft EU budget is set to increase research spending by 13 per cent, scientists in eastern Europe are continuing to struggle.
Fast Company December 2005 Michael A. Prospero	Survey: The New Offshore Threat In the past five years, the U.S. has lost its innovative edge.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 Laura D'Andrea Tyson	How Europe Is Revving Its Engine A tough new economic agenda focuses on growth, job creation, and technological innovation.
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IndustryWeek October 1, 2008 Jill Jusko	Measured Success: By The Numbers Customer satisfaction is a popular metric by which to gauge the success of innovation efforts. But it's not the only one.
Food Engineering November 1, 2007 Richard F. Stier	Assessing Risk in Eastern Europe Food safety problems facing nations such as Romania are not insurmountable, but they will not be solved quickly.
Chemistry World July 29, 2011 Ned Stafford	European Research Funding Rises 9 Per Cent Chemistry has done well in the European Commission's new funding package, up 9% from a year ago and the largest such package ever. Researchers say it is another positive step forward for the EU's innovation strategy, which will plough billions into health, energy and new materials.
InternetNews March 19, 2008	EU Sets 30 Percent Broadband Target For 2010 The European Commission wants to raise broadband Internet penetration in the European Union to 30 percent in 2010 from 20 percent today in an effort to drive economic growth, its top telecoms regulator said on Wednesday.
Chemistry World January 4, 2012 Anna Lewcock	EU membership holds research promise for Croatia As Croatia prepares to join the EU, the impact on its scientific community is likely to be mixed, with additional funding from outside counterbalanced by a disorganized national system.
Fast Company April 2008	Making Innovation Work Approaching innovation systematically and being ruthless about the allocation of resources to it are keys to a successful business. Here are some simple mistakes made by companies that muffled innovation.
Chemistry World October 13, 2015 Emma Stoye	Scientists launch campaign to oppose UK exit from EU Several leading scientists have voiced their support for a campaign for the UK to stay in the EU, warning that an exit would harm the country's research base.
Information Today June 20, 2013	Thomson Innovation Acquires Full-Text Australian Patent Records Thomson Innovation, the Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, now includes the full text of patents from Australia: innovation (petty) and granted patents and applications.
Bank Technology News June 2010 John Pyrovolakis	Innovators: A Call to Action The Innovation Accelerator wishes to leverage great and innovative technologies developed in our nation's research universities and federal research labs on the strength of federal funding to empower our nation's banking industry.
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CFO May 15, 2012	To Get Ahead, Go in Reverse Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble of Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business argue in their new book that multinational companies must also engage in "reverse innovation," by considering the needs of customers in developing countries first.
Inc. June 2008 Jane Berentson	Editor's Letter Innovation often begins with a clever entrepreneur who manages not only to conceive a great idea but also to finance it, employ people to improve it, build a company around it - and, eventually, see it to glorious and profitable fruition.
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Chemistry World February 2, 2011 Maria Burke	Innovation: Europe must do better As researchers worry about Europe's ability to compete on the world stage, the fledgling European Institute of Innovation and Technology continues to push for growth and an emphasis on the links between research and business.
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