Gadget groups seeking new trends to boost sector’s flagging sales
Smartphones slowdown fuelling search for innovation to kick start demand in new markets
US scientists deplore ‘innovation deficit’
China is now in second place in the number of scientific papers published
Technology companies eye health market
Harnessing data may deliver more personalised healthcare abd save money
European science enjoys strong backing
EU to part with €80bn over the next seven years to fund research and innovation programme
Digital productivity boost eludes wider economy
Despite the introduction of the internet, email and ecommerce, productivity has hardly risen
Manchester tram system comes of age after 21 years
Scheme’s expansion fuels city’s economic ambitions
Spending to encourage use of electric cars falls flat
Failure to invest in infrastructure slows demand
Patent wars unite US left and right
Democrats and Republicans work together to fight trolls
Kremlin seeks to monetise the field of science
Linking R&D to enterprise challenges the centralised state
Assessment: Gap between the best and the rest is increasing
Tables ranking countries for their innovation throw up surprises
UK system: Agency and government look for ways to compete
Greater choice in Europe is being offset in Britain by policy changes, tax breaks and increased efficiency
Pharmaceuticals: Biosimilar drugs show the copycats keeping up with creators
A new market is opening up in complex generic biological drugs
Doctor prescribes boost for biomedicine in EU
Partnerships fund helps keep research at the cutting edge
Manufacturing: The factory has moved to the office
New technologies that transform the way products are developed and brought to market are just the start of changes to come
Collaboration: University ties with industry offer mutually assured development
Changes to licensing intellectual property have given a fillip
Battleground: Pressure grows to tackle litigious trolls blighting start-ups
The actions of these entities are nothing new
Patent reforms aim to protect and encourage progress
Changes welcomed but companies fear abuse of system
Government in danger of stifling bright ideas
Policy makers need to shape infrastructure and regulation
London Royal Albert Dock developer shows off Beijing scheme
London’s deputy mayor is guided round developer’s complex
Innovation’s global nanotechnology divide causes controversy
The potential is huge, but only richer nations are currently reaping the benefits
Scottish engineering innovation leads global oil industry
Small and medium-sized UK enterprises provide the sector’s needs
Creativity is the mother of innovation but itself needs nurturing
Government plans and education policies may stifle entrepreneurs
Graphene sees growing investor opportunities
Companies rush to produce ‘miracle’ material
