The dip leaves Croatia further behind the EU, where R&D intensity held at 2.2% of GDP in 2024, according to Eurostat, and further still from the bloc's long-standing 3% target.

BBC Director of Research and Development Jatin Aythora is leaving the corporation after just over eleven years. Announcing his decision on LinkedIn, Aythora highlighted the changing technological challenges facing public […]

The Dubai Future Foundation has announced the launch of the Science, Technology, Arts, and Research Summit, scheduled for…

For research and development (R&D) organizations, the promise of agentic AI is not a better one-time answer. It is a new way to explore complex scientific and engineering problems: pursuing multiple hypotheses, validating them against evidence, learning from what does not work, and adapting their approach as new information becomes available. The post Beyond the benchmark: How an adaptive approach drives scientific discovery appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

BANGI, Oct 28 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuklear Malaysia) has strengthened its research commercialisation drive, recording 19 commercialised products and services, 44 commercialisation agreements, and 41 industrial collaborations between 2023 and 2026. These milestones were highlighted in conjunction with the Malaysian Nuclear Innovation Day (HINM) and the Technology Preview & Showcase (TPS) 2026 held from Oct 28 to 29, which serves as a platform to introduce homegrown technologies and broaden collaboration among researchers, industry players, and government agencies. “Through TPS 2026, Nuklear Malaysia is focusing on bridging research outcomes with market needs via technology exhibitions, Nuklear Malaysia BizMatch […]

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Cambridge University innovation professor Tim Minshall says countries that give up manufacturing risk weakening their research and development capabilities. ERR reports that he rejects the idea that moving factories to countries with cheaper labour is a natural sign of economic progress. Minshall…

The UK government announced £1 billion over four years for regional innovation, including devolved R&D funding for established English mayors.

AstraZeneca's new 18-story, 570,000-square-foot lab in Cambridge brings nearly 2,000 researchers under one biotech roof — focused on cancer, rare diseases, and cell therapies. It's the centerpiece of a $1B+ Massachusetts bet and part of a sweeping $50B U.S. commitment as pharma giants race to deepen their American footprint.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) — Universiti Malaya (UM) is marking its 121st anniversary with a renewed commitment to remain relevant and deliver tangible impact on the nation’s development and society by strengthening academics, research and integrating AI. UM vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Seri Dr Noor Azuan Abu Osman said the milestone was not merely about marking the university’s age, but about embracing a greater responsibility to ensure the country’s oldest institution of higher learning continues to steer the nation towards a better future. “Today is a deeply meaningful moment for the entire UM community and its alumni, not just alumni, […]

Anthropic revealed that its Claude AI leads 26% of the company's research and development work end-to-end, up from zero just six months ago. With 30,000 AI agents actively running at any given moment, the line between human and machine innovation is blurring faster than almost anyone predicted. The company is pushing for industry-wide transparency on how quickly AI is improving itself, and the numbers they just dropped make that urgency hard to ignore. https://qz.com/anthropic-claude-ai-research-development-automation-091826

Only 5 percent of the US $11 billion CHIPS Act research fund has been allocated

Three new studies from Cardiff Uni highlight the impactful role that universities play in driving innovation across creative industries.

First-time disclosures session at ACS Fall 2026 debuted compounds designed to treat cancer, acne, urinary tract infections, and more

State-of-the-art, Silicon Forest facility to support collaborative innovation with chip makers; first milestone in more than $3B planned expansion of global lab network TUALATIN, Ore., Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In a ceremony today at its world-class research and development (R&D) center in Tualatin, Oregon, Lam Research Corp. (NASDAQ: LRCX) commemorated the start of construction on its new, state-of-the-art Oregon lab, part of a more than $3 billion planned investment in its global lab network over the next five years to accelerate breakthroughs for the creation of advanced AI chips. Located in the Silicon Forest, in close proximity to key […]