A new EU-funded project is aiming to create the world's largest databank on dyslexia. Dyslexia is a common learning disorder that affects at least 5% of school children in Europe. The range and severity of the problem varies widely, but the main areas of difficulty are reading, writing, spelling, numeracy, personal organisation and time-keeping.

Medical guidelines that lay down state-of-the-art rules for doctors are an important tool in modern medical practice. But though the number of guideline documents has proliferated in recent years, the quality, clarity and overall usefulness of the texts could be improved, resulting in even greater benefit to patients and medical practitioners.

Thousands die or suffer prolonged illness every year, simply because intensive care units are unable to monitor their patients' glucose levels during recovery. One EU project may have solved the problem.

The European Commission has published a consultation on the new Europe INNOVA initiative - a pan-European innovation platform for start-ups in knowledge-intensive services.

The initiative is intended to create more efficient links between universities, entrepreneurship and finance through an incubation platform.

Is eHealth facilitating better healthcare across Europe?
From improved quality and better access to care without the unnecessary public expenditure, information and communication technologies (ICT) can greatly benefit all aspects of delivering efficient and high quality healthcare services.

The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) has presented the first ever European Roadmap for Research Infrastructures. The document, which has been two years in the making, outlines 35 research infrastructure projects identified as being vital to the development of science and innovation in Europe.

The European Commission has adopted a proposal on establishing a European Institute of Technology (EIT), which Commission President José Manuel Barroso is hoping will receive the approval of the EU's Heads of State and Government when they meet informally in Lahti, Finland, on 20 October.