Brussels, 22/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - “The Research and Development Guidelines are in need of a serious update”, said Neelie Kroes, speaking in Berlin on Friday. The Commissioner for Competition noted that “firms are naturally motivated to engage in research” activities “that can bear rapid commercial results”, and feels that “it makes sense to help these activities less and to focus more on activities that relate to pure research or 'pre-competitive' innovative activities”....