Sentences with phrase «research and development spending»

And changing ownership requirements could open law firms up to alternative sources of capital that could funnel money into research and development spending.

Another example of hidden assets is research and development spending.

However, research and development spending has the potential to pay off in dramatic long - term returns.

For this reason, when we pick stocks in the more volatile technology field, we make it a priority to focus on firms with high research and development spending.

Masuko said research and development spending would be increased by approximately 30 percent to $ 812.7 million annually for the next three years.

It deplored the fact that less than one percent of all health product research and development spending is currently allocated to finding a vaccine to prevent HIV infection.

The bleak outlook seems even more so in the wake of this month's announcements by Pfizer of plans to reduce research and development spending by as much as US$ 2 billion and to lay off hundreds of researchers (see'Pfizer slashes R&D»).

Private spending on biomedical research and development in 2005 reached 35 percent of the nation's total research and development spending, up from 28.5 percent in 2001.

The U.S. Department of Energy has also cut its research and development spending in this area.

After the Senate's failure to pass a short - term spending measure late Friday triggered the first government shutdown since October 2013, Holt outlined the implications on federal research and development spending.

Among the interesting topics covered in Pathways are: the changing role of the patient in the total health equation and the ways in which decentralized information is affecting their expectations and demands; the dearth of pipeline products among international pharmaceutical companies against a backdrop of increased research and development spending; the dynamics of emerging markets and their rising demand for therapies in chronic disease; the value of drugs and biotechnology solutions within the context of global economic realities.

Fiscal and political pressure on U.S. research and development spending is likely to grow more intense in coming years, with some scenarios suggesting that sweeping cuts may occur as early as 2013.

Other analysts have also noted that while research and development spending by pharmaceutical companies has increased dramatically, the number of new drug approvals has remained flat.»

Each year, AAAS analyzes research and development spending rates and issues periodic reports, beginning with the president's budget proposal and concluding when Congress completes its work on spending measures.

On the other side of the Atlantic, the European Union has set targets for increases in research and development spending that, it predicts, will require 700,000 new scientists in the coming years.

As Congress begins reshaping President Donald Trump's fiscal 2018 budget proposal, the American Association for the Advancement Science has launched an interactive resource to help keep track of congressional appropriations decisions and their impact on research and development spending levels.

«Our research and development spending is about half the OECD average.

And its research and development spending is less than that of tech peers Alphabet and Microsoft, even though Apple's $ 48 billion of annual net income more than doubles both companies» bottom lines.

(A recent study by three Boston University researchers found that patent trolls have cost publicly traded companies an average of $ 83 - billion annually over the past four years, more than a quarter of all U.S. industrial research and development spending during that period.)

A Reuters analysis of 3,300 non-financial companies found that together, buybacks and dividends have surpassed total capital expenditures and are more than double research and development spending.

Reviewing commitment to clean energy research and development June 1 The United States committed along with 21 other nations and the European Union to double research and development spending on clean energy technology.

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Canadian companies are funnelling a growing chunk of their research and development spending through the country's universities and colleges, with the total coming in at just under a billion dollars in 2013:

Novo said obesity drugs will account for more than one third of its overall research and development spend this year, up from around 10 percent five years ago.

Not exact matches

Part of the problem is that, compared to the company's competitors, Dell simply hasn't spent enough on research and development.

Western Australia's manufacturers and miners are spending more on research and development to remain competitive in tough markets.

For example, in some places, including Canada, tax breaks are effective at encouraging more spending on research and development; in other countries, direct subsidies appear to be a better approach.

Many businesses spend tons of money in market research, but they tend to forget to include the most important factor to their customer acquisition and product development cycle — their customer's opinion.

For instance, business spending on research and development has actually dropped to 0.89 per cent of gross domestic product in 2011 from 1.29 per cent 10 years earlier.

In fact, Apple is ramping up spending on research and development, signaling that it may be interested in more than merely creating updated iPhones and smartwatches.

This has sparked serious concerns about the future of corporate spending on basic research and development, and not without good reason.

China's total spending on research and development last year is estimated to be $ 279 billion, China's science minister said.

According to a study released by Battelle Memorial Institute, Research and Development (R&D) spending in China this year is likely to reach $ 284 billion, up 22 percent from 2012.

In the long run, that's good for the industry, freeing up resources to spend on research and development rather than existing patents and legal fees.

The United States, France, India and 17 other countries will announce they will double the $ 10 billion they collectively spend on clean energy research and development in the next five years, shining a spotlight on role of technology in any climate agreement reached in Paris.

Smartphone makers Apple and Samsung spend billions on research and development each year so that our smartphones and other connected devices continue to evolve into high - tech works of art.

The change that received the most attention was the decision to tighten the high - profile Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program, which gives out cash and tax credits for R&D spending in Canada.

HPE hasn't said how it plans to spend the bulk of the $ 140 million, but The Straits Times of Singapore reported that much of it would go to HPE's new regional headquarters and to fund the company's research and development.

Instead, spending was targetted at areas considered «critical for productivity,» such as housing, research and development (R&D) and economic infrastructure.

It also promised to spend money on research and development of 5G technology.

Guo Ping, deputy chairman of the Shenzhen - based company, told the paper that Huawei would «undoubtedly» will be a leader in this sector, adding that it would spend $ 1 billion out of its total $ 9 billion annual research and development budget on data center equipment including servers.

The United States has only 4 % of the world's population, but spends more than half of its research and development dollars, much of which is tied to the military.

Eagle's Sassouni pointed out that since the big drug companies are losing billions of dollars every year to generic versions and have little to spend on their own research and development, they are looking to buy smaller biotechnology companies that are developing their own products.

They have improved their balance sheets, filled product holes through mergers and acquisitions and are now spending less on research and development.

Margins remain under pressure, though, as Alphabet ups spending in research and development, real estate and headcount, Baird said.

Residents in Seattle, on average, are spending 40.2 percent of pay for a three - bedroom rental, according to ATTOM Data Solutions research based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Department of Housing and Urban Development data.

It's also spending $ 20 million a year in research and development to stay ahead of the competition.

Chinese smartphone manufacturers including Huawei, ZTE, and Lenovo are spending more on patents and research and development, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

MORE money must be spent commercialising research and development projects, says Fractal Graphics managing director Nick Archibald.

A ranking of 2017 corporate research and development expenses by Recode found Amazon spent the most of any company at $ 22.6 billion.