EU companies increased R&D investment in 2019
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EU companies increased R&D investment in 2019
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ompanies in the EU have increased their investment in R&D for the ninth consecutive year, but levels remain below the global growth rate. In the 2018–2019 time frame, EU companies invested 4.7% more in R&D. This growth is driven by the automobile, health, and information and communication technology (ICT) sectors. In the face of an ever-increasing global technological race, the top 2500 industrial players worldwide increased their R&D investment by 8.9% in 2018–2019. EU companies account for 17 of the top 50 corporate R&D investors. The growth in investment by EU-based companies is, however, outpaced by their US and Chinese counterparts: the former increased their R&D investment in that time frame by 10.3%, the latter by 26.7%.
These are some of the main findings of the 2019 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard (doi:10.2760/04570), published by the European Commission in December of last year. It provides an annual in-depth analysis of the most recent investment trends of the worlds’ leading industrial R&D players contributing to understanding the positioning of the EU companies in the global landscape. Mariya Gabriel, EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education, and Youth, says, “Companies based in the EU keep increasing their R&D investments, but much more is needed in the global race for technological leadership in deep-tech and sustainability. We will launch a
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