R&D Management

[Note: this report was finalized before the current COVID-19 crisis began.] We forecast the U.S. will invest $609.7 billion in R&D in 2020, an increase of 2.2% over the $596.6 billion invested in 2019. U.S. industrial organizations will invest approximately $401.8 billion, a 65.9% share of the total investment. The U.S. government will invest about…

In November of 2019 Steve Hafif launched Cypris, an online patent marketplace providing inventors, patent researchers and the general public access to an innovative platform that will change the face of the IP industry. In four months, Cypris has accumulated over 600 patent opportunities, is currently hosting listings for seven leading Universities and has recently…

With this report, R&D World magazine presents — for the 61st time — its annual global R&D funding forecast. This forecast presents unique data on the cumulative resources expected to be invested over the next twelve months by more than 115 countries, numerous industries, universities and governments and innumerable technologies. The world and the science…

R&D has been changing the world before the term was even coined and in these cases, the impact of the developments made have changed the human race and created the modern world as we know it. “Of course, had these advancements been made today, the work carried out to develop them would have qualified for…

Planbox, a pioneering cloud-based AI-powered agile innovation management platform, partnered with Innovation Leader, an independent media and events company focused on helping change-makers in large organizations, to develop a research report on “Quick Wins: Data and Case Studies on Delivering Results Fast.” Complete with case studies about successful innovation initiatives from Mitsubishi, BNP Paribas, Duke…

Within the next 10 years, it is estimated that researchers will spend up to 30 percent more time in meetings and their offices, and 20 percent less time in their laboratories. Tomorrow’s research organizations need to be agile, efficient and effective to keep up with the demands of shareholders and customers. Speed to market continues…

The U.S. government invests a significant amount of money to further research and technology innovation. In 2017, the federal government invested approximately $150 billion in R&D— about one-third at the 17 federal laboratories across the country and two-thirds at universities and private sector R&D institutions, according to government reports. This represents about one-third of all…

Water is an excellent and non-toxic solvent. That is why life on Earth is so dependent on it, and why it is the reagent of choice for much wet laboratory work across many scientific fields, including biology, chemistry, and physics. However, for the researcher, the strong solvent properties of water can pose a problem: it…

Now in its 53rd year, the Lab of the Year Awards, recognizing excellence in research laboratory design, planning and construction, announced the winners of its prestigious international competition at the 2019 Lab Design Conference in Orlando earlier this week. The 2019 Lab of the Year is MIT.nano in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The project was submitted by Wilson HGA. Also recognized as Lab…

Is your burner operating at optimal precision? Precise mass flow control of the fuel-to-air ratio for manufacturers is essential to produce quality products including glass, metals, and ceramics. And exceptional product quality is the key to increasing your profitability. Discover how to achieve precision burner control with the perfect fuel-to-air ratio in Sierra’s new tech…

Let’s face it, specifying the best flow instrumentation for your application can be a daunting task. That’s why we created a Full Line Flow Product Catalog to simplify the flow meter specification process. application benefits in one, easy-to-use brochure. With our Flow Product Catalog: Select the perfect flow meter or controllers by application or technology…

The Global R&D Funding Forecast, is an annual R&D Magazine report that contains exclusive research findings and analyses of the upcoming year and beyond.

Increasing level of R&D activities, as well as their costs, indicate the need to establish an efficient system of strategic management in R&D organizations. This is important, not only for improving R&D sector performance, but also for improving the performance of the national economy as a whole. R&D projects are undoubtedly of great importance for…

The Management Perspective: Leveraging and Augmenting the PI’s Research The bench researcher or principal investigator (PI) who conducts the type of research described in this article is providing valuable information. Use these findings to help determine the potential for the proposed R&D to answer three important questions: Technology: Will investing in this R&D provide something…

These are exciting times for product developers in many industries, not just for all the new technologies and capabilities being incorporating into new products and product lines these days, but also for the management science around the practices and processes used from creation through launch. There is a long time lag from the initial concept,…

What is the right set of metrics for tracking innovation impact inside a large company? Can you really run an R&D center or innovation lab without collecting any metrics? My company, Innovation Leader, a community for executives responsible for innovation in large organizations, tackled those two questions as part of a survey we fielded earlier…