R&D Market Pulse

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending May 7, 2021 closed at 4,890.37 for the 25 companies in the R&D World Index. The Index was up 0.78% (or 37.63 basis points) from the week ending April 30, 2021. The stock of 20 R&D World Index members gained value from 0.11% (Microsoft) to 6.08%…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending April 30, 2021 closed at 4,852.74 for the 25 companies in the R&D World Index. The Index was up 0.72% (or 34.51 basis points) from the week ending April 23, 2021. The stock of six R&D World Index members gained value from 0.11% (AbbVie) to 7.89%…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending April 23, 2021 closed at 4,818.23 for the 25 companies in the R&D World Index. The Index was up 0.09% (or 4.55 basis points) from the week ending April 16, 2021. The stock of 13 R&D World Index members gained value from 0.12% (Apple) to 6.62%…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending April 16, 2021 closed at 4,813.68 for the 25 companies in the R&D World Index. The Index was up 0.98% (or 46.53 basis points) from the week ending April 9, 2021. The stock of 20 R&D World Index members gained value from 0.34% (AbbVie) to 6.89%…

By Troy Rummler Cooperative Research and Development Agreements and patent license agreements between Sandia National Laboratories and outside partners led to billions in economic impact and supported tens of thousands of high-paying jobs every year for the last two decades, according to a recent study on national economic contributions. CRADAs and licenses signed with 223…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending April 9, 2021 closed at 4,767.15 for the 25 companies in the R&D World Index. The Index was up 4.15% (or 189.26 basis points) from the week ending April 2, 2021. The stock of 17 R&D World Index members gained value from 0.08% (Toyota) to 8.13%…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending April 2, 2021 closed at 4,577.29 for the 25 companies in the R&D World Index. The Index was up 2.85% (or 126.82 basis points) from the week ending March 26, 2021. The stock of 12 R&D World Index members gained value from 0.14% (Pfizer) to 9.38%…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending March 26, 2021 closed at 4,450.47 for the 25 companies in the R&D World Index. The Index was up 0.02% (or 0.69 basis points) from the week ending March 19, 2021. The stock of 13 R&D World Index members gained value from 0.55% (Eli Lilly &…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending March 19, 2021 closed at 4,449.78 for the 25 companies in the R&D World Index. The Index was up 0.06% (or 2.85 basis points) from the week ending March 12, 2021. The stock of 18 R&D World Index members gained value from 0.28% (Johnson & Johnson)…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending March 12, 2021 closed at 4,446.93 for the 25 companies in the R&D World Index. The Index was down -0.27% (or 12.20 basis points) from the week ending March 5, 2021. The stock of 21 R&D World Index members gained value from 0.14% (Novartis) to 10.25%…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending March 5, 2021 closed at 4,459.13 for the 25 companies in the R&D World Index. The Index was up 2.22% (or 96.95 basis points) from the week ending February 26, 2021. The stock of sixteen R&D World Index members gained value from 0.13% (Apple) to 10.08%…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending February 26, 2021 closed at 4,362.18 for the 25 companies in the R&D World Index. The Index was down -2.84% (or -127.73 basis points) from the week ending February 19, 2021. The stock of six R&D World Index members gained value from 1.04% (Ford Motor) to…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending February 19, 2021 closed at 4,489.91 for the 25 companies in the R&D World Index. The Index was down 1.21% (or 54.78 basis points) from the week ending February 12, 2021. The stock of six R&D World Index members gained value from 0.97% (Bristol-Myers Squibb) to…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending February 12, 2021 closed at 4,544.69 for the 25 companies in the R&D World Index. The Index was up 0.57% (or 25.98 basis points) from the week ending February 5, 2021. The stock of 13 R&D World Index members gained value from 0.30% (Alphabet/Google) to 6.38%…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending February 5, 2021 closed at 4,518.71 for the 25 companies in the R&D World Index. The Index was up 8.04% (or 336.08 basis points) from the week ending January 29, 2021. The stock of 19 R&D World Index members gained value from 0.07% (Novartis) to 14.31%…

Horizon Therapeutics, producer of R&D 100 winner TEPEZZA, and Viela Bio today announced the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Horizon will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Viela Bio common stock for $53 per share in cash, which represents a fully diluted equity value of approximately $3.05 billion,…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending January 29, 2021 closed at 4,182.63 for the 25 companies in the R&D World Index. The Index was down -3.07% (or -132.45 basis points) from the week ending January 22, 2021. The stock of four R&D World Index members gained value from 0.12% (Oracle) to 2.66%…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending January 22, 2021 closed at 4,315.08 for the 25 companies in the R&D World Index. The Index was up 6.07% (or 247.01 basis points) from the week ending January 15, 2021. The stock of 17 R&D World Index members gained value from 0.31% (AbbVie) to 17.19%…

The R&D World Index for the week ending January 15, 2021 closed at 4,068.07 for the 25 companies in the R&D World Index. The Index was down 1.22% (or 50.19 basis points) from the week ending January 8, 2021. The stock of 14 R&D World Index members gained value from 0.14% (Johnson & Johnson) to…

By Cynthia Sequin Purdue University will reach 275 startups within the coming fiscal year in startup creation. Providing strength and longevity to Purdue-affiliated startups is the more than $400 million dollars in support and investments the startups have brought to Indiana, much from venture capitalists. “Venture capitalists are interested in companies with innovations that make…

A look at whether “to innovate, collaborate” is always the best strategy when it comes to global R&D By Becky Chambers Hennessy If ever there were a need for innovation through intellectual exchange and collaboration it is this: the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), reportedly first identified in China. R&D experts worldwide know this, and the U.S.…

Digital Science, a leading technology company serving emergent needs across the research sector, has released a report highlighting the growth in research around the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report Contextualizing Sustainable Development Research, which was produced by Digital Science’s Consultancy Group led by Dr Juergen Wastl, looks at the state of the world’s…

Sandia National Laboratories has announced a new, fast-track licensing program to rapidly deploy technology to a marketplace reeling from the effects of COVID-19. The move is designed to support businesses facing widespread, often technical challenges resulting from the pandemic. “In light of the national emergency, we’re making technology transfer as simple as possible,” said Mary…

For 2020, U.S. academic researchers will have at their disposal about $90.1 billion-worth of research funds or about 14.8% of the total U.S. R&D expendature. Individual U.S. academic institutions will invest about $23.2 billion (or about 3.8% of the total U.S. R&D investment) of their own resources to support this R&D. Of the R&D that…

[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…