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%…
R&D World Index: R&D investments in 2021 accelerating to billions
R&D World Index: Chip shortages effecting strong capital investments
R&D World Index: EV technologies continue to expand
R&D World Index: Increased battery R&D exposes secondary issues
R&D World Index: China’s new five-year plan boosts R&D
R&D World Index: Coronavirus vaccines and effects expand globally
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…
R&D World Index: Honda’s R&D head promoted to CEO
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…
R&D World Index: Increased R&D making more EV models available in 2021
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%…
R&D World Index: R&D firms forming collaborations
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%…
R&D 100 winner Horizon Therapeutics to acquire Viela Bio to expand development and grow rare disease medicine portfolio
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,…
R&D World Index: More vaccine and battery R&D coming
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%…
R&D World Index: Chip-makers rush to increase capacities
R&D World begins weekly index of the world’s top R&D spending companies
Venture capitalists, Purdue startups establish winning combination for getting life-changing technologies to public
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…
Global collaboration: Where does the U.S. stand with China?
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 reports that just 10% of global research output relates to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
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 stimulates marketplace recovery with free technology licenses
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…
Academic R&D continues slow rise
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…
U.S. R&D buoyed by government support
[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…
From innovation to industry
A recently signed New Mexico law enables Sandia and Los Alamos national laboratories to assist in turning transferred technology into viable products and services, which could boost innovation and create jobs, according to Sandia business development experts. The Technology Readiness Gross Receipts Tax Credit is a three-year pilot technology maturation program that helps address a…
How to invest for a decade of technological change in biopharma
Predicting the future is hard – predicting the future of technology is even harder. In the last 10 years, everything from entertainment to travel has been upended by the likes of Airbnb, Spotify, and Instagram – none of which even existed a decade ago – while Netflix was still delivering DVDs by mail. Now, as…
Battery storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency companies bring in $2.3 billion in VC funding in 2019
Mercom Capital Group, a global clean energy research and communications firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency sectors for 2019. Global VC funding (venture capital, private equity, and corporate venture capital) for Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Efficiency companies in 2019…
Economic impact: Sandia Labs spends $3.68B
Sandia National Laboratories pumped an all-time high of nearly $3.68 billion into the economy in fiscal year 2019 by spending on goods, services, payroll, taxes and other payments, Labs Director James Peery announced today. “Sandia is proud of the past success but will not rest,” Peery said. “We will keep building on these successes and…
How important is R&D for economic growth?
Sponsored content from PatSnap As global growth is expected to remain sluggish by the end of 2019, we explore the role of R&D as a conduit for an economic boom. Innovation has had a profound impact on economic growth throughout history — although many experts say it is now harder to reap big gains from…