- R&D funded by the business sector increased in the EU by 5.6%, below the 6.1% global rate and the US R&D growth (7.2%).
- The worldwide growth of industrial R&D in 2017 is slightly higher than that recorded in 2016. This growth is largely driven by ICT and health industries.
- As in previous years, the industrial R&D growth in the EU is led by Germany, with France showing a stronger R&D increase compared to the previous year.
- In the EU, R&D inflows and outflows for Health industries were nearly equivalent in 2017 (€9.6bn versus €9.4bn) and showed a significant positive trend with respect to 2016.
GKOTSIS Petros;
HERNANDEZ GUEVARA Hector;
VEZZANI Antonio;
2018-07-25
European Commission
JRC112696
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC112696,
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