Brussels, 27/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - Major EU companies have reduced research and development investment less than comparable US companies, but Europe continues to lag behind. That is the main conclusion of the 2010 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard published by the European Commission on Tuesday 26 October.
“The fact that major EU firms have largely maintained their R&D investment shows that they recognise R&D as key to emerging stronger from the crisis. But the wide gap with the...