Brussels, 18/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - Research and Development (R&D) investment by top EU companies increased sharply in 2010, the European Commission reported on Tuesday 18 October, in its latest EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard, which shows a 6.1% rise. European companies are thus following the global trend. 2009 could be described as a “black year” for R&D, as investment throughout the world tumbled by almost 2% and by 2.6% in the EU.
The recent resurgence provides a...