Global R&D investment still rising in 2012. According to the Battelle Institute (2012 Global R&D Funding Forecast), statistics compiled by the major global institutions (OECD, IMF, World Bank) suggest that R&D is unlikely to be affected by the crisis in 2012. $1402 billion will be invested in the research and development sector this year throughout the world, which will benefit around 6 million working researchers. Despite the crisis, R&D budgets are rising for the third year in a row (+5.2%...