Brussels, 10/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - Although the 500 biggest European companies devoted 101 billion euros to research and development in 2003, they are investing less than their non-European counterparts and their investments have declined in comparison with 2002 says the Commission in a report on investment in research and development (RD) published yesterday. The report draws comparisons between companies, sectors and geographical areas, and contains a complete table of the competitive...