The 2008 EU Survey on R&D Investment Business Trends

This report presents the results of ¿The 2008 EU Survey on R&D Investment Business Trends". It provides new insights into company expectations about future R&D investments and their motivations for investing in research. The results are drawn from the responses received from 130 large companies in the EU. These companies are responsible for a total global R&D investment of almost ¿40 billion, constituting 30% of the total R&D investment of the European Scoreboard companies.JRC.J.3-Knowledge for Growt

The 2007 EU Survey on R&D Investment Business Trends

This report presents the results of "The 2007 EU Survey on R&D Investment Business Trends". It provides new insights into company expectations about future R&D investments and their motivations to invest in research. The results are drawn from the responses received from 118 large companies in the EU. They are responsible for a total global R&D investment of almost EUR 28 billion, constituting a considerable share (23%) of the total R&D investment of the European Scoreboard companies.JRC.J.3-Knowledge for Growt

The 2010 EU Survey on R&D Investment Business Trends

This report presents the findings of the sixth survey on trends in business R&D investment. These are based on 205 responses of mainly larger companies from the 1000 EU-based companies in the 2010 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard. These 205 companies are responsible for R&D investment worth almost €40 billion, constituting around 30% of the total R&D investment by the 1000 EU Scoreboard companies. The main result is that top R&D investing companies in the EU expect their global R&D investments to grow by 5 % annually from 2011 to 2013. This is more than double the rate of last year's expectations, and represents a significant upturn from the 2.6 % R&D investment cuts observed for these companies in 2009. Companies surveyed expect their R&D investment inside the EU to grow 3 % a year over the next three years, although this remains the lowest rate compared to what they expect to invest in R&D in other world regions, especially in Asian countries like China (25%) or India (8%), but also in the US and Canada (5%).JRC.J.3-Knowledge for Growt

The 2013 EU Survey on Industrial R&D Investment Trends

This report presents the findings of the eigth survey on trends in industrial R&D investment. These are based on 172 responses of mainly larger companies from the 1000 EU-based companies in the 2012 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard. These 172 companies are responsible for R&D investment worth € 62 billion, constituting around 41% of the total R&D investment by the 1000 EU Scoreboard companies.JRC.J.2-Knowledge for Growt

The 2006 EU Survey on R&D Investment Business Trends

This report presents the results of ¿The 2006 EU Survey on R&D Investment Business Trends" (Survey). It provides new insights into company expectations about future R&D investments and their motivations to invest in research. The results are drawn from the responses received from 110 large companies in the EU. They are responsible for a total global R&D investment of almost ¿25 billion, constituting a considerable share (24.3%) of total R&D investment of the European Scoreboard companies.JRC.J.3-Knowledge for Growt

The 2009 EU Survey on R&D Investment Business Trends

This report presents the findings of the fifth survey on trends in business R&D investment. These are based on 185 responses of mainly larger companies from the 1000 EU-based companies in the 2008 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard. These 185 companies are responsible for R&D investment worth almost ¿48 billion, constituting over a third of the total R&D investment by the 1000 EU Scoreboard companies in 2008. The main findings of the survey are as follows: The companies¿ R&D investment is expected to grow by 2% annually over 2010-12, half the amount expected according to last year¿s survey, reflecting the ongoing effects of the economic crisis. More than half of the respondents made changes to the management of their R&D investments as a result of the economic crisis. Around 40% of the respondents said there was no change. The companies, all EU-based, expect strong R&D investment increases outside the EU, especially in China and India. The resulting R&D investment outflow implies sustained but smooth changes in R&D investment shares in world regions. Tax incentives appear to be particularly important for high R&D intensive companies. With respect to last year's survey, these companies also attach a great deal of importance to regulatory intervention to improve product markets and framework conditions, aligning their views with the rest of the sectors. European Technology Platforms appear to be more relevant to low R&D intensity sectors. R&D is the most important component of innovation for the companies which invest most in R&D. In low R&D intensity sectors, greater increases in innovation investments are expected.JRC.DDG.J.3-Knowledge for Growt

The 2017 EU Survey on Industrial R&D Investment Trends

This twelfth Survey on Industrial R&D investment trends is based on 151 responses of mainly large firms from a subsample of the 1000 EU-based companies in the 2015 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard. These 151 companies are responsible for €53.9 billion R&D investment, constituting almost one fourth of the total R&D investment by the 1000 EU Scoreboard companies.JRC.B.3-Territorial Developmen

The 2011 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard

The 2011 "EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard" (the Scoreboard) collects information on the top 1000 EU companies and 1000 non-EU companies investing the largest sums in R&D in the last reporting year. The Scoreboard includes data on R&D investment along with other economic and financial data from the last four financial years. The data for the Scoreboard are taken from the companies’ latest published accounts, intented to be their fiscal year 2010 accounts (although due to different accounting practices, it includes accounts ending on a range of dates, from late 2009 to early 2011). In the last year's Scoreboard, companies' results showed the big effect of the great recession/financial crisis that started in 2008. In this Scoreboard edition, companies show considerable signs of recovery, e.g. with a significant increase in R&D investment and double-digit increases in sales, operating profits, and market valuation of companies. However, companies have still to deal with a complex economic environment. In particular, two big economic issues create pressure for companies: national debt levels (which feed back into the banks and limit their lending to companies and hence affect company expansion plans) and the low growth rates being seen in developed economies which can limit the sales growth of many companies, particularly those selling more standard products. In this context, the efforts made by many Scoreboard companies to increase R&D investment appear especially remarkable and emphasise the role R&D plays for companies to enhance their product ranges and hence create and sustain competitive advantages. R&D-based competitive advantage can yield higher value added and higher growth rates. The analysis in this report concentrates on the main trends of companies' R&D activities and results. The focus is on the evolution of R&D investments across regions and industries and its comparison with companies' parameters such as net sales, profits, market capitalisation and capital expenditures.JRC.J.2-Knowledge for Growt

The 2009 EU Industrial R&D Investment SCOREBOARD

The 2009 "EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard" (the Scoreboard) presents information on the top 1000 EU companies and the top 1000 non-EU companies ranked by their investments in research and development (R&D). The Scoreboard data are drawn from the latest available companies' accounts, i.e. the fiscal year 2008 . In the last part of this reporting period, the world economy entered into a strong financial and economic crisis that affected companies throughout the world. Some of the effects of the crisis are already reflected in these company results, namely on indicators such as sales, operating profits and market capitalisation. However, the full effects of the crisis, especially on R&D, tend to lag and are not yet captured in this Scoreboard.JRC.J.3-Knowledge for Growt

The 2007 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard

This report presents the results of the 2007 edition of the "EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard" (Scoreboard). It provides information on the 1000 EU companies and 1000 non-EU companies investing the largest sums in R&D. The Scoreboard includes R&D figures along with other economic and financial data from the last four financial years. The report includes a discussion on the key figures of the world¿s top R&D investors. It examines overall levels of R&D, the performance of the EU companies, and the main changes that took place last year. The performance of individual companies among the top R&D investors, in particular those undergoing significant R&D growth is outlined. Moreover, an overview of the company data aggregated by industrial sectors and world regions, with comparisons between the EU companies and their main competitors is included.JRC.J.3-Knowledge for Growt