Tag: research expenses
US corporations are lagging behind German companies in research and development
Dusseldorf There are numbers that give cause for concern with regard to Germany as a business location: The five most research-intensive US companies invested a total of 189 billion euros…
Research-development country Germany
Dusseldorf, Brussels In no other country did companies increase their spending on research and development (R&D) as much as in the USA in the past year. Meanwhile, European companies are…
Nuclear power, no thanks, but don’t forget the research
nuclear energy Castor container with fuel elements – interim storage facility in Gorleben. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Dusseldorf Germany is phasing out nuclear power. Really now. Large sections of the population…
Nuclear power, no thanks, but don’t forget the research
nuclear energy Castor container with fuel elements – interim storage facility in Gorleben. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Dusseldorf Germany is phasing out nuclear power. Really now. Large sections of the population…
Corporations increase research spending to 32 billion euros
Dusseldorf In order to remain competitive, Germany’s large companies are again spending more on research and development (R&D). According to calculations by the Handelsblatt, the corresponding expenditures in the Dax…
German economy less innovative than in other EU countries
Research center of the pharmaceutical company Merck The pharmaceutical industry is particularly dependent on research and development. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In 2021, the German economy increased its spending on research…
Corporations increase research spending to 32 billion euros
Dusseldorf In order to remain competitive, Germany’s large companies are again spending more on research and development (R&D). According to calculations by the Handelsblatt, the corresponding expenditures in the Dax…
German economy less innovative than in other EU countries
Research center of the pharmaceutical company Merck The pharmaceutical industry is particularly dependent on research and development. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In 2021, the German economy increased its spending on research…
Companies are afraid of a downturn and are changing their strategy
Berlin Many companies are currently afraid of a recession and a long-lasting economic downturn. This raises a central question for the future: what form can a suitable innovation strategy take…
German industry invests more in research
Battery Research Center Germany lags behind in research and development spending. (Photo: imago images/Rupert Oberhäuser) Berlin German industry’s spending on research and development (R&D) has risen significantly again after companies…
German industry invests more in research
Battery Research Center Germany lags behind in research and development spending. (Photo: imago images/Rupert Oberhäuser) Berlin German industry’s spending on research and development (R&D) has risen significantly again after companies…
China is the world’s most important industrial research location
Berlin Spending on research and development (R&D) in Germany fell by a total of 5.3 percent in the Corona year 2020 compared to the previous year. Companies in Germany alone…
The traffic light aims to achieve these goals by 2025
research and innovation The federal government has set its own goals for the year 2025. (Photo: IMAGO/Westend61) Berlin The federal government is reorganizing its innovation funding. This is shown by…
The federal research bonus is hardly used
Berlin For many years, business has been pushing for tax incentives for research in order to promote innovation. The research allowance has been available since 2020 – but for large…
Funding program for medium-sized companies starts again
Berlin From now on, medium-sized companies can again submit applications for funding under the “Central Innovation Program for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises” (ZIM). This was announced by the Federal Ministry…
Why scientific research needs a fresh start
Scientific research is the motor for the progress of our society. The pandemic has clearly shown that. It is also a key driver of economic growth. According to the Organization…
Benjamin Jones: “Massive market failure in innovation”
Berlin 3.5 percent of economic output, that’s the minimum government spending on research in Germany. For the economist Benjamin F. Jones, however, the target quota of the federal government is…
Germany falls behind in key technologies
Berlin In the past 20 years, Germany has clearly fallen behind in the key technologies in international competition. This is shown by the data for research and patent applications from…
The opposition and business are demanding an immediate resumption
Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) wants to solve the blockade that has been going on for months at the “Central Innovation Program for SMEs” (ZIM). His department…