U.S. microbusinesses—defined as having fewer than 10 employees—performed $5.2 billion of R&D domestically in 2019, according to the American Business Survey. This was a 21 percent increase from $4.3 billion in 2018.

Fact of the Week: Microbusinesses Performed $5.2 billion of R&D in the US in 2019

Fact of the Week: US R&D Is Estimated To Have Increased to $792 Billion in 2021

Companies invest in innovation to be competitive and to ensure their long-term financial success, and in so doing they create jobs and spur productivity, writes John Wu in Innovation Files.

Fact of the Week: The 2,500 Companies That Together Account for 90 Percent of the World’s Business R&D Are Hiring Workers Faster Than the Population Is Growing

Fact of the Week: The 2,500 Companies That Together Account for 90 Percent of the World's Business R&D Are Hiring Workers Faster Than the Population Is Growing

Federal spending on R&D has spurred job creation, directly and indirectly supporting more than 1.6 million jobs in 2018, according to a recent report that PWC prepared for Breakthrough Energy.

Fact of the Week: US Investment in R&D Supported 1.6 Million Jobs in 2018

U.S. firms that invest in R&D have greater operational longevity than firms that do not, writes John Wu in Innovation Files.

Fact of the Week: Only 35% of All U.S. Firms Will Still Be in Business in 10 Years—But 80% of Those Conducting R&D Will

U.S. society captured four-fifths of the total returns on R&D (with the private sector gaining one-fifth) in the 2010s, up from three-fourths in the 1980s, writes John Wu in Innovation Files.

Fact of the Week: The Ratio of Societal to Private Returns From Investment in R&D Increased From 3:1 in 1980 to 4:1 in 2015

When universities invest in R&D, they can generate returns for themselves of up to 9 percent, writes John Wu in Innovation Files.

Fact of the Week: When Universities Invest In R&D, They Can Generate Returns For Themselves Of Up To 9 Percent

According to the BEA’s R&D Satellite Account, R&D value added has increased in real terms from 2013 to 2023 by 63 percent.

Fact of the Week: US R&D Value Added Has Increased by 63 Percent from 2013 to 2023

Researchers estimate that R&D investment in the biopharma industries in 2021 was $276 billion, 170 percent greater than other commonly cited estimates.

Fact of the Week: US Microbusinesses Reported $7.6 Billion in R&D Costs in 2022

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Fact of the Week: Microbusinesses Performed $5.2 billion of R&D in the US in 2019

Fact of the Week: US R&D Is Estimated To Have Increased to $792 Billion in 2021

Fact of the Week: The 2,500 Companies That Together Account for 90 Percent of the World’s Business R&D Are Hiring Workers Faster Than the Population Is Growing