Newsletter No. 1 - July 2001

To celebrate our first year in business Catalyst R&D Ltd will be providing a monthly topical and noteworthy update on the arcane but exciting world of New Zealand and International R&D. All articles will be archived on our website.

WHO'S SPENDING WHAT ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT?

Technology Review's new R & D scorecard tracks outlays in 11 areas. See how much 150 of the world's top companies invest in R&D. While the numbers are big the scorecard also shows percentage change, spend as a percentage of revenue and per employee. Interesting reading, some of the top companies are shown below.