GUESS WHO IS LEADING IN THE GROWTH OF R&D SPENDING?
China continues to dominate R&D investment growth over all other countries, including many of those in Asia according to a forecast by Battelle magazine. China is set to overtake Japan as the second-largest spender on R&D this year with total expenditure of $153.7 billion compared to its neighbor’s $144.1 billion.
China’s double digit growth in R&D investments tracks its economic growth. Few expect this high rate of growth to slow in the near future, and some suggest that it actually may accelerate.
WHO IS GORDON BATTELLE AND
THE BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE?
Gordon Battelle was born in Covington, Kentucky, to Colonel John Gordon Battelle and Annie Maude Norton. He died at the age of 40 following an appendectomy at a Columbus, Ohio hospital. In his will, he left the bulk of his estate, about $1.6 million, to the establishment of Battelle Memorial Institute. His father, John Gordon Battelle, was a pioneer in the steel industry and former owner of Columbus Iron & Steel Co. He died in 1918. Battelle’s mother, Annie Maude Norton Battelle, was a suffragette. She married Battelle’s father in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1881. They moved to the Ohio cities of Cincinnati and Piqua and finally settled in Columbus, Ohio, in 1905. Annie Maude Norton Battelle died in March 1929. As the only son of John and Annie Battelle, Gordon was trained to inherit and manage his father’s holdings in the steel industry.
Battelle Memorial Institute (Battelle) is a 501(c)(3) charitable trust headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Our 22,000 employees in more than 130 locations worldwide are dedicated to scientific, educational, technology and community endeavors and investments for a safer, healthier, and more productive tomorrow.
[Via: 2010 GLOBAL R&D FUNDING FORECAST BY RDMAG.COM]
We’re committed to using science and technology as a positive force for change, delivering innovations that enhance people’s lives while helping solve some of the world’s most pressing issues.
Through contract R&D, managing the world’s leading national laboratories, and giving back to communities, Battelle seeks to create greater value for its customers, the nation, and the world.
Battelle manages or co-manages seven national laboratories for the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and a nuclear energy lab in the United Kingdom.
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[Via: 2010 GLOBAL R&D FUNDING FORECAST BY RDMAG.COM]
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