research and development
noun
: studies and tests that are done in order to design new or improved products
The company has a large budget for research and development.
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Pharmaceutical research and development costs have risen substantially over the past few decades, according to recent analyses.
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Health Care The Big Story PhRMA warns against tariffs
The pharmaceutical trade group PhRMA has come out strongly against tariffs, warning that every dollar collected in tariffs means one less dollar invested in U.S. biopharmaceutical research and development.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 7 May 2025
Michigan State University ranked 41st among all U.S. universities and colleges for total research and development expenditures in fiscal year 2023, according to the National Science Foundation’s latest Higher Education Research and Development Survey.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Trump’s tariff binge also may have spurred Abbott to announce an investment of $500 million in research and development at its sprawling headquarters campus off routes 43 and 137, along with a location in Dallas.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Health Care The Big Story PhRMA warns against tariffs
The pharmaceutical trade group PhRMA has come out strongly against tariffs, warning that every dollar collected in tariffs means one less dollar invested in U.S. biopharmaceutical research and development.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 7 May 2025
Michigan State University ranked 41st among all U.S. universities and colleges for total research and development expenditures in fiscal year 2023, according to the National Science Foundation’s latest Higher Education Research and Development Survey.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Trump’s tariff binge also may have spurred Abbott to announce an investment of $500 million in research and development at its sprawling headquarters campus off routes 43 and 137, along with a location in Dallas.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
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“Research and development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/research%20and%20development. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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