Tag: economics
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Infographic – Biotech Index Decline Continues
The NBI is in decline since reaching its peak for the year in the spring, erasing all of the gains for the year at the beginning of October.
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Infographic – Private R&D Outpacing Defense Contractors
Our infographic this weekend offers a stark illustration of how private companies have surpassed defense contractors in R&D spending.
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Women-Founded Start-Ups Raise More Capital Than Male-Only
Start-up enterprises founded or led by at least one woman on the team raise more capital than comparable start-ups founded by men only.
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Infographic – Partisan Split Remains on Research Spending
More Democrats say they’re in favor of increased federal spending on scientific research than Republicans, a gap that began in 2010.
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Clinical Research Sites Open in Canadian Walmart Stores
A collaboration between a research company and local health clinic chain is enabling customers at Walmart stores across Canada to take part in clinical research studies.
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Infographic – Mobile Industry’s Economic Role
As mobile phones, smart watches, and tablets play an increasingly key role in our daily lives, a new report shows mobile technology makes a sizeable contribution to the world’s economy.
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Stanford, Berkeley, MIT Top Undergrad Start-Up Ranking
Stanford University, University of California in Berkeley, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology lead the undergraduate programs producing founders of start-up companies in 2019.
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Infographic – Biotech Index Falls in Summer
It’s time to check in again on the NBI on its ups and downs since the start of 2019, our infographic for this weekend.
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Infographic – U.S. Mfring Shrinks, First Time Since 2009
Manufacturing activity in the U.S. contracted for the first time since 2009, at the end of the great recession, another sign of a slowing economy.
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Visa Concerns Keep Foreign PhDs Away from US Start-Ups
Science and engineering Ph.D.s from overseas receive as many job offers from U.S. start-ups as native-born doctorates, but accept the offers at less than half the rate.