Tag: statistics
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Institutional Investors Factoring in Climate Change
A survey of institutional investors shows these money managers for financial institutions are starting to take climate change impacts into their investment decisions.
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Research Labs Get More Patents, Start-Ups Level Off
A survey of U.S. universities and research institutes shows more patents were awarded to their labs in 2018, while new start-ups stayed the same from 2017.
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Infographic – More Low Orbit Satellites in Space
According to UCS, low-earth orbit satellites — those with altitudes of 500 to 2,000 kilometers — account for two-thirds (66%) of the 2,218 systems in flight.
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Infographic – Countries Where Coronavirus Reported
Research company Statista posted yesterday a map where coronavirus cases are confirmed, and number of cases as of 30 January. But the outbreak is spreading quickly.
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Women Founders Again Raise Small Share of Venture Funds
In 2019, only one in five new companies worldwide receiving venture financing was founded or co-founded by a woman, about the same percentage as in 2018.
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Infographic – More Data Show a Warming Planet
A chart posted on Friday by Statista provides yet another sign our planet is getting dangerously warmer.
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Infographic – Mediocre ClinicalTrials.gov Report Rates
New data show most sponsors of clinical trials are not reporting their results on time to a U.S. government web site as required by law.
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Venture Deals, Dollars Fall in Q4 2019; Biotech Stays Hot
Venture capital deal-making in the U.S. declined in the fourth quarter of 2019, but biotechnology start-ups remained the most sought-after investment targets of any sector.
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Infographic – U.S. Measles Cases Spike in 2019
CDC says the 1,282 cases is the largest annual number since 1992.
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Food Banks Shown to Improve Nutrition, Food Security
Surveys of individuals in a food bank’s diabetes prevention program show the program in six months improves diet quality, overall health, and food security of participants.