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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The results come as Bristol Myers moves to cut $1.5 billion in costs by the end of 2025 and funnel that money into key drug brands and research and development programs.
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
Investment boost In better news for Britain’s economy, the government’s plans for higher investment, including on infrastructure, and research and development, could lift long-term economic growth prospects, according to Barker.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Analysts have said this this big spending is being driven in large part by burgeoning AI costs, including data centers, chips, and research and development.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 30 Oct. 2024
All of that research and development has been vital over the last year as Israel has been in a state of war.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Oct. 2024
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
Investment boost In better news for Britain’s economy, the government’s plans for higher investment, including on infrastructure, and research and development, could lift long-term economic growth prospects, according to Barker.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Analysts have said this this big spending is being driven in large part by burgeoning AI costs, including data centers, chips, and research and development.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 30 Oct. 2024
All of that research and development has been vital over the last year as Israel has been in a state of war.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Oct. 2024
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