The financiation of the innovation of the companies in 2010 + Bibliometric indicators of the Spanish scientific activity in 2010

The Spanish Observatory of R&D&I of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) has recently published in its web ICONO two new reports. Below is a summary of their most important conclusions.

“PITEC 2010: The financiation of the innovation of the companies”

In the recesive phase (2008-2010), the companies with R&D expenditure have had less job destruction than the economy as a whole.
The global volume of foreign funds acceded by Spanish companies in 2010 has significantly increased.
Whatever the origin of funds (private or public), the growth in the access to the financiation continues in 2010 for SME, while it is interrupted in large companies.
For the first time, companies give more importance to a lack of funding as an obstacle to finance innovation.

To see PITEC reports of different years, enter here (in Spanish).

“Bibliometric Indicators of the Spanish Scientific Activity 2010”

Spain holds the 10th position in the world ranking of scientific production.
Veterinary, Energy, Chemical Engineering and Engineering are the areas with more visibility of its publications.
In number of references received in publications, Spain goes from the 11th position in 2003 to the 9th in 2010.

To see bibliometric indicator of different years, enter here.