LOOKED AT REGIONALLY, HOWEVER, ASIA MOVES AHEAD
Sources: 2016 Global R&D Funding Forecast, Industrial Research Institute; 2015 Global Innovation 1000, PwC
Organizations with a
dispersed global R&D
footprint perform about
20% better than those
with a localized approach (in
terms of operating income).
SPREADING THE KNOWLEDGE
TOP R&D INVESTORS IN 2015
TOP FACTORS IN CHOOSING WHERE TO CONDUCT R&D
BIGGEST CHALLENGES WHEN CONDUCTING R&D ABROAD
53% Finding/
retaining talent
51% Intellectual
property protection
47% Quality and
customer focus
Volkswagen
Samsung
Intel
Microsoft
Roche
Google
Amazon
Toyota
Novartis
Johnson & Johnson
*CIS=Commonwealth of
Independent States
Global organizations increasingly sponsor
innovation projects outside of their home
country—and for good reason.
71% Access to
technical talent
68% Proximity
to customers
of major corporations
conduct R&D in countries
beyond their home countries. 94%
Asia
41.8%
Russia/CIS*
2.8%
Middle East
2.3%
Europe
21%
North America
28.4%
South America
2.6%
Africa
1.1%
US$15.3
US$14.1
US$11.5
US$11.4
US$10.8
US$9.8
US$9.2
US$9.3
US$9.1
US$8.5
Share of R&D spending (2016 forecast)
64% Insight into
local market needs
(in US$ billions)
