1.
2018
15
146
26
106
59
2009
30%22.5%
28% 19% 15.5%
0,0
0,5
1,0
1,5
2,0
2,5
3,0
3,5
20%
TOP30
4.2%
2.03% 36%
64%
246
regions
95%
5%30%
nearly flat
SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
PERFORMANCE OF THE EU 2018 SRIP REPORT
FACTS AND FIGURES OF THE SRIP
0.1% – low 2007-2016
productivity growth holds back
more robust economic growth
in Europe
30%– 2000-2013
productivity growth in top
5% companies with the highest
productivity growth. It was
nearly flat for the other 95%
1
2
zeronumber of EU
companies in the global
top-15 companies by market
capitalisation
2017 December:
# of unicorns
4
20%– venture capital
available in EU compared to US
6
30%– of EU R&D
publications were Open Access.
In 2009, 22.5%.
8
4.2%– average R&D intensity in
the top-30 leading regions. All are in
Western Europe and account for 36%
of total R&D investment
2.03% – EU average indicates the
regional innovation divide
10
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EMBRACE THE CHANGE
EMBRACE INNOVATION
EMBRACE A BETTER FUTURE
SCIENCE, RESEARCH
AND INNOVATION PERFORMANCE
OF THE EU SRIP 2018 REPORT
Find out more:
Europe is an
R&D powerhouse
→ 7% of the world’s population
→ 20% of global R&D
→ 1/3 of all high-quality
scientific publications
But Europe fails to transform leadership in
science into leadership in innovation and
entrepreneurship
3
1.3%– EU business
R&D investment
5
15– unicorn founders whose
alma mater was an EU university
– 146 in the US
7
Capital in Greece, Italy and Spain
invested in Zombie companies
(unproductive companies unable to cover their
interest payments for three consecutive years)
9
TOP
10
1.3% 2% 2.6% 3.3%
Research and
Innovation
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