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Flemish R & D intensity strongly increased
The latest figures for R & D expenses as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product of the Flanders region indicate a rate of 2.40% for 2011, a notable compared to the level of 2009.
For more details visit the ECOOM website or download the full paper here (Dutch only).
Research information hot off the press
The FRIS Research Portal received up-to-date information from the six Flemish universities. You can browse the latest data about 25,000 projects and researchers. Explore the Flemish research landscape through the FRIS Research Portal!
EPO reports record patent filings in 2012
The European Patent Office (EPO) received a record 258,000 patent applications in 2012.
Sixty-two percent of applications received were from non-European countries, with 24.7 percent originating from the US, followed by 19.9 percent from Japan, 7.3 percent from China and 5.5 percent from Korea.
Source: EPO