R&D NESTER again in the list of the 100 companies in Portugal that invested most in Innovation and R&D activities
Recently the National General Directorate of Statistics of Education and Science (DGEEC) published the Final results of IPCTN survey for 2019, regarding R&D expenditure in Portugal by companies.
According to this publication, the investment in 2019 placed R&D NESTER in the list of the 100 companies that invested most in R&D activities in Portugal, in the category equivalent to SMEs.
For
R&D Nester, this achievement is a sign of commitment towards its
shareholders and country, in developing new and innovative solutions in the
energy sector.
Currently, R&D NESTER is working in several Innovation and R&D Projects, covering topics such as Renewable Integration, Flexibility, Cooperation-TSO DSO, Big Data, among others. The complete portfolio of finished and under development projects can be found here.
Regarding national results, in the year under review, total R&D expenditure in Portugal reached 2,992 million euros (1.40% of GDP), which represents an increase of about 8% compared to 2018.
In the ranking of thematic areas with the highest growth in R&D investment in 2019, compared to the previous year, the highlights were "Transport, Mobility and Logistics", with a variation of 32.3%, and "Energy", with an increase of 18.8%.
However, it is in the areas of "Information and communications technologies" and "Health" that most was invested in R&D, 23% and 19% of total expenditure, respectively.
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1 The IPCTN is
the official source of statistical information on R&D activities in
Portugal. It is a survey of mandatory response, carried out in accordance with
the criteria laid down at international level by Eurostat and OECD, with
reference to the Frascati Manual.