Now is the time to reach a level of research and development not seen since the height of the Space Race.

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His advisers fret that federal research and development has fallen sharply since the Sputnik era.

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Since then Mondo has invested heavily in research and development, on which it spends about 5% of revenues and employs 40 people.

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Founded in 1986, GIGABYTE started as a small research and development team and has since taken a position as one of the in the world's top motherboard manufacturers.

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In development since 2010, the micoach Elite System is the product of extensive research, science and cutting-edge technology development by adidas to create the most advanced system for elite teams across the globe.

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Two years ago, I said that we needed to reach a level of research and development we haven't seen since the height of the space race.

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Because little research, and even less development, has happened since, the pipeline of good ideas is getting steadily emptier.

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This is the time to reach a level of research and development that we haven't seen since the height of the Space Race.

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The resulting stultifying regulation has inhibited research and development, particularly in public institutions, ever since.

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One item with bottom-line impact is the research and development tax credit, a law that's been extended 12 times since its enactment in 1981.

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