R and D and Innovation

Endless Innovation points to the top ten companies for R and D spending, with the usual caveat that spending levels do not equal innovation.

This week, the AAAS Forum on Science & Technology Policy is underway in DC. Topics under discussion include states' expanding roles in science and technology. See BGNentrepreneur Library for related reports and podcasts.

The R&D Magazine Innovator of the Year award nomination deadline is July 1. Dean Kamen was the 2006 winner; Gerald Rubin of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute was the 2006 Scientist of the Year.

For some practical advice on innovation, try Strategyn, or Innovation Tools.