This report is primarily explorative and an attempt at providing a picture of the research carried out by companies, from the perspectives of several sources. The report is based on official statistics about the research and development investments made by companies, data on publications of scientific articles and conference contributions, and on the collaboration patterns that exist for publications. We have been able to determine what research subjects companies are active in, based on both publications and external grants to companies from governmental and private research funding bodies. Interviews with persons in strategic research positions in some large companies of importance from a research viewpoint have also provided good information on how they think strategically about research and development (R&D).
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