Research and experimental development (R&D) comprise creative and systematic work undertaken in order to increase the stock of knowledge and to devise new applications from available knowledge. R&D covers three types of activity : basic research, applied research and experimental development.
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Research and experimental development (R&D) comprise creative and systematic work undertaken in order to increase the stock of knowledge and to devise new applications from available knowledge. R&D covers three types of activity : basic research, applied research and experimental development.</p></div>