FIGURE 1.1. The technology cycle time (TCT) for U.S. chemical patents is flat, indicating that the industry's rate of innovation has decreased.

FIGURE 1.1The technology cycle time (TCT) for U.S. chemical patents is flat, indicating that the industry's rate of innovation has decreased.

Courtesy of the Council on Chemical Research, Copyright 2000.

From: 1, Overview of Trends in Innovation in the Chemical Industry

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Reducing the Time from Basic Research to Innovation in the Chemical Sciences: A Workshop Report to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable.
National Research Council (US) Chemical Sciences Roundtable.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2003.
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