R&D World

1 day ago | rdworldonline.com | Brian Buntz

GreyB on Wednesday rolled out Slate, an AI search tool that promises to collapse the grunt work of patent and literature hunts into a single query. The firm says early pilots cut document-finding time “from hours to minutes.”Slate’s index reaches across more than 160 million patents filed in 100-plus jurisdictions and roughly 264 million journal articles.

1 day ago | rdworldonline.com | Brian Buntz

Low-quality, poorly curated, and siloed scientific data costs advanced economies billions of dollars each year by draining researcher productivity, duplicating experiments, and slowing innovation. A report commissioned by the European Commission estimated that failing to adopt FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) data principles costs Europe’s economy at least €10.2 billion annually owing to wasted researcher time and redundant work. The problem is widespread.

1 day ago | rdworldonline.com | Brian Buntz

Low-quality, poorly curated, and siloed scientific data costs advanced economies billions of dollars each year by draining researcher productivity, duplicating experiments, and slowing innovation. A report commissioned by the European Commission estimated that failing to adopt FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) data principles costs Europe’s economy at least €10.2 billion annually owing to wasted researcher time and redundant work. The problem is widespread.

1 day ago | rdworldonline.com | Tim Studt

The R&D World Index (RDWI) slid this week even as several companies rolled out big new R&D projects. For the week ending May 9, 2025, the index closed at 3,773.11, down 3.85% (–151.24 points). Sixteen of the 25 members fell. Eli Lilly & Co. was the biggest laggard (–10.81%) despite breaking ground on a huge research-and-manufacturing district. On the upside, General Motors gained 4.86% and Microsoft inched up 0.79%. Outside the market swoon, action was brisk.

1 day ago | rdworldonline.com | Brian Buntz

Wetzlar, Germany–based Leica Microsystems has introduced a new line of upright microscopes known as Visoria B, Visoria M, and Visoria P built for labs where a “quick look” often turns into an hour at the bench. By electronically capturing every objective change and reducing the force needed to move the stage or adjust focus, the company hopes to ease the neck, shoulder and eye strain common in routine pathology, quality-control, and geology workflows. The three lines have different focus areas.