The funding gap of Key Enabling Technologies (KETs)

Magnus RYDE President, Sol Voltaics & Kaiam Corp [vc_btn title= »Télécharger l’article » style= »outline » color= »blue » align= »right » i_icon_fontawesome= »fa fa-file-pdf-o » add_icon= »true » link= »url:http%3A%2F%2Fconfrontations.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F01%2FEN-Interface-106-ILT-p10.pdf||target:%20_blank »] KET companies are defined as micro and nano-electronics, nanotechnology, industrial biotechnology, advanced materials, photonics, and advanced manufacturing technologies . They are the foundation for new products in fields such as automotive, food, chemicals, electronics, energy, pharmaceuticals, construction, and telecommunications, and new emerging industries like robotics and drones. They enable mobile devices to be more robust with less power. They make cars lighter and safer. They create new medicines that cure diseases. They make many other products stronger and more efficient, ranging from biofuels to military armor, they are important for our future well-being, in Europe and around the world. Northern European countries spend more resources on R&D than other European Union (EU) countries. In 2014, the R&D expenditures in Denmark, Finland and Sweden were all above 3% of GDP versus the EU