The one word that may best describe many of the endeavors that will capture our attention during the coming year-whether political, economic, or involving global researchand development-is "transitional." Even R&D Magazine and Battelle can be included in that characterization, and we'll explain the changes making it so in a moment.rnHere's o'ne point in fact. The annual collaboration between R&D Magazine and Battelle in which we analyze trends in government and industrial research and development will now combine the domestic and international forecasts into one comprehensive study and projection. We've done this because, as we've suggested over the past two years, the pursuit of domestic and international R&D has become more seamless as funding priorities shift and offshore outsourcing increases.
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