As it has for decades, Johns Hopkins University has topped the list of big spenders among U.S. academic institutions pulled together by a long-term government survey. JHU spent a combined $1.44 billion on science, medicine and engineering R&D during 2005, according to National Science Foundation rankings. No other academic research organization spent more than $1 billion. Not surprisingly, given the amount of money spent, the school's dollars have flowed into a wide range of projects, including stem cell research [1], cell engineering, nanotechnology [2] and robotics. The University of Michigan came in second at $808 million, and the University of Washington third at $606 million.
To get more details on Johns Hopkins' spending:
- read this Baltimore Business Journal article [3]
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercebiotech.com/channels/stem-cells
[2] http://www.fiercebioresearcher.com/story/fda-gathers-expert-advice-on-bionanotechnology/2006-08-17
[3] http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2007/02/26/daily7.html?b=1172466000%5e1423500