Definition: Extramural R&D

Category: R & D - Oslo Manual

Any R&D performed outside of the statistical unit about which information is being reported. Extramural R&D is considered an innovation activity alongside intramural R&D (Source: Oslo Manual 2018).

Any R&D performed outside of the statistical unit about which information is being reported; its "funds for extramural R&D" should include only internal funds (not from external sources) provided to an outside unit for R&D performance including both where there is an expected compensatory delivery of R&D (exchange or purchase) and where no compensatory delivery is expected (transfer or grant). It may also be noted that such funds for extramural R&D often will include payments for costs other than for R&D, such as cost elements covering depreciation costs, performer profit, delivery charges, etc. (Source: Oslo Manual 2015). http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/Oslo_manual_2018_en.pdf Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), "Frascati Manual 2015: The Measurement of Scientific, Technological and Innovation Activities - Guidelines for Collecting and Reporting Data on Research and Experimental Development", Paris, 2015