Innovation regulatory constraints

Another regulatory constraint to innovation, but one which is indirect, may occur as a result of the cost of environmental control. To the extent that the costs of environmental control divert resources away from other corporate activities, like R D, and to the extent that innovation is directly related to the level of these resources, regulation is likely to penalize innovative activity. 

Failure of regulatory agency staff to allow innovative projects to be approved because of regulatory constraints or lack of understanding of a project s true benefits. 

The estimated costs of environmental remediation are huge. Regulatory constraints and Interpretations are constantly evolving. The technical challenges are staggering. Innovative separation technologies are needed that are economical, acceptable to the public, and effective. 

One way of viewing regulatory constraints in the later stages of a product s evolution, such as those governing auto emissions or safety, is that they add new performance dimensions to be resolved by the engineer—and so may lead to more innovative design improvements. They are also likely to open market opportunities for innovative change of the kind characteristic of entrepreneurial firms in such areas as instruments, components, and process equipment. 

And we recommend the reduction and elimination of unessential regulatory constraints and uncertainties on productive investments. In conjunction with the improved economic performeuice that would result from faster growth, this would create the essential climate in which investment in all phases of technological innovation would be increased as a natural response to the entrepreneurial process. 

The unique properties of highly fluorinated materials are thus expected to continue inspire chemists, offer new research tools for the life sciences, and contribute to the emergence of new diagnostic and therapeutic innovations. Pharmaceutical development involves increasing complexity and heavy regulatory, financial, and other constraints, and time. Managing such complexity... 

In the area of regulation, and we hear no other topic discussed so frequently by business as being under a constraint in their ability to innovate. Our efforts have been directed towards eliminating some of the uncertainty and attempting to cut the delays which are inherent in the current practices of the regulatory process. 

There are several factors which, through their interaction and combined effects, inflate resource demand in post-disaster reconstruction. These include revised building codes and standards, regulatory requirements, constraction innovation, environmental concerns, altered housing culture, and budgetary constraints. Research in... 

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