Corning’s tradition in research and development is enabled by our legendary expertise in materials, manufacturing, and process engineering.
- We are recognized around the world for our ability to leverage our technologies across materials such as glass, ceramics, crystals, and polymers as we exercise our unparalleled skill in solving complex problems for our customers.
- Our leadership and high standards of excellence in manufacturing are well-known in the markets we serve. It is a significant component of the value we bring to our customers, and it provides a considerable competitive advantage as we engage in new and emerging markets.
- We refer to our R&D methodology as the Innovation Process. In this non-traditional approach, we bring together research, development, engineering, manufacturing, and commercial expertise from the earliest ideation through commercialization. Senior management participation throughout the process enables quick decision making and reduced time to market for successful projects. Corning’s new product introduction rate ranks with the best in American industry.
- In addition, we continually evaluate our existing technologies, areas of ongoing research, and key learnings from our markets to identify opportunities to leverage that knowledge for the development of breakthrough solutions and keystone components for life-changing products.
None of this would be possible without the proper investment of resources by the company. As a demonstration of Corning's commitment to research and development, we continue to invest approximately 10 percent of revenues into R&D each year.
Going forward, we will concentrate on managing our pipeline of ideas to identify those with the greatest potential for high-impact, near-term growth. Specifically, we are concentrating on display and glass fusion processes, cellular ceramics technologies, telecommunications, drug discovery, and semiconductor optics technology as we create keystone components for life-changing products.
Our next great innovations are within our grasp. Learn more about the technologies that are part of our current innovation pipeline.
