DuPont is a science company and science plays a prominent role for the company's business growth. There are over 5,000 scientists and engineers working for DuPont. . We have more than 75 research and development facilities across the world (over 40 in the US and more than 35 located in 11 other nations). DuPont is the home of one of the world's first and largest industrial research and development facilities - the Experimental Station, which is located in Wilmington, Delaware. There are over 2,500 employees working in this self-contained world-class research campus.
DuPont R&D covers both basic and long range research aiming at creating new business and new products, as well as mid and short range research aiming at improving our existing products and inventing new products.
Electronics, biotechnology, safety and security, as well as material science are the company's future growth drivers.
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