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The Government believe the test is sufficiently robust to limit misuse of the term “scientific research”. For example, many activities related to marketing or direct product development would not meet the test to be reasonably described as scientific. However, it is important not to disqualify entire fields of activity, because there may be a minority that constitutes genuine scientific research. This is often the case in the development of new medicines, for example, which is why the test needs to be case by case.