There is a fair bit of space in between PhD research and CRUD work. Industrial Research can be on stuff that will lead to products in the near future. I think

There is a fair bit of space in between PhD research and CRUD work. Industrial Research can be on stuff that will lead to products in the near future. I think you can get a lot of the same feel of academic research by working on things like international standards. I have been able to do this without even a bachelors degree.