Labs

You can link the labs from your bases that have research lab level 18 or higher, to a base that has research lab level 20

You need the Subspace Communications technology to achieve that

By linking the labs, your research output at the main lab will sum with all linked ones

Commanders reduce the tech prices by 1% per level

The commanders from each linked lab counts, with this math rule:

sum(linked labs cmdrs.)^0.8 + main lab research cmdr. + research minister

example: