The phrase "and stimulated the development" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing actions or events that have encouraged or fostered growth or progress in a particular area.
Example: "The new policy was well-received and stimulated the development of innovative solutions within the organization."
Alternatives: "and encouraged the growth" or "and fostered the advancement".
It aroused worldwide concern and stimulated the development of the environmental movement.
The cholinergic deficit in Alzheimer's disease (AD) was hypothesized in the early 1980s and stimulated the development of cholinomimetic treatments.
He also helped stop the construction of a fourth regional airport, near Flemington, N.J., and stimulated the development of downtown Stamford, Conn., and Metrotech, a multibuilding office complex, in downtown Brooklyn.
Cars pollute the air and cause traffic deaths, but they have also increased personal mobility and freedom, and stimulated the development of regional and national markets for goods.
In the 1950s the establishment of the Nevada Test Site by the federal government expanded employment opportunities and stimulated the development of technical industries within the state.
These unfortunate early experiences eventually led to an awareness of radiation hazards for professional workers and stimulated the development of a new branch of science namely, radiobiology.
These data may aid in planning Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation in developing countries projects in the study area, and stimulate the development of AFCS maps for other regions of tropical Asia.
To support and stimulate the development and dissemination of tools and technologies to ensure that HMS maintains world leadership in critical areas of biomedical research.
If art had often tried to protest prejudice, encourage compassion and console the grieving, it had never tried to provide safe-sex information, lower drug prices and stimulate the development of antiretroviral therapies.
Its intended goals are "establishing the idea of a sincerity culture, and carrying forward sincerity and traditional virtues," and its primary objectives are to raise "the honest mentality and credit levels of the entire society" as well as "the over-all competitiveness of the country," and "stimulating the development of society and the progress of civilization".
In birds, light passes either through the eyes or through the bony tissue of the skull and stimulates the development of certain cells in the forepart of the brain.
