2006 The top 800 UK & 1250 Global companies by R&D investment

Index for ranking the top 1250 global companiesIndex for ranking the top 1250 global companiesRankwithinCompany Rank Industry Industry Sector3Com, USA 609 113 Technology hardware & equipment3M, USA 103 5 General industrialsAastra Technologies, Canada 1063 191 Technology hardware & equipmentABB, Switzerland 113 8 Electronic & electrical equipmentAbbott Laboratories, USA 58 14 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAbengoa, Spain 791 25 General industrialsAbgenix, USA (now part of Amgen) 509 69 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAcambis, UK 853 109 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAccenture, Bermuda 294 2 Support servicesAccton Technology, Taiwan 1200 215 Technology hardware & equipmentActel, USA 983 178 Technology hardware & equipmentActelion, Switzerland 474 61 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyActivision, USA 466 17 Leisure goodsAcxiom, USA 1164 12 Support servicesAdaptec, USA 835 152 Technology hardware & equipmentADC Telecommunications, USA 746 138 Technology hardware & equipmentAdidas-Salomon, Germany 725 10 Personal goodsAdobe Systems, USA 198 11 Software & computer servicesADTRAN, USA 822 149 Technology hardware & equipmentAdvanced Digital Information, USA 1082 196 Technology hardware & equipmentAdvanced Energy Industries, USA 1129 203 Technology hardware & equipmentAdvanced Medical Optics, USA 826 30 Health care equipment & servicesAdvanced Micro Devices, USA 78 20 Technology hardware & equipmentAdvanced Semiconductor Engineering, Taiwan 666 128 Technology hardware & equipmentAdvantest, Japan 317 69 Technology hardware & equipmentAdvent Software, USA 1237 110 Software & computer servicesAeroflex, USA 828 150 Technology hardware & equipmentAffymetrix, USA 707 27 Health care equipment & servicesAGCO, USA 501 21 Industrial engineeringAgere Systems, USA 165 31 Technology hardware & equipmentAgfa-Gevaert, Belgium 303 24 Electronic & electrical equipmentAgilent Technologies, USA 111 7 Electronic & electrical equipmentAir Products and Chemicals, USA 462 33 ChemicalsAisin Seiki, Japan 100 17 Automobiles & partsAjinomoto, Japan 300 3 Food producersAkebono Brake Industry, Japan 688 55 Automobiles & partsAKZO Nobel, The Netherlands 90 5 ChemicalsAlbemarle, USA 1097 87 ChemicalsAlcan, Canada 312 2 Industrial metalsAlcatel, France 49 10 Technology hardware & equipmentAlCoA, USA 353 5 Industrial metalsAlexion Pharmaceuticals, USA 637 84 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAlfa Laval, Sweden 882 47 Industrial engineeringAlkermes, USA 1069 137 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAllergan, USA 187 32 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAlliance Gaming (now Bally Technologies), USA 1068 9 Travel & leisureAlliant Techsystems, USA 931 29 Aerospace & defenceAlltel, USA 1005 6 Mobile telecommunicationsAloka, Japan 1142 48 Health care equipment & servicesALSTOM, France 238 17 Electronic & electrical equipmentALTANA, Germany 147 25 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAltera, USA 329 72 Technology hardware & equipmentAltiris, USA 1103 87 Software & computer servicesAltria, USA 91 1 TobaccoAmada, Japan 898 49 Industrial engineeringAmadeus Global Travel, Spain † 324 1 Travel & leisureAmazon.com, USA 148 1 General retailersAmdocs, UK 434 29 Software & computer servicesAmer Sports, Finland 1015 26 Leisure goodsAmerican Axle & Manufacturing, USA 735 59 Automobiles & partsAmerican Power Conversion, USA 636 120 Technology hardware & equipmentAmerican Standard Companies, USA 525 6 Construction & materialsAmetek, USA 1208 99 Electronic & electrical equipmentAmgen, USA 45 12 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAMIS, USA 654 126 Technology hardware & equipmentAmkor Technology, USA 1167 210 Technology hardware & equipmentRankwithinCompany Rank Industry Industry SectorAmphenol, USA 1164 89 Electronic & electrical equipmentAmylin Pharmaceuticals, USA 703 89 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAnalog Devices, USA 158 29 Technology hardware & equipmentAnalogic, USA 815 64 Electronic & electrical equipmentAndrew, USA 551 104 Technology hardware & equipmentAndrx, USA 1054 6 Food & drug retailersAnglo American, UK 1125 2 MiningAnritsu, Japan 641 122 Technology hardware & equipmentAntigenics, USA 1006 128 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAO Smith, USA 1185 95 Electronic & electrical equipmentApple Computer, USA 151 28 Technology hardware & equipmentApplera, USA 222 36 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyApplied Materials, USA 92 23 Technology hardware & equipmentApplied Micro Circuits, USA 500 95 Technology hardware & equipmentAptarGroup, USA 1033 34 General industrialsArbitron, USA 1147 10 MediaArcelor, Luxembourg 398 7 Industrial metalsAREVA, France 161 1 ElectricityAriad Pharmaceuticals, USA 1030 130 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAriba, USA 1004 74 Software & computer servicesAristocrat Leisure, Australia 982 8 Travel & leisureArla Foods, Denmark 1062 16 Food producersARM, UK 446 85 Technology hardware & equipmentArmstrong, USA 979 14 Household goodsArris, USA 848 156 Technology hardware & equipmentArtesyn Technologies, USA (now part of Emerson Electric) 971 80 Electronic & electrical equipmentAruze, Japan 964 7 Travel & leisureArvinMeritor, USA 378 41 Automobiles & partsAsahi Breweries, Japan 760 2 BeveragesAsahi Glass, Japan 276 2 Construction & materialsAsahi Kasei, Japan 170 11 ChemicalsAshland, USA 1045 84 ChemicalsASM International, The Netherlands 507 96 Technology hardware & equipmentASML, The Netherlands 189 37 Technology hardware & equipmentAspect Communications (now Aspect Software), USA 1054 81 Software & computer servicesAspen Technology, USA 887 66 Software & computer servicesAssa Abloy, Sweden 731 39 Industrial engineeringAstraZeneca, UK 28 8 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAsustek Computer, Taiwan 363 77 Technology hardware & equipmentAsyst Technologies, USA 1207 217 Technology hardware & equipmentAtheros Communications, USA 991 180 Technology hardware & equipmentATI Technologies, Canada 225 47 Technology hardware & equipmentAtlas Copco, Sweden 409 14 Industrial engineeringAtmel, USA 263 56 Technology hardware & equipmentAU Optronics, Taiwan 425 32 Electronic & electrical equipmentAustriamicrosystems, Austria 1241 100 Electronic & electrical equipmentAutodesk, USA 244 16 Software & computer servicesAutoliv, Sweden 191 29 Automobiles & partsAutomatic Data Processing, USA 129 1 Support servicesAvanex, USA 1247 225 Technology hardware & equipmentAvaya, USA 186 36 Technology hardware & equipmentAvecia, UK 706 56 ChemicalsAvery Dennison, USA 662 50 ChemicalsAvid Technology, USA 538 102 Technology hardware & equipmentAvocent, USA 878 163 Technology hardware & equipmentAvon Products, USA 807 12 Personal goodsAxalto (now Gemalto), The Netherlands 769 59 Electronic & electrical equipmentAxcelis Technologies, USA 753 140 Technology hardware & equipmentB Braun Melsungen, Germany 523 21 Health care equipment & servicesBAA, UK (now part of Airport Development and Investment) 1018 5 Industrial transportationBAE Systems, UK 41 2 Aerospace & defenceBaker Hughes, USA 361 3 Oil equipment, services & distributionBallard Power Systems, Canada 720 58 Automobiles & partsBanca Intesa, Italy 392 3 BanksBandai, Japan (now part of Namco Bandai) 395 13 Leisure goodsBang & Olufsen, Denmark 699 21 Leisure goods228 The 2006 R&D ScoreboardThe 2006 R&D Scoreboard 229