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 SectorFinland Post, Finland 1208 7 Industrial transportationFinmeccanica, Italy 50 4 Aerospace & defenceFiserv, USA 953 10 Support servicesFisher Scientific International, USA 1057 40 Health care equipment & servicesFlamel Technologies, France 1002 127 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyFLIR Systems, USA 930 28 Aerospace & defenceFMC, USA 612 43 ChemicalsFMC Technologies, USA 931 7 Oil equipment, services & distributionFord Motor, USA 1 1 Automobiles & partsForest Laboratories, USA 179 31 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyFormula Systems (1985), Israel 1124 93 Software & computer servicesFortune Brands, USA 789 11 Construction & materialsFoundry Networks, USA 934 171 Technology hardware & equipmentFrance Telecom, France 96 3 Fixed line telecommunicationsFreescale Semiconductor, USA 75 18 Technology hardware & equipmentFresenius, Germany 375 10 Health care equipment & servicesFreudenberg, Germany 347 9 General industrialsFuji Electric, Japan 308 25 Electronic & electrical equipmentFuji Heavy Industries, Japan 169 27 Automobiles & partsFuji Photo Film, Japan 64 4 Leisure goodsFujikura, Japan 576 41 Electronic & electrical equipmentFujitsu, Japan 51 11 Technology hardware & equipmentFunai Electric, Japan 577 42 Electronic & electrical equipmentFurukawa Electric, Japan 431 16 Industrial engineeringGambro, Sweden (now part of Investor) 622 24 Health care equipment & servicesGameloft, France 1230 109 Software & computer servicesGamesa, Spain 1090 62 Industrial engineeringGarmin, Cayman Islands 723 22 Leisure goodsGaz De France, France 661 5 Gas, water & multiutilitiesGazprom, Russia 310 1 Gas, water & multiutilitiesGEA, Germany 766 41 Industrial engineeringGedeon Richter, Hungary 857 110 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyGemplus International, Luxembourg (now part of Gemalto, The Netherlands) 790 60 Electronic & electrical equipmentGen-Probe, USA 1026 129 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyGeneral Dynamics, USA 211 12 Aerospace & defenceGeneral Electric, USA 27 1 General industrialsGeneral Mills, USA 383 5 Food producersGeneral Motors, USA 3 2 Automobiles & partsGenesis Microchip, USA 1031 184 Technology hardware & equipmentGenmab, Denmark 765 97 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyGentex, USA 1203 76 Automobiles & partsGenzyme, USA 160 28 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyGeorg Fischer, Switzerland 613 30 Industrial engineeringGeorgia-Pacific, USA 833 6 Forestry & paperGeron, USA 1202 149 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyGetinge, Sweden 927 35 Health care equipment & servicesGiesecke & Devrient, Germany 696 5 Support servicesGigabyte Technology, Taiwan 1248 102 Electronic & electrical equipmentGildemeister, Germany 988 55 Industrial engineeringGilead Sciences, USA 261 41 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyGillette, USA (now part of Procter & Gamble) 332 5 Personal goodsGivaudan, Switzerland 389 7 Personal goodsGKN, UK 420 45 Automobiles & partsGlaxoSmithKline, UK 10 3 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyGlory, Japan 539 24 Industrial engineeringGN Store Nord, Denmark 1098 198 Technology hardware & equipmentGoodrich, USA 279 14 Aerospace & defenceGoodyear, USA 200 30 Automobiles & partsGoogle, USA 135 7 Software & computer servicesGPC Biotech, Germany 892 115 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyGrammer, Germany 908 66 Automobiles & partsGroupe SEB, France 970 13 Household goodsGrundfos, Denmark 620 31 Industrial engineeringGS Yuasa, Japan 1084 85 Electronic & electrical equipmentGTECH, USA 952 6 Travel & leisureGuidant, USA (now part of Boston Scientific) 136 3 Health care equipment & servicesRankwithinCompany Rank Industry Industry SectorGUS, UK 1160 5 General retailersHaldex, Sweden 999 69 Automobiles & partsHalliburton, USA 299 2 Oil equipment, services & distributionHamamatsu Photonics, Japan 722 55 Electronic & electrical equipmentHankook Tire, South Korea 751 60 Automobiles & partsHannstar Display, Taiwan 975 25 Leisure goodsHarley-Davidson, USA 346 39 Automobiles & partsHarman International Industries, USA 318 8 Leisure goodsHarmonic, USA 1155 205 Technology hardware & equipmentHarris, USA 448 86 Technology hardware & equipmentHasbro, USA 421 15 Leisure goodsHeidelbergCement, Germany 940 15 Construction & materialsHeidelberger Druckmaschinen, Germany 250 7 Industrial engineeringHeiwa, Japan 1150 29 Leisure goodsHella, Germany 237 31 Automobiles & partsHenkel, Germany 193 2 Household goodsHeraeus, Germany 811 15 Industrial metalsHercules, USA 1109 89 ChemicalsHewlett-Packard, USA 24 4 Technology hardware & equipmentHexagon, Sweden 1013 57 Industrial engineeringHexion Specialty Chemicals, USA 825 67 ChemicalsHigh Tech Computer, Taiwan 838 67 Electronic & electrical equipmentHillenbrand Industries, USA 945 36 Health care equipment & servicesHilti, Liechtenstein 427 4 Construction & materialsHirose Electric, Japan 1171 91 Electronic & electrical equipmentHitachi, Japan 26 5 Technology hardware & equipmentHitachi Zosen, Japan 1210 67 Industrial engineeringHokkaido Electric Power, Japan 1233 15 ElectricityHon Hai Precision Industry, Taiwan 280 22 Electronic & electrical equipmentHonda Motor, Japan 20 6 Automobiles & partsHoneywell, USA 86 2 General industrialsHoriba, Japan 993 82 Electronic & electrical equipmentHospira, USA 443 58 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyHoya, Japan 624 45 Electronic & electrical equipmentHSBC, UK 176 2 BanksHuman Genome Sciences, USA 330 47 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyHummingbird, Canada 1130 95 Software & computer servicesHuntsman, USA 601 41 ChemicalsHutchinson Technology, USA 1173 211 Technology hardware & equipmentHynix Semiconductor, South Korea 224 46 Technology hardware & equipmentHyperion Solutions, USA 570 36 Software & computer servicesHyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea 473 3 Industrial transportationHyundai Mobis, South Korea 888 65 Automobiles & partsHyundai Motor, South Korea 43 12 Automobiles & partsI2 Technologies, USA 1167 100 Software & computer servicesIbiden, Japan 941 76 Electronic & electrical equipmentIBM, USA 11 2 Software & computer servicesIBS, Sweden 1078 84 Software & computer servicesIchikoh Industries, Japan 1024 70 Automobiles & partsICI, UK 286 20 ChemicalsICOS, USA 802 102 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyIdenix Pharmaceuticals, USA 659 86 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyIDEXX Laboratories, USA 1107 44 Health care equipment & servicesIDX Systems, USA (now part of General Electric) 785 57 Software & computer servicesIHI, Japan 371 12 Industrial engineeringIllinois Tool Works, USA 478 19 Industrial engineeringImagination Technologies, UK 1195 214 Technology hardware & equipmentImation, USA 934 171 Technology hardware & equipmentImClone Systems, USA 743 92 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyIMI, UK 946 52 Industrial engineeringIMMSI, Italy 1177 75 Automobiles & partsInamed, USA (now part of Allergan) 1143 49 Health care equipment & servicesInco, Canada 1205 25 Industrial metalsIncyte, USA 600 82 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyIndesit, Italy 1230 22 Household goodsIndra Sistemas, Spain 582 38 Software & computer services234 The 2006 R&D ScoreboardThe 2006 R&D Scoreboard 235