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 SectorNKT, Denmark 1022 84 Electronic & electrical equipmentNOF, Japan 996 81 ChemicalsNokia, Finland 17 2 Technology hardware & equipmentNoritz, Japan 1066 18 Household goodsNorsk Hydro, Norway 565 12 Oil & gas producersNortel Networks, Canada 57 13 Technology hardware & equipmentNorthrop Grumman, USA 149 10 Aerospace & defenceNOVA Chemicals, Canada 953 76 ChemicalsNovar, UK (now part of Honeywell Acquisitions) 1046 18 Construction & materialsNovartis, Switzerland 13 4 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyNovatek Microelectronics, Taiwan 1175 92 Electronic & electrical equipmentNovelis, Canada 866 16 Industrial metalsNovell, USA 341 21 Software & computer servicesNovellus Systems, USA 289 60 Technology hardware & equipmentNovo Nordisk, Denmark 101 19 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyNovozymes, Denmark 492 65 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyNPS Pharmaceuticals, USA 569 77 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyNSK, Japan 675 4 Support servicesNTN, Japan 481 20 Industrial engineeringNTT, Japan 38 1 Fixed line telecommunicationsNumico, The Netherlands 910 14 Food producersNuvelo, USA 869 111 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyNvidia, USA 209 40 Technology hardware & equipmentNyco, Denmark 1179 147 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyOce, The Netherlands 311 66 Technology hardware & equipmentOji Paper, Japan 595 2 Forestry & paperOKI Electric, Japan 393 81 Technology hardware & equipmentOld Mutual, UK 773 1 Life insuranceOlympus, Japan 181 13 Electronic & electrical equipmentOmniVision Technologies, USA 1117 201 Technology hardware & equipmentOmron, Japan 177 12 Electronic & electrical equipmentOMX, Sweden 1249 5 General financialON Semiconductor, USA 616 114 Technology hardware & equipmentOnex, Canada 489 16 General industrialsOno Pharmaceutical, Japan 281 43 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyOpen Text, Canada 801 59 Software & computer servicesOpenwave Systems, USA 607 43 Software & computer servicesOptimax Technology, Taiwan 1176 93 Electronic & electrical equipmentOracle, USA 55 3 Software & computer servicesOrbotech, Israel 879 72 Electronic & electrical equipmentOrion, Finland 615 5 Food & drug retailersOrkla, Norway 695 22 General industrialsOsaka Gas, Japan 598 4 Gas, water & multiutilitiesOshkosh Truck, USA 1236 69 Industrial engineeringOSI Pharmaceuticals, USA 486 64 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyOutokumpu, Finland 1141 22 Industrial metalsOwens Corning, USA 866 14 Construction & materialsPaccar, USA 513 22 Industrial engineeringPace Micro Technology, UK 1099 27 Leisure goodsPall, USA 883 48 Industrial engineeringPalm, USA 452 88 Technology hardware & equipmentPantech, South Korea 547 4 Mobile telecommunicationsPantech & Curitel, South Korea 441 3 Mobile telecommunicationsPar Pharmaceutical Companies, USA 819 105 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyParametric Technology, USA 510 33 Software & computer servicesParexel International, USA 1067 136 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyParker Hannifin, USA 472 18 Industrial engineeringPatria, Finland 884 26 Aerospace & defencePentair, USA 1025 17 Household goodsPentax, Japan 676 20 Leisure goodsPerkinElmer, USA 655 48 Electronic & electrical equipmentPerrigo, USA 1151 144 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyPetroChina, China 185 6 Oil & gas producersPetroleo Brasiliero, Brazil 183 5 Oil & gas producersPeugeot (PSA), France 40 11 Automobiles & partsPfizer, USA 2 1 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyRankwithinCompany Rank Industry Industry SectorPharmion, USA 1072 138 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyPhelps Dodge, USA 977 19 Industrial metalsPhilips Electronics, The Netherlands 35 3 Leisure goodsPhonak, Switzerland 990 37 Health care equipment & servicesPhoton Dynamics, USA 1178 94 Electronic & electrical equipmentPierre Fabre, France 367 49 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyPilkington, UK (now part of NSG UK Enterprises) 1160 20 Construction & materialsPioneer, Japan 150 10 Electronic & electrical equipmentPirelli, Italy 339 37 Automobiles & partsPitney Bowes, USA 386 79 Technology hardware & equipmentPixelworks, USA 927 170 Technology hardware & equipmentPlantronics, USA 820 147 Technology hardware & equipmentPliva, Croatia 504 68 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyPlug Power, USA 1128 87 Electronic & electrical equipmentPMC-Sierra, USA 508 97 Technology hardware & equipmentPolaris Industries, USA 776 62 Automobiles & partsPolycom, USA 630 118 Technology hardware & equipmentPorsche, Germany 1131 73 Automobiles & partsPortal Software, USA (now part of Oracle) 1121 90 Software & computer servicesPOSCO, South Korea 315 3 Industrial metalsPou Chen, Taiwan 487 93 Technology hardware & equipmentPowerchip Semiconductor, Taiwan 919 168 Technology hardware & equipmentPowerwave Technologies, USA 832 66 Electronic & electrical equipmentPPG Industries, USA 239 14 ChemicalsPraxair, USA 693 53 ChemicalsProcter & Gamble, USA 54 1 Household goodsProgress Software, USA 817 60 Software & computer servicesProMOS Technologies, Taiwan 671 129 Technology hardware & equipmentProStrakan, UK 1149 143 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyProtein Design Labs (now PDL Biopharma), USA 385 50 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyProton Holdings Berhad, Malaysia 629 52 Automobiles & partsPUMA, Germany 965 14 Personal goodsQiagen, The Netherlands 1140 142 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyQlogic, USA 639 121 Technology hardware & equipmentQLT, Canada 895 116 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyQualcomm, USA 89 22 Technology hardware & equipmentQuanta Computer, Taiwan 404 30 Electronic & electrical equipmentQuanta Display, Taiwan 966 79 Electronic & electrical equipmentQuantum, USA 555 106 Technology hardware & equipmentQuest Software, USA 651 46 Software & computer servicesRabobank, The Netherlands 587 6 BanksRambus, USA 1106 200 Technology hardware & equipmentRanbaxy Laboratories, India 543 72 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyRaytheon, USA 155 11 Aerospace & defenceRealnetworks, USA 756 53 Software & computer servicesRealtek Semiconductor, Taiwan 851 158 Technology hardware & equipmentReckitt Benckiser, UK 550 8 Household goodsRecordati, Italy 912 120 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyRed Hat, USA 1110 88 Software & computer servicesRedback Networks, USA 864 159 Technology hardware & equipmentReebok International, USA (now part of Adidas-Salomon, Germany) 893 13 Personal goodsReed Elsevier, UK 377 8 MediaRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, USA 573 78 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyRenault, France 39 10 Automobiles & partsRenishaw, UK 947 77 Electronic & electrical equipmentRepsol YPF, Spain 725 14 Oil & gas producersResearch In Motion, Canada 411 83 Technology hardware & equipmentRespironics, USA 1036 39 Health care equipment & servicesRetalix, Israel 1052 80 Software & computer servicesReuters, UK 335 5 MediaRexam, UK 1182 37 General industrialsReynolds American, USA 913 4 TobaccoReynolds and Reynolds, USA 599 41 Software & computer servicesRF Micro Devices, USA 388 80 Technology hardware & equipmentRheinmetall, Germany 365 40 Automobiles & partsRhodia, France 410 27 Chemicals240 The 2006 R&D ScoreboardThe 2006 R&D Scoreboard 241