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 SectorSumitomo Metal Mining, Japan 1111 21 Industrial metalsSumitomo Rubber Industries, Japan 447 46 Automobiles & partsSun Microsystems, USA 59 14 Technology hardware & equipmentSunGard Data Systems, USA † 293 19 Software & computer servicesSunplus Technology, Taiwan 660 127 Technology hardware & equipmentSuzuken, Japan 1061 135 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologySuzuki Motor, Japan 112 20 Automobiles & partsSwatch, Switzerland 530 7 Household goodsSwisscom, Switzerland 1082 16 Fixed line telecommunicationsSybase, USA 384 25 Software & computer servicesSycamore Networks, USA 1065 192 Technology hardware & equipmentSymantec, USA 117 6 Software & computer servicesSymbian, UK 619 44 Software & computer servicesSymbol Technologies, USA 566 40 Electronic & electrical equipmentSyngenta, Switzerland 99 6 ChemicalsSynopsys, USA 228 14 Software & computer servicesSynthes, Switzerland 522 20 Health care equipment & servicesSysmex, Japan 889 113 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyTaiheiyo Cement, Japan 960 17 Construction & materialsTaisei, Japan 715 9 Construction & materialsTaisho Pharmaceutical, Japan 344 48 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyTaiwan Power, Taiwan 836 12 ElectricityTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Taiwan 172 34 Technology hardware & equipmentTake-Two Interactive Software, USA 319 9 Leisure goodsTakeda Pharmaceutical, Japan 74 16 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyTanabe Seiyaku, Japan 305 45 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyTanox, USA 987 125 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyTata Motors, India 564 51 Automobiles & partsTate & Lyle, UK 1182 21 Food producersTatung, Taiwan 396 29 Electronic & electrical equipmentTchibo, Germany 475 3 Food & drug retailersTCL Communication Technology, Hong Kong 1051 190 Technology hardware & equipmentTCL Multimedia Technology, Cayman Islands 800 62 Electronic & electrical equipmentTDC, Denmark (now part of Nordic Telephone) 805 13 Fixed line telecommunicationsTDK, Japan 240 18 Electronic & electrical equipmentTechnip, France 1213 10 Oil equipment, services & distributionTechtronic Industries, Hong Kong 813 63 Electronic & electrical equipmentTeijin, Japan 283 19 ChemicalsTekelec, USA 490 94 Technology hardware & equipmentTektronix, USA 397 82 Technology hardware & equipmentTelecom Italia, Italy 327 8 Fixed line telecommunicationsTeledyne Technologies, USA 1047 31 Aerospace & defenceTelefonica, Spain 127 4 Fixed line telecommunicationsTelekom Austria, Austria 939 15 Fixed line telecommunicationsTelenor, Norway 568 5 Mobile telecommunicationsTeliaSonera, Sweden 203 7 Fixed line telecommunicationsTellabs, USA 211 41 Technology hardware & equipmentTelstra, Australia 180 6 Fixed line telecommunicationsTenaris, Luxembourg 1212 9 Oil equipment, services & distributionTenneco, USA 866 63 Automobiles & partsTeradyne, USA 316 68 Technology hardware & equipmentTerayon Communication Systems, USA 1225 221 Technology hardware & equipmentTerex, USA 1020 58 Industrial engineeringTerumo, Japan 518 17 Health care equipment & servicesTesco, UK 343 2 Food & drug retailersTeva Pharmaceutical Industries, Israel 197 34 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyTexas Instruments, USA 53 12 Technology hardware & equipmentTextron, USA 227 6 General industrialsThales, France 137 8 Aerospace & defenceTheravance, USA 484 63 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyThermo Electron, USA 417 14 Health care equipment & servicesThomson, France 246 3 MediaThq, USA 670 19 Leisure goodsThyssenKrupp, Germany 323 4 Industrial metalsTibco Software, USA 738 51 Software & computer servicesTietoEnator, Finland 770 55 Software & computer servicesRankwithinCompany Rank Industry Industry SectorTime Warner, USA 498 9 MediaTimken, USA 914 51 Industrial engineeringTiVo, USA 1102 28 Leisure goodsToagosei, Japan 1077 85 ChemicalsTohoku Electric Power, Japan 652 9 ElectricityTokai Rubber Industries, Japan 876 71 ChemicalsTokuyama, Japan 721 59 ChemicalsTokyo Electric Power, Japan 245 4 ElectricityTokyo Electron, Japan 195 38 Technology hardware & equipmentTokyo Gas, Japan 758 7 Gas, water & multiutilitiesTokyo Ohka Kogyo, Japan 967 78 ChemicalsTokyo Seimitsu, Japan 906 166 Technology hardware & equipmentTomkins, UK 692 21 General industrialsToppan Printing, Japan 359 6 MediaToray Industries, Japan 236 13 ChemicalsToshiba, Japan 33 8 Technology hardware & equipmentTosoh, Japan 658 49 ChemicalsTOTAL, France 104 1 Oil & gas producersToto, Japan 589 7 Construction & materialsToyama Chemical, Japan 973 123 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyToyo Tire, Japan 677 53 Automobiles & partsToyobo, Japan 705 55 ChemicalsToyoda Gosei, Japan 336 36 Automobiles & partsToyota Industries, Japan 282 33 Automobiles & partsToyota Motor, Japan 6 4 Automobiles & partsTransaction Systems Architects, USA 1131 96 Software & computer servicesTrelleborg, Sweden 679 54 Automobiles & partsTrimble Navigation, USA 669 51 Electronic & electrical equipmentTriQuint Semiconductor, USA 1012 181 Technology hardware & equipmentTrizetto, USA 1121 90 Software & computer servicesTrumpf, Germany 485 15 General industrialsTRW Automotive, USA 340 38 Automobiles & partsTsumura, Japan 1037 131 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyTTP Communications, UK 942 173 Technology hardware & equipmentTyco International, Bermuda 98 4 General industrialsUBE Industries, Japan 563 39 ChemicalsUBIsoft Entertainment, France 503 32 Software & computer servicesUCB, Belgium 134 24 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyUlvac, Japan 897 73 Electronic & electrical equipmentUmicore, Belgium 464 8 Industrial metalsUnaxis, Switzerland 532 17 General industrialsUnilever, UK 80 2 Food producersUnisys, USA 188 10 Software & computer servicesUnited Microelectronics, Taiwan 249 53 Technology hardware & equipmentUnited Online, USA 1125 94 Software & computer servicesUnited Technologies, USA 67 5 Aerospace & defenceUnited Therapeutics, USA 1182 148 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyUniversal Scientific Industrial, Taiwan 1244 101 Electronic & electrical equipmentUnova (now Intermec), USA 786 142 Technology hardware & equipmentUPM-Kymmene, Finland 856 8 Forestry & paperUSEC, USA 610 11 Industrial metalsUshio, Japan 1199 98 Electronic & electrical equipmentUTStarcom, USA 285 59 Technology hardware & equipmentVale Do Rio Doce, Brazil 262 1 MiningValeant Pharmaceuticals, USA 526 70 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyValeo, France 94 16 Automobiles & partsValspar, USA 700 54 ChemicalsVarian, USA 900 33 Health care equipment & servicesVarian Medical Systems, USA 684 25 Health care equipment & servicesVarian Semiconductor Equipment, USA 709 134 Technology hardware & equipmentVasogen, Canada 831 106 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyVattenfall, Sweden 456 7 ElectricityVeeco Instruments, USA 842 68 Electronic & electrical equipmentVeolia Environnement, France 728 6 Gas, water & multiutilitiesVerifone, USA 1076 195 Technology hardware & equipmentVerint Systems, USA 1181 101 Software & computer services244 The 2006 R&D ScoreboardThe 2006 R&D Scoreboard 245