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

Ranking of the top 800 UK companies by R&D intensity within listing status–– 2005/06 R&D investment –– –– 2005/06 R&D investment –– –– 2005/06 R&D investment ––sales sales salesCompany £m % Company £m % Company £m %SDL 3.88 4.9Biotrace International 1.36 4.6Hampson Industries 4.83 4.6Innovation 2.72 4.5Ferraris 2.43 4.4SHL 3.00 4.4Domino Printing Sciences 8.30 4.3Bespak 3.18 4.0Vitec 7.80 4.0Alphameric 2.88 3.9Avon Rubber 9.14 3.8Games Workshop 4.26 3.7XP Power 2.60 3.7Detica 3.65 3.6Trafficmaster 1.52 3.6Huntleigh Technology 6.33 3.2Umbro 3.94 3.2GB 0.40 3.1Latchways 0.80 2.9Titon 0.48 2.9Chemring 3.75 2.8Zotefoams 0.78 2.8Devro 4.15 2.7Lincat 0.94 2.7Celsis International 0.50 2.6Amstrad 2.51 2.5Chloride 4.53 2.5Ricardo 3.86 2.4Senior 7.70 2.3Wagon 8.80 2.1Yule Catto 10.52 1.9AEA Technology 3.40 1.8Scapa 3.40 1.8Elementis 6.20 1.6600 Group 1.02 1.5James Cropper 0.97 1.5Patientline 0.82 1.5TT electronics 8.70 1.5Foseco 4.90 1.3Jazztel 2.09 1.3Kiln 3.77 1.0Molins 1.20 1.0Renold 1.90 1.0API 1.06 0.9McBride 4.50 0.8Retail Decisions 0.42 0.8WSP 2.67 0.8Fenner 2.09 0.7Low & Bonar 1.65 0.7Volex 1.79 0.7Alumasc 0.68 0.6Beazley 3.60 0.6Dechra Pharmaceuticals 1.33 0.6Manganese Bronze 0.47 0.5Communisis 1.11 0.4Tribal 1.05 0.4Melrose 0.80 0.3Enterprise 0.80 0.2Eircom 0.69 0.1Alizyme 15.75 n/aGeneMedix 2.33 n/a4 AIM UK 50 26.70 4.4Ceres Power 2.32 >999.9Torex Retail 12.62 7.5Genus 8.54 4.7Hamworthy 1.25 0.9i-mate 1.03 0.9ITM Power 0.93 n/a5 AIM 258.17 8.5Futura Medical 1.54 >999.9Evolutec 5.35 >999.9Plethora Solutions 4.55 >999.9Proteome Sciences 3.13 >999.9MicroEmissive Displays 0.94 >999.9CeNeS Pharmaceuticals 4.89 >999.9Lombard Medical Technologies 3.16 >999.9Cyan 0.50 >999.9Eirx Therapeutics 0.82 >999.9Zi Medical 1.31 >999.9ClearSpeed Technology 4.65 >999.9Phoqus 2.50 912.8ReGen Therapeutics 0.75 642.2CustomVis 0.88 585.4Pursuit Dynamics 0.47 522.2AorTech International 0.65 477.4Newport Networks 4.72 467.5Tecteon 0.75 331.3GW Pharmaceuticals 10.28 330.4SR Pharma 1.66 325.9Micap 0.95 295.3Medical Marketing International 0.59 292.5Servocell 0.59 281.8Synairgen 0.56 275.7Genosis 0.58 264.4Axeon 0.57 235.0Sareum 0.70 212.0Vastox 1.03 193.2Surface Transforms 0.47 183.3D1 Oils 0.58 139.4Block Shield † 1.52 130.2Corac 0.97 116.5ASITE 1.56 102.2Stem Cell Sciences 0.84 98.7SPI Lasers 2.96 85.4NextGen 0.86 85.0Ubiquity Software 6.30 84.5Ant 1.96 78.1Oxonica 0.97 77.5AeroBox 0.40 76.5Corpora 1.36 70.2Knowledge Technology Solutions 0.75 60.1Vebnet 1.66 51.1IQ-Ludorum 0.84 47.0ADVFN 1.54 46.6Intercede 0.78 43.1BioProgress 1.90 43.0IndigoVision 1.45 40.1Innovision Research & Technology 0.63 38.1Osmetech 2.13 36.5StatPro 3.71 34.4Mediwatch 0.55 31.2Celoxica 1.28 29.9Workplace Systems International 2.26 29.5Freeplay Energy 0.53 29.4PipeHawk 0.40 28.9Empire Interactive 8.43 28.6Delcam 6.51 27.7Allergy Therapeutics 5.62 27.3Cyprotex 0.72 26.7FFastFill 1.12 25.9AIT (now Portrait Software) 3.61 25.3Sopheon 1.01 21.6Z Group 1.05 21.1Pilat Media Global 2.66 20.4Flomerics 2.21 19.4Ascribe 0.99 18.4Ingenta 1.21 18.4Mediasurface 1.25 18.4Scotty 0.69 16.9World Gaming 1.60 16.9COE 0.90 16.8Focus Solutions 0.89 16.4Manpower Software 0.96 16.2OneClickHR 0.75 15.7Cozart 0.72 15.2Alliance Pharma † 2.22 15.1Surface Technology Systems 2.88 15.0Bond International Software 2.01 14.4VI 1.45 14.2Synchronica 0.42 13.7Appian Technology 0.39 13.5Intelligent Environments 0.42 13.5Datong Electronics 0.84 13.0Immunodiagnostic Systems 0.70 12.8Tepnel Life Sciences 1.74 12.8Tissue Science Laboratories 1.30 12.8CODASciSys 8.80 12.1Amino Technologies 2.81 12.0LiDCO 0.39 11.3OMG 1.61 11.3Concurrent Technologies 1.18 11.0Business Control Solutions 0.90 10.9Genetix 1.29 10.7Prologic 1.03 10.6ITIS 1.06 10.5Telephonetics 0.44 10.0Clarity Commerce Solutions 1.60 9.8KBC Advanced Technologies 2.60 9.1Advanced Medical Solutions 1.15 8.9XKO 2.42 8.7Feedback 0.78 8.5Zoo Digital † 0.84 8.3Universe 1.48 8.2Financial Objects 1.10 7.9IDOX 1.11 7.8Sinclair Pharma 0.54 7.8Cytomyx 0.44 7.7IBS OPENSystems † 1.61 7.7Punch Graphix 7.93 7.5Thomson Intermedia 0.83 7.4PlusNet 2.45 7.0Planit 1.95 6.9ILX 0.46 6.7Tower 0.38 6.7System C Healthcare 1.19 6.5Abcam 0.74 6.1Minorplanet Systems 1.30 5.9ClinPhone 1.94 5.7Polaron 1.02 5.4Computer Software 0.75 5.360 The 2006 R&D Scoreboard The 2006 R&D Scoreboard 61