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

Index for ranking the top 800 UK companiesIndex for ranking the top 800 UK companiesRankwithinCompany Rank Industry Industry SectorIntercytex 266 50 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyInternational Paint ** 305 21 ChemicalsInternational Power 396 4 ElectricityInvensys 24 1 Electronic & electrical equipmentIQ-Ludorum 31/12/2004 662 100 Software & computer servicesIQE 745 48 Technology hardware & equipmentiSOFT 30/04/2005 116 9 Software & computer servicesITI Scotland 31/03/2005 317 2 General financialITIS 31/03/2005 607 5 Industrial transportationITM Power 642 49 Electronic & electrical equipmentITW ** 429 25 Industrial engineeringIVAX (now part of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Israel) ** 206 36 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyJames Cropper 632 1 Forestry & paperJames Halstead 506 10 Construction & materialsJanssen-Cilag ** 02/01/2005 70 11 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyJazztel 463 2 Fixed line telecommunicationsJCB Compact Products 243 13 Industrial engineeringJCB Service ** 31/12/2004 89 3 Industrial engineeringJeyes 31/03/2005 457 9 Household goodsJohn Lewis 272 5 General retailersJohnson & Johnson ** 137 23 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyJohnson Matthey 47 3 ChemicalsJohnsonDiversey ** 392 29 ChemicalsJordan Grand Prix (now Midland F1) 158 1 Travel & leisureKalon (now SigmaKalon) ** 658 47 ChemicalsKBC Advanced Technologies 420 5 Oil equipment, services & distributionKelda 648 9 Gas, water & multiutilitiesKellogg ** 592 24 Food producersKensington 454 4 General financialKenwood ** 694 15 Household goodsKerry Foods ** 31/12/2004 450 19 Food producersKerry Ingredients ** 281 11 Food producersKewill Systems 31/03/2005 435 51 Software & computer servicesKidde ** 31/12/2004 121 6 General industrialsKiln 350 2 Nonlife insuranceKimberly-Clark ** 272 2 Personal goodsKnowledge Technology Solutions 687 14 MediaKodak ** 207 4 Leisure goodsKohler ** 264 4 Household goodsKraft Foods ** 360 14 Food producersLaird 128 10 Electronic & electrical equipmentLand Rover ** 14 2 Automobiles & partslastminute.com (now part of Sabre, USA) ** 30/09/2004 99 1 General retailersLatchways 674 26 Support servicesLatimer (aka Weetabix) ** † 25/12/2004 586 23 Food producersLDV 31/12/2004 184 8 Industrial engineeringLEAR ** 165 8 Automobiles & partsLeisure Link 567 7 Travel & leisureLiDCO 790 36 Health care equipment & servicesLifescan Scotland ** 100 3 Health care equipment & servicesLincat 639 37 Industrial engineeringLinde Material Handling ** 31/12/2004 326 7 General industrialsLinn Products 31/10/2004 368 8 Leisure goodsLinx Printing Technologies (now part of Danaher, USA) ** 30/06/2004 381 29 Electronic & electrical equipmentLogicaCMG 95 8 Software & computer servicesLombard Medical Technologies 387 13 Health care equipment & servicesLorantis 31/12/2004 309 57 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyLotus ** 339 15 Automobiles & partsLow & Bonar 502 9 Construction & materialsLTG Technologies 617 35 Industrial engineeringLubrizol ** 96 6 ChemicalsLucite International 196 10 ChemicalsLuxfer 326 18 Industrial engineeringMacDermid ** 575 42 ChemicalsRankwithinCompany Rank Industry Industry SectorMacro 4 285 34 Software & computer servicesMakita International ** 339 7 Leisure goodsManganese Bronze 760 42 Industrial engineeringManpower Software 635 96 Software & computer servicesMarconi (now Telent) 16 1 Technology hardware & equipmentMarine Harvest ** 670 27 Food producersMarlborough Stirling (now Vertex Financial Services) 31/12/2004 258 32 Software & computer servicesMarley Building Materials (now Hanson Thermalite) ** 31/12/2004 575 12 Construction & materialsMartin-Baker (Engineering) 314 15 Aerospace & defenceMBDA ** 31/12/2004 231 13 Aerospace & defenceMcBride 311 6 Household goodsMcCain Foods ** 492 21 Food producersMcCormick ** 261 10 Food producersMcCormick Tractors International ** 537 30 Industrial engineeringMcKechnie Aerospace * 31/07/2004 592 19 Aerospace & defenceMediasurface 564 82 Software & computer servicesMedical Marketing International 726 101 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyMedisys 425 14 Health care equipment & servicesMediwatch 30/04/2005 734 32 Health care equipment & servicesMeggitt 78 7 Aerospace & defenceMelrose 674 39 Industrial engineeringMerck ** 443 70 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyMerck Sharp & Dohme ** 29 7 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyMerial 31/12/2004 31 8 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyMeridio 337 39 Software & computer servicesMesco ** 31/03/2005 415 24 Industrial engineeringMessageLabs 287 35 Software & computer servicesMessier-Dowty ** 108 8 Aerospace & defenceMicap 638 90 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyMichelin Tyre ** 551 22 Automobiles & partsMicro Focus International 147 14 Software & computer servicesMicroEmissive Displays 639 48 Electronic & electrical equipmentMicrogen 255 31 Software & computer servicesMicroscience (now Microscience Investments) 31/12/2004 188 32 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyMicrosulis 31/12/2004 335 10 Health care equipment & servicesMinorplanet Systems 554 43 Electronic & electrical equipmentMirago 724 108 Software & computer servicesMisys 30 2 Software & computer servicesMolins 575 32 Industrial engineeringMoneysupermarket.com Financial 793 9 General financialMoog Controls ** 615 34 Industrial engineeringMorgan Crucible 155 12 Electronic & electrical equipmentMotorola ** 37 4 Technology hardware & equipmentMTL Instruments 300 24 Electronic & electrical equipmentNaiglan 765 13 General retailersNapp Pharmaceutical 31/12/2004 268 51 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyNational Grid 234 1 Gas, water & multiutilitiesNational Semiconductor ** 320 32 Technology hardware & equipmentNationwide 189 1 General financialnCipher 409 47 Software & computer servicesNDS ** 28 1 Software & computer servicesNEC Europe ** 31/03/2005 268 26 Technology hardware & equipmentNeuTec Pharma 289 53 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyNewchurch 31/12/2004 467 60 Software & computer servicesNewmark Security 765 29 Support servicesNewport Networks 301 29 Technology hardware & equipmentNextGen 658 93 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyNGC ** 592 44 Electronic & electrical equipmentNIC ** 486 12 General industrialsNMT 769 35 Health care equipment & servicesNokia ** 26 2 Technology hardware & equipmentNorbrook Laboratories 30/07/2004 333 60 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyNorcros 31/03/2005 357 6 Construction & materialsNortel Networks ** 50 6 Technology hardware & equipment76 The 2006 R&D ScoreboardThe 2006 R&D Scoreboard 77