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 SectorNorthgate Information Solutions 30/04/2005 150 16 Software & computer servicesNorthumbrian Water 446 6 Gas, water & multiutilitiesNovar (now part of Honeywell Acquisitions) 31/12/2004 93 1 Construction & materialsNovartis Pharmaceuticals ** 48 9 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyNovo Nordisk ** 237 44 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyNSB 151 17 Software & computer servicesNSK ** 413 23 Industrial engineeringNufarm ** 488 35 ChemicalsNXT 469 11 Leisure goodsO2 (now part of Telefonica, Spain) 31/03/2005 220 3 Mobile telecommunicationsOcean Power Delivery 427 5 ElectricityOctel International (now Innospec International) ** 250 16 ChemicalsOFCOM 31/03/2005 362 6 MediaOld Mutual 65 1 Life insuranceOMG 507 69 Software & computer servicesOneClickHR 31/12/2004 687 104 Software & computer servicesOptos 517 17 Health care equipment & servicesOrchid Biosciences Europe (now Orchid Cellmark) ** 760 104 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyOrganon Laboratories ** 74 14 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyOSI Pharmaceticals ** 133 21 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyOsmetech 461 74 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyOtsuka Pharmaceutical ** 394 66 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyOutokumpu Stainless ** 592 4 Industrial metalsOxford Biomedica 194 33 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyOxford Instruments 148 11 Electronic & electrical equipmentOxonica 632 44 ChemicalsPA 535 18 Support servicesPace Micro Technology 97 1 Leisure goodsPanasonic Europe ** 86 8 Electronic & electrical equipmentPartyGaming 559 6 Travel & leisurePatientline 670 3 Fixed line telecommunicationsPatsystems 737 110 Software & computer servicesPelikon 757 61 Electronic & electrical equipmentPfizer ** 8 3 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyPharmagene (now Asterand) 390 64 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyPhilips Electronics ** 53 3 Electronic & electrical equipmentPhoqus 429 68 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyPhoto-Me 191 4 General retailersPhytopharm 238 45 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyPilat Media Global 418 50 Software & computer servicesPilkington (now part of NSG UK Enterprises) 105 2 Construction & materialsPipeHawk 782 62 Electronic & electrical equipmentPirelli ** 31/12/2004 292 14 Automobiles & partsPittards 718 8 Personal goodsPlanit 475 64 Software & computer servicesPlasmon 219 22 Technology hardware & equipmentPlethora Solutions 308 56 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyPlusNet 436 52 Software & computer servicesPolaron 622 46 Electronic & electrical equipmentPole Star Space Applications 781 117 Software & computer servicesPorvair 378 27 ChemicalsPremier Farnell 540 19 Support servicesPremier Foods 531 22 Food producersPro-Bel ** 31/12/2004 521 76 Software & computer servicesPrologic 617 92 Software & computer servicesProStrakan 103 18 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyProteome Sciences 391 65 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyProtherics 241 46 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyProvalis 512 80 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyPsion 161 18 Technology hardware & equipmentPunch Graphix 221 5 MediaPursuit Dynamics 760 42 Industrial engineeringPZ Cussons 368 4 Personal goodsQXL ricardo 662 9 General retailersRankwithinCompany Rank Industry Industry SectorRadstone Technology 31/03/2005 256 24 Technology hardware & equipmentRaft International (now part of Financial Objects) 726 109 Software & computer servicesRandox Laboratories 227 43 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyRaymarine 210 16 Electronic & electrical equipmentReckitt Benckiser 45 1 Household goodsRecognition Systems (now Protagona) ** 465 59 Software & computer servicesRedac * 321 37 Software & computer servicesRedbridge 782 14 General retailersRedrow 782 19 Household goodsReed Elsevier 25 2 MediaReGen Therapeutics 687 96 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyRemec Europe ** † 532 39 Technology hardware & equipmentReNeuron Holdings * 442 69 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyRenishaw 82 7 Electronic & electrical equipmentRenold 31/03/2005 481 27 Industrial engineeringRenovo 224 42 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyRentokil Initial 353 9 Support servicesRespironics ** 760 34 Health care equipment & servicesRespironics Respiratory ** 557 83 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyRetail Decisions 777 115 Software & computer servicesReuters 22 1 MediaRexam 109 4 General industrialsRHM 30/04/2005 377 15 Food producersRhodia ** 324 23 ChemicalsRicardo 343 7 Support servicesRio Tinto 164 3 MiningRM 122 10 Software & computer servicesRobert Bosch Investment ** 396 7 Construction & materialsRobinson Brothers 673 48 ChemicalsRobotic Technology Systems 473 15 Support servicesRoche ** 27 6 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyRolfe & Nolan 28/02/2005 592 88 Software & computer servicesRolls-Royce 7 2 Aerospace & defenceRonseal ** 793 61 ChemicalsRotork 401 22 Industrial engineeringRoyal & Sun Alliance 21 1 Nonlife insuranceRoyal Bank of Scotland 11 1 BanksRoyal Dutch Shell 10 1 Oil & gas producersRoyal Mail 626 6 Industrial transportationRoyalblue 175 19 Software & computer servicesRWE Npower ** 31/12/2004 330 3 Gas, water & multiutilitiesRWE Thames Water ** 31/12/2004 260 2 Gas, water & multiutilitiesSABMiller 303 2 BeveragesSage 35 4 Software & computer servicesSaint-Gobain Abrasives ** 31/12/2004 645 15 Construction & materialsSamsung Electronics ** 79 6 Electronic & electrical equipmentSanofi-Synthelabo ** 209 38 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologySareum 703 99 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyScapa 364 24 ChemicalsSchlumberger ** 193 2 Oil equipment, services & distributionSchneider Electric ** 546 42 Electronic & electrical equipmentSCI Entertainment † 183 21 Software & computer servicesScottish and Southern Energy 540 6 ElectricityScotty 707 45 Technology hardware & equipmentScreen (now Petards) 647 25 Support servicesSDL 342 40 Software & computer servicesSearchspace 446 54 Software & computer servicesSenetek 31/12/2004 653 92 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologySenior 225 11 Industrial engineeringSequa ** 31/12/2004 639 45 ChemicalsSequenom-Gemini ** 475 75 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologySerco 60 1 Support servicesSerono ** 642 91 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyServicePower Technologies 622 93 Software & computer services78 The 2006 R&D ScoreboardThe 2006 R&D Scoreboard 79