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 SectorServier ** 222 41 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyServocell 726 59 Electronic & electrical equipmentSeton House 90 2 General industrialsSevern Trent 341 4 Gas, water & multiutilitiesSGL † 31/03/2005 347 8 Support servicesSharp Electronics ** 233 18 Electronic & electrical equipmentShepherd Building 592 13 Construction & materialsShire 17 4 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologySHL 396 11 Support servicesShort Brothers ** 135 10 Aerospace & defenceSiemens ** 44 2 Electronic & electrical equipmentSinclair Pharma 737 103 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologySira 31/03/2004 769 45 Industrial engineeringSKF ** 703 40 Industrial engineeringSkyePharma 94 17 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologySmart Holograms 635 47 Electronic & electrical equipmentSmith & Nephew 41 2 Health care equipment & servicesSmiths 19 4 Aerospace & defenceSolexa 31/12/2004 333 9 Health care equipment & servicesSondex 262 3 Oil equipment, services & distributionSony ** 132 3 Leisure goodsSony Computer Entertainment Europe ** 58 6 Software & computer servicesSony Entertainment ** 439 10 Leisure goodsSopheon 625 94 Software & computer servicesSpectris 61 4 Electronic & electrical equipmentSphere Medical 631 27 Health care equipment & servicesSPI Lasers 401 31 Electronic & electrical equipmentSpirax-Sarco Engineering 274 14 Industrial engineeringSpirent (now Spirent Communications) 46 5 Technology hardware & equipmentSporting Exchange 349 3 Travel & leisureSR Pharma 499 79 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologySSL International 217 1 Personal goodsStandard Chartered 56 4 BanksStanelco 361 19 Industrial engineeringStanley UK Acquisition ** 744 28 Support servicesStatPro 352 41 Software & computer servicesSteinhoff UK Beds ** 793 20 Household goodsStem Cell Sciences 662 94 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologySTMicroelectronics ** 507 38 Technology hardware & equipmentStrategic Rail Authority 31/03/2005 396 4 Industrial transportationSumitomo Electric Wiring Systems ** 367 16 Automobiles & partsSun Chemical ** 203 13 ChemicalsSunrise Medical ** † 524 19 Health care equipment & servicesSuperscape 259 33 Software & computer servicesSurface Technology Systems 406 33 Technology hardware & equipmentSurface Transforms 760 42 Industrial engineeringSurfControl 228 26 Software & computer servicesSurrey Satellite Technology 212 20 Technology hardware & equipmentSwallowfield 707 7 Personal goodsSygen International (now part of Genus) 239 9 Food producersSymbian 52 5 Software & computer servicesSynairgen 732 102 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologySynchronica 777 50 Technology hardware & equipmentSyngenta ** 38 2 ChemicalsSystem C Healthcare 579 83 Software & computer servicesSystems Union 142 12 Software & computer servicesTadpole Technology 472 62 Software & computer servicesTATA TEA ** 02/04/2005 554 4 BeveragesTate & Lyle 109 4 Food producersTechnolog 30/04/2005 656 51 Electronic & electrical equipmentTecteon 687 7 Oil & gas producersTelephonetics 769 114 Software & computer servicesTelit Communications 415 35 Technology hardware & equipmentTelspec 559 40 Technology hardware & equipmentRankwithinCompany Rank Industry Industry SectorTennants 475 33 ChemicalsTepnel Life Sciences 495 77 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyTertio Telecoms (now Evolving Systems) ** 31/12/2004 461 58 Software & computer servicesTesco 23 1 Food & drug retailersTessenderlo Fine Chemicals ** 769 58 ChemicalsTextron ** 381 9 General industrialsThales Optronics ** 528 17 Aerospace & defenceThomas Swan 278 18 ChemicalsThomson ** 446 8 MediaThomson Intermedia 667 12 MediaThor Overseas * 799 62 ChemicalsTI Automotive ** 115 6 Automobiles & partsTioxide ** 31/12/2004 98 7 ChemicalsTissue Science Laboratories 554 22 Health care equipment & servicesTiton 757 20 Construction & materialsTomkins 57 1 General industrialsTorex Retail 152 18 Software & computer servicesTorotrak 284 13 Automobiles & partsToshiba Research Europe ** 31/03/2005 249 20 Electronic & electrical equipmentTotal ** 31/12/2004 403 5 Oil & gas producersTotal Systems 721 107 Software & computer servicesTower 793 51 Technology hardware & equipmentTrafficmaster 525 9 MediaTranseda Technology ** 753 113 Software & computer servicesTransitive 31/12/2004 374 45 Software & computer servicesTrelleborg Automotive ** 31/12/2004 460 11 General industrialsTrelleborg Sealing Solutions ** 31/12/2004 742 55 ChemicalsTremco (now Tremco Illbruck Production) ** 732 19 Construction & materialsTribal 610 24 Support servicesTrikon (now Aviza Europe) ** 302 30 Technology hardware & equipmentTritrax 493 39 Electronic & electrical equipmentTRL Electronics 31/03/2005 534 18 Aerospace & defenceTT electronics 204 14 Electronic & electrical equipmentTTP 31/03/2005 371 44 Software & computer servicesTTP Communications 31/03/2005 80 11 Technology hardware & equipmentUbiquity Software 253 30 Software & computer servicesUCB Pharma ** 603 86 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyUGG ** 793 20 General industrialsUltra Electronics 118 9 Aerospace & defenceUltraframe 493 8 Construction & materialsUmbro 335 3 Personal goodsUnilever 6 1 Food producersUnipoly 31/12/2004 674 16 Construction & materialsUnited Biscuits ** 169 8 Food producersUnited Dairy Farmers 31/03/2005 790 28 Food producersUnited Utilities 481 7 Gas, water & multiutilitiesUniverse 533 17 Support servicesUrenco 173 4 Support servicesVanguard Car Rental EMEA ** 680 8 Travel & leisureVastox 617 88 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyVebnet 499 67 Software & computer servicesVectura 31/03/2005 180 30 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyVeolia Water ** 31/12/2004 710 10 Gas, water & multiutilitiesVernalis 91 16 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyVetco † 380 4 Oil equipment, services & distributionVI 537 77 Software & computer servicesVictrex 323 22 ChemicalsVideojet Technologies ** 383 30 Electronic & electrical equipmentVislink 257 25 Technology hardware & equipmentVisteon ** 54 5 Automobiles & partsVitec 223 10 Industrial engineeringVoca 83 2 Support servicesVodafone 15 1 Mobile telecommunicationsVolex 491 38 Electronic & electrical equipment80 The 2006 R&D ScoreboardThe 2006 R&D Scoreboard 81