This reference book is a complete guide to the trends and leading companies in the engineering, research, design, innovation and development business fields: those firms that are dominant in engineering-based design and development, as well leaders in technology-based research and development. We have included companies that are making significant investments in research and development via as many disciplines as possible, whether that research is being funded by internal investment, by fees received from clients or by fees collected from government agencies. In this carefully-researched volume, you'll get all of the data you need on the American Engineering and Research Industry, including: engineering market analysis, complete industry basics, trends, research trends, patents, intellectual property, funding, research and development data, growth companies, investments, emerging technologies, CAD, CAE, CAM, and more.This book also contains major statistical tables covering everything from total U.S. R&D expenditures to the total number of scientists working in various disciplines, to amount of U.S. government grants for research. In addition, you'll get expertly written profiles of nearly 400 top Engineering and Research firms - the largest, most successful corporations in all facets of Engineering and Research, all cross-indexed by location, size and type of business. These corporate profiles include contact names, addresses, Internet addresses, fax numbers, toll-free numbers, plus growth and hiring plans, finances, research, marketing, technology, acquisitions and much more.This book will put the entire Engineering and Research industry in your hands. Purchasers of either the book or PDF version can receive a free copy of the company profiles database on CD-ROM, enabling key word search and export of key information, addresses, phone numbers and executive names with titles for every company profiled.

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PLUNKETT'SENGINEERING & RESEARCH INDUSTRYALMANAC 2008CONTENTSA Short Engineering & Research Industry Glossary iIntroduction 1How To Use This Book 3Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Engineering & Research Industry 71) Introduction to the Engineering & Research Industry 72) A Short History of U.S. Industrial Research & Development 93) R&D in China Becomes a Major Factor 104) Offshoring of Research, Development & Engineering Is Growing in Many Nations other than China 115) Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) Booms 116) The State of the Biotechnology Industry Today 127) From India to Singapore to Australia, Nations Compete Fiercely in Biotech Development 158) Stem Cell Funding Trickles in the U.S. at the Federal Level While a Few States Create Funding ofTheir Own 169) Emphasis on R&D in Nanotechnology 1710) Nanotechnology Funding is Strong 1711) Nanotechnology Converges with Biotech 1812) Globalization and Worldwide Collaboration Fuel the Research Efforts of Major Corporations 1913) Growth Continues in Research Partnerships Between Corporations and Universities 1914) Number of Patent Applications Soars 2015) The Automation of Research and Design Steams Ahead 2116) Governments Encourage Alternative Fuels and Conservation R&D 2217) Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Power Research Continues 2318) The Future: Pervasive Computing and Complete Mobility Will Be Standard 2619) Supercomputing Hits 280 Teraflops 2720) Superconductivity Comes of Age 2821) Massive Funding for Nuclear Fusion Projects 29Chapter 2: Engineering & Research Industry Statistics 31Engineering & Research Industry Overview 32Engineering & Research Industry Revenues, U.S.: 2007 33Revenues, U.S. Engineering & Scientific Research Industries: 2000-2006 34National R&D Expenditures & R&D as a Percentage of GDP, by Country: 1985-2006 36Federal R&D Funding & Distribution by Budget Function, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2006-2008 37Federal Funding for R&D by Character of Work, U.S.: Fiscal Years 1975-2007 38Federal Funding for Research, by Agency & Field of Science & Engineering, U.S.: Fiscal Year 2007 39Federal Funding for Research, by Field of Science & Engineering, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2004-2006 40Federal R&D Funding for National Defense, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2006-2008 41Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for National Institutes of Health, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2006-2008 42Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Space Research & Technology, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2006-2008 43NASA Budget Appropriations & Projections: 2007-2013 44Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for General Science & Basic Research, U.S.: Fiscal Years2006-2008 45Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Natural Resources & Environment, U.S.: Fiscal Years2006-2008 46Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Agriculture, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2006-2008 47Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Transportation, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2006-2008 48Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Energy, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2006-2008 49U.S. Department of Energy Funding for Scientific Research: 2007-2009 50Domestic U.S. Biopharmaceutical R&D Breakdown, PhRMA Member Companies: 2006 51Domestic U.S. Biopharmaceutical R&D & R&D Abroad, PhRMA Member Companies: 1970-2007 52R&D as a Percentage of U.S. Biopharmaceutical Sales, PhRMA Member Companies: 1970-2007 53R&D by Global Geographic Area, PhRMA Member Companies: 2006 54Top Foreign Countries by Number of Residents Receiving U.S. Patents: 2006-2007 55Top 30 Private Sector Patent Recipients, U.S.: 2007 56Top Patenting U.S. Universities: 2007 5720 Largest Global Pharmaceutical Development Companies: 2006-2007 58The U.S. Drug Discovery & Approval Process 59Domestic Biopharmaceutical R&D Scientific, Professional & Technical Personnel by Function,PhRMA Member Companies: 2006 60Employment in Engineering Occupations by Business Type, U.S.: 2002-2007 61Employment in Life & Physical Science Occupations by Business Type, U.S.: May 2006 62Chapter 3: Engineering & Research Industry ContactsAddresses, Telephone Numbers and World Wide Web Sites 63Chapter 4: THE ENGINEERING & RESEARCH 500:Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 101Industry List, With Codes 102Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 104Alphabetical Index 117Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 121Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 124Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 127Index by Firms with Operations Outside the U.S. 142Individual Profiles on each of THE ENGINEERING & RESEARCH 500 147Additional IndexesIndex of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 645Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Affiliations 647