Plunkett's Engineering & Research Industry Almanac 2010

Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Nanotechnology. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors, including Bloomberg and ThomsonReuters.Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. This book won a 2011 gold medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.

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• PLUNKETT'S ENGINEERING & RESEARCH INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2010 CONTENTS A Short Engineering & Research Industry Glossary xi Introduction 1 How To Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Engineering & Research Industry 7 1) Introduction to the Engineering & Research Industry 7 2) A Short History of U.S. Industrial Research & Development 9 3) R&D in China Becomes a Major Factor 10 4) Offshore Research, Development & Engineering Grows in India, Singapore, Taiwan and Korea 12 5) Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) Booms 12 6) The State of the Biotechnology Industry Today 13 7) From India to Singapore to Australia, Nations Compete Fiercely in Biotech Development 17 8) U.S. Government Reverses Ban on Funding for New Stem Cell Research 18 9) Emphasis on R&D in Nanotechnology 19 10) Growth in Government and Private Nanotechnology Funding Slows 20 11) Nanotechnology Converges with Biotech 20 12) Globalization and Worldwide Collaboration Fuel the Research Efforts of Major Corporations 21 13) Growth Continues in Research Partnerships Between Corporations and Universities 22 14) Number of Patent Applications Remains High 22 15) The Automation of Research and Design Steams Ahead 24 16) Governments Encourage Renewable Energy, Energy Conservation, Research and Investment 25 17) Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Power Research Continues 27 18) Electric Cars and Plug-in Hybrids (PHEVs) Will Quickly Gain Popularity/Major Research in Advanced Lithium Batteries 29 19) The Future: Pervasive Computing and Complete Mobility Will Be Standard 34 20) Supercomputing Hits 1.75 Petaflops 34 21) Superconductivity Comes of Age 35 22) Massive Funding for Nuclear Fusion Projects 37 Chapter 2: Engineering & Research Industry Statistics 38 Engineering & Research Industry Overview 39 Engineering & Research Industry Revenues, U.S.: 2009 40 Revenues, U.S. Engineering & Scientific Research Industries: 2002-2008 41 National R&D Expenditures & R&D as a Percentage of GDP, by Country: 1985-2007 43 Federal R&D Budget & Distribution by Funding Category, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2010 44 Federal Funding for R&D by Character of Work, U.S.: Fiscal Years 1975-2009 45 Federal Funding for Research, by Agency & Field of Science & Engineering, U.S.: Fiscal Year 2008 46 Federal R&D Funding for National Defense, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2008-2010 47 Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for National Institutes of Health, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 48 Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Space Research & Technology, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 49 NASA Budget Appropriations & Projections: 2009-2015 50 Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for General Science & Basic Research, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 51 Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Natural Resources & Environment, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 52 Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Agriculture, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 53 Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Transportation, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 54 Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Energy, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 55 U.S. Department of Energy Funding for Scientific Research: 2009-2011 56 Research Funding for Biological Sciences, U.S. National Science Foundation: Fiscal Year 2009-2011 57 Domestic U.S. Biopharmaceutical R&D Breakdown, PhRMA Member Companies: 2008 58 Domestic U.S. Biopharmaceutical R&D & R&D Abroad, PhRMA Member Companies: 1970-2009 59 R&D as a Percentage of U.S. Biopharmaceutical Sales, PhRMA Member Companies: 1970-2009 60 R&D by Global Geographic Area, PhRMA Member Companies: 2008 61 Top Foreign Countries by Number of Residents Receiving U.S. Patents: 2007-2008 62 Top 30 Private Sector Patent Recipients, U.S.: 2008 63 Top Patenting U.S. Universities: 2008 64 The U.S. Drug Discovery & Approval Process 65 Domestic Biopharmaceutical R&D Scientific, Professional & Technical Personnel by Function, PhRMA Member Companies: 2008 66 Employment in Engineering Occupations by Business Type, U.S.: 2005-2009 67 Employment in Life & Physical Science Occupations by Business Type, U.S.: May 2008 68 Chapter 3: Engineering & Research Industry Contacts Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites 69 Chapter 4: THE ENGINEERING & RESEARCH 500: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 110 Industry List, With Codes 111 Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 113 Alphabetical Index 126 Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 131 Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 134 Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 137 Index of Firms with International Operations 153 Individual Profiles on each of THE ENGINEERING & RESEARCH 500 158 Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 671 Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Affiliations 673