Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| CONTENTS | 7 | 2 |
| Chapter 1 | 9 | 31 |
| Introduction to the Engineering &Research Industry | 9 | 2 |
| A Short History of U.S. Industrial Research &Development | 11 | 1 |
| R&D in China Becomes a Major Factor | 12 | 2 |
| Offshore Research, Development &Engineering Grows in India, Singapore, Taiwan and Korea | 14 | 1 |
| Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) Booms | 14 | 1 |
| The State of the Biotechnology Industry Today | 15 | 4 |
| From India to Singapore to Australia, Nations Compete Fiercely in Biotech Development | 19 | 1 |
| U.S. Government Reverses Ban on Funding for New Stem Cell Research | 20 | 1 |
| Emphasis on R&D in Nanotechnology | 21 | 1 |
| Growth in Government and Private Nanotechnology Funding Slows | 22 | 1 |
| Nanotechnology Converges with Biotech | 22 | 1 |
| Globalization and Worldwide Collaboration Fuel the Research Efforts of Major Corporations | 23 | 1 |
| Growth Continues in Research Partnerships Between Corporations and Universities | 24 | 1 |
| Number of Patent Applications Remains High | 24 | 2 |
| The Automation of Research and Design Steams Ahead | 26 | 1 |
| Governments Encourage Renewable Energy, Energy Conservation, Research and Investment | 27 | 2 |
| Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Power Research Continues | 29 | 2 |
| Electric Cars and Plug-in Hybrids (PHEVs) Will Quickly Gain Popularity/Major Research in Advanced Lithium Batteries | 31 | 5 |
| The Future: Pervasive Computing and Complete Mobility Will Be Standard | 36 | 1 |
| Supercomputing Hits 1.75 Petaflops | 36 | 1 |
| Superconductivity Comes of Age | 37 | 2 |
| Massive Funding for Nuclear Fusion Projects | 39 | 1 |
| Chapter 2 | 40 | 33 |
| Engineering &Research Industry Overview | 41 | 1 |
| Engineering &Research Industry Revenues, U.S.: 2009 | 42 | 1 |
| Revenues, U.S. Engineering &Scientific Research Industries: 2002-2008 | 43 | 2 |
| National R&D Expenditures &R&D as a Percentage of GDP, by Country: 1985-2007 | 45 | 1 |
| Federal R&D Budget &Distribution by Funding Category, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2010 | 46 | 1 |
| Federal Funding for R&D by Character of Work, U.S.: Fiscal Years 1975-2009 | 47 | 1 |
| Federal Funding for Research, by Agency &Field of Science &Engineering, U.S.: Fiscal Year 2008 | 48 | 1 |
| Federal R&D Funding for National Defense, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2008-2010 | 49 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for National Institutes of Health, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 | 50 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Space Research &Technology, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 | 51 | 1 |
| NASA Budget Appropriations &Projections: 2009-2015 | 52 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for General Science &Basic Research, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 | 53 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Natural Resources &Environment, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 | 54 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Agriculture, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 | 55 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Transportation, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 | 56 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Energy, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 | 57 | 1 |
| U.S. Department of Energy Funding for Scientific Research: 2009-2011 | 58 | 1 |
| Research Funding for Biological Sciences, U.S. National Science Foundation: Fiscal Year 2009-2011 | 59 | 1 |
| Domestic U.S. Biopharmaceutical R&D Breakdown, PhRMA Member Companies: 2008 | 60 | 1 |
| Domestic U.S. Biopharmaceutical R&D &R&D Abroad, PhRMA Member Companies: 1970-2009 | 61 | 1 |
| R&D as a Percentage of U.S. Biopharmaceutical Sales, PhRMA Member Companies: 1970-2009 | 62 | 1 |
| R&D by Global Geographic Area, PhRMA Member Companies: 2008 | 63 | 1 |
| Top Foreign Countries by Number of Residents Receiving U.S. Patents: 2007-2008 | 64 | 1 |
| Top 30 Private Sector Patent Recipients, U.S.: 2008 | 65 | 1 |
| Top Patenting U.S. Universities: 2008 | 66 | 1 |
| The U.S. Drug Discovery &Approval Process | 67 | 1 |
| Domestic Biopharmaceutical R&D Scientific, Professional &Technical Personnel by Function, PhRMA Member Companies: 2008 | 68 | 1 |
| Employment in Engineering Occupations by Business Type, U.S.: 2005-2009 | 69 | 1 |
| Employment in Life &Physical Science Occupations by Business Type, U.S.: May 2008 | 70 | 3 |
