Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| COVER | 1 | 2 |
| Customer Support Information | 3 | 4 |
| Copyright | 7 | 2 |
| CONTENTS | 9 | 2 |
| A Short Engineering &Research Industry Glossary | 11 | 30 |
| INTRODUCTION | 41 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 43 | 4 |
| Chapter 1 Major Trends Affecting the Engineering &Research Industry | 47 | 33 |
| 1) Introduction to the Engineering &Research Industry | 47 | 2 |
| 2) A Short History of U.S. Industrial Research &Development | 49 | 1 |
| 3) R&D Expands in Chinese Research Parks/Patent Filings Soar | 50 | 2 |
| 4) Offshore Research, Development &Engineering Grow in India, Singapore, Taiwan and Korea | 52 | 1 |
| 5) Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) and Contract Electronics Manufacturing Expected to Slow in 2012 | 53 | 1 |
| 6) The State of the Biotechnology Industry Today | 54 | 5 |
| 7) From India to Singapore to Australia, Nations Compete Fiercely in Biotech Development | 59 | 1 |
| 8) Government Support for New Stem Cell Research Evolves | 60 | 2 |
| 9) Government and Private Nanotechnology Research Funding is Substantial | 62 | 1 |
| 10) Nanotechnology Converges with Biotech | 62 | 1 |
| 11) Globalization and Worldwide Collaboration Fuel the Research Efforts of Major Corporations | 63 | 1 |
| 12) Growth Continues in Research Partnerships Between Corporations and Universities | 64 | 1 |
| 13) Number of Patent Applications Remains High/Patent Laws Change | 64 | 2 |
| 14) The Automation of Research, Designand 3-D Modeling Advances with New Technologies | 66 | 1 |
| 15) Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Power Research Continues | 67 | 3 |
| 16) Electric Cars and Plug-in Hybrids (PHEVs) Enter Market in Low Numbers | 70 | 4 |
| 17) Major Research in Advanced Lithium Batteries | 74 | 1 |
| 18) The Future: Pervasive Computing and Complete Mobility Will Be Standard | 75 | 1 |
| 19) Supercomputing Hits 10.51 Petaflops | 76 | 1 |
| 20) Superconductivity Comes of Age | 77 | 1 |
| 21) Massive Funding for Nuclear Fusion Projects | 78 | 1 |
| 22) Technology Discussion Synthetic Biology | 79 | 1 |
| Chapter 2 ENGINEERING &RESEARCH INDUSTRY STATISTICS | 80 | 27 |
| Engineering &Research Industry Overview | 81 | 1 |
| Engineering &Research Industry Revenues, U.S.: 2011 | 82 | 1 |
| Revenues, U.S. Engineering &Scientific Research Industries: 2004-2010 | 83 | 2 |
| Federal R&D Budget &Distribution by Funding Category, U.S.:Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 85 | 1 |
| Federal Funding for R&D by Character of Work, U.S.: Fiscal Years 1975-2010 | 86 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for National Defense, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 87 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for National Institutes of Health, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 88 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Space Research &Technology, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 89 | 1 |
| NASA Budget Appropriations &Projections: 2011-2017 | 90 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for General Science &Basic Research, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 91 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Natural Resources &Environment, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 92 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Agriculture, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 93 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Transportation, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 94 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Energy, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 95 | 1 |
| U.S. Department of Energy Funding for Scientific Research: 2010-2012 | 96 | 1 |
| Research Funding for Biological Sciences, U.S. National Science Foundation: Fiscal Year 2011-2013 | 97 | 1 |
| Domestic U.S. Biopharmaceutical R&D Breakdown, PhRMA Member Companies: 2009 | 98 | 1 |
| Domestic U.S. Biopharmaceutical R&D &R&D Abroad, PhRMA Member Companies: 1975-2010 | 99 | 1 |
| Domestic Biopharmaceutical R&D Scientific, Professional &Technical Personnel by Function, PhRMA Member Companies: 2009 | 100 | 1 |
| Top Foreign Countries by Number of Residents Receiving U.S. Patents: 2011 | 101 | 1 |
| Top 30 U.S. Patent Recipient Organizations: 2011 | 102 | 1 |
| Major Patenting U.S. Universities: 2011 | 103 | 1 |
| The U.S. Drug Discovery &Approval Process | 104 | 1 |
| Employment in Engineering Occupations by Business Type, U.S.: 2007-2011 | 105 | 1 |
| Employment in Life &Physical Science Occupations by Business Type, U.S.: May 2010 | 106 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 IMPORTANT ENGINEERING &RESEARCH INDUSTRY CONTACTS | 107 | 39 |
| Chapter 4 THE ENGINEERING &RESEARCH 500: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN | 146 | 534 |
| INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 147 | 2 |
| INDEX OF COMPANIES WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 149 | 12 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 161 | 4 |
| INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 165 | 3 |
| INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 168 | 3 |
| INDEX BY REGIONS OF THE U.S. WHERE THE FIRMS HAVE LOCATIONS | 171 | 15 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS | 186 | 5 |
| Individual Profiles On Each Of THE ENGINEERING &RESEARCH 500 | 191 | 489 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 680 | 32 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOTSPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 681 | 2 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 683 | 29 |
