Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| CONTENTS | 9 | 2 |
| Glossary | 11 | 25 |
| INTRODUCTION | 36 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 38 | 4 |
| Chapter 1 | 42 | 31 |
| Introduction to the Engineering &Research Industry | 42 | 2 |
| A Short History of U.S. Industrial Research &Development | 44 | 1 |
| R&D in China Becomes a Major Factor | 45 | 2 |
| Offshore Research, Development &Engineering Grows in India, Singapore, Taiwan and Korea | 47 | 1 |
| Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) Booms | 47 | 1 |
| The State of the Biotechnology Industry Today | 48 | 4 |
| From India to Singapore to Australia, Nations Compete Fiercely in Biotech Development | 52 | 1 |
| U.S. Government Reverses Ban on Funding for New Stem Cell Research | 53 | 1 |
| Emphasis on R&D in Nanotechnology | 54 | 1 |
| Growth in Government and Private Nanotechnology Funding Slows | 55 | 1 |
| Nanotechnology Converges with Biotech | 55 | 1 |
| Globalization and Worldwide Collaboration Fuel the Research Efforts of Major Corporations | 56 | 1 |
| Growth Continues in Research Partnerships Between Corporations and Universities | 57 | 1 |
| Number of Patent Applications Remains High | 57 | 2 |
| The Automation of Research and Design Steams Ahead | 59 | 1 |
| Governments Encourage Renewable Energy, Energy Conservation, Research and Investment | 60 | 2 |
| Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Power Research Continues | 62 | 2 |
| Electric Cars and Plug-in Hybrids (PHEVs) Will Quickly Gain Popularity/Major Research in Advanced Lithium Batteries | 64 | 5 |
| The Future: Pervasive Computing and Complete Mobility Will Be Standard | 69 | 1 |
| Supercomputing Hits 1.75 Petaflops | 69 | 1 |
| Superconductivity Comes of Age | 70 | 2 |
| Massive Funding for Nuclear Fusion Projects | 72 | 1 |
| Chapter 2 | 73 | 31 |
| Engineering &Research Industry Overview | 74 | 1 |
| Engineering &Research Industry Revenues, U.S.: 2009 | 75 | 1 |
| Revenues, U.S. Engineering &Scientific Research Industries: 2002-2008 | 76 | 2 |
| National R&D Expenditures &R&D as a Percentage of GDP, by Country: 1985-2007 | 78 | 1 |
| Federal R&D Budget &Distribution by Funding Category, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2010 | 79 | 1 |
| Federal Funding for R&D by Character of Work, U.S.: Fiscal Years 1975-2009 | 80 | 1 |
| Federal Funding for Research, by Agency &Field of Science &Engineering, U.S.: Fiscal Year 2008 | 81 | 1 |
| Federal R&D Funding for National Defense, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2008-2010 | 82 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for National Institutes of Health, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 | 83 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Space Research &Technology, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 | 84 | 1 |
| NASA Budget Appropriations &Projections: 2009-2015 | 85 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for General Science &Basic Research, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 | 86 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Natural Resources &Environment, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 | 87 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Agriculture, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 | 88 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Transportation, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 | 89 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Energy, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 | 90 | 1 |
| U.S. Department of Energy Funding for Scientific Research: 2009-2011 | 91 | 1 |
| Research Funding for Biological Sciences, U.S. National Science Foundation: Fiscal Year 2009-2011 | 92 | 1 |
| Domestic U.S. Biopharmaceutical R&D Breakdown, PhRMA Member Companies: 2008 | 93 | 1 |
| Domestic U.S. Biopharmaceutical R&D &R&D Abroad, PhRMA Member Companies: 1970-2009 | 94 | 1 |
| R&D as a Percentage of U.S. Biopharmaceutical Sales, PhRMA Member Companies: 1970-2009 | 95 | 1 |
| R&D by Global Geographic Area, PhRMA Member Companies: 2008 | 96 | 1 |
| Top Foreign Countries by Number of Residents Receiving U.S. Patents: 2007-2008 | 97 | 1 |
| Top 30 Private Sector Patent Recipients, U.S.: 2008 | 98 | 1 |
| Top Patenting U.S. Universities: 2008 | 99 | 1 |
| The U.S. Drug Discovery &Approval Process | 100 | 1 |
| Domestic Biopharmaceutical R&D Scientific, Professional &Technical Personnel by Function, PhRMA Member Companies: 2008 | 101 | 1 |
| Employment in Engineering Occupations by Business Type, U.S.: 2005-2009 | 102 | 1 |
| Employment in Life &Physical Science Occupations by Business Type, U.S.: May 2008 | 103 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 | 104 | 41 |
| Chapter 4 | 145 | 560 |
| INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 146 | 2 |
| INDEX OF RANKINGS WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 148 | 13 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 161 | 5 |
| INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 166 | 3 |
| INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 169 | 3 |
| INDEX BY REGIONS OF THE U.S. WHERE THE FIRMS HAVE LOCATIONS | 172 | 16 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS | 188 | 5 |
| Individual Profiles On Each Of THE ENGINEERING &RESEARCH 500 | 193 | 512 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 705 | 33 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 706 | 2 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 708 | 30 |
