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PLUNKETT’S ENGINEERING & RESEARCH INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2015

Key Findings:
•Plunkett Research lists top 500 companies in Engineering & Research and names top trends changing the industry for the mid term.

Key Features:
•Industry trends analysis, market data and competitive intelligence
•Market forecasts and Industry Statistics
•Industry Associations and Professional Societies List
•In-Depth Profiles of hundreds of leading companies
•Industry Glossary
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•Link to our 5-minute video overview of this industry

Pages: 691
Statistical Tables Provided: 26
Companies Profiled: 500
Geographic Focus: Global

A complete market research report, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and developments at innovative firms. You will gain vital insights that can help you shape your own strategy for business development, product development and investments.
•How is the industry evolving?
•How is the industry being shaped by new technologies?
•How is demand growing in emerging markets and mature economies?
•What is the size of the market now and in the future?
•What are the financial results of the leading companies?
•What are the names and titles of top executives?
•What are the top companies and what are their revenues?

Contents, Statistics, Forecasts and Analysis Include:

Major Trends Affecting the Engineering & Research Industry
1)Introduction to the Engineering & Research Industry
2)A Short History of U.S. Industrial Research & Development
3)R&D Expands in Chinese Research Parks/Patent Filings Soar
4)Outsourcing and Offshoring of Research, Development and Engineering Grow Along With Globalization
5)Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) and Contract Electronics Manufacturing Continue to Grow
6)The State of the Biotechnology Industry Today
7)From Korea to India to Singapore to China, Nations Compete Fiercely in Biotech Development
8)Government Support for Stem Cell Research Evolves
9)Government and Private Nanotechnology Research Funding Is Substantial
10)Nanotechnology Converges with Biotech
11)Globalization and Worldwide Collaboration Fuel the Research Efforts of Major Corporations
12)Number of Patent Applications Remains High/Patent Laws Change
13)3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing), Rapid Prototyping and Computer Aided Design
14)Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Power Research Continues/Fuel Cell Cars Enter Market
15)Electric Cars and Plug-in Hybrids (PHEVs) Enter Market in Low Numbers
16)Major Research in Advanced Lithium Batteries
17)The Future: Pervasive Computing and Complete Mobility Will Be Standard
18)Supercomputing Hits 33.86 Petaflops
19)Superconductivity Provides Advanced Electricity Distribution Technology
20)Massive Funding for Nuclear Fusion Projects
21)Private Space Vehicles Begin to Fly, Including the SpaceShipTwo, but 2014 Crash May Slow Development
22)Technology Discussion—Synthetic Biology
23)Global Infrastructure Investment Needs Top $50 Trillion through 2030, Offering Vast Opportunity to Engineers and Developers
24)HPTP Thermoplastics, Thermoset and Engineered Plastics Enable Advanced Products/Nanocomposites Offer the Ultimate in Advanced Materials

Engineering & Research Industry Statistics
1)Engineering & Research Industry Overview
2)Quarterly Engineering & Research Industry Revenues, U.S.: 2014
3)Engineering & Scientific Research & Development Services: Estimated Sources of Revenue, U.S.: 2008-2013
4)National R&D Expenditures & R&D as a Percentage of GDP, by Country: Selected Years, 1985-2014
5)Federal Funding for R&D by Character of Work, U.S.: Selected Fiscal Years, 1975-2016
6)Federal R&D Budget & Distribution by Funding Category, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2012-2015
7)Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for National Defense, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2013-2015
8)Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for National Institutes of Health, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2013-2015
9)Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Space Flight, Research & Supporting Activities, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2013-2015
10)NASA Budget Appropriations & Projections: 2014-2020
11)Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for General Science & Basic Research, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2013-2015
12)Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Natural Resources & Environment, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2013-2015
13)Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Agriculture, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2013-2015
14)Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Transportation, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2013-2015
15)Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Energy, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2013-2015
16)U.S. Department of Energy Funding for Science & Energy Programs: 2014-2016
17)U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Budget: Fiscal Years 2014-2016
18)Research Funding for Biological Sciences, U.S. National Science Foundation: Fiscal Years 2014-2016
19)Research Funding for Engineering, U.S. National Science Foundation: Fiscal Years 2014-2016
20)Domestic U.S. Biopharmaceutical R&D & R&D Abroad, PhRMA Member Companies: 1980-2014
21)Top Foreign Countries by Number of Residents Receiving U.S. Patents: 2014
22)Top 30 U.S. Patent Recipient Organizations: 2014
23)Major Patenting U.S. Universities: 2014
24)The U.S. Drug Discovery & Approval Process
25)Employment in Engineering Occupations by Business Type, U.S.: 2010-2014
26)Employment in Life & Physical Science Occupations by Business Type, U.S.: May 2014