2012 Rakuten bought Canadian ebook reader Kobo in 2012 $100m Rakuten is leading a consortium investing $100m in file-sharing site Pinterest Rakuten is a Japanese electronic commerce company and the largest of its sector in its native country. Having established itself as a leading competitor in the region, Rakuten is taking major steps to realise […]

$1m Toyota spends more on R&D than any company in the world, investing $1m every hour 1.7m Toyota is the world’s leading manufacturer of hybrid vehicles, with more than 1.7 million on the road Widely acknowledged as a leader in the automobile sector, Toyota’s willingness to implement incremental innovations at every stage of design is […]

1982 Zetsche completed a Phd in engineering at the University of Paderborn in 1982 2018 Zetsche will remain at the helm of Daimler until 2018 Having spent much of his career at German multinational corporation Daimler AG – where he currently stands as Chairman of the Executive Board – Dieter Zetsche has overseen many of […]

25% One in four Samsung employees currently work in its R&D department 6.2% Samsung’s proportion of R&D to total sales One of the largest electronics corporations worldwide, Samsung’s multi-billion dollar enterprise has developed in strict correlation with its continued willingness to innovate. Samsung works alongside eco-friendly companies and operates in accordance with environmental practices to […]

200m Johnson Controls has products, from single components to full interiors, in over 200 million vehicles 500 Johnson Controls is involved in 500 renewable energy projects including wind and geo-thermal Johnson Controls offers services and products for the optimising of energy and the efficiency of buildings, as well as automotive batteries, electronics and interior systems […]

1880s P&G’s breakthrough was its ‘Ivory’ soap that floated in water $1bn Today, 24 of P&G’s brands generate more than $1bn in annual sales American consumer goods company Procter & Gamble (P&G) is proof that efforts to maintain environmental initiatives can be rewarded with profit-making. P&G’s history is enriched not only with individual product innovations, […]

1987 PCO was founded in 1987 with the objective of producing fast and sensitive video camera systems sCMOS PCO was one of the first camera companies in the world to offer a sCMOS camera PCO is a leading manufacturer of high-performance camera systems, primarily used for scientific and industrial purposes. The digital cameras are dynamic, […]

317 metres Kone operates the world’s largest elevator, Tytyri, at 317 metres IDE300 The IDE300 has auto-recognition and takes residents directly to their home floor Kone is an international engineering and services company, perhaps most commonly known for providing maintenance services and modernisation solutions for businesses throughout the globe. Kone demonstrates a history of innovation […]

12,200 Cisco has filed12,200 patents, an average of 700 per year $450bn Cisco is one of the world’s most valuable companies, with a valuation of $450bn Cisco’s unrelenting business enterprise and focus on collaboration has made for one of the world’s most successful networking companies. Now a multinational corporation with annual revenue of over $46bn, […]

15 MAT helped 15 British Olympic medallists get to the gold podium at London 2012 60,000sq ft MAT is building a new 60,000sq ft centre which will create 400 permanent jobs McLaren Applied Technologies (MAT) is a British company focusing on technical applications for the McLaren Group. Since its formation in 2004, MAT has pursued advances […]

5,000 Syngenta employs 5,000 people at its R&D centres globally $1bn Syngenta spends on average $1bn per year on its R&D initiatives Global specialised chemicals company Syngenta works primarily in the advancement of biotechnology and genomic research. The Swiss-based company is the third-largest seller of commercial agricultural seeds and employs 26,000 people across 90 countries. […]

“Our parents and grandparents took us to the Moon the first time. Now it’s time for us to go back to the Moon to stay, and then head straight for Mars.” Prior to Virgin Galactic, Whitesides served as Chief of Staff for NASA George T Whitesides is the CEO of Virgin Galactic, a project with […]