Sales breakdown 82.9% Medical Systems 6.7% Medical Information Systems 5.9% Analysis Systems 4.5% Medical Analysis Systems Hitachi Medical Corporation (HMC) provides a direct link to the US in the delivery of advanced diagnostics imaging products. The firm is recognised internationally as a pioneer in the development of proton beam therapy (PBT) technology, an advanced form […]

11,300 AstraZeneca has 11,300 employees working in R&D $4bn AstraZeneca invests $4bn on R&D yearly (the average cost of launching a new drug) AstraZeneca is a British-Swedish pharmaceutical and biologics company operating in over 100 countries. The firm has a growing presence in emerging markets such as China, Brazil and Russia. Medicines manufactured by AstraZeneca […]

1878 GE traces its origins to Thomas Edison, who formed Edison Electric Light Company in 1878 1896 GE is the only company listed in the Dow Jones Industrial Index that was included in the 1896 original 1956 GE built the first major business school, the John Welch Leadership Centre in 1956 General Electric (GE) is […]

48,000 sq m Tencent has a 48,000sq m R&D centre in Chengdu 750m+ Tencent’s QQ instant messaging portal has over 750 million active user accounts Investment holding company Tencent Holdings and its subsidiaries are principally concerned with ensuring the provision of internet and telecommunications value-added services, as well as providing advertising services to users in […]

3,700 SG has 3,700 researchers operating in multiple fields 700 SG currently has 700 projects in its portfolio, with 396 patents applied for in 2011 Originally founded as a mirror manufacturer, Saint-Gobain (SG) is now a multinational corporation producing a variety of construction and high-performance materials. The French company maintains a cycle of re-adapting currently existing […]

5bn Almost five billion cans of Red Bull are consumed every year, making it the top- selling energy drink 208 Mateschitz is the richest person in Austria with $5bn, making him number 208 in the world Red Bull is an energy drink company; though one that differentiates itself from a crowded market in its astute approach […]

1988 Professors Liu Jiren and Li Huatian formed Neusoft in 1988 50 Neusoft provides hospitals with over 50 digital imaging methods Neusoft is a Chinese software, IT services and medical equipment company headquartered in Shenyang and is the largest in its sector in its homeland. The high-tech giant demonstrates an unwavering commitment to the pursuit of […]

$600m Alcatel’s Chattanooga smart grid will save it  $600m over 10years 7 Alcatel’s R&D division shares seven Nobel prizes between 13 scientists Alcatel-Lucent is a French-based global telecommunications equipment firm headquartered in Paris, catering for service providers by means of voice, data and video services. While the company focuses primarily on fixed, mobile and converged networking […]

3 Asetek has three new patents and many patents pending for liquid cooling products 1.3m Over 1.3 million Asetek liquid cooling systems have been deployed worldwide Asetek is widely considered to be the leading supplier of liquid cooling solutions for computing, with its core products improving the acoustics of workstations and the performance of high-end […]

40% Siemens generates 40 percent of the UK’s wind energy 15,000 Siemens’ equipment screens 15,000 women for breast cancer daily in the UK German engineering and electronics conglomerate Siemens is among the proudest names in manufacturing and is the largest company of its sector based in Europe. Claiming to pioneer and research 40 inventions per […]

10,000 Microsoft has applied for over 10,000 patents 1992 The first Windows virus was released in 1992. Microsoft now pays hackers to find software vulnerabilities Making remarkable breakthroughs in terms of technology and innovation, the world’s largest software maker shows no signs of slowing its progress. Focusing more on content than its competitors, Microsoft has […]

3M has over 35 units including: consumer and office, display and graphics, electro and comms, healthcare, security and protection, industrial and transportation,  adhesives, abrasives, light management and nanotechnology Originally intended as a vehicle for selling the mineral corundum, 3M has since become a multinational conglomerate valued at $30bn. Having developed products such as waterproof sandpaper, […]