List of companies by research and development spending
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companies A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared go ...
with the highest expenditures for
research and development Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in Europe as research and technological development (RTD), is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products, and improving existi ...
(R&D) for different years, mostly taken from the magazine ''
Strategy+Business Strategy (from Greek στρατηγία ''stratēgia'', "art of troop leader; office of general, command, generalship") is a general plan to achieve one or more long-term or overall goals under conditions of uncertainty. In the sense of the "art ...
''.


2020 top 10

The 10 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2020.


2018 top 50

The 50 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2018.


2017 top 20

The 20 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2017 according to the Global Innovation 1000.


2014 top 20

The 20 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2014 according to the Global Innovation 1000.


2011 top 20

The 20 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2011 according to the Global Innovation 1000.


2008 top 20

The 20 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2008 according to the Global Innovation 1000.


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