This country’s success ultimately depends on a strong skills base and dynamic R&D both driving an innovative and competitive economy.

Lord Paul Drayson

This is the 18th annual edition of the R&D Scoreboard, which is published jointly by the Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills (DIUS) and the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR).

This summary emphasises the main messages of the Scoreboard concerning the Global 1400 and the UK's position in it, the separate UK 850 and the links between R&D and company success.