Company lists · Data refreshed November 2026

Top 25 Research and development support companies worldwide

RevenueBase identified 5,212 company matches for research and development support companies worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 67,974 professional contacts across them, including 18,587 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for research and development support companies worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed November 6, 2026. Country and city lists for research and development support companies follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Nov 6, 2026 How this list was built
5,212Companies
67,974Contacts tracked
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The 25 largest research and development support companies worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 5,212 company matches for research and development support companies worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact matchÉcublens, SwitzerlandHQ recorded Nov 6, 202610001+6,711 contacts →

Exact match

“The world leader in serving science To serve science, Thermo Fisher Scientific needs to stay ahead of it, we need to anticipate customer needs.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchMenlo Park, FL, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,679 contacts →

Exact match

“In an era of accelerating change, Exponent is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients’ most…”

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3Exact matchJohnstown, AL, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-5001,218 contacts →

Exact match

“Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) is an independent, nonprofit, applied scientific research and development professional services organization.”

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4Exact matchWest Lafayette, IN, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,084 contacts →

Exact match

“WHERE INSIGHTS LEAD TO ANSWERS Expect More In choosing a partner for discovery, development and research models, expect more: more attention, more insight, and a superlative…”

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5Exact matchKolkata, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,069 contacts →

Exact match

“TCG Lifesciences Pvt.”

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6Exact matchTrondheim, NorwayHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000924 contacts →

Exact match

“SINTEF is one of Europe's largest research organisations, with multidisciplinary expertise in the fields of technology, the natural sciences and the social sciences.”

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7Exact matchCerdanyola Del Vallès, SpainHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000795 contacts →

Exact match

“Eurecat es el principal centro tecnológico de Cataluña y la segunda organización de investigación privada más grande del sur de Europa.”

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8Exact matchSan Diego, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000613 contacts →

Exact match

“When it comes to understanding the physical structure, chemical properties and performance of advanced materials and integrated circuitry, no other scientific services company…”

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9Exact matchCuritiba, BrazilHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000579 contacts →

Exact match

“Lactec serves the market and society, offering innovative solutions using science and technology.”

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10Exact matchSeongnam-si, South KoreaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000569 contacts →

Exact match

“World-Leading Research Institute Turns To Global R & BD "World-leading research institute KETI adopts global R & BD (Research & Business Development) strategy.”

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11Exact matchPalaiseau, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000513 contacts →

Exact match

“Digital technology at the heart of our research Based in Paris-Saclay and Grenoble, the CEA-List is an institute of the CEA's Technological Research Division.”

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12Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000506 contacts →

Exact match

“VDI/VDE Innovation + Technology GmbH is a leading service provider for issues related to innovation and technology.”

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13Exact matchRio De Janeiro, BrazilHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500480 contacts →

Exact match

“Tecgraf/PUC-Rio Institute is a successful self-supported model of R,D&I.”

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14Exact matchCuritiba, BrazilHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500478 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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15Exact matchManaus, BrazilHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500449 contacts →

Exact match

“A FPFtech é um centro tecnológico privado de pesquisa e desenvolvimento de projetos nas áreas de software e hardware, capacitação tecnológica, responsabilidade social…”

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16Exact matchNew Delhi, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200402 contacts →

Exact match

“A World Class R&D and Analytical Services Organization Arbro provides research and development services, technical problem solving and contract analytical services to industry…”

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17Exact matchHuntsville, AL, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500388 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 1987, CFD Research develops innovative technologies that advance national security, aerospace, defense, life sciences, materials, and energy.”

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18Exact matchCincinnati, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500362 contacts →

Exact match

“When clients come to us for product design and development, they get a full range of technical expertise and laboratory resources, but they also get a team that’s relentless when…”

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19Exact matchSaskatoon, SK, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500337 contacts →

Exact match

“The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) is one of Canada’s leading providers of applied research, development and demonstration (RD & D) and technology commercialization.”

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20Exact matchn/a1,001-5,000325 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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21Exact matchArlington, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200324 contacts →

Exact match

“BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE LLC BEA ETC is a civic & social organization company based out of PO BOX 1625, Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States.”

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22Exact matchLyon, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500283 contacts →

Exact match

“Depuis 35 ans, ABGi accompagne ses clients en France et à l’international dans la structuration et le financement de leurs projets de recherche, développement et innovation.”

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23Exact matchMclean, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,000281 contacts →

Exact match

“Rofous Software is now part of GlobalLogic, a leading R&D software provider based in the U.S.”

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24Exact matchLiestal, SwitzerlandHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000276 contacts →

Exact match

“For over 90 years, HOLINGER has been solving engineering and scientific tasks in various fields related to the water cycle.”

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25Exact matchTrondheim, NorwayHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500274 contacts →

Exact match

“SINTEF Digital offers high levels of skills and state-of-the-art technology within SINTEF's areas of focus: Renewable energy, climate and environmental technology, Oil and gas…”

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Research and development support companies worldwide at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
27.3%Verified-email coverage
13.0Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
1.2%Largest-city concentration · London
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
3,358
11-50
1,317
51-200
338
201-500
100
501-1,000
27
1,001-5,000
33
5,001-10,000
6
10001+
9

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

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Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for research and development support companies are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “research and development support companies” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 18,587 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on November 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
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Research and development support companies by location

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Every Research and development support companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “research and development support companies”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many research and development support companies are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 5,212 company matches for research and development support companies worldwide as of November 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Thermo Fisher Scientific tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most research and development support companies?

The United States leads with 853 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (311) and India (298). Every research and development support companies list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most research and development support companies?

London leads with 64 company records, followed by Paris (49) and Istanbul (48).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 18,587 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 5,212 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.