Apple, Google, and 3M may top Bloomberg’s list of the world’s most innovative companies, but they’re not the biggest research and development spenders – not even part of the Top 20. Out of 1,000 publicly traded companies with the highest R&D spending in 2009, here are the Top 10, according to a survey by management-consulting firm Booz & Co.

Here is the list for 2009 R&D budgets(Clearly dominated by Drug companies):

1. Roche Holding $9.b
2. Microsoft $9B
3. Nokia $8.6B
4. Toyota $7.8B
5. Pfizer $7.7B
6. Novartis $7.5B
7. Johnson & Johnson $7B
8. Sanofi-Aventis $6.3B
9. GlaxoSmithKline $6.2B
10. Samsung $6B