Industry code 72.1

Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

1,835 active companies are registered in this industry. The figures below come from the Register of Business Enterprises and the Register of Company Accounts, and are based on the 902 companies we have accounts for.

Active companies: 1,835
Typical revenue (median): NOK 1.1 m
Typical operating margin: -5.6 %
Share with a profit: 43 %

Largest companies by revenue

1Axis-Shield ASOsloNOK 44.3 bn
2Sintef ASTrondheimNOK 3 bn
3Norce Research ASBergenNOK 1.3 bn
4Institutt For Energiteknikk StiLillestrømNOK 1.1 bn
5Stiftelsen Norges Geotekniske InstituttOsloNOK 892 m
6Sintef Ocean ASTrondheimNOK 880.5 m
7Norges Geotekniske Institutt ASOsloNOK 811.7 m
8Sintef Energi ASTrondheimNOK 801.6 m
9Nofima ASTromsøNOK 710.7 m
10Stiftelsen Norsk Institutt For Naturforskning NinaTrondheimNOK 667.7 m

Largest employers

1Sintef ASTrondheim1509 employees
2FolkehelseinstituttetOslo1373 employees
3HavforskningsinstituttetBergen1095 employees
4Nibio - Norsk Institutt For BioøkonomiÅs836 employees
5Norce Research ASBergen730 employees
6Meteorologisk InstituttOslo589 employees
7Institutt For Energiteknikk StiLillestrøm559 employees
8Norges Geotekniske Institutt ASOslo426 employees
9Stiftelsen Norsk Institutt For Naturforskning NinaTrondheim426 employees
10Sintef Ocean ASTrondheim400 employees

Where is the industry based?

Oslo273
Bergen74
Trondheim74
Bærum37
Stavanger34
Tromsø21
Asker20
Kristiansand18
Sandnes13
Lillestrøm12
Drammen12
Bodø11

Largest municipalities for research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Sub-industries

Median means half of the companies are above and half below. Figures are updated continuously and are only shown for companies with public accounts.