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| 2009 rank | 2008 rank | Company | Market value (billions) | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | EMC Corp. | $22,942.2 | -23.8 |
| 2 | 5 | Genzyme Corp. | $16,115.7 | -19.2 |
| 3 | 7 | Biogen IDEC | $15,582.0 | -15.2 |
| 4 | 3 | Raytheon Co. | $15,580.6 | -43.4 |
| 5 | 4 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | $14,915.9 | -37.3 |
| 6 | 1 | State Street Corp. | $13,347.2 | -56.7 |
| 7 | 9 | Staples | $12,946.1 | -16.5 |
| 8 | 8 | American Tower Corp. | $12,088.1 | -22.1 |
| 9 | 6 | Boston Scientific Corp. | $11,972.5 | -37.8 |
| 10 | 10 | TJX Cos. | $10,675.0 | -24.6 |
| 11 | 12 | Analog Devices | $5,612.0 | -35.3 |
| 12 | 22 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | $4,660.0 | 40.5 |
| 13 | 15 | Iron Mountain | $4,476.8 | -15.6 |
| 14 | 11 | Boston Properties | $4,247.9 | -61.4 |
| 15 | 14 | Waters Corp. | $3,586.0 | -35.6 |
| 16 | 24 | NStar | $3,405.0 | 4.8 |
| 17 | 13 | Hologic | $3,358.2 | -52.7 |
| 18 | 17 | Akamai Technologies | $3,307.6 | -29.7 |
| 19 | 19 | Millipore Corp. | $3,181.5 | -14.3 |
| 20 | 20 | Nuance Communications | $2,852.9 | -21.6 |
| 21 | 21 | Eaton Vance Corp. | $2,661.4 | -24.3 |
| 22 | 27 | Interactive Data Corp. | $2,327.3 | -13.2 |
| 23 | 29 | Inverness Medical Innovations | $2,093.8 | -10.2 |
| 24 | 18 | Charles River Laboratories International | $1,817.4 | -54.8 |
| 25 | 35 | BJ's Wholesale Club | $1,750.0 | -17.8 |
| 26 | 23 | Affiliated Managers Group | $1,712.9 | -48.2 |
| 27 | 30 | Senior Housing Properties Trust | $1,688.0 | -25.0 |
| 28 | 32 | Sepracor | $1,600.4 | -26.8 |
| 29 | 36 | Varian Semiconductor Equipment | $1,582.0 | -25.4 |
| 30 | 26 | PerkinElmer | $1,483.6 | -48.0 |
| 31 | 37 | Hanover Insurance Group | $1,473.7 | -30.5 |
| 32 | 31 | Novell | $1,467.2 | -33.8 |
| 33 | 42 | Haemonetics Corp. | $1,400.8 | -7.5 |
| 34 | 47 | Skyworks Solutions | $1,345.0 | 14.0 |
| 35 | - | 3Com Corp. | $1,195.1 | 29.7 |
| 36 | 40 | VistaPrint Ltd. | $1,158.4 | -24.7 |
| 37 | 38 | Parametric Technology Corp. | $1,153.5 | -37.8 |
| 38 | 46 | Alkermes | $1,146.3 | -3.2 |
| 39 | 44 | Clean Harbors | $1,140.0 | -14.0 |
| 40 | 25 | Hospitality Properties Trust | $1,127.9 | -64.7 |
| 41 | - | Starent Networks Corp. | $1,110.7 | 18.7 |
| 42 | 28 | Bruker Corp. | $1,010.6 | -59.8 |
| 43 | - | Cubist Pharmaceuticals | $941.5 | -9.1 |
| 44 | 48 | Hittite Microwave Corp. | $936.6 | -19.5 |
| 45 | - | Franklin Street Properties | $866.9 | -14.1 |
| 46 | - | athenahealth | $805.7 | 5.2 |
| 47 | - | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals | $788.7 | -20.8 |
| 48 | - | Sycamore Networks | $758.0 | -27.0 |
| 49 | 34 | Teradyne | $756.5 | -65.1 |
| 50 | - | American Superconductor Corp. | $749.3 | -22.1 |
SOURCE: Standard & Poor's Compustat
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