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Thomson Reuters Names World's 100 Most Innovative Companies 

 
Thomson Reuters recently announced the world's 100 most innovative companies with the launch of its 2011 Top 100 Global Innovator program.
 
The innovative companies on the list are geographically dispersed, with 40% from the US, 31% from Asia, and 29% from Europe.
 
By country, the US is ranked the top with 40 entries being recognized as innovative, followed by Japan (27), France (11), Sweden (6), Korea (4), the Netherlands (4), Germany (4), Switzerland (3), and the Principality of Lichtenstein (1).
 
By industry, the list of the top five where most innovators come from comprises: semiconductors and electronic devices (14 companies), chemistry (13), computer hardware (11), consumer products (9), and machinery manufacturing (8).
 
The recognition is based on analysis of patent data adhering to the four principle criteria of patent approval success rate, global reach of patent portfolio, patent influence in literature citations and overall patent volume.
 
           Thomson Reuters' List of Top 100 World Innovators 2011 
Company name
Country
Industry
3M Company
The US
Chemistry
ABB, Ltd.
Switzerland
Electronic products
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
The US
Semiconductors and electronic devices
Airbus
France
Aerospace
Alcatel-Lucent
France
Communication equipment
Alcon, Inc.
The US
Health products
Alfa Laval
Sweden
Machinery manufacturing
Analog Devices, Inc.
The US
Semiconductors and electronic devices
Apple, Inc.
The US
Communication equipment
Applied Materials, Inc.
The US
Machinery manufacturing
Arkema
France
Chemistry
ASML
The Netherlands
Machinery manufacturing
Atlas Copco
Sweden
Machinery manufacturing
Avaya, Inc.
The US
Communication equipment
BASF
Germany
Chemistry
Bayer
Germany
Pharmacy
Boeing
The US
Aerospace
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
The US
Pharmacy
Brother Industries, Ltd.
Japan
Computer hardware
Canon Inc.
Japan
Computer hardware
Cheil Industries, Inc.
Korea
Chemistry
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
The US
Chemistry
CNRS, The French National Center for Scientific Research
France
R&D
Commissariat à l’énergie atomique
France
R&D
Corning Incorporated
The US
Semiconductors and electronic devices
Daikin Industries, Ltd.
Japan
Industrial manufacturing
Denso Corporation
Japan
Transport facilities
Dow Chemical Company
The US
Chemistry
DuPont
The US
Chemistry
Eaton Corporation
The US
Electronic products
Ericsson
Sweden
Communication equipment
Ethicon Inc.
The US
Health products
Exxon Mobil Corporation
The US
Oil and gas
Fanuc Ltd.
Japan
Electronic products
Fujitsu Limited
Japan
Computer hardware
General Electric Company
The US
Daily consumer goods
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
The US
Industrial manufacturing
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
The US
Aerospace
Harris Corporation
The US
Communication equipment
Hewlett-Packard Company
The US
Computer hardware
Hilti Corporation
The Principality of Lichtenstein
Machinery manufacturing
Hitachi, Ltd.
Japan
Computer hardware
Hoffmann La Roche
The US
Health products
Honda Motor Company Ltd.
Japan
Vehicle manufacturing
Honeywell International Inc.
The US
Electronic products
IFP Energies Nouvelles
France
R&D
Intel Corporation
The US
Semiconductors and electronic devices
International Business Machines Corporation
The US
Computer hardware
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd.
Japan
Semiconductors and electronic devices
Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Japan
Computer software
L’Oreal
France
Daily consumer goods
LG Electronics Inc.
Korea
Daily consumer goods
LS Industrial Systems
Korea
Semiconductors and electronic devices
LSI Corporation
The US
Semiconductors and electronic devices
Microsoft Corporation
The US
Computer software
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Japan
Machinery manufacturing
Motorola, Inc.
The US
Communication equipment
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Japan
Semiconductors and electronic devices
NCR Corporation
The US
Computer hardware
NEC Corporation
Japan
Computer hardware
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Japan
Communication equipment
Nitto Denko Corporation
Japan
Chemistry
Olympus Optical
Japan
Health products
Panasonic Corporation
Japan
Daily consumer goods
Philips
The Netherlands
Daily consumer goods
Procter & Gamble Company
The US
Daily consumer goods
Qualcomm Incorporated
The US
Semiconductors and electronic devices
Raytheon Company
The US
Transport facilities
Rhodia Operations
France
Chemistry
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
The US
Electronic products
Rohm and Haas Company
The US
Chemistry
Rosemount Inc.
The US
Machinery manufacturing
Royal Dutch Shell
The Netherlands
Oil and gas
Saint-Gobain
France
Industrial manufacturing
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Korea
Semiconductors and electronic devices
SanDisk Corporation
The US
Semiconductors and electronic devices
Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
Sweden
Machinery manufacturing
Scania
Sweden
Transport facilities
Seiko Epson Corporation
Japan
Computer hardware
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Japan
Semiconductors and electronic devices
Sharp Corporation
Japan
Semiconductors and electronic devices
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
Japan
Chemistry
Siemens
Germany
Electronic products
Snecma
France
Transport facilities
Societe De Technologie Michelin
France
Industrial manufacturing
Sony Corporation
Japan
Daily consumer goods
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
Japan
Transport facilities
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
Japan
Industrial manufacturing
Symantec Corporation
The US
Computer software
Synopsys, Inc.
The US
Computer software
TE Connectivity
Switzerland
Semiconductors and electronic devices
Tetra Laval
Switzerland
Industrial manufacturing
Toshiba Corporation
Japan
Computer hardware
Toyota Motor Corporation
Japan
Vehicle manufacturing
Unilever
The Netherlands
Daily consumer goods
UOP
The US
Chemistry
Volvo
Sweden
Vehicle manufacturing
Wacker Chemie
Germany
Chemistry
Xerox Corporation
The US
Computer hardware
Yamaha Corporation
Japan
Daily consumer goods
 

 

Date:2011-11-16Return to List
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