With the analysis among 1,838 patents, we discovered top 255 key players by total patent application. Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH, Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, Nikon Corp. are dominant in this area. They take 38.90% of the total patent filing.
Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH
Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
Tokyo-to, Japan
Patent: 94
Tokyo-to, Japan
Patent: 66
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
Tokyo-to, Japan
Patent: 54
Tokyo-to, Japan
Patent: 53
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Patent: 33
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Patent: 32
Bayern, Germany
Patent: 26
With the analysis among 32 patents, we discovered top 9 start-ups by total patent application. Confocal.nl BV, DAMAE Medical SAS, SamanTree Medical SA are active in this area.
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Patent: 9
Vaud, Switzerland
Patent: 5
Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Patent: 2
Hangzhou Yanqu Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Sheng, China
Patent: 1
Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
Hubei Sheng, China
Patent: 1
With the analysis among related 194 patents applied in the last 5 years. We discover 85 most active companies in this area. The fast-growing Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, Confocal.nl BV, Nanolive SA take 22.16% of patent filing during this period.
Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Patent: 7
Vaud, Switzerland
Patent: 6
Tennessee, United States
Patent: 5
Shizuoka-ken, Japan
Patent: 4
Huron Technologies International, Inc.
Centre National De La Recherche Scientif
Université d'Aix-Marseille
Abberior Instruments GmbH
With the analysis among related 194 patents in last 5 years, we discover 60 new entrants. Nanolive SA, DAMAE Medical SAS, Université d'Aix-Marseille are the most active new entrants in this area.
Vaud, Switzerland
Patent: 6
Université d'Aix-Marseille
Abberior Instruments GmbH
Jilin Yatai Zhongke Medical Device Engineering Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Jilin Sheng, China
Patent: 3
Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC
Wisconsin, United States
Patent: 3
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Harbin Institute of Technology
Heilongjiang Sheng, China
Patent: 2
Guangdong Sheng, China
Patent: 2
With the analysis among 340 patents, we discovered top 84 universities and scientific research institutions by total patent application. Tohoku University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics are dominant in this area. They take 16.18% of the total patent filing.
Miyagi-ken, Japan
Patent: 36
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts, United States
Patent: 7
Shanghai Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
Shanghai Shi, China
Patent: 7
Huazhong University of Science & Technology
Hubei Sheng, China
Patent: 5
North Carolina, United States
Patent: 4
California Institute of Technology
California, United States
Patent: 4
Zhejiang Sheng, China
Patent: 4
Beijing Shi, China
Patent: 4
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Patent: 4
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid