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Top 100 Fast-growings companies in Lactic acid
by Most Patent Filing In 1 Year in the world in 2018

The Lactic acid top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most Patent Filing In 1 Year Lactic acid Fast-growings in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2018, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.
Lactic acid is an organic acid. It has a molecular formula CH₃CH(OH)CO₂H. It is white in solid state and it is miscible with water. While in liquid state (dissolved state) it is a colorless solution. Production includes both artificial synthesis as well as natural sources. Lactic acid is an alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) due to the presence of carboxyl group adjacent to the hydroxyl group. It is used as a synthetic intermediate in many organic synthesis industries and in various biochemical industries. The conjugate base of lactic acid is called lactate.
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Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Patent: 36
2
Hà Nội, Vietnam
Medicine,Analgesic,ACETAMINOPHEN/CAFFEINE,
...[+2]
Patent: 29
3
Patent: 28
4
Patent: 28
5
Patent: 19
6
Sweden
Health care,Probiotic,Medicine,
...[+2]
Patent: 19
7
Patent: 16
8
Patent: 16
9
Food industry,Dairy cattle,Health care,
...[+2]
Patent: 16
10
Patent: 15
11
Patent: 14
12
Patent: 14
13
Patent: 14
14
Food science,Medicine,Health care,
...[+2]
Patent: 14
15
Microbrewery,Soft drink,Brewing,
...[+2]
Patent: 13
16
Patent: 12
17
Patent: 12
18
Patent: 11
19
Pinyin,Public university,Biology,
...[+2]
Patent: 10
20
Patent: 10
21
Victoria, Australia
Market research,Phosphatase,Kinase,
...[+2]
Patent: 9
22
Patent: 9
23
Patent: 8
24
Kyyivs'ka Oblast', Ukraine
Patent: 8
25
Patent: 8
26
Patent: 8
27
Patent: 8
28
Patent: 8
29
Patent: 7
30
Patent: 7
31
Patent: 7
32
Patent: 7
33
Patent: 7
34
Food industry,Health care
Patent: 7
35
Patent: 7
36
Patent: 7
37
Sustainable Value,Consumer
Patent: 7
38
Patent: 7
39
Patent: 7
40
Patent: 7
41
Patent: 7
42
Patent: 6
43
Patent: 6
44
Suceava, Romania
Public university,Computer science,Romanian,
...[+2]
Patent: 6
45
Pinyin,Coronavirus,Jurisdiction,
...[+2]
Patent: 6
46
Patent: 6
47
Patent: 6
48
Patent: 6
49
Dental floss,Toothpaste,Sales management,
...[+2]
Patent: 6
50
Patent: 6
51
Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology
Patent: 6
52
Patent: 6
53
Patent: 6
54
Drug,Glycerin enema,Poultice,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
55
Patent: 5
56
Fishery,Pinyin,Social science,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
57
Patent: 5
58
Patent: 5
59
Patent: 5
60
Petrochemical,Synthetic rubber,Health care,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
61
Poland
Patent: 5
62
Asset management,Impact investing,Social Welfare
Patent: 5
63
Patent: 5
64
Schaan, Liechtenstein
Patent: 5
65
Patent: 5
66
American tobacco,Nicotiana tabacum
Patent: 5
67
Pharmacy,Biomedical sciences,Health policy,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
68
Patent: 5
69
Pinyin,Educational institution,Cancer immunotherapy,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
70
Patent: 5
71
Patent: 4
72
Patent: 4
73
Patent: 4
74
Patent: 4
75
Patent: 4
76
Pharmacy and Therapeutics,Choroidal neovascularization,Peptide,
...[+2]
Patent: 4
77
Patent: 4
78
Patent: 4
79
Patent: 4
80
Pinyin,Social science,Educational institution,
...[+2]
Patent: 4
81
Pinyin,Public university,Computer science,
...[+2]
Patent: 4
82
Agronomy,Basic science,Agricultural science,
...[+2]
Patent: 4
83
Patent: 4
84
Quebec, Canada
Drug,Medicine,Creed,
...[+2]
Patent: 4
85
Patent: 4
86
Patent: 4
87
Bioeleven Co., Ltd.
Food science,Sales management
Patent: 4
88
Patent: 4
89
History of the United States,Bequest,Medicine,
...[+2]
Patent: 4
90
Medicine,Bead,Cardiovascular agent,
...[+2]
Patent: 4
91
Australia
Patent: 4
92
Patent: 4
93
Patent: 4
94
Military science,Materials science,Academic achievement,
...[+2]
Patent: 4
95
NJ, US
Patent: 4
96
Light industry,Chemistry,Chromatography,
...[+2]
Patent: 4
97
Patent: 4
98
Patent: 4
99
Patent: 4
100
Pinyin,Mainland China,Chemistry,
...[+2]
Patent: 4
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