Top 100 Fast-growings companies in Lactic acid by Most Patent Filing In 5 Years in the world in 2021 – Discovery

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The Lactic acid top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most Patent Filing In 5 Years Lactic acid Fast-growings in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2021, 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.

1	Jiangnan University	Jiangsu Sheng, China	Pinyin,Chemistry,Biochemistry, ...[+2]	Patent: 155
2	Chr. Hansen A/S	Hovedstaden, Denmark	Enzyme,Food processing,Probiotic, ...[+2]	Patent: 110
3	Chr Hansens Laboratorium AS	Denmark	Enzyme,Chemical engineering	Patent: 110
4	Meiji Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Food industry,Snack foods,Hard candy, ...[+2]	Patent: 92
5	Purac Biochem BV	Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	Preservative,Food Preservatives,Food industry, ...[+2]	Patent: 72
6	Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd.	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, China	Food industry,Dairy cattle,Health care, ...[+2]	Patent: 67
7	Tianjin University of Science & Technology	Guangdong Sheng, China	Chemistry,Biochemistry,Chromatography, ...[+2]	Patent: 53
8	DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS	Hovedstaden, Denmark	Food science,Medicine,Health care, ...[+2]	Patent: 48
9	BioGaia AB	Sweden	Health care,Probiotic,Medicine, ...[+2]	Patent: 47
10	Korea Food Research Institute	Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	Food industry,Health care	Patent: 46
11	Procter & Gamble Co.	Ohio, United States	Toothpaste,Hair conditioner,SOAP, ...[+2]	Patent: 45
12	Navipharm Co. Ltd.	Hà Nội, Vietnam	Medicine,Analgesic,ACETAMINOPHEN/CAFFEINE, ...[+2]	Patent: 42
13	Cell Biotech Co., Ltd.	Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	Probiotic,Functional food,Medicine, ...[+2]	Patent: 42
14	CJ CheilJedang Corp.	South Korea	Sugar,Food processing,Food industry, ...[+2]	Patent: 39
15	Asahi Soft Drinks Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Soft drink,Mineral water,Food industry, ...[+2]	Patent: 38
16	Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Probiotic,Food industry,Health care, ...[+2]	Patent: 37
17	China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.	Beijing Shi, China	Petrochemical,Petroleum,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	Patent: 36
18	InBev SA	Belgium	Food industry,Malt liquor	Patent: 35
19	Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Microbrewery,Soft drink,Brewing, ...[+2]	Patent: 35
20	glac Biotech Co., Ltd.	Taiwan Province, China	Probiotic,Medicine,Functional food, ...[+2]	Patent: 35
21	Sichuan University	Sichuan Sheng, China	Monoclonal antibody,Cancer immunotherapy,Immunotherapy, ...[+2]	Patent: 33
22	Intrexon ActoBiotics NV	Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium	Biopharmaceutical,Clinical trial,Medicine, ...[+2]	Patent: 33
23	Northeast Agricultural University	Heilongjiang Sheng, China	Pinyin,Biology,Chemistry, ...[+2]	Patent: 31
24	Guizhou University	Guizhou Sheng, China	Pinyin,Chemistry,Biology, ...[+2]	Patent: 29
25	COFCO Nutrition & Health Research Institute Co., Ltd.	Beijing Shi, China	Nutrition	Patent: 29
26	SK Innovation Co., Ltd.	Seoul, South Korea	Lithium-ion battery,Petroleum,Petroleum industry, ...[+2]	Patent: 28
27	Jilin Cofco Biochemical Co. Ltd.	China		Patent: 28
28	China Agricultural University	Beijing Shi, China	Light therapy,Agricultural engineering,Veterinary medicine, ...[+2]	Patent: 27
29	Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation	Wisconsin, United States	Medical imaging,Beneficial use,Embryonic stem cell, ...[+2]	Patent: 26
30	LG Chem Ltd.	South Korea	Petrochemical,Synthetic rubber,Health care, ...[+2]	Patent: 26
31	Bright Dairy & Food Co., Ltd.	Shanghai Shi, China	Infant formula,Cream cheese,Dairy cattle, ...[+2]	Patent: 26
32	BASF SE	Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	Agriculture,Petrochemical,Chemical engineering, ...[+2]	Patent: 26
33	Shandong University of Technology	Shandong Sheng, China	Pinyin,Materials science,Chemistry, ...[+2]	Patent: 25
34	COFCO Biotechnology Co., Ltd.	Anhui Sheng, China	Citric acid,Biotechnology,Lactic acid, ...[+2]	Patent: 25
35	Yangzhou University	Jiangsu Sheng, China	Pinyin,Biology,Chemistry, ...[+2]	Patent: 25
36	Snow Brand Milk Products Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Milk products,Food industry,Raw milk	Patent: 25
37	Qingdao Agriculture University	Shandong Sheng, China	Pinyin,Public university,Biology, ...[+2]	Patent: 24
38	Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences	Jiangsu Sheng, China	Agriculture	Patent: 24
39	Changchun Inst of Applied Chem Chinese Academy of Sciences	China		Patent: 24
40	South China Agricultural University	Guangdong Sheng, China	Agricultural science,DNA vaccination,Toxoid, ...[+2]	Patent: 24
41	Fina Research SA	Belgium		Patent: 23
42	Asahi Kohsan Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Clinical diagnosis,Construction engineering,Materials science, ...[+2]	Patent: 23
43	TCI Co., Ltd.	Taiwan Province, China	Medicine,Bead,Cardiovascular agent, ...[+2]	Patent: 23
44	Nutricia NV	Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	Food industry	Patent: 23
45	Jiangsu University	Guangdong Sheng, China	Doctoral research,Pinyin,Materials science, ...[+2]	Patent: 23
46	Zhejiang University	Zhejiang Sheng, China	Pinyin,Educational institution,Cancer immunotherapy, ...[+2]	Patent: 22
47	South China University of Technology	Guangdong Sheng, China	Power semiconductor device,Semiconductor,Science park, ...[+2]	Patent: 22
48	Henan Jindan Lactic Acid Technology Co., Ltd.	Henan Sheng, China	Lactic acid,Chemical engineering,Sodium lactate, ...[+2]	Patent: 21
49	University of Otago	Otago, New Zealand	Biology,Companion diagnostic,Galectin-3, ...[+2]	Patent: 21
50	Shanghai Institute of Technology	Shanghai Shi, China	Pinyin,Chemistry,Materials science, ...[+2]	Patent: 20
51	Henkel AG & Co. KGaA	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Adhesive,SOAP,Laundry, ...[+2]	Patent: 20
52	Henkel	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Sustainable Value,Consumer	Patent: 20
53	Hubei University of Technology	Hubei Sheng, China	Light industry,Agricultural machinery,Computer science, ...[+2]	Patent: 20
54	Inner Mongolia Agricultural University	China	Biology,Agronomy,Botany, ...[+2]	Patent: 20
55	East China University of Science & Technology	Shanghai Shi, China	Syngas,Biomass,Biofuel, ...[+2]	Patent: 20
56	Seoul University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation	South Korea		Patent: 20
57	3M Innovative Properties Co.	Minnesota, United States	Intellectual property,Product design	Patent: 20
58	Nanjing University	Jiangsu Sheng, China	Pinyin,Public university,Chemistry, ...[+2]	Patent: 19
59	Huazhong Agricultural University	Hubei Sheng, China	Agronomy,Basic science,Agricultural science, ...[+2]	Patent: 19
60	Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Probiotic,Food industry,Liquid diet, ...[+2]	Patent: 19
61	Amorepacific Corp.	South Korea	Cosmetics,Cleanser,Toothpaste, ...[+2]	Patent: 19
62	Nanjing Forestry University	Jiangsu Sheng, China	Pinyin,Forestry,Chemistry, ...[+2]	Patent: 19
63	Konkuk University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation	South Korea	Intellectual property	Patent: 19
64	Xuzhou University of Technology	Jiangsu Sheng, China		Patent: 18
65	Foshan University	China		Patent: 18
66	Beijing Technology & Business University	Beijing Shi, China	Light industry,Chemistry,Chromatography, ...[+2]	Patent: 18
67	Zhejiang University of Technology	Zhejiang Sheng, China	Pinyin,Mainland China,Chemistry, ...[+2]	Patent: 18
68	Sichuan Agricultural University	Sichuan Sheng, China	Supervisor,DNA vaccination,Toxoid, ...[+2]	Patent: 17
69	PTT Global Chemical Plc	Rayong, Thailand	Petrochemical,Petroleum industry,Chemical engineering, ...[+2]	Patent: 17
70	Medrx Co., Ltd.	Yamaguchi, Japan	Hospitality industry,Medicine,Health care, ...[+2]	Patent: 17
71	GCS	Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	Sales management,Medical equipment	Patent: 16
72	Jilin University	Jilin Sheng, China	Pinyin,Coronavirus,Jurisdiction, ...[+2]	Patent: 16
73	Tianjin University	Guangdong Sheng, China	Radio-frequency identification,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),Pinyin, ...[+2]	Patent: 16
74	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Shanghai Shi, China	CONTEST,Biological membrane,Biofabrication, ...[+2]	Patent: 16
75	Great Circle Systems, Inc.	United States	Information technology consulting,Systems design,Data management, ...[+2]	Patent: 16
76	Cargill, Inc.	Minnesota, United States	Agriculture,Food industry,Broiler, ...[+2]	Patent: 15
77	Nikkiso Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Hemodialysis,Medical equipment,Aerospace, ...[+2]	Patent: 15
78	Guangzhou Bosma Optoelectronic Technology Co. Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Computer hardware,Electronics,Semiconductor, ...[+1]	Patent: 15
79	China Tobacco Hubei Industrial Co., Ltd.	China	Cigarette filter,Forestry,Paper mill, ...[+1]	Patent: 15
80	Dalian Polytechnic University	Liaoning Sheng, China	Chemistry,Materials science,Biochemistry, ...[+2]	Patent: 15
81	Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation	Victoria, Australia	Market research,Phosphatase,Kinase, ...[+2]	Patent: 14
82	Société des Produits Nestlé SA	Vaud, Switzerland	Food industry	Patent: 14
83	Fuji Oil Holdings, Inc.	Osaka, Japan	Soy protein,Food processing,Textured vegetable protein, ...[+2]	Patent: 14
84	Fuji Oil Co. Ltd. (Osaka)	Osaka, Japan	Agriculture,Fertilizer,Animal fat, ...[+2]	Patent: 14
85	Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd.	Liaoning Sheng, China	Polyurethane,Polystyrene,Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, ...[+2]	Patent: 14
86	Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.	Yamanashi, Japan	Food products,Food industry,Pickling, ...[+2]	Patent: 14
87	Southwest University	Texas, United States	Private education,Simulation,Business administration, ...[+2]	Patent: 14
88	Shanxi Agricultural University	China	Rural area,Biology,Botany, ...[+2]	Patent: 14
89	STARTUP Bened Biomedical Co., Ltd.	Taiwan Province, China	Medicine,Biomedicine,Biotechnology, ...[+2]	Patent: 13
90	National University of Food Technology	Kyyivs'ka Oblast', Ukraine	Food technology,Chemistry,Food science, ...[+2]	Patent: 13
91	Zhejiang Gongshang University	Zhejiang Sheng, China	Pinyin,Social science,Educational institution, ...[+2]	Patent: 13
92	Novozymes A/S	Hovedstaden, Denmark	Enzyme,Medicine,Industrial enzymes, ...[+2]	Patent: 13
93	Unilever IP Holdings BV	Netherlands		Patent: 13
94	Board of Trustees of The University of Arkansas	Arkansas, United States	Asset management,Impact investing	Patent: 13
95	BluCon Biotech GmbH	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Bionics,Blood cell,Cell signaling, ...[+2]	Patent: 13
96	Hefei University of Technology	Henan Sheng, China	Management science,Pinyin,Computer science, ...[+2]	Patent: 13
97	Probiotical SpA	Piemonte, Italy	Pharmacy,Lactic acid,Probiotic, ...[+1]	Patent: 13
98	Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co., Ltd.	China	Ice cream,Agriculture,Organic milk, ...[+2]	Patent: 13
99	Grape King Bio Ltd.	Taiwan Province, China	Mycelium,Probiotic,Drug, ...[+2]	Patent: 13
100	Kikkoman Corp.	Chiba, Japan	Seasoning,Food industry,Hyaluronic acid, ...[+2]	Patent: 13