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Top 100 Key Players companies in Chromosome
by Most Patent Citation in the world in 2020

The Chromosome top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most Patent Citation Chromosome Key Players in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2020, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.
A chromosome is a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecule with part or all of the genetic material (genome) of an organism. Most eukaryotic chromosomes include packaging proteins which, aided by chaperone proteins, bind to and condense the DNA molecule to prevent it from becoming an unmanageable tangle.

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

China

Japan

United States

United Kingdom

Netherlands

France

Denmark

Switzerland

South Korea

Germany

Canada

Ranking:

Most Patent Filings

Highest Patent Value

Most Patent Citation

Most Research Publications

Most Literature Citation

Most Market Reports

Most News Heat

#
Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Agena Bioscience, Inc.
California, United States
Medical equipment,Health care,Genetic analysis,
...[+2]
patent citation: 4,592
2
Sigma-Aldrich, Inc.
Missouri, United States
Biotechnology,Biology,Chemical engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 4,013
3
Sigma-Aldrich Co. Ltd.
Dorset, United Kingdom
Bovine serum albumin,Medicine,Polymer science,
...[+2]
patent citation: 4,013
4
Natera, Inc.
California, United States
Genetic diagnosis,Health care,Genetic testing,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3,519
5
Rise Technology, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Electronic component,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+1]
patent citation: 2,882
6
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Seasoning,Amino acid,Food processing,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,462
7
Sequenom, Inc.
California, United States
Trisomy,Health care,Coronavirus,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,396
8
Showa Denko K.K.
Chiba, Japan
Graphite,Materials science,Nanomaterials,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,857
9
Ravgen, Inc.
United States
Health care,Fetal dna,Genome,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,746
10
Syngenta Mogen BV
Netherlands
patent citation: 1,663
11
Serono Genetics Institute SA
Île-de-France, France
DNA,Biotechnology,Genetic analysis
patent citation: 1,402
12
Verinata Health, Inc.
California, United States
Software development,Medical equipment,Health care,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,173
13
GenPharm International LLC
California, United States
Monoclonal antibody,Health care,Medicine
patent citation: 1,159
14
ZymoGenetics, Inc.
Washington, United States
Medicine,Pharmacy and Therapeutics,Protein chemistry,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,144
15
Glaxo Group Ltd.
Hounslow, United Kingdom
Food products,Medicine,Health care
patent citation: 1,084
16
Chiron Corp.
California, United States
Blood testing,Biology,Drug discovery,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,059
17
Applied Spectral Imaging Ltd.
TA, IL
Spectral imaging,Medicine,Hyperspectral imaging,
...[+2]
patent citation: 936
18
Affymetrix, Inc.
California, United States
Health care,DNA,Coronavirus,
...[+2]
patent citation: 850
19
Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Epoetin alfa,Food industry,Aloe vera,
...[+2]
patent citation: 845
20
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts, United States
Substance abuse,Hospitality industry,Health care,
...[+2]
patent citation: 794
21
The General Hospital Corp.
Massachusetts, United States
Health care,Hospitality industry,Vascular Medicine,
...[+2]
patent citation: 794
22
Vysis, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Molecular pathology,Prenatal disorders,Medical equipment,
...[+2]
patent citation: 775
23
Ceres SAS
Île-de-France, France
Accounting,Bookkeeping,Payroll
patent citation: 765
24
Paperspace
Chemical energy,Agriculture,Renewable energy,
...[+2]
patent citation: 765
25
Abbott Laboratories Ltd.
United Kingdom
Medicine,Photomedicine,Drug carrier,
...[+2]
patent citation: 752
26
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária - Embrapa
Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Agriculture,Food industry,Association (object-oriented programming),
...[+2]
patent citation: 714
27
BASF Agrochemical Products BV
Gelderland, Netherlands
patent citation: 714
28
Koninklijke DSM NV
Netherlands
Animal nutrition,Health care,Biology,
...[+2]
patent citation: 679
29
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Health care,Blood Screening,Polymerase chain reaction,
...[+2]
patent citation: 679
30
Abbott Molecular, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Medical equipment,Health care,Molecular diagnostics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 674
31
Novozymes A/S
Hovedstaden, Denmark
Enzyme,Medicine,Industrial enzymes,
...[+2]
patent citation: 650
32
DEKALB Genetics Corp.
Illinois, United States
Agriculture,Forage,Sorghum
patent citation: 640
33
Novartis AG
Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
Dosage form,Health care,Medicine,
...[+2]
patent citation: 610
34
ARCH Development Corp.
District of Columbia, United States
Arch
patent citation: 610
35
TET Systems GmbH & Co. KG
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Control system,Biotechnology,Agriculture,
...[+2]
patent citation: 604
36
Esoterix Genetic Laboratories LLC
North Carolina, United States
patent citation: 583
37
Genzyme Corp.
Massachusetts, United States
Medicine,Pharmacy and Therapeutics,Multiple sclerosis,
...[+2]
patent citation: 575
38
Genencor International Indiana, Inc.
Michigan, United States
patent citation: 562
39
Chromos Molecular Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Laser,Medical equipment,Health care,
...[+2]
patent citation: 527
40
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
Delaware, United States
Agriculture,Materials science,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 515
41
Idaho Research Foundation, Inc.
Idaho, United States
patent citation: 490
42
Fuji Oil Holdings, Inc.
Osaka, Japan
Soy protein,Food processing,Textured vegetable protein,
...[+2]
patent citation: 482
43
Fuji Oil Co. Ltd. (Osaka)
Osaka, Japan
Agriculture,Fertilizer,Animal fat,
...[+2]
patent citation: 482
44
Toyobo Co., Ltd.
Osaka, Japan
Chemical engineering,Synthetic rubber,Membrane,
...[+2]
patent citation: 447
45
Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Health care,Drug,Medicine,
...[+2]
patent citation: 430
46
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Genomics,Computer hardware,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 414
47
Knoll AG
NI, DE
Medicine
patent citation: 405
48
BASF Bioresearch Corp.
Massachusetts, United States
patent citation: 405
49
Evonik Degussa Japan Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
patent citation: 383
50
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
Arizona, United States
Medical equipment,Health care,Digital pathology,
...[+2]
patent citation: 371
51
Oxford BioDynamics Plc
Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Biotechnology,Cytogenetics,Pharmacogenomics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 336
52
Fujitsu Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management,
...[+2]
patent citation: 331
53
Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Microelectronics,Electronic component,
...[+2]
patent citation: 331
54
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
California, United States
Drug,Health care,Drug discovery,
...[+2]
patent citation: 288
55
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Iowa, United States
patent citation: 285
56
Medarex, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Pharmacy and Therapeutics,Medical equipment,Biopharmaceutical,
...[+2]
patent citation: 281
57
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
Shizuoka, Japan
Robotics,Industrial robot,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 279
58
Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Medicine
patent citation: 268
59
Unilever NV
Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
COLA (software architecture),Soft drink,Deodorant,
...[+2]
patent citation: 265
60
Regents of the University of California
California, United States
Working capital,Pathology,Companion diagnostic,
...[+2]
patent citation: 261
61
ONE CELL SYSTEMS, INC.
United States
patent citation: 255
62
CJ CheilJedang Corp.
South Korea
Sugar,Food processing,Food industry,
...[+2]
patent citation: 247
63
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
New York, United States
Monoclonal antibody,Clinical trial,Cholesterol,
...[+2]
patent citation: 239
64
Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Fertilizer,Agrochemical,Raw material,
...[+2]
patent citation: 239
65
QIAGEN GmbH
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Molecular diagnostics,Sample preparation,Genomics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 237
66
University Technologies International, Inc.
Alberta, Canada
Incubator,Intellectual property
patent citation: 235
67
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
California, United States
Medicine,Proteomics,Genomics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 224
68
Cell Genesys, Inc.
California, United States
Health care,Oncolytic Virus Therapy,Immunotherapy,
...[+2]
patent citation: 222
69
Cellay, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Health care,Analyte-specific reagent,Chromosome,
...[+2]
patent citation: 222
70
Vaxiion Therapeutics, Inc.
California, United States
Biopharmaceutical,Medicine,Plasmid,
...[+2]
patent citation: 219
71
Kone, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Elevator,Doors
patent citation: 215
72
Resolution Bioscience, Inc.
Washington, United States
Molecular biology,Health care,Exosome,
...[+2]
patent citation: 213
73
Applied Biosystems LLC
Delaware, United States
Consumables,Genetic analysis,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 207
74
XY LLC
Texas, United States
Sex selection,Health care,Non-human,
...[+1]
patent citation: 207
75
Guangzhou Bosma Optoelectronic Technology Co. Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Computer hardware,Electronics,Semiconductor,
...[+1]
patent citation: 203
76
BASF SE
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Agriculture,Petrochemical,Chemical engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 193
77
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Oncology,Health care,Monoclonal antibody,
...[+2]
patent citation: 189
78
Cibus US LLC
California, United States
Medicine,Trait,Seed treatment,
...[+2]
patent citation: 189
79
BP SCI LLC
Delaware, United States
Pipe fitting
patent citation: 189
80
Kainos Laboratories, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Diagnostic Reagent,Chemical measurement,Pharmacy,
...[+2]
patent citation: 188
81
Takara Bio USA, Inc.
California, United States
Health care,Genomics,Cytogenetics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 187
82
Quest Diagnostics Investments LLC
New Jersey, United States
Medical laboratory,Health care
patent citation: 184
83
Artemis Health, Inc.
Utah, United States
Salt lake,Information technology consulting,Reinsurance,
...[+2]
patent citation: 180
84
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc.
New York, United States
Plant pathology,Chemical biology,Molecular biology
patent citation: 179
85
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Software,Medical imaging,Digital library,
...[+2]
patent citation: 179
86
National Research Development Corp.
United Kingdom
patent citation: 179
87
Celtrix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
California, United States
Generic prescription drug,Medicine,Prescription drug,
...[+1]
patent citation: 178
88
BTG International, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Alternative investment,Asset management,Venture capital
patent citation: 178
89
Kaneka Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Synthetic rubber,Chemical engineering,Polyvinyl chloride,
...[+2]
patent citation: 176
90
Novo Nordisk A/S
Hovedstaden, Denmark
Insulin,Health care,Haemophilia,
...[+2]
patent citation: 172
91
Amoco Corp.
Illinois, United States
Kerosene,Petroleum industry,Gasoline,
...[+2]
patent citation: 171
92
Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC
Washington, United States
Franchise agreement
patent citation: 171
93
Monsanto Technology LLC
Missouri, United States
patent citation: 166
94
Board of Trustees of The University of Arkansas
Arkansas, United States
Asset management,Impact investing
patent citation: 159
95
Monash IVF Pty Ltd.
VI, AU
Health care,Testicular biopsy,Ovulation induction,
...[+2]
patent citation: 158
96
Hologic, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Health care,Digital mammography,Selenium,
...[+2]
patent citation: 157
97
FUJIFILM Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Photography,Medical imaging,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
patent citation: 156
98
Invitrogen Corp.
California, United States
Health care,Viral Inactivation,Blood product,
...[+2]
patent citation: 156
99
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Texas, United States
Health care,Clinical trial,Medicine,
...[+2]
patent citation: 156
100
Prodigy, Inc.
United States
Professional employer organization
patent citation: 155

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