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Top 100 Key Players companies in Lactation
by Most News Heat in the world in 2018

The Lactation top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most News Heat Lactation Key Players 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.
Lactation describes the secretion of milk from the mammary glands and the period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young. The process can occur with all post-pregnancy female mammals, although it predates mammals. In humans the process of feeding milk is also called breastfeeding or nursing. Newborn infants often produce some milk from their own breast tissue, known colloquially as witch's milk.

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

China

Japan

India

United States

United Kingdom

Australia

France

Germany

Switzerland

South Africa

Netherlands

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
Bristol Myers Squibb Co.
New York, United States
Medicine,Health care,Oncology drugs,
...[+2]
news: 66
2
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 52
3
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Osaka, Japan
Diagnostic Reagent,Medicine,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 47
4
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Osaka, Japan
Medicine,Health care,Clinical trial,
...[+2]
news: 34
5
European Medicines Agency
United Kingdom
Safety monitoring,Contract research organization,Laboratory testing,
...[+2]
news: 33
6
Johnson & Johnson
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Medical equipment,Risperidone,
...[+2]
news: 28
7
Primevax Immuno-Oncology, Inc.
California, United States
Cancer,Health care,Cancer development,
...[+2]
news: 27
8
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Oncology,Health care,Monoclonal antibody,
...[+2]
news: 25
9
Clovis Oncology, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Medicine,Biopharmaceutical,Oncology,
...[+2]
news: 21
10
Immuno Pty Ltd.
Australia
Clinical chemistry,Medical equipment,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 21
11
Pfizer Inc.
New York, United States
Health care,Clinical trial,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 20
12
Merck & Co., Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Biopharmaceutical,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 19
13
AstraZeneca Plc
Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Medicine,Health care,Side effect,
...[+2]
news: 17
14
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 16
15
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 14
16
Seagen Inc.
Washington, United States
Antibody-drug conjugate,Medicine,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 14
17
LinkedIn Corp.
California, United States
Social media,Publishing,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 13
18
Eisai Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Health care,Over-the-counter,Clinical trial,
...[+2]
news: 11
19
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Nutraceutical,Drug,Pharmacy,
...[+2]
news: 11
20
Ipsen SA
Île-de-France, France
Medicine,Clinical trial,Cognitive disorder,
...[+2]
news: 11
21
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 11
22
Celgene Corp.
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Cytogenetic Abnormality,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 11
23
Eisai, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Medicine,Managed care,
...[+2]
news: 11
24
Instagram LLC
California, United States
Social media,Social network,Image sharing,
...[+2]
news: 11
25
Bernstein Liebhard LLP
New York, United States
Mass tort,Paralegal,Creditor,
...[+2]
news: 11
26
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 10
27
PUMA SE
Bayern, Germany
Football,Puma,Lifestyle business,
...[+2]
news: 10
28
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.
California, United States
Medicine,Health care,Pharmacy and Therapeutics,
...[+2]
news: 10
29
International Olympic Committee
Vaud, Switzerland
Executive board,sports equipment,Conference management,
...[+1]
news: 10
30
H. Lundbeck A/S
Hovedstaden, Denmark
Neurological disorder,Medicine,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 9
31
American Well Corp.
Massachusetts, United States
Telehealth,Software,mHealth,
...[+2]
news: 9
32
Exelixis, Inc.
California, United States
Oncology drugs,Health care,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 9
33
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Nutraceutical,Health care,Cosmetics,
...[+2]
news: 9
34
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
United States
Neuroscience,Medicine,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 9
35
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Drug,Medicine,Risperdal Consta,
...[+2]
news: 9
36
Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts LLC
Massachusetts, United States
Cancer,Clinical trial,Medicine,
...[+1]
news: 9
37
Amgen, Inc.
California, United States
Health care,Biopharmaceutical,TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR BLOCKER,
...[+2]
news: 8
38
Genentech, Inc.
California, United States
Biotechnology,Biology,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 8
39
Checkmate, Inc.
California, United States
Enterprise software,Mobile device,RevPAR,
...[+2]
news: 8
40
Eli Lilly & Co.
Indiana, United States
Medicine,Health care,Humalog Mix,
...[+2]
news: 7
41
Uber Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Brand awareness,Public transport,Software,
...[+2]
news: 7
42
Alltech, Inc.
Kentucky, United States
Physical fitness,Health care,Agriculture,
...[+2]
news: 7
43
Praeclarus Press LLC
Texas, United States
Lactation consultant,Publishing,Social media
news: 7
44
ET Systems Ltd.
Eastern Cape, South Africa
Electronic security,Electronics,Repeater,
...[+2]
news: 7
45
Bayer AG
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Health care,Biology,Chemical engineering,
...[+2]
news: 6
46
Koninklijke Philips NV
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Health care,Wellness Programs,Medical imaging,
...[+2]
news: 6
47
Cargill, Inc.
Minnesota, United States
Agriculture,Food industry,Broiler,
...[+2]
news: 6
48
Link Administration Holdings Ltd.
New South Wales, Australia
Fund administration,Software,Customer relationship management,
...[+1]
news: 6
49
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Medicine,Biopharmaceutical,Kidney disease,
...[+2]
news: 6
50
IBM Research
New York, United States
Industrial engineering,Watson,Scanning tunneling microscope,
...[+2]
news: 6
51
inc design Ltd.
Manchester, United Kingdom
Advertising
news: 6
52
Thousand Oaks Corp.
CA, US
sports equipment,Ammunition,Pleasure
news: 6
53
Kenilworth Products Ltd.
Dublin, Ireland
news: 6
54
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 5
55
GSK Plc
United Kingdom
Health care,Clinical trial,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 5
56
AbbVie, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Health care,Medicine,Biopharmaceutical,
...[+2]
news: 5
57
U.S. Bancorp
Minnesota, United States
Petroleum,Payment system,Online payment,
...[+2]
news: 5
58
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
California, United States
Medicine,Health care,Biopharmaceutical,
...[+2]
news: 5
59
Astellas Pharma, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Health care,Clinical trial,Diabetic complication,
...[+2]
news: 5
60
en Japan, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Contingency,Performance improvement,Antibiotics,
...[+2]
news: 5
61
Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd.
Osaka, Japan
Food products,Fast-moving consumer goods,Warehouse
news: 5
62
Hi-P International Ltd.
Central Region, Singapore
Automation,Manufacturing engineering,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
news: 5
63
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Biotechnology,Health care,Cancer Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 5
64
Otsuka America, Inc.
California, United States
Medicine,Digital health,Control theory,
...[+1]
news: 5
65
BMY Group Pty Ltd.
Victoria, Australia
News media,Information technology consulting,Business and Finance,
...[+1]
news: 5
66
MSD (Norge) AS
Buskerud, Norway
Medicine,Medical equipment,Drug
news: 5
67
AT&T, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 4
68
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
HaMerkaz, Israel
Health care,Human immunodeficiency,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 4
69
Target Corp.
Minnesota, United States
E-commerce,Social network,Warehouse,
...[+2]
news: 4
70
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Drug,Clinical trial,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 4
71
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Medicine,Health care,Biopharmaceutical,
...[+2]
news: 4
72
Aeroflow, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Medical equipment,Breast pump,SLEEP APNEA (device),
...[+2]
news: 4
73
Shasta Ventures Management LLC
California, United States
Venture capital,Digital security,Community health,
...[+2]
news: 4
74
National Car Rental System, Inc.
Texas, United States
Renting,Public transport,Building automation,
...[+2]
news: 4
75
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.
New York, United States
Accounting,Bookkeeping,Public sector,
...[+2]
news: 4
76
Diamond V
Iowa, United States
Yeast,Natural product,Nutrition,
...[+2]
news: 4
77
Baby
São Paulo, Brazil
E-commerce,Sales management
news: 4
78
MediCaid
United States
Gift card,Medicaid,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 4
79
GV
California, United States
Venture capital,Robotics,Agriculture,
...[+2]
news: 4
80
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Delaware, United States
Gastrointestinal agent,Medicine,Pharmaceutical drug,
...[+2]
news: 4
81
Trouw Nutrition
South Africa
Animal nutrition,Feed additive,Veterinary surgery,
...[+2]
news: 4
82
Next Co-Founder
news: 4
83
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Drug,Medicine
news: 4
84
MSD KK
Shizuoka, Japan
Automation,Mechanical engineering,Manufacturing engineering,
...[+2]
news: 4
85
Christmas Stockholders Ltd.
Shropshire, United Kingdom
Mining engineering,Natural resource management
news: 4
86
FDA Sdn. Bhd.
Malaysia
Real estate development
news: 4
87
Humana Press, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Publishing,Broadcasting
news: 4
88
Lilly Oncology
United States
Oncology,Hospitality industry,Substance abuse,
...[+1]
news: 4
89
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
Minnesota, United States
Health care,Wellness Programs,Pharmacy,
...[+2]
news: 3
90
General Electric Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Energy management,Turbine,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 3
91
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 3
92
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
New York, United States
Investment banking,Venture capital,Underwriting,
...[+2]
news: 3
93
General Motors Co.
Michigan, United States
Sport utility vehicle,Public transport,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 3
94
Novartis AG
Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
Dosage form,Health care,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 3
95
Intel Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 3
96
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software,
...[+2]
news: 3
97
McDonald's Corp.
Illinois, United States
Food service,Soft drink,Food industry,
...[+2]
news: 3
98
CVS Health Corp.
Rhode Island, United States
Health care,Pharmacy,Sales management,
...[+2]
news: 3
99
American Express Co.
New York, United States
Online payment,Mobile payment,Payment system,
...[+2]
news: 3
100
Elanco Animal Health, Inc.
Indiana, United States
Health care,Zoonosis,Feed additive,
...[+2]
news: 3

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