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Top 100 Key Players companies in Lactation
by Most News Heat in the United States in 2020

The Lactation top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most News Heat Lactation Key Players in the United States. 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.
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

United States

United Kingdom

Germany

France

Singapore

Switzerland

Netherlands

Israel

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
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 154
2
Instagram LLC
California, United States
Social media,Social network,Image sharing,
...[+2]
news: 103
3
LinkedIn Corp.
California, United States
Social media,Publishing,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 85
4
Merck & Co., Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Biopharmaceutical,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 84
5
Bristol Myers Squibb Co.
New York, United States
Medicine,Health care,Oncology drugs,
...[+2]
news: 83
6
Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts LLC
Massachusetts, United States
Cancer,Clinical trial,Medicine,
...[+1]
news: 59
7
Celgene Corp.
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Cytogenetic Abnormality,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 41
8
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 37
9
Eli Lilly & Co.
Indiana, United States
Medicine,Health care,Humalog Mix,
...[+2]
news: 35
10
Primevax Immuno-Oncology, Inc.
California, United States
Cancer,Health care,Cancer development,
...[+2]
news: 33
11
Johnson & Johnson
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Medical equipment,Risperidone,
...[+2]
news: 32
12
Clovis Oncology, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Medicine,Biopharmaceutical,Oncology,
...[+2]
news: 30
13
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.
California, United States
Medicine,Health care,Pharmacy and Therapeutics,
...[+2]
news: 29
14
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Oncology,Health care,Monoclonal antibody,
...[+2]
news: 24
15
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Medicine,Dyslipidemia,Metastatic melanoma,
...[+2]
news: 24
16
Pfizer Inc.
New York, United States
Health care,Clinical trial,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 22
17
Seagen Inc.
Washington, United States
Antibody-drug conjugate,Medicine,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 21
18
Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
Washington, United States
Immunotherapy,Clinical trial,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 21
19
Exelixis, Inc.
California, United States
Oncology drugs,Health care,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 20
20
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 18
21
Incyte Corp.
Delaware, United States
Drug discovery,Medical equipment,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 18
22
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 17
23
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
California, United States
Medicine,Health care,Biopharmaceutical,
...[+2]
news: 17
24
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 17
25
Eisai, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Medicine,Managed care,
...[+2]
news: 17
26
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 15
27
Genentech, Inc.
California, United States
Biotechnology,Biology,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 15
28
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Medicine,Health care,Biopharmaceutical,
...[+2]
news: 13
29
University Bancorp, Inc.
Michigan, United States
Time deposit,Ultrasonic sensor,Accelerometer,
...[+1]
news: 12
30
Information Services Group, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Information technology consulting,Change management,Insurance industry,
...[+2]
news: 11
31
Chico's FAS, Inc.
United States
Health care,E-commerce
news: 11
32
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Medicine,Health care,Pharmacy and Therapeutics,
...[+2]
news: 11
33
Lilly Oncology
United States
Oncology,Hospitality industry,Substance abuse,
...[+1]
news: 11
34
Amgen, Inc.
California, United States
Health care,Biopharmaceutical,TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR BLOCKER,
...[+2]
news: 10
35
McLane Co., Inc.
Texas, United States
Food industry,Automotive engineering,Public transport,
...[+2]
news: 10
36
Checkmate, Inc.
California, United States
Enterprise software,Mobile device,RevPAR,
...[+2]
news: 10
37
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Medicine,Biopharmaceutical,Kidney disease,
...[+2]
news: 9
38
Plexxikon, Inc.
California, United States
Health care,Medicine,Oncology drugs,
...[+2]
news: 9
39
Pacify Health, Inc.
California, United States
Health care,Telehealth,Child rearing,
...[+2]
news: 9
40
Uber Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Brand awareness,Public transport,Software,
...[+2]
news: 8
41
Legacy LifePoint Health, Inc.
Tennessee, United States
Psychiatric hospital,Health care,Hospitality industry,
...[+2]
news: 8
42
National Car Rental System, Inc.
Texas, United States
Renting,Public transport,Building automation,
...[+2]
news: 8
43
Loxo Oncology, Inc.
New York, United States
Drug,Medicine,Pharmacy and Therapeutics,
...[+2]
news: 8
44
Taiho Oncology, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Medicine,Oncology drugs,Oncology,
...[+2]
news: 8
45
MediCaid
United States
Gift card,Medicaid,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 8
46
Biogen, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Neuroscience,Medicine,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 7
47
Cigna Corp.
Connecticut, United States
Health care,Insurance carriers,Pharmacy,
...[+2]
news: 7
48
T-Mobile US, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Service innovation,
...[+2]
news: 7
49
American Well Corp.
Massachusetts, United States
Telehealth,Software,mHealth,
...[+2]
news: 7
50
Express Scripts Holding Co.
South Carolina, United States
Pharmacy,Health care,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 7
51
Advantia Health LLC
Virginia, United States
Health care,Outpatient facility,Hospitality industry,
...[+1]
news: 7
52
U.S. Bancorp
Minnesota, United States
Petroleum,Payment system,Online payment,
...[+2]
news: 6
53
Cargill, Inc.
Minnesota, United States
Agriculture,Food industry,Broiler,
...[+2]
news: 6
54
Select Medical Corp.
Pennsylvania, United States
Health care,Hospitality industry,Critically ill,
...[+2]
news: 6
55
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
United States
Neuroscience,Medicine,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 6
56
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts, United States
Substance abuse,Hospitality industry,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 6
57
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Delaware, United States
Gastrointestinal agent,Medicine,Pharmaceutical drug,
...[+2]
news: 6
58
U.S. Media Partners LLC
New York, United States
news: 6
59
Oncology Development Partners LLC
Connecticut, United States
Oncology
news: 6
60
AT&T, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 5
61
Walmart, Inc.
Arkansas, United States
Warehouse,E-commerce,Hypermarket,
...[+2]
news: 5
62
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
Delaware, United States
Agriculture,Materials science,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 5
63
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
New Jersey, United States
Prescription drug,Medicine,Stroke,
...[+2]
news: 5
64
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Biotechnology,Health care,Cancer Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 5
65
Aeroflow, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Medical equipment,Breast pump,SLEEP APNEA (device),
...[+2]
news: 5
66
U.S. Department of Defense
District of Columbia, United States
National security,Computer science,Biomedicine,
...[+2]
news: 5
67
Aggregates USA LLC
Alabama, United States
Construction aggregate
news: 5
68
Corporate Communications
New York, United States
Marketing strategy,Web development,Web design,
...[+2]
news: 5
69
MCH Ventures, Inc.
California, United States
Health care,mHealth
news: 5
70
Mamava, Inc.
Vermont, United States
Nursing,Child rearing,Systems design,
...[+2]
news: 5
71
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Medicine,Cardiovascular agent,Clinical trial,
...[+2]
news: 5
72
Brigham, Inc.
United States
Petroleum industry
news: 5
73
General Electric Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Energy management,Turbine,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 4
74
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
New York, United States
Investment banking,Venture capital,Underwriting,
...[+2]
news: 4
75
HP, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 4
76
AbbVie, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Health care,Medicine,Biopharmaceutical,
...[+2]
news: 4
77
Paramount Group, Inc.
New York, United States
Intellectual property,Asset management,Trout,
...[+2]
news: 4
78
ITT, Inc.
New York, United States
Centrifugal pump,Shock absorber,Brake,
...[+2]
news: 4
79
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Minnesota, United States
E-commerce,Shopping mall,DVD player,
...[+2]
news: 4
80
The Trump Organization, Inc.
New York, United States
Property (philosophy),Real estate investment trust,Publishing,
...[+2]
news: 4
81
Target Corp.
Minnesota, United States
E-commerce,Social network,Warehouse,
...[+2]
news: 4
82
School Specialty, Inc.
Wisconsin, United States
School supplies,Publishing,Direct marketing,
...[+1]
news: 4
83
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.
California, United States
Software development,Biopharmaceutical,Clinical trial,
...[+2]
news: 4
84
Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC
New York, United States
Venture capital,Call centre,Credit risk,
...[+1]
news: 4
85
MedImmune LLC
Louisiana, United States
Medicine,Pharmacy and Therapeutics,Autoimmunity,
...[+2]
news: 4
86
Novus International, Inc.
Missouri, United States
Medicine,Association (object-oriented programming),Feed additive,
...[+2]
news: 4
87
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.
New York, United States
Accounting,Bookkeeping,Public sector,
...[+2]
news: 4
88
Finance Factors Ltd.
Hawaii, United States
Construction loan,Certificate of deposit
news: 4
89
Verastem, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Medicine,Biopharmaceutical,Oncology drugs,
...[+2]
news: 4
90
NYU Game Center
New York, United States
Cultural form,Game design,5G,
...[+2]
news: 4
91
Acceleron Pharma, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Health care,Medicine,Biopharmaceutical,
...[+2]
news: 4
92
IBM Research
New York, United States
Industrial engineering,Watson,Scanning tunneling microscope,
...[+2]
news: 4
93
Otsuka America, Inc.
California, United States
Medicine,Digital health,Control theory,
...[+1]
news: 4
94
FRONTLINE Selling LLC
United States
Software,Staccato,Software as a service,
...[+2]
news: 4
95
The National Research Council
District of Columbia, United States
Public opinion,Health care,Chemistry,
...[+2]
news: 4
96
Diamond V
Iowa, United States
Yeast,Natural product,Nutrition,
...[+2]
news: 4
97
WOMEN Unlimited, Inc.
New York, United States
Association (object-oriented programming)
news: 4
98
Female Founders Fund
New York, United States
Software,Venture capital
news: 4
99
Praeclarus Press LLC
Texas, United States
Lactation consultant,Publishing,Social media
news: 4
100
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Pharmacy,Enterprise software,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 3

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