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Top 100 Key Players companies in Lactic acid
by Most News Heat in the United States in 2018

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

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

China

Japan

India

Netherlands

Sweden

United States

France

United Kingdom

Switzerland

Germany

Canada

Finland

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
NatureWorks LLC
Minnesota, United States
Biopolymer,Chemical engineering,Natural resource management,
...[+2]
news: 9
2
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 8
3
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 8
4
Merck & Co., Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Biopharmaceutical,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 6
5
Cargill, Inc.
Minnesota, United States
Agriculture,Food industry,Broiler,
...[+2]
news: 6
6
IBT Media, Inc.
New York, United States
News media,Alkaline battery,FinTech,
...[+2]
news: 6
7
TerraVia - Assets
California, United States
Algae,Food industry,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 6
8
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 5
9
Evofem Biosciences, Inc.
California, United States
Aesthetic medicine,Health care,Biotechnology,
...[+2]
news: 5
10
Pacific Vet Group-USA, Inc.
Arkansas, United States
Veterinary anesthesia,Livestock,Health care
news: 5
11
The Kraft Heinz Co.
Minnesota, United States
Food processing,Nicotiana tabacum,Food industry,
...[+2]
news: 4
12
Dreamit Ventures LLC
New York, United States
Physical security,Network security,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 4
13
Instagram LLC
California, United States
Social media,Social network,Image sharing,
...[+2]
news: 4
14
IBM Research
New York, United States
Industrial engineering,Watson,Scanning tunneling microscope,
...[+2]
news: 4
15
PepsiCo, Inc.
New York, United States
Soft drink,Tortilla chips,Seasoning,
...[+2]
news: 3
16
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 3
17
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
Illinois, United States
Starch,Industrial engineering,Animal feed,
...[+2]
news: 3
18
NIKE, Inc.
United States
sports equipment,Eyewear,Product design,
...[+2]
news: 3
19
Bunge Ltd.
New York, United States
Fertilizer,Food processing,Vegetable oil,
...[+2]
news: 3
20
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
DE, US
Synthetic rubber,Chemical engineering,Silicone,
...[+2]
news: 3
21
Teleflex, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Medical equipment,Therapeutic Procedure,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 3
22
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
California, United States
Medicine,Health care,Biopharmaceutical,
...[+2]
news: 3
23
First Round Capital
California, United States
Venture capital,News media,Software,
...[+2]
news: 3
24
University Bancorp, Inc.
Michigan, United States
Time deposit,Ultrasonic sensor,Accelerometer,
...[+1]
news: 3
25
Us Department of Energy
District of Columbia, United States
Energy management,Efficient energy use,Compressed air energy storage,
...[+2]
news: 3
26
United States Department of Health and Human Services
District of Columbia, United States
Human services,Health care,Well-being,
...[+2]
news: 3
27
UC San Diego Health
California, United States
Health care
news: 3
28
Indiegogo, Inc.
California, United States
Funding Agency,Home automation,Expansion joint,
...[+2]
news: 3
29
Teleflex Medical OEM LLC
Illinois, United States
Medical equipment,Health care,Hemodialysis,
...[+2]
news: 3
30
BSX Athletics
Texas, United States
Wearable technology,Health care,sports equipment,
...[+2]
news: 3
31
Biorez, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Medical equipment,Biocompatible material,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 3
32
Johnson & Johnson
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Medical equipment,Risperidone,
...[+2]
news: 2
33
Abbott Laboratories
Illinois, United States
Medical equipment,Health care,Emergency medicine,
...[+2]
news: 2
34
Boston Scientific Corp.
Massachusetts, United States
Medical equipment,Catheter,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 2
35
Nasdaq, Inc.
New York, United States
Information Dissemination,Capital formation,Structured product,
...[+2]
news: 2
36
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
Delaware, United States
Agriculture,Materials science,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 2
37
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
California, United States
Endometriosis,Medicine,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 2
38
Connecticut Innovations, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
BioBus,Yankee,Legislature,
...[+2]
news: 2
39
The Vertical Group LP
New Jersey, United States
Venture capital,Biotechnology,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 2
40
Calithera Biosciences, Inc.
California, United States
Pharmacy and Therapeutics,Small molecule,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 2
41
Jet.com, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
E-commerce,Food service,Patio,
...[+2]
news: 2
42
Plus One Health Management, Inc.
New York, United States
Wellness Programs,Mental health,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 2
43
U.S. Department of Agriculture
District of Columbia, United States
Agriculture,Food industry,Farming industry,
...[+2]
news: 2
44
Teleflex Medical, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Medical equipment,Surgical instrument,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 2
45
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
United States
Science education,Medical equipment,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 2
46
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ohio, United States
Health care,Cancer,Substance abuse,
...[+2]
news: 2
47
OS Fund LLC
Illinois, United States
Humanity,Drug repositioning,Biology,
...[+2]
news: 2
48
California State University
California, United States
Public university,Solar power,Solar thermal energy,
...[+2]
news: 2
49
IA Capital Advisors /NY/
New York, United States
Venture capital,FinTech,Big data,
...[+2]
news: 2
50
Lygos, Inc.
California, United States
Biotechnology,Materials science,Fermentation,
...[+2]
news: 2
51
Strava, Inc.
California, United States
Categorization,Physical fitness,Social network,
...[+2]
news: 2
52
Cargill Animal Nutrition
Minnesota, United States
Agriculture,Animal nutrition,Aquaculture
news: 2
53
Enderle Group, Inc.
California, United States
Association (object-oriented programming)
news: 2
54
Echelon Biosciences, Inc.
Utah, United States
Frontier,Medicine,Salt lake
news: 2
55
Oncora Medical, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Machine learning,Deep learning,Predictive analytics,
...[+2]
news: 2
56
Graphwear Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Nanotechnology,Preventive healthcare,
...[+2]
news: 2
57
Exegi Pharma LLC
United States
Biotechnology,Microbiome,Biopharmaceutical,
...[+2]
news: 2
58
Cour Pharmaceuticals Development Co., Inc.
Illinois, United States
Pharmacy and Therapeutics,Multiple sclerosis,Immune system,
...[+2]
news: 2
59
Biomeme, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
mHealth,DNA,Disease surveillance,
...[+2]
news: 2
60
Transtech Corporation
South Carolina, United States
Electronics
news: 2
61
Invisible Sentinel, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Yeast,Medicine,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 2
62
Veriflow Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Network security,Predictive analytics,Formal verification,
...[+2]
news: 2
63
Instead, Inc.
Texas, United States
Default,Software design,Donation
news: 2
64
Tissue Analytics, Inc.
United States
Chronic wound,Information technology consulting,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 2
65
Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc.
Texas, United States
Polyethylene,Chemical engineering,Polystyrene,
...[+2]
news: 2
66
Africa co
District of Columbia, United States
Self-organizing network,GSM,News media,
...[+1]
news: 2
67
Janssen Products LP
Pennsylvania, United States
Therapeutic Area,Darbepoetin alfa,Epoetin alfa
news: 2
68
Mondelez International, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Food processing,Fast-moving consumer goods,Food industry,
...[+2]
news: 1
69
Procter & Gamble Co.
Ohio, United States
Toothpaste,Hair conditioner,SOAP,
...[+2]
news: 1
70
3M Co.
Minnesota, United States
Adhesive,Electronics,Writing paper,
...[+2]
news: 1
71
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Biology,Medical equipment,Reagent,
...[+2]
news: 1
72
The Boeing Co.
Illinois, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,National security,
...[+2]
news: 1
73
Eastman Chemical Co.
Tennessee, United States
Chemical engineering,Materials science,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 1
74
Autodesk, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Architecture,Construction engineering,
...[+2]
news: 1
75
Electronic Arts, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Video game development,Web development,
...[+2]
news: 1
76
Ingram Micro, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Voice over IP,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 1
77
ANSYS, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Software,Simulation software,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 1
78
Dillard's, Inc.
United States
Cosmetics,Credit risk,E-commerce
news: 1
79
Ashland, Inc.
Delaware, United States
Chemical engineering,Adhesive,Polymer,
...[+2]
news: 1
80
Costco Wholesale Corp.
Washington, United States
Warehouse,sports equipment,Customer insight,
...[+2]
news: 1
81
Phibro Animal Health Corp.
New Jersey, United States
Food processing,Farming industry,Trace Minerals,
...[+2]
news: 1
82
TPI Composites, Inc.
Arizona, United States
Wind power,Turbine,Composite material,
...[+2]
news: 1
83
Netflix, Inc.
California, United States
Mainland China,Cable television,IPTV,
...[+2]
news: 1
84
Proto Labs, Inc.
Minnesota, United States
3D printing,Information technology consulting,Metalworking,
...[+2]
news: 1
85
Dell, Inc.
Texas, United States
Computer hardware,Thin client,Software,
...[+2]
news: 1
86
Cision Ltd.
Illinois, United States
Software,Social media,Digital media,
...[+2]
news: 1
87
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.
Pennsylvania, United States
Irone,Hardened steel,Ferroalloy,
...[+2]
news: 1
88
STR Holdings, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Solar energy,Solar power,Process manufacturing,
...[+2]
news: 1
89
Bemis Co., Inc.
Wisconsin, United States
Food packaging,Film structure,Supply chain management,
...[+2]
news: 1
90
Teknor Apex Co., Inc.
Rhode Island, United States
Thermoplastic elastomer,Chemical engineering,Rubber material,
...[+2]
news: 1
91
Perdue Farms, Inc.
United States
Agribusiness,Food industry,Poultry product,
...[+2]
news: 1
92
Ampacet Corp.
New York, United States
Masterbatch,Optical brightener,Antioxidant,
...[+2]
news: 1
93
Kemin Industries, Inc.
Iowa, United States
Animal nutrition,Feed additive,Nutrition,
...[+2]
news: 1
94
Independence Blue Cross LLC
Pennsylvania, United States
Health insurer,Health care,Insurance carriers,
...[+2]
news: 1
95
Shure, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Microphone,Audio electronics,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 1
96
Michelman, Inc.
Ohio, United States
Coating,Chemical engineering,Varnish,
...[+2]
news: 1
97
Stress Engineering Services, Inc.
Texas, United States
Renewable energy,Instrumentation
news: 1
98
Cold Jet LLC
Ohio, United States
Dry ice,Industrial gas,Fast-moving consumer goods,
...[+2]
news: 1
99
Accomplice LLC
Massachusetts, United States
Venture capital,Digital security,Community health,
...[+2]
news: 1
100
OMICS Group, Inc.
California, United States
Omics,Publication,Publishing
news: 1

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