Top 100 Key Players companies in Microorganism by Most Patent Filings in the world in 2021 – Discovery

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The Microorganism top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most Patent Filings Microorganism Key Players 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.

A microorganism, or microbe, is a microscopic organism, which may exist in its single-celled form or in a colony of cells. The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from ancient times, such as in Jain scriptures from 6th century BC India and the 1st century BC book On Agriculture by Marcus Terentius Varro. Microbiology, the scientific study of microorganisms, began with their observation under the microscope in the 1670s by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. In the 1850s, Louis Pasteur found that microorganisms caused food spoilage, debunking the theory of spontaneous generation. In the 1880s, Robert Koch discovered that microorganisms caused the diseases tuberculosis, cholera and anthrax.

1	CJ CheilJedang Corp.	South Korea	Sugar,Food processing,Food industry, ...[+2]	Patent: 2,340
2	Ajinomoto Co., Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Seasoning,Amino acid,Food processing, ...[+2]	Patent: 2,105
3	Koninklijke DSM NV	Netherlands	Animal nutrition,Health care,Biology, ...[+2]	Patent: 2,026
4	Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Fertilizer,Agrochemical,Raw material, ...[+2]	Patent: 1,855
5	BASF SE	Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	Agriculture,Petrochemical,Chemical engineering, ...[+2]	Patent: 1,741
6	E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.	Delaware, United States	Agriculture,Materials science,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 936
7	Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.	Iowa, United States		Patent: 910
8	Genomatica, Inc.	California, United States	Chemical engineering,Medicine,Renewable energy, ...[+2]	Patent: 854
9	Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.	Osaka, Japan	Medicine,Health care,Clinical trial, ...[+2]	Patent: 770
10	Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd.	Japan	Pharmaceutical drug,Botanical drug,Herb	Patent: 770
11	Nestlé SA	Vaud, Switzerland	Ice cream,Nutrition,Cosmetics, ...[+2]	Patent: 739
12	Nestec SA	Vaud, Switzerland	Enzyme,Nutrition,Food industry, ...[+1]	Patent: 739
13	Syngenta AG	Basel-Stadt, Switzerland	Pesticide,Agriculture,Farming industry, ...[+2]	Patent: 673
14	Syngenta Participations AG	Switzerland		Patent: 673
15	Société des Produits Nestlé SA	Vaud, Switzerland	Food industry	Patent: 617
16	Kao Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Cosmetics,Health care,Hair conditioner, ...[+2]	Patent: 616
17	3M Innovative Properties Co.	Minnesota, United States	Intellectual property,Product design	Patent: 612
18	Bayer AG	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Health care,Biology,Chemical engineering, ...[+2]	Patent: 609
19	Bayer Oy	Finland		Patent: 609
20	Bayer CropScience NV	Belgium	Agrochemical	Patent: 605
21	Kaneka Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Synthetic rubber,Chemical engineering,Polyvinyl chloride, ...[+2]	Patent: 603
22	Merck & Co., Inc.	New Jersey, United States	Health care,Biopharmaceutical,Drug, ...[+2]	Patent: 573
23	Evonik Degussa Japan Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan		Patent: 546
24	Genencor International Indiana, Inc.	Michigan, United States		Patent: 544
25	Becton, Dickinson & Co.	Haryana, India	Medical equipment,Health care,Surgical Specialty, ...[+2]	Patent: 542
26	Becton, Dickinson & Co. Ltd.	Dublin, Ireland	Medical equipment,Medicine	Patent: 542
27	bioMérieux SA	Rhône-Alpes, France	Diagnostic system,Medicine,Coronavirus, ...[+2]	Patent: 540
28	bioMérieux, Inc.	North Carolina, United States	Medicine,Nucleic acid test,Blood Screening, ...[+2]	Patent: 540
29	F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.	Switzerland	Medicine,Health care,Drug, ...[+2]	Patent: 535
30	Novozymes A/S	Hovedstaden, Denmark	Enzyme,Medicine,Industrial enzymes, ...[+2]	Patent: 509
31	Buckman Laboratories International, Inc.	Tennessee, United States	Water treatment,Enzyme,Newsprint, ...[+2]	Patent: 502
32	Asahi Kasei Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Chemical engineering,Petrochemical,Fertilizer, ...[+2]	Patent: 486
33	Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Mineral water,Ethanol,Food industry, ...[+2]	Patent: 458
34	METabolic EXplorer SA	Auvergne, France	1,3-Propanediol,Biology,Chemical engineering, ...[+2]	Patent: 449
35	Hoechst AG	Hessen, Germany	Chemical engineering,Botanical drug,Herb, ...[+2]	Patent: 448
36	Toray Industries, Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Fiber,Textile,Textile (markup language), ...[+2]	Patent: 447
37	Sundory Co. Ltd.	Japan		Patent: 445
38	Procter & Gamble Co.	Ohio, United States	Toothpaste,Hair conditioner,SOAP, ...[+2]	Patent: 427
39	Degussa AG	Hessen, Germany	Precious metal,Chemical engineering,Nutrition, ...[+2]	Patent: 416
40	Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Petrochemical,Agriculture,Pesticide, ...[+2]	Patent: 414
41	Ciba-Geigy AG	Switzerland	Botanical drug,Herb	Patent: 412
42	Pfizer Inc.	New York, United States	Health care,Clinical trial,Drug, ...[+2]	Patent: 393
43	Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Veterinary medicine,Food industry,Snack foods, ...[+1]	Patent: 391
44	Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Clinical trial,Drug,Medicine, ...[+2]	Patent: 391
45	Genentech, Inc.	California, United States	Biotechnology,Biology,Medicine, ...[+2]	Patent: 368
46	Monsanto Technology LLC	Missouri, United States		Patent: 352
47	Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Petrochemical,Chemical engineering,Polypropylene, ...[+2]	Patent: 349
48	Lonza Ltd.	Switzerland	Pharmacy	Patent: 348
49	Novartis AG	Basel-Stadt, Switzerland	Dosage form,Health care,Medicine, ...[+2]	Patent: 335
50	Canon, Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Computer hardware,Software,Computer vision, ...[+2]	Patent: 324
51	Eli Lilly & Co.	Indiana, United States	Medicine,Health care,Humalog Mix, ...[+2]	Patent: 320
52	Unilever NV	Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	COLA (software architecture),Soft drink,Deodorant, ...[+2]	Patent: 319
53	Kikkoman Corp.	Chiba, Japan	Seasoning,Food industry,Hyaluronic acid, ...[+2]	Patent: 317
54	Danisco US, Inc.	Delaware, United States	Synthetic rubber,Bioplastic,Plasticizer, ...[+2]	Patent: 305
55	Evonik Operations GmbH	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Industrial engineering	Patent: 299
56	L'Oréal SA	Île-de-France, France	Cosmetics,Urban decay,Hair conditioner, ...[+2]	Patent: 295
57	Henkel AG & Co. KGaA	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Adhesive,SOAP,Laundry, ...[+2]	Patent: 294
58	Henkel	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Sustainable Value,Consumer	Patent: 294
59	China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.	Beijing Shi, China	Petrochemical,Petroleum,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	Patent: 290
60	Sankyo Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Ball bearing,Manufacturing engineering,Glatiramer acetate, ...[+2]	Patent: 290
61	CJ Corp.	South Korea	Biotechnology,Pharmaceutics,Shopping mall, ...[+2]	Patent: 282
62	Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Probiotic,Food industry,Health care, ...[+2]	Patent: 280
63	Abbott Laboratories Ltd.	United Kingdom	Medicine,Photomedicine,Drug carrier, ...[+2]	Patent: 278
64	Evolva SA	Switzerland	Biotechnology,Synthetic biology,Small molecule, ...[+2]	Patent: 275
65	Amano Enzyme, Inc.	Nagano, Japan	Enzyme,Drug,Chemical engineering, ...[+2]	Patent: 268
66	Ecolab, Inc.	Minnesota, United States	Water treatment,Renewable energy,Food industry, ...[+2]	Patent: 266
67	Kimberly-Clark Corp.	Texas, United States	Synthetic fiber,Paperboard,Fast-moving consumer goods, ...[+2]	Patent: 265
68	LanzaTech New Zealand Ltd.	Auckland, New Zealand	Chemical engineering	Patent: 261
69	Novo Nordisk A/S	Hovedstaden, Denmark	Insulin,Health care,Haemophilia, ...[+2]	Patent: 259
70	Hitachi Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Elevator,Electrical equipment,Electric motor, ...[+2]	Patent: 249
71	Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Petrochemical,Lubricant,Petroleum, ...[+2]	Patent: 247
72	Daicel Corp.	Chiba, Japan	Airbag,Chemical engineering,Cellulose acetate, ...[+2]	Patent: 247
73	Rohm & Haas Co.	Pennsylvania, United States	Adhesive,Agriculture,Coating, ...[+2]	Patent: 239
74	Bristol Myers Squibb Co.	New York, United States	Medicine,Health care,Oncology drugs, ...[+2]	Patent: 235
75	Bristol Myers Co.	New York, United States	Botanical drug,Herb	Patent: 235
76	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	South Korea	Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software, ...[+2]	Patent: 234
77	DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS	Hovedstaden, Denmark	Food science,Medicine,Health care, ...[+2]	Patent: 234
78	Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Probiotic,Food industry,Liquid diet, ...[+2]	Patent: 232
79	Chr. Hansen A/S	Hovedstaden, Denmark	Enzyme,Food processing,Probiotic, ...[+2]	Patent: 228
80	Chr Hansens Laboratorium AS	Denmark	Enzyme,Chemical engineering	Patent: 228
81	Panasonic Holdings Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 224
82	Matsushita Electronics Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Electronics,Computer hardware,DVD player, ...[+2]	Patent: 224
83	Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.	Osaka, Japan	Drug,Medical equipment,Botanical drug, ...[+2]	Patent: 220
84	Mycogen LLC	Indiana, United States	Biotechnology,Medicine,Fertilizer, ...[+2]	Patent: 218
85	Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Inc.	Okayama, Japan	Reagent,Medicine,Liposome, ...[+2]	Patent: 214
86	Japan Tobacco, Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Nicotiana tabacum,Cigarillo,Food sector, ...[+2]	Patent: 213
87	Guangzhou Bosma Optoelectronic Technology Co. Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Computer hardware,Electronics,Semiconductor, ...[+1]	Patent: 210
88	American Can Co.	United States	Tin can,Packaging engineering,Microservices, ...[+1]	Patent: 209
89	Boehringer Mannheim GmbH	Germany		Patent: 208
90	Nippon Suisan Co. Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Fish oil,Food industry,Fish products	Patent: 204
91	EMD Millipore Corp.	Massachusetts, United States	Biotechnology,Biology,Medicine, ...[+2]	Patent: 203
92	Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Medicine,Health care,Toxoid, ...[+2]	Patent: 201
93	Viridos, Inc.	California, United States	Synthetic genomics,Health care,Synthetic biology, ...[+2]	Patent: 201
94	Toyota Motor Corp.	Aichi, Japan	Sport utility vehicle,Mobile device,Public transport, ...[+2]	Patent: 197
95	Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd.	United Kingdom	Coating,Industrial engineering,Biocide, ...[+2]	Patent: 197
96	Advanced Industrial Science & Technology	Tokyo, Japan	Graphene,Association (object-oriented programming)	Patent: 191
97	Shionogi & Co., Ltd.	Osaka, Japan	Health care,Antihypercholesterolemic agent,Drug, ...[+2]	Patent: 190
98	Unilever Plc	United Kingdom	Seasoning,Food industry,Personal Care Product, ...[+2]	Patent: 188
99	Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH	Hessen, Germany	Biosimilar,Drug,Medicine	Patent: 184
100	Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC	Delaware, United States	Biofuel,Renewable energy,Medicine, ...[+2]	Patent: 181