Biotechnology and fermentation Patent Leaders 2017

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

Recent years: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Joseph Collard	19	Curna
2	Olga Khorkova Sherman	19	—
3	Susan M. Freier	18	Ionis Pharmaceuticals
#4	Adriana Leonora Botes	16	Invista North America S.A.R.L.
#5	Andrew Paul May	16	Caribou Biosciences
#6	Bart Lipkens	16	Flodesign Sonics
#7	Derek Smith	16	Codexis
#8	Paul Daniel Donohoue	14	Caribou Biosciences
#9	Steven J. Collier	14	Codexis
#10	Thomas J. Kennedy, III	14	Flodesign Sonics
#11	Alex Van Eck Conradie	13	Invista North America S.A.R.L.
#12	Marshall Medoff	13	Xyleco
#13	Walter M. Presz, Jr.	12	Flodesign Sonics
#14	Junxin Duan	11	Novozymes
#15	Kenneth E. Narva	11	Dow Agrosciences
#16	Kwangmyung Cho	11	Samsung
#17	Xiyun Zhang	11	Codexis
#18	Ye Liu	11	Novozymes A/S
#19	Eric E. Swayze	10	Isis Pharmaceuticals
#20	George M. Church	10	Harvard University
#21	Jeffrey C. Moore	10	Codexis
#22	John D. Mendlein	10	Atyr Pharma
#23	John Richard Nelson	10	GE
#24	Stanislaw Flasinski	10	Monsanto Technology
#25	Bob D. Brown	9	Dicerna Pharmaceuticals
#26	Brett McBrayer	9	Novozymes
#27	C. Frank Bennett	9	Isis Pharmaceuticals
#28	Daisuke Shibata	9	Honda Motor Co.
#29	Glenn K. Fu	9	Becton, Dickinson And
#30	Jiyoon Song	9	Samsung
#31	Manju Gupta	9	Dow Agrosciences
#32	Oscar Alvizo	9	Codexis
#33	Sandeep Kumar	9	Dow Agrosciences
#34	Sara Landvik	9	Novozymes A/S
#35	Stephen Turner	9	Pacific Biosciences Of California
#36	Thomas W. Myers	9	Roche Molecular Systems
#37	Aaron T. Woosley	8	Dow Agrosciences
#38	Asuka Yamaguchi	8	Honda Motor Co.
#39	Balkrishen Bhat	8	Isis Pharmaceuticals
#40	Benjamin Hindson	8	10X Genomics
#41	David M. Valenzuela	8	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#42	Geoffrey Facer	8	Fluidigm
#43	Hagai Karchi	8	Evogene
#44	Jason Dionne	8	Flodesign Sonics
#45	James M. Wilson	8	University of Pennsylvania
#46	Jiro Okuma	8	Honda Motor Co.
#47	Jovana Nazor	8	Codexis
#48	Keith Bauer	8	Roche Molecular Systems
#49	Kwang Ho Lee	8	Samsung
#50	Lan Tang	8	Novozymes
#51	Mark J. Burk	8	Genomatica
#52	Migiwa Suda	8	Honda Motor Co.
#53	Muthiah Manoharan	8	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
#54	Sharon Ayal	8	Evogene
#55	Stephen P. A. Fodor	8	Affymetrix
#56	Sung Whan An	8	Genomictree
#57	Tomohiko Kato	8	Honda Motor Co.
#58	Tomoko Matsui	8	Novozymes A/S
#59	Wan Lin Yeo	8	Codexis
#60	Yasuhiro Kondo	8	Kazusa Dna Research Institute
#61	Yoshitsugu Hirose	8	Kazusa Dna Research Institute
#62	Anthony P. Burgard	7	Genomatica
#63	Andreas Keller	7	Hummingbird Diagnostics Gmbh
#64	Andrew J. Murphy	7	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#65	Changlin Chen	7	Invista North America S.A.R.L.
#66	Changduk Kang	7	Samsung
#67	Chikara Ohto	7	Toyota
#68	Gjalt W. Huisman	7	Codexis
#69	Henryk T. Dudek	7	Dicerna Pharmaceuticals
#70	Jacob Janey	7	Codexis
#71	Janice C. Jones	7	Agbiome
#72	Jennifer A. Doudna	7	University of California
#73	Jong Yoon Chun	7	Seegene
#74	Joly Sukumaran	7	Codexis
#75	Markus Beier	7	Hummingbird Diagnostics Gmbh
#76	Michael G. Koziel	7	Athenix
#77	Navin Elango	7	Dow Agrosciences
#78	Nikolaj Spodsberg	7	Novozymes A/S
#79	Paul S. Pearlman	7	Invista North America S.A.R.L.
#80	Philip D. Gregory	7	Sangamo Biosciences
#81	Philip E. Hammer	7	Agbiome
#82	Priti Pharkya	7	Genomatica
#83	Richard H. Griffey	7	Isis Pharmaceuticals
#84	Robin E. Osterhout	7	Genomatica
#85	Sandra G. Toledo	7	Dow Agrosciences
#86	Scott Franklin	7	Solazyme
#87	Scott Joseph Uknes	7	Agbiome
#88	Stephen R. Quake	7	Caltech
#89	Steffen Schaffer	7	Evonik Degussa Gmbh
#90	Tae Jeong Oh	7	Genomictree
#91	Terry R. Wright	7	Dow Agrosciences
#92	Theo Nikiforov	7	Thermo Fisher
#93	Yunxing C. Cui	7	Dow Agrosciences
#94	Yu Zhang	7	Novozymes
#95	Anastasia Khvorova	6	Dharmacon
#96	Bert Vogelstein	6	The Johns Hopkins University
#97	Brian Bettencourt	6	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
#98	Christopher Rohde	6	Factor Bioscience
#99	Emily Mundorff	6	Codexis
#100	Eugen Uhlmann	6	Hoechst Gmbh

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	University of California	74
2	Novozymes A/S	68
3	Thermo Fisher	53
#4	Monsanto Technology	46
#5	Novozymes	43
#6	Dow Agrosciences	42
#7	Codexis	35
#8	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	34
#9	Ionis Pharmaceuticals	34
#10	Pioneer (Corteva)	33
#11	CNRS	31
#12	Harvard University	30
#13	Stanford University	30
#14	GE	29
#15	Samsung	29
#16	Illumina	26
#17	Roche Molecular Systems	26
#18	WARF	26
#19	MIT	24
#20	The Johns Hopkins University	24
#21	Pacific Biosciences Of California	23
#22	The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services	23
#23	Unknown	23
#24	University of Pennsylvania	21
#25	Cj Cheiljedang	20
#26	Curna	19
#27	Cornell University	18
#28	University Of Texas System	18
#29	The General Hospital	18
#30	Bio-Rad Laboratories	17
#31	Danisco Us	17
#32	Dsm Ip Assets B.V.	17
#33	Flodesign Sonics	17
#34	Applied Biosystems	16
#35	Caltech	16
#36	Institut National De La Sante Et De La Recherche Medicale (Inserm)	16
#37	Invista North America S.A.R.L.	16
#38	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	16
#39	Abbott	15
#40	Gen-Probe Incorporated	15
#41	Kyoto University	15
#42	Scripps Research	15
#43	USDA	15
#44	Agilent Technologies	14
#45	Basf Se	14
#46	Butamax Advanced Biofuels	14
#47	Syngenta Participations Ag	14
#48	Toyota	14
#49	3M	13
#50	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals	13
#51	Michigan State University	13
#52	Duke University	13
#53	Honda Motor Co.	13
#54	Novartis Ag	13
#55	Xyleco	13
#56	Keygene N.V.	12
#57	University of Minnesota	12
#58	University Of Massachusetts	12
#59	Ajinomoto Co.	11
#60	Becton, Dickinson And	11
#61	Evonik Degussa Gmbh	11
#62	Lanzatech New Zealand Limited	11
#63	Sirna Therapeutics	11
#64	University of Michigan	11
#65	Columbia University	11
#66	Atyr Pharma	10
#67	Basf Plant Science Company Gmbh	10
#68	Caribou Biosciences	10
#69	Evogene	10
#70	Fluidigm	10
#71	Ibis Biosciences	10
#72	Inserm (Institut National De La Santé Et De La Recherche Médicale)	10
#73	Korea Research Institute Of Bioscience And Biotechnology	10
#74	Mayo Foundation	10
#75	Promega	10
#76	Rosetta Genomics	10
#77	Terravia Holdings	10
#78	Brigham and Women's Hospital	10
#79	University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill	10
#80	The University Of Tokyo	10
#81	University of Florida	10
#82	Academia Sinica	9
#83	Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals	9
#84	Children'S Medical Center	9
#85	City Of Hope	9
#86	Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research	9
#87	Dicerna Pharmaceuticals	9
#88	Genomatica	9
#89	Luminex	9
#90	Qiagen Gmbh	9
#91	Quest Diagnostics Investments	9
#92	Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey	9
#93	The Broad Institute	9
#94	University Of Utah	9
#95	Yale University	9
#96	Intel	9
#97	Johnson & Johnson	9
#98	Baxter International	8
#99	Cargill, Incorporated	8
#100	Cellular Research	8

Biotechnology and fermentation Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

Patents per Year

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Top Companies