Biotechnology and fermentation Patent Leaders 2020

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	Andrew Garst	29	Inscripta
2	Don Masquelier	28	Inscripta
3	Phillip Belgrader	27	Inscripta
#4	George M. Church	21	Harvard University
#5	Jennifer A. Doudna	19	University of California
#6	Jorge Bernate	17	Inscripta
#7	Benjamin Mijts	15	Codexis
#8	Emmanuelle Charpentier	15	University Of Vienna
#9	Feng Zhang	15	MIT
#10	Kevin Ness	15	10X Genomics
#11	Krzysztof Chylinski	15	University Of Vienna
#12	Martin Jinek	15	University of California
#13	Oscar Alvizo	14	Codexis
#14	Richard Fox	14	Inscripta
#15	Serge Saxonov	14	10X Genomics
#16	Steven J. Collier	14	Codexis
#17	AmirAli TALASAZ	13	Guardant Health
#18	Hagai Karchi	13	Evogene
#19	Matthew Rabinowitz	13	Natera
#20	Susan M. Freier	13	Ionis Pharmaceuticals
#21	Bernhard Zimmermann	12	Natera
#22	Michael Schnall-Levin	12	10X Genomics
#23	Xiyun Zhang	12	Codexis
#24	Bert Vogelstein	11	The Johns Hopkins University
#25	Derek Smith	11	Codexis
#26	George Gemelos	11	Natera
#27	James N. Kochenderfer	11	The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services
#28	Jingyue Ju	11	Columbia University
#29	J. Keith Joung	11	The General Hospital
#30	Kenneth W. Kinzler	11	The Johns Hopkins University
#31	Matthew Hill	11	Natera
#32	Ryan T. Gill	11	Inscripta
#33	Styrmir Sigurjonsson	11	Natera
#34	Aamir Mir	10	Inscripta
#35	Benjamin Hindson	10	10X Genomics
#36	Christopher Hindson	10	10X Genomics
#37	Gjalt W. Huisman	10	Codexis
#38	Kalyan Handique	10	Handylab
#39	Kim Borch	10	Novozymes A/S
#40	Molly He	10	Illumina
#41	Paul Hardenbol	10	10X Genomics
#42	Seong Bo Kim	10	Cj Cheiljedang
#43	Andrew John Heron	9	Oxford Nanopore Technologies Plc
#44	Anastasia Khvorova	9	Dharmacon
#45	Graham P. Lidgard	9	Exact Sciences
#46	James White	9	Oxford Nanopore Technologies Plc
#47	Jeffrey C. Miller	9	Sangamo Therapeutics
#48	Juhan Kim	9	LG
#49	Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev	9	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
#50	Kevin L. Gunderson	9	Illumina
#51	Kyle Seamon	9	Inscripta
#52	Matthew Angel	9	Factor Bioscience
#53	Mirna Jarosz	9	10X Genomics
#54	Muthiah Manoharan	9	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
#55	Nengbing Tao	9	Monsanto Technology
#56	Priti Pharkya	9	Genomatica
#57	Stanislaw Flasinski	9	Monsanto Technology
#58	Young Mi Lee	9	Cj Cheiljedang
#59	Young Lyeol Yang	9	Cj Cheiljedang
#60	Ayaka Atsumi	8	Ikeda Food Research Co.
#61	Bob D. Brown	8	Dicerna Pharmaceuticals
#62	Carsten Andersen	8	Novozymes A/S
#63	Christopher Rohde	8	Factor Bioscience
#64	C. Frank Bennett	8	Isis Pharmaceuticals
#65	Dario Campana	8	National University Of Singapore
#66	Emi Ishimaru	8	Ikeda Food Research Co.
#67	Gregory Hinkle	8	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
#68	Guangping Gao	8	University of Pennsylvania
#69	Hatim Allawi	8	Exact Sciences
#70	Hitoshi Nobumasa	8	Toray Industries
#71	Hironori Omura	8	Ikeda Food Research Co.
#72	Hirokazu Sanada	8	Ikeda Food Research Co.
#73	Hiroko SUDO	8	Toray Industries
#74	Joshua Babiarz	8	Natera
#75	Lone Baunsgaard	8	Novozymes A/S
#76	Martin Maier	8	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
#77	Robin E. Osterhout	8	Genomatica
#78	Seung Won Park	8	Cj Cheiljedang
#79	Signe Eskildsen Larsen	8	Novozymes A/S
#80	Stuart Milstein	8	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
#81	Stephen Turner	8	Pacific Biosciences Of California
#82	Takako Yada	8	Ikeda Food Research Co.
#83	Tetsunari Morita	8	Ikeda Food Research Co.
#84	Thomas W. Myers	8	Roche Molecular Systems
#85	Yuk-Ming Dennis Lo	8	Chinese University Of Hong Kong
#86	Adriana Leonora Botes	7	Invista North America S.A.R.L.
#87	Anthony P. Burgard	7	Genomatica
#88	Arnold Oliphant	7	Ariosa Diagnostics
#89	Bart Lipkens	7	Flodesign Sonics
#90	Bruce Chabansky	7	Inscripta
#91	Cheng-Yao Chen	7	Illumina
#92	David M. Valenzuela	7	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#93	Emily Mundorff	7	Codexis
#94	Eric E. Swayze	7	Isis Pharmaceuticals
#95	Esben Peter Friis	7	Novozymes A/S
#96	Frank Winther Rasmussen	7	Novozymes A/S
#97	Fred Reichert	7	Roche Molecular Systems
#98	Hong Xian Li	7	Cj Cheiljedang
#99	Huseyin Eser Kirkizlar	7	Natera
#100	Hyun Kug Cho	7	Cj Cheiljedang

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	University of California	97
2	Monsanto Technology	71
3	Novozymes A/S	64
#4	Harvard University	58
#5	Thermo Fisher	58
#6	Inscripta	42
#7	Codexis	39
#8	Dsm Ip Assets B.V.	39
#9	MIT	38
#10	Stanford University	38
#11	Cj Cheiljedang	35
#12	Illumina	35
#13	Unknown	35
#14	The Johns Hopkins University	32
#15	The General Hospital	31
#16	CNRS	30
#17	Roche Molecular Systems	30
#18	10X Genomics	27
#19	The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services	27
#20	Dow Agrosciences	26
#21	Gen-Probe Incorporated	26
#22	Ionis Pharmaceuticals	26
#23	Jiangnan University	26
#24	Pacific Biosciences Of California	26
#25	University of Pennsylvania	26
#26	WARF	24
#27	Bio-Rad Laboratories	23
#28	University Of Texas System	23
#29	The Broad Institute	23
#30	Pioneer (Corteva)	21
#31	University Of Massachusetts	21
#32	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals	20
#33	University of Florida	20
#34	Duke University	19
#35	Northwestern University	19
#36	Roche Sequencing Solutions	19
#37	Genomatica	18
#38	Kyoto University	18
#39	Agilent Technologies	17
#40	Danisco Us	17
#41	Toray Industries	17
#42	Ajinomoto Co.	16
#43	Basf Se	16
#44	Becton, Dickinson And	16
#45	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	16
#46	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	16
#47	Inserm (Institut National De La Santé Et De La Recherche Médicale)	16
#48	Mayo Foundation	16
#49	Natera	16
#50	Sangamo Therapeutics	16
#51	Columbia University	16
#52	Abbott	15
#53	Caltech	15
#54	University Of Vienna	15
#55	Biomerieux	14
#56	Children'S Medical Center	14
#57	Evogene	14
#58	Novozymes	14
#59	Syngenta Participations Ag	14
#60	Arizona Board Of Regents For And On Behalf Of Arizona State University	13
#61	Cornell University	13
#62	Illumina Cambridge Limited	13
#63	Institut National De La Sante Et De La Recherche Medicale (Inserm)	13
#64	Kaneka	13
#65	Kao	13
#66	Quest Diagnostics Investments	13
#67	Riken	13
#68	Chinese University Of Hong Kong	13
#69	Basf Plant Science Company Gmbh	12
#70	Corning Incorporated	12
#71	Guardant Health	12
#72	Oxford Nanopore Technologies Plc	12
#73	Qiagen Gmbh	12
#74	USDA	12
#75	University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization	12
#76	BOE	12
#77	GE	12
#78	3M	11
#79	Basf Agricultural Solutions Seed Us	11
#80	Ceres	11
#81	National University Of Singapore	11
#82	University Of Washington	11
#83	Merck	11
#84	Cargill, Incorporated	10
#85	City Of Hope	10
#86	Evolva Sa	10
#87	Evonik Operations Gmbh	10
#88	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center	10
#89	KAIST	10
#90	National Cancer Center	10
#91	Phc Holdings	10
#92	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	10
#93	University of Minnesota	10
#94	University Of Illinois	10
#95	Boston University	10
#96	Assistance Publique—Hôpitaux De Paris (Aphp)	9
#97	Michigan State University	9
#98	Cellectis	9
#99	Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation	9
#100	Exact Sciences Development Company	9

Biotechnology and fermentation Patent Leaders in 2020 2020

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies