Biotechnology and fermentation Patent Leaders 2022

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	George M. Church	22	Harvard University
2	Matthew Rabinowitz	20	Natera
3	Bernhard Zimmermann	19	Natera
#4	George Gemelos	19	Natera
#5	Styrmir Sigurjonsson	19	Natera
#6	Matthew Hill	18	Natera
#7	Jennifer A. Doudna	17	University of California
#8	Mark S. Chee	15	Prognosys Biosciences
#9	Feng Zhang	13	MIT
#10	Hagai Karchi	13	Evogene
#11	Yuk-Ming Dennis Lo	13	Chinese University Of Hong Kong
#12	Kwan Chee Chan	12	Chinese University Of Hong Kong
#13	AmirAli TALASAZ	11	Guardant Health
#14	Eli N. Glezer	11	Meso Scale Technologies, Llc.
#15	Michael Previte	11	Element Biosciences
#16	Oscar Alvizo	11	Codexis
#17	Susan M. Freier	11	Ionis Pharmaceuticals
#18	Allison Ryan	10	Natera
#19	Andrew Garst	10	Inscripta
#20	Bob D. Brown	10	Dicerna Pharmaceuticals
#21	Gjalt W. Huisman	10	Codexis
#22	Ian Frank	10	Iovance Biotherapeutics
#23	Milena Banjevic	10	Natera
#24	Michael T. Lotze	10	Iovance Biotherapeutics
#25	Peiyong Jiang	10	Chinese University Of Hong Kong
#26	Rossa Wai Kwun Chiu	10	Chinese University Of Hong Kong
#27	Seong Bo Kim	10	Cj Cheiljedang
#28	Silvana Konermann	10	Salk Institute For Biological Studies
#29	Zachary Demko	10	Natera
#30	Eleen Shum	9	Becton, Dickinson And
#31	Gilad Almogy	9	Ultima Genomics
#32	Huseyin Eser Kirkizlar	9	Natera
#33	Johan Baner	9	Natera
#34	Michael Schnall-Levin	9	10X Genomics
#35	Satoko Kozono	9	Toray Industries
#36	Stanislaw Flasinski	9	Monsanto Technology
#37	Stuart Milstein	9	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
#38	Young Mi Lee	9	Cj Cheiljedang
#39	Allan Svendsen	8	Novozymes A/S
#40	Chengalrayan Kudithipudi	8	Altria Client Services
#41	Daniel Levner	8	Emulate
#42	Dongmei Xu	8	Altria Client Services
#43	Eric E. Swayze	8	Isis Pharmaceuticals
#44	Hiroko SUDO	8	Toray Industries
#45	James M. Wilson	8	University of Pennsylvania
#46	Joshua Babiarz	8	Natera
#47	Julissa Sosa	8	Ceres
#48	Kevin Fitzgerald	8	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
#49	Lane A. Eubank	8	Natera
#50	Onur Sakarya	8	Natera
#51	Tudor Pompiliu Constantin	8	Natera
#52	Anthony P. Burgard	7	Genomatica
#53	Arnold Oliphant	7	Ariosa Diagnostics
#54	Bert Vogelstein	7	The Johns Hopkins University
#55	Brian Bettencourt	7	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
#56	David R. Liu	7	Harvard University
#57	Emmanuelle Charpentier	7	University Of Vienna
#58	Johan Karl Olov Skog	7	Exosome Diagnostics
#59	Junpei KAWAUCHI	7	National Cancer Center
#60	Kenneth A. Feldmann	7	Ceres
#61	Kenneth W. Kinzler	7	The Johns Hopkins University
#62	Krzysztof Chylinski	7	University Of Vienna
#63	Martin Jinek	7	University of California
#64	Nickolas Papadopoulos	7	The Johns Hopkins University
#65	Patrick Hsu	7	Salk Institute For Biological Studies
#66	Phillip Belgrader	7	Inscripta
#67	Priti Pharkya	7	Genomatica
#68	Richard T. Sayre	7	Trait Biosciences
#69	Satoshi Kondou	7	Toray Industries
#70	Seung Won Park	7	Cj Cheiljedang
#71	Stefanie Ann Ward MORTIMER	7	Guardant Health
#72	Stefan Tresch	7	Basf Se
#73	Anastasia Khvorova	6	Dharmacon
#74	Benjamin Hindson	6	10X Genomics
#75	Benjamin Mijts	6	Codexis
#76	Christopher Rohde	6	Factor Bioscience
#77	Chunhong Zhou	6	Element Biosciences
#78	Daan Witters	6	Singular Genomics Systems
#79	Fasong Zhou	6	Ceres
#80	Graham P. Lidgard	6	Exact Sciences
#81	Hatim Allawi	6	Exact Sciences
#82	Henryk T. Dudek	6	Dicerna Pharmaceuticals
#83	Helmy A. Eltoukhy	6	Guardant Health
#84	Hitoshi Nobumasa	6	Toray Industries
#85	Hyun Kug Cho	6	Cj Cheiljedang
#86	James White	6	Oxford Nanopore Technologies Plc
#87	Jillian F. Banfield	6	University of California
#88	Jill Marie Paulik	6	Basf Agro B.V.
#89	Kevin Ness	6	10X Genomics
#90	Lucas Benjamin Harrington	6	University of California
#91	Luhan Yang	6	Harvard University
#92	Matthew Angel	6	Factor Bioscience
#93	Mark Pratt	6	Ultima Genomics
#94	Nathan Tanner	6	New England Biolabs
#95	Nikki Dellas	6	Codexis
#96	Philippe Perot	6	Biomerieux
#97	Prashant G. Mali	6	Harvard University
#98	Punit P. Seth	6	Ionis Pharmaceuticals
#99	Randall Davis	6	Roche Sequencing Solutions
#100	Serge Saxonov	6	10X Genomics

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	University of California	88
2	Harvard University	65
3	Monsanto Technology	42
#4	Novozymes A/S	40
#5	MIT	38
#6	Unknown	35
#7	Thermo Fisher	33
#8	Cj Cheiljedang	29
#9	Illumina	29
#10	The Broad Institute	27
#11	Dsm Ip Assets B.V.	26
#12	Stanford University	26
#13	CNRS	23
#14	Codexis	23
#15	Inscripta	23
#16	Ionis Pharmaceuticals	23
#17	Natera	23
#18	WARF	23
#19	10X Genomics	22
#20	Pioneer (Corteva)	22
#21	University Of Massachusetts	22
#22	Caltech	21
#23	The Johns Hopkins University	20
#24	Duke University	19
#25	Gen-Probe Incorporated	18
#26	Roche Sequencing Solutions	18
#27	University of Pennsylvania	18
#28	The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department Of Health And Human Services	18
#29	Genomatica	17
#30	Inserm (Institut National De La Santé Et De La Recherche Médicale)	17
#31	Jiangnan University	17
#32	Pacific Biosciences Of California	16
#33	The General Hospital	16
#34	New England Biolabs	15
#35	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	15
#36	University Of Texas System	15
#37	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals	14
#38	Arizona Board Of Regents For And On Behalf Of Arizona State University	14
#39	Becton, Dickinson And	14
#40	Danisco Us	14
#41	Evogene	14
#42	Global Life Sciences Solutions Usa	14
#43	Illumina Cambridge Limited	14
#44	Prognosys Biosciences	14
#45	Toray Industries	14
#46	University of Florida	14
#47	Children'S Medical Center	13
#48	Kaneka	13
#49	Quest Diagnostics Investments	13
#50	Chinese University Of Hong Kong	13
#51	City Of Hope	12
#52	Iovance Biotherapeutics	12
#53	Syngenta Participations Ag	12
#54	Ceres	11
#55	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	11
#56	Dicerna Pharmaceuticals	11
#57	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	11
#58	Guardant Health	11
#59	National Cancer Center	11
#60	North Carolina State University	11
#61	Osaka University	11
#62	Oxford Nanopore Technologies Plc	11
#63	University of Minnesota	11
#64	Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey	11
#65	Basf Se	10
#66	Biomerieux	10
#67	Bio-Rad Laboratories	10
#68	Genentech	10
#69	Kyoto University	10
#70	Northwestern University	10
#71	Novartis Ag	10
#72	Seoul National University R&Db Foundation	10
#73	Singular Genomics Systems	10
#74	Columbia University	10
#75	Zymergen	10
#76	LG	10
#77	Amgen	9
#78	Assistance Publique—Hôpitaux De Paris (Aphp)	9
#79	Editas Medicine	9
#80	Element Biosciences	9
#81	Hoffmann-La Roche	9
#82	Institut National De La Sante Et De La Recherche Medicale (Inserm)	9
#83	Korea University Research And Business Foundation	9
#84	Mayo Foundation	9
#85	Brigham and Women's Hospital	9
#86	Ultima Genomics	9
#87	Yale University	9
#88	Danaher	9
#89	Academia Sinica	8
#90	Altria Client Services	8
#91	University Of Arizona	8
#92	Crispr Therapeutics Ag	8
#93	Genethon	8
#94	Ginkgo Bioworks	8
#95	Grail	8
#96	Kao	8
#97	KAIST	8
#98	Riken	8
#99	Salk Institute For Biological Studies	8
#100	The University Of Tokyo	8

Biotechnology and fermentation Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

Patents per Year

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Top Companies