[Shanghai, 21/02/2023] – 3M has been selected as one of the top 100 innovation leaders in the world for the “Top 100 Global Innovation Agencies 2023″ list, marking another recognition of 3M’s diverse technology innovation heritage and strength. 3M’s diverse technology and innovation heritage and capabilities have been recognized by the industry. 3M is one of the only 19 companies to have been named to the list for 12 consecutive years since its inception in 2012. “The annual list of the Top 100 Global Innovators is published by Clarivate™, a leading global information services provider.
“As a leading global diversified technology innovator, 3M has always made science and innovation the foundation of its business and the basis of its growth. We are honored and proud to have been named to the ‘Top 100 Global Innovators’ list for the 12th consecutive year.” John Banovetz, 3M Global Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, and Head of Corporate Environmental Responsibility, said, “Vision and collaboration are essential to every innovation. In the future, 3M will continue to innovate, unleashing the power of people, ideas and science to re-imagine what’s possible.”
As a diversified company with a reputation for innovation, 3M is a fertile ground for innovation. From the invention of Scotch® tape to the Post-it® sticker, more than 60,000 innovations have come from 3M’s R&D labs to the marketplace, bringing convenience to people’s lives and accelerating the process of global technological innovation. Last year alone, 3M was awarded 2,600 patents, including a recently announced innovation that helps the green hydrogen industry reduce costs and increase efficiency.
The Global Top 100 Innovators is an annual list of institutional innovators published by Corevantage. To make the list, organizations are required to make a significant contribution to technological innovation and patent protection. We are grateful to the 2023 Global Top 100 Innovators – they understand that innovative ideas and solutions can not only pay off for business, but also contribute to real progress in society in the face of current challenges,” said Gordon Samson, Chief Product Officer at Corevantage. ”
About the annual list of the Top 100 Global Innovators
The Corevantage Global Top 100 Innovation Agencies assess the strength of each invention through a comprehensive comparative analysis of global patent data, based on several measures directly related to innovation power. Once the strength of each invention is obtained, to identify innovative organizations that consistently produce strong inventions, Corevantage sets two criteria thresholds that must be met by candidate organizations, and adds an additional metric to measure the innovation of an innovative organization’s inventions over the past five years. Read the report to find out more. “The Top 100 Global Innovation Agencies 2023 can be viewed here.
Post time: Feb-21-2023