Sumitomo Chemical Receives Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators 2022 Award
- Recognized as One of the World's Top 100 Innovators for the First Time -

Mar. 18, 2022

Sumitomo Chemical has received the 11th Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators ^TM 2022 Award, which is selected by Clarivate, a U.S.-based global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate innovation. It is the first time that the Company has won the honor.

This award recognizes 100 leading companies in global innovation ecosystems based on Clarivate’s own patent-related data and evaluation criteria, which this year focused on five factors: volume, influence, success, globalization, and technical distinctiveness. Sumitomo Chemical received a high rating, especially on technical distinctiveness, which led to the recognition.

Sumitomo Chemical is a diversified chemical company, globally offering products and technologies that support a wide range of industries and people’s lives, and is committed to the research and development of new products and technologies that contribute to social issues. The Company strives to produce synergies by strengthening and integrating its six core technologies—catalyst design, precision processing, organic and polymer material function design, inorganic material function design, device design, and biological mechanism analysis—as well as foundational technologies. In addition, the Company engages in open innovation, partnering with start-ups and academia in Japan and overseas. The award is a recognition granted, based on an objective evaluation, for the Companies’ achievements in research and development and intellectual property development efforts, including acquiring patent rights globally and building a strong patent portfolio.

Sumitomo Chemical is committed to constantly taking on the challenge of creating new value by building on innovation, as set out in its Business Philosophy. Going forward, the Company will further advance intellectual property development activities, and strive for its sustained growth while contributing to achieving a sustainable society through its business.

References

Clarivate Press Release
Asia Extends Dominance in Global Innovation Ecosystem, Signals New Era for Innovation, Reveals Top 100 Global Innovators 2022 from Clarivate - Clarivate

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Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
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