Life Sciences were a clear leader out of all of the patent categories tracked to chart the pace of innovation. This was one of the lead findings in the recent LexisNexis® Cipher report.
In the total number of technology inventions, Life Sciences ranked third, behind Mechanical and Information:
Using patent filings as an indicator of innovation, Life Sciences have published the most patents in the last three years – 550,000.
The largest growth areas in Life Sciences are shown to be in these fields:
Our analysis revealed that household names such as Johnson & Johnson, L’Oreal and Canon are amongst the Life Sciences players driving this innovation change.
Our Global Innovation report used our unique Universal Technology Taxonomy to provide a breakdown of the world’s inventions and activity into individual technology sectors.
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