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DuPont Named 2015 Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovator
Thomson Reuters has actually named DuPont a 2015 Top Global Innovator, marking the 5th successive year the company has actually been named to the distinguished list. The program honors corporations and institutions around the world that are at the heart of development-- developing new technologies and bringing them to life through commercialization.
"DuPont's science-based innovation produces real-world solutions, drives development for the business and its investors and resolves a few of the world's greatest challenges," stated Senior Vice President and Chief Science & Technology Officer Douglas Muzyka. "We are recognized to be consisted of on the Top 100 Global Innovator list, as it recognizes the impact that our innovations are carrying the international marketplace.".
Amongst DuPont's innovations are sophisticated enzymes and sustainable biomass supply chain for one of the world's first cellulosic ethanol plants in Nevada, Iowa, DuPont Corian Charging Surface supplying cordless charging for phones and tablets, new thin and elastic conductive materials for wearable electronics, DuPont Kevlar advanced ballistic protection and customer items, Tyvek HomeWrap and medical product packaging, Nomex thermal defense, Optimum AcreMax insect protection items, Sorona renewably sourced fibers, Rynaxypyr insect control, acclaimed DuPont Solamet photovoltaic metallization pastes that assist increase the power output of photovoltaic panels and DuPont Danisco HOWARU Cardio premium probiotic, which has actually been shown to significantly improve overall cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels. In 2014, DuPont tape-recorded about $9 billion in sales from brand-new products and applications launched in between 2011 and 2014. The exact same year, DuPont researchers and engineers released some 300 short articles in clinical journals, and DuPont had more than 3000 technology agreements with business and universities.
The Thomson Reuters 2015 Top100 Global Innovators program, now in its 5th year, has acted as a trustworthy investment resource and a testimony to increased R&D funding, global patent filing and brand-new market development, leading to higher earnings and boosted local economic activity. According to Thomson Reuters, together the Top 100 Global Innovators generated more than $429 trillion in income and invested more than $20 trillion in R&D (local currency) in 2014. The 2015 Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovators surpassed the MSCI World Index in profits by 6.01 portion points, work by 4.09 percentage points, and market-cap-weighted R&D spending by 1.86 portion points.