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Innovation Ranking
North Data publishes the most innovative companies and research institutions in Germany every year. The number of registered patents, the number and volume of research projects and also trademark registrations are used to calculate the ranking. All of these key figures are indicators of the innovative strength of large and established companies, which includes the ability to manage research projects, to obtain funding for them, to secure a market position through patents and finally to establish new products on the market, which can be seen in the trademark registrations.
Below we present the winners of the year and the top 100 in the table for the two categories of business and research. Finally, we explain the calculation basis and offer the raw data for free download.
Winners
Top 100
| Rank | Company |
Patent applications |
Funded projects |
Funding Amount (EUR) |
Trademark applications |
Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
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Robert Bosch GmbH | 863 | 6 | 6,423,278 | 462 | 57.32 |
|
2
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Siemens AG | 685 | 35 | 28,677,868 | 141 | 50.13 |
|
3
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Siemens Healthineers AG | 774 | 3 | 164,186 | 73 | 42.35 |
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4
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Vantage Towers AG | 1 | 123 | 105,276,215 | 1 | 41.10 |
|
5
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DFMG Deutsche Funkturm GmbH | 0 | 73 | 121,332,950 | 2 | 38.95 |
|
6
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BSH Hausgeräte GmbH | 547 | 2 | 3,291,800 | 142 | 32.65 |
|
7
|
VOLKSWAGEN AG | 418 | 3 | 1,294,812 | 161 | 25.97 |
|
8
|
Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH | 322 | 1 | 33,623 | 374 | 25.02 |
|
9
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Airbus Operations GmbH | 321 | 12 | 22,765,249 | 1 | 23.85 |
|
10
|
Mercedes-Benz Group AG | 349 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 21.53 |
|
11
|
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 214 | 12 | 15,242,312 | 138 | 19.38 |
|
12
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BASF SE | 267 | 8 | 5,097,995 | 95 | 18.21 |
|
13
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Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG | 237 | 10 | 15,939,773 | 12 | 17.78 |
|
14
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AUMOVIO Germany GmbH | 198 | 5 | 1,565,854 | 215 | 15.98 |
|
15
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Infineon Technologies AG | 129 | 26 | 23,603,432 | 1 | 15.75 |
|
16
|
ams-OSRAM International GmbH | 263 | 1 | 2,000,000 | 0 | 14.33 |
|
17
|
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | 172 | 1 | 500,000 | 204 | 13.63 |
|
18
|
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG | 65 | 1 | 611,990 | 458 | 13.58 |
|
19
|
AUDI AG | 211 | 1 | 318,438 | 68 | 12.67 |
|
20
|
SMS group GmbH | 212 | 3 | 802,911 | 3 | 11.68 |
|
21
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SCHOTT AG | 185 | 4 | 2,719,210 | 13 | 11.09 |
|
22
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HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA | 205 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11.06 |
|
23
|
Daimler Truck AG | 23 | 3 | 33,491,098 | 23 | 10.34 |
|
24
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KRONES AG | 193 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10.32 |
|
25
|
thyssenkrupp AG | 174 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10.03 |
|
26
|
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 161 | 7 | 2,496,281 | 7 | 10.02 |
|
27
|
European Molecular Biology Laboratory Multinational Incorporated Association organized.. | 1 | 19 | 29,369,840 | 1 | 9.65 |
|
28
|
Miele & Cie. KG | 167 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9.57 |
|
29
|
MAN Truck & Bus SE | 111 | 1 | 13,015,344 | 20 | 9.56 |
|
30
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adidas AG | 68 | 3 | 194,546 | 251 | 9.39 |
|
31
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ZF Friedrichshafen AG | 99 | 12 | 9,027,646 | 9 | 9.05 |
|
32
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LANXESS Deutschland GmbH | 15 | 2 | 31,206,400 | 13 | 9.02 |
|
33
|
Deutsche Telekom AG | 115 | 3 | 1,265,639 | 99 | 8.82 |
|
34
|
Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd. & Co. KG | 41 | 3 | 22,444,413 | 0 | 8.05 |
|
35
|
Bundesdruckerei GmbH | 123 | 1 | 418,802 | 61 | 7.96 |
|
36
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SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co. KG | 125 | 2 | 437,861 | 44 | 7.82 |
|
37
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Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH | 129 | 4 | 1,775,528 | 0 | 7.65 |
|
38
|
Evonik Operations GmbH | 106 | 5 | 2,096,007 | 33 | 7.37 |
|
39
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Roche Diagnostics GmbH | 116 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 7.30 |
|
40
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Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg Legal Entity of Public Law | 0 | 14 | 21,339,050 | 1 | 7.01 |
|
41
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SICK AG | 112 | 1 | 2,000,000 | 12 | 6.72 |
|
42
|
Covestro Deutschland AG | 91 | 5 | 2,394,135 | 33 | 6.66 |
|
43
|
Elmos Semiconductor SE | 125 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.65 |
|
44
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Vaillant GmbH | 107 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6.40 |
|
45
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Voith Patent GmbH | 113 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6.33 |
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46
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thyssenkrupp AG | 114 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6.18 |
|
47
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CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH | 110 | 1 | 333,193 | 0 | 5.94 |
|
48
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Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG | 91 | 3 | 2,710,487 | 6 | 5.91 |
|
49
|
Airbus Defence and Space GmbH | 54 | 5 | 8,645,366 | 10 | 5.78 |
|
50
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Karl Storz SE & Co. KG | 83 | 1 | 1,000,000 | 47 | 5.71 |
|
51
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Merck Patent GmbH | 106 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.57 |
|
52
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SAP SE | 103 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5.57 |
|
53
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Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH | 97 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5.56 |
|
54
|
Bayer AG | 68 | 2 | 500,000 | 68 | 5.39 |
|
55
|
Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH | 75 | 3 | 4,238,684 | 2 | 5.37 |
|
56
|
Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH | 74 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 5.11 |
|
57
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KHS GmbH | 95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.98 |
|
58
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MTU Aero Engines AG | 36 | 8 | 8,561,339 | 0 | 4.97 |
|
59
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Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH | 69 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 4.79 |
|
60
|
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH | 24 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 4.63 |
|
61
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Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH | 51 | 6 | 3,887,632 | 0 | 4.35 |
|
62
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ContiTech Deutschland GmbH | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.25 |
|
63
|
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG | 74 | 1 | 122,040 | 10 | 4.23 |
|
64
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Aesculap AG | 77 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.21 |
|
65
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Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG | 63 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3.98 |
|
66
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WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH | 48 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 3.93 |
|
67
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MANN+HUMMEL GmbH | 71 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.92 |
|
68
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Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH | 66 | 1 | 1,211,715 | 2 | 3.91 |
|
69
|
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH | 59 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3.83 |
|
70
|
BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG | 58 | 1 | 1,000,000 | 18 | 3.78 |
|
71
|
MERCK KGaA | 3 | 3 | 187,606 | 145 | 3.71 |
|
72
|
Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG | 53 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3.61 |
|
73
|
Weinor GmbH & Co. KG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 3.59 |
|
74
|
Carl Freudenberg KG | 47 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3.53 |
|
75
|
Symrise AG | 54 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3.50 |
|
76
|
Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH | 9 | 5 | 9,669,117 | 0 | 3.47 |
|
77
|
DAW SE | 3 | 1 | 2,000,000 | 123 | 3.44 |
|
78
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Grohe AG | 41 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 3.39 |
|
79
|
tesa SE | 56 | 1 | 326,892 | 11 | 3.36 |
|
80
|
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG | 28 | 6 | 4,010,042 | 8 | 3.36 |
|
81
|
MAHLE International GmbH | 52 | 2 | 70,829 | 16 | 3.32 |
|
82
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Carl Zeiss Meditec AG | 55 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3.30 |
|
83
|
August Storck KG | 0 | 3 | 1,885,538 | 111 | 3.23 |
|
84
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TDK Electronics AG | 53 | 2 | 544,327 | 4 | 3.23 |
|
85
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Linde GmbH | 35 | 2 | 3,380,952 | 14 | 3.21 |
|
86
|
Umicore AG & Co. KG | 31 | 5 | 3,967,974 | 0 | 3.21 |
|
87
|
TE Connectivity Germany GmbH | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.15 |
|
88
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fischerwerke GmbH & Co. KG | 32 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 3.08 |
|
89
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Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG | 34 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 3.05 |
|
90
|
B.Braun Avitum AG | 37 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2.84 |
|
91
|
Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH | 49 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2.84 |
|
92
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VARTA Microbattery GmbH | 18 | 8 | 3,622,202 | 0 | 2.81 |
|
93
|
B. Braun Melsungen AG | 40 | 2 | 84,725 | 20 | 2.78 |
|
94
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Viessmann Holding International GmbH | 40 | 2 | 255,575 | 18 | 2.78 |
|
95
|
GEZE GmbH | 41 | 1 | 14,660 | 21 | 2.72 |
|
96
|
STADA Arzneimittel AG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 2.69 |
|
97
|
ABUS August Bremicker Söhne KG | 32 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2.69 |
|
98
|
eleQtron GmbH | 26 | 3 | 3,792,998 | 0 | 2.66 |
|
99
|
AUMOVIO Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.65 |
|
100
|
Roche Diabetes Care GmbH | 42 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2.64 |
Calculation basis
The following four performance indicators are taken into account when calculating the score:
| Indicator | Sources | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Patents | Dpmap Epobase Dp | 45 % |
| Number of public fundings | Fts Fk Sat Hor | 15 % |
| Total public funding | Fts Fk Sat Hor | 30 % |
| Trademarks | Euipotm Euipods Dpmam | 10 % |
The highest value achieved for each key figure in the period under review is set as the maximum point value of 100. The two categories Economy and Research are evaluated separately. The period under review was the year 2025.
The performance indicators used are available together with financial figures as Deep Data Finance/Marketing/Tech via the North Data's Data Services.
An evaluation is required and only carried out if the respective organization is entered in the sources with the correct name and registered office. Subsequent changes are not permitted.
Data
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