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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 50 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.
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Winners
Top 50
| Rank | Company |
Patent applications |
Funded projects |
Funding Amount (EUR) |
Trademark applications |
Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Rolls-Royce plc | 325 | 13 | 66,686,859 | 3 | 77.41 |
|
2
|
Nicoventures Trading Ltd. | 284 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 41.60 |
|
3
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Unilever Global IP Ltd. | 266 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 38.23 |
|
4
|
GKN Aerospace Services Ltd. | 11 | 6 | 41,209,571 | 0 | 21.08 |
|
5
|
Imagination Technologies Ltd. | 121 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18.18 |
|
6
|
Imperial Tobacco Group Ltd. | 122 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17.35 |
|
7
|
NPL Management Ltd. | 5 | 88 | 1,765,094 | 0 | 16.49 |
|
8
|
British Telecommunications plc | 111 | 3 | 193,920 | 3 | 16.16 |
|
9
|
Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. | 34 | 5 | 8,769,237 | 87 | 15.15 |
|
10
|
Dyson Technology Ltd. | 24 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 12.02 |
|
11
|
Johnson Matthey plc | 62 | 4 | 1,203,297 | 7 | 10.26 |
|
12
|
Joseph Joseph Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 10.14 |
|
13
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Renishaw plc | 47 | 1 | 4,056,778 | 0 | 8.50 |
|
14
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Imperial Tobacco Ltd. | 44 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7.46 |
|
15
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Hogan Lovells International LLP | 0 | 9 | 8,790,000 | 28 | 7.31 |
|
16
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Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. | 0 | 1 | 356,562 | 86 | 5.92 |
|
17
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Marks and Spencer plc | 0 | 1 | 26,897 | 79 | 5.31 |
|
18
|
Airbus Operations Ltd. | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.29 |
|
19
|
ARM Ltd. | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.29 |
|
20
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Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd. | 20 | 1 | 5,079,548 | 0 | 5.22 |
|
21
|
Bentley Motors Ltd. | 13 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 5.05 |
|
22
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Purelifi Ltd. | 27 | 1 | 2,046,667 | 0 | 4.83 |
|
23
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The Manufacturing Technology Centre Ltd. | 1 | 12 | 5,794,402 | 0 | 4.79 |
|
24
|
Short Brothers plc | 11 | 3 | 5,733,474 | 0 | 4.61 |
|
25
|
Kohler Mira Ltd. | 24 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4.43 |
|
26
|
Thorn Lighting Ltd. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 4.27 |
|
27
|
J.C. Bamford Excavators Ltd. | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.20 |
|
28
|
Signaloid Ltd. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 4.17 |
|
29
|
Edwards Ltd. | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.87 |
|
30
|
Micromass UK Ltd. | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.59 |
|
31
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Imperial College Innovations Ltd. | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.52 |
|
32
|
Mclaren Automotive Ltd. | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.49 |
|
33
|
CMR Surgical Ltd. | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.86 |
|
34
|
Glaxo Group Ltd. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2.76 |
|
35
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Haleon UK IP Ltd. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2.70 |
|
36
|
Pilkington Group Ltd. | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.60 |
|
37
|
Safran Seats GB Ltd. | 13 | 1 | 1,329,491 | 0 | 2.57 |
|
38
|
The Boots Company plc | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2.44 |
|
39
|
Vodafone Group Services NO.2 Ltd. | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2.41 |
|
40
|
Astrazeneca UK Ltd. | 1 | 10 | 289,640 | 6 | 2.36 |
|
41
|
Optos plc | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.28 |
|
42
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Vodafone Ltd. | 0 | 10 | 24,541 | 8 | 2.24 |
|
43
|
KLA Corporation UK Ltd. | 11 | 2 | 305,008 | 2 | 2.13 |
|
44
|
Adey Holdings (2008) Ltd. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2.11 |
|
45
|
Innospec Ltd. | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.03 |
|
46
|
Spirit Aerosystems (Europe) Ltd. | 3 | 1 | 2,977,900 | 0 | 1.93 |
|
47
|
IVG Compliance Ltd. | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.89 |
|
48
|
Loadhog Ltd. | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.86 |
|
49
|
Nuclera Ltd. | 7 | 2 | 1,168,104 | 0 | 1.84 |
|
50
|
T.J.Smith and Nephew Ltd. | 6 | 4 | 139,142 | 4 | 1.83 |
| Rank | Organisation |
Patent applications |
Funded projects |
Funding Amount (EUR) |
Trademark applications |
Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
University College London | 2 | 254 | 238,556,683 | 2 | 53.65 |
|
2
|
University of Southampton | 11 | 89 | 97,022,242 | 0 | 52.81 |
|
3
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King's College London UNIVERSITY | 14 | 12 | 5,419,569 | 0 | 46.39 |
|
4
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The University of Manchester | 5 | 152 | 158,731,386 | 1 | 46.12 |
|
5
|
University OF Edinburgh CHARITY | 3 | 166 | 192,613,631 | 0 | 43.67 |
|
6
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University of Bristol | 1 | 137 | 199,983,407 | 0 | 36.45 |
|
7
|
United Kingdom Research AND Innovation | 7 | 12 | 3,953,100 | 6 | 30.37 |
|
8
|
University of Bath | 6 | 42 | 53,782,106 | 0 | 28.53 |
|
9
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University OF Leeds | 1 | 139 | 127,651,402 | 0 | 27.48 |
|
10
|
Queen Mary University of London | 4 | 93 | 70,103,581 | 0 | 27.17 |
|
11
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Newcastle University | 3 | 62 | 67,659,518 | 0 | 21.81 |
|
12
|
University of York | 2 | 79 | 79,794,149 | 0 | 21.13 |
|
13
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University of Warwick | 1 | 113 | 87,216,257 | 0 | 20.86 |
|
14
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University of Leicester | 5 | 29 | 22,038,846 | 0 | 20.56 |
|
15
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Heriot-Watt University | 2 | 36 | 95,246,401 | 0 | 20.53 |
|
16
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University of Strathclyde | 3 | 46 | 52,114,099 | 1 | 20.02 |
|
17
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University OF Liverpool | 1 | 97 | 79,544,386 | 0 | 18.95 |
|
18
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The University of Birmingham | 5 | 17 | 10,271,219 | 0 | 18.37 |
|
19
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The University of Liverpool | 5 | 5 | 2,579,559 | 0 | 16.69 |
|
20
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The University of Sheffield | 3 | 7 | 2,673,176 | 1 | 11.50 |
|
21
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The Open University | 0 | 16 | 4,430,654 | 9 | 11.50 |
|
22
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Cranfield University | 2 | 28 | 27,047,535 | 0 | 11.48 |
|
23
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Aston University | 2 | 29 | 21,833,511 | 0 | 10.89 |
|
24
|
University of Surrey(the) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.75 |
|
25
|
The Queen's University of Belfast | 3 | 6 | 2,767,426 | 0 | 10.35 |
|
26
|
The University of Bath | 3 | 2 | 392,846 | 0 | 9.81 |
|
27
|
University OF Sussex | 1 | 33 | 18,701,253 | 1 | 8.63 |
|
28
|
University of Durham | 2 | 7 | 4,744,273 | 0 | 7.44 |
|
29
|
Loughborough University | 1 | 22 | 22,535,058 | 0 | 7.35 |
|
30
|
THE Chancellor, Masters, AND Scholars OF THE University OF Cambridge UNIVERSITY | 1 | 30 | 18,367,054 | 0 | 7.30 |
|
31
|
University of Kent | 1 | 15 | 20,051,529 | 0 | 6.62 |
|
32
|
University of Dundee | 1 | 29 | 12,654,954 | 0 | 6.52 |
|
33
|
THE Chancellor Masters AND Scholars OF THE University OF Oxford CHARITY | 1 | 26 | 13,838,994 | 0 | 6.49 |
|
34
|
Brunel University London | 1 | 26 | 13,639,744 | 0 | 6.47 |
|
35
|
University OF Hertfordshire CHARITY | 1 | 15 | 4,966,288 | 0 | 4.72 |
|
36
|
Oxford Brookes University | 0 | 7 | 1,161,406 | 3 | 3.89 |
|
37
|
University OF Central Lancashire CHARITY | 1 | 6 | 1,856,089 | 0 | 3.80 |
|
38
|
Arts University Bournemouth UNIVERSITY | 1 | 5 | 404,909 | 0 | 3.56 |
|
39
|
University of Bradford Union | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.39 |
|
40
|
University OF Plymouth CORPORATION | 0 | 21 | 7,727,456 | 1 | 3.32 |
|
41
|
Plymouth Marine Laboratory | 0 | 5 | 5,346,172 | 1 | 2.08 |
Calculation basis
The following four performance indicators are taken into account when calculating the score:
| Indicator | Sources | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Patents | Epobase | 45 % |
| Number of public fundings | Fts Ukri Sat Hor | 15 % |
| Total public funding | Fts Ukri Sat Hor | 30 % |
| Trademarks | Euipotm Euipods | 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 2024.
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.
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