Thomson Reuters, an information service corporation with worldwide reputation, has since 2011 been selecting the world’s most innovative corporations and institutions as the Top 100 Global Innovators, based on the number of patent applications submitted, the rate of success, degree of globalization, and influence. This year, Asia made dramatic strides, and Japan, in particular, sharply increased the number of award-winning corporations from 28 last year to 39.
Press release by Thomson Reuters:
http://thomsonreuters.com/press-releases/112014/2014-top-100-innovators