3M was selected as one of the top 100 global innovators

Recently, 3M announced that the company was once again included in the list of "Top 100 Global Innovators in 2023" released by Clarivate Analytics. This marks that 3M's diversified scientific and technological innovation background and strength have been recognized by the industry again. Since the establishment of the list in 2012, only 19 companies have been selected for 12 consecutive years, and 3M is one of them.

3M Global Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Corporate Environmental Responsibility, John Banovetz, said: "As a world-leading diversified technological innovation company, 3M has always regarded science and innovation as the foundation of its business and the foundation of its development. This is the 12th consecutive year. We are very honored and proud to be included in the list of "Top 100 Global Innovators" in 2019. In the future, 3M will continue to innovate, unleash the power of people, creativity and science, and reimagine all possibilities."

3M invests more than 2 billion U.S. dollars in research and development every year, and has obtained more than 131,000 invention patents. Last year alone, it had 2,600 patents, including a project that 3M recently released to help the green hydrogen energy industry reduce costs and increase efficiency. Innovation and Technology. The Global Top 100 Innovators is an annual institutional innovation list released by Clarivate Analytics. Institutions on the list need to make important contributions in technological innovation and patent protection.