Optical Giants Make Forbes 2015 Top Global Innovators List

Optical Giants Make Forbes 2015 Top Global Innovators List

Wednesday, August 26 2015 | 00 h 00 min | News

Based on the value placed on expectations of future innovation (new products, services and markets), Forbes ranked Essilor and Luxottica #62 and #65 respectively on the 2015 edition of their annual list of top 100 innovative companies. Quebec based Valeant Pharmaceuticals, parent of Bausch & Lomb, ranked #31.

In order to make the list, companies had to reach $10 Billion market capitalization and have at least 2.5% of revenue spent on R&D. US-based TESLA Motors ranked #1.

Source:
http://www.forbes.com/innovative-companies/list/#tab:rank

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