Michelin received Clarivate recognition at its Research & Development forum held at the Clermont-Ferrand technology center, France. The award places the Group among the 100 most innovative companies in the world in 2022.
Clarivate is a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation. Each year, Clarivate uses its methodology to identify organizations at the pinnacle of the global innovation landscape, measuring innovation excellence.
The Top 100 Global Innovators 2022 rewards innovation as a whole and the organizations on this year's list come from 12 countries and regions. Clarivate analysts use computing techniques to compare 50 million innovation ideas, across thousands of baselines, through billions of calculations, to discover the 100 most innovative ones globally.
Ed White, Chief Analyst and Vice President of Intellectual Property and Innovation, stated: "Global inventive activity today is much larger, more diverse and more complex than it was a decade ago when we released the Top 100 Global Innovators. Top 100 global innovators 2022 illustrates excellence in innovation. We would like to congratulate this year's top 100 companies and we are delighted that Michelin is included in this ranking. They demonstrate the capabilities, consistency and creativity with which new values and new ideas enrich the world."
“There are enormous challenges ahead, which are also opportunities for us to explore. These include the electrification of the automotive industry, the challenges associated with our goal of using 100% sustainable materials by 2050 and innovations linked to our activities beyond tires. This spirit permeates the Group’s entire R&D community. It’s a firm belief and this award goes to all of our global teams,” Eric Vinesse, Director of Research and Development and Member of the Michelin Executive Committee.
With an investment of 682 million euros in 2021 and the “Michelin in Motion” plan to use 100% sustainable materials by 2050, innovation has always been the Group's central focus. Throughout its history, Michelin has developed solutions that have changed everyday life and offered greater mobility: the first detachable bicycle tire, the invention of radial tires, the “green” tire, the MICHELIN XDR3 civil engineering tire, the Tweel and , most recently the MICHELIN CrossClimate 2 all-season tire, tires designed for electric vehicles and airless tires in progress.
With 11.627 active patents worldwide, 247 patents registered in 2021 and 6.000 people working in Research and Development, Michelin is developing technologies that will enable the Group to help achieve its ambitions for 2030:
• In tires: innovating more for the electrical market, innovations in materials to achieve the goal of using 100% sustainable materials,
• Around tires: with initiatives in the area of connected mobility,
• Beyond tires: working on healthcare, hydrogen, 3D metal printing, high-tech materials and new uses.
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