GEC NEWS WIREThales has been recognized for the fourth time as one of the world’s top 100 innovators, figuring among the companies in the 2016 Top 100 Global Innovators report published by Clarivate Analytics early this year. The Group has invested consistently in research and development over the years with a 2.5 billion euros activity in 2015 (self-funded R&D stood at €700m) and currently holds the rights to more than 16,500 patents.
“Innovation is central to the Thales strategy of growth, competitiveness and people development. Thales’s open innovation focuses on scientific and technical R&D (with academic laboratories), collaboration with its ecosystem (SMEs and start-ups) and market-centred innovation (co-innovation with clients). The 2016 rankings come as a further endorsement of the Thales’s capacity to innovate both organically and through partnerships across the entire high-tech ecosystem.We are proud that the creativity and engagement of Thales passionate staff have once again gained global recognition,” said, Marko Erman, Chief Technical Officer, Thales
