Grabbing Lightning: Building a Capability for Breakthrough Innovation

Appendix A. COMPANIES PARTICIPATING IN THE BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION RESEARCH STUDY

Source: Descriptions developed from company sources and Value Line.

Phase I—Cohort I

Air Products:

Supplies a variety of gases to the chemical, steel, electronics, oil, and food industries, as well as to hospitals, offices, and laboratories. Produces chemical intermediaries used in pesticides, adhesives, and coatings. Involved in the development, construction, and management of waste to energy cogeneration.

Analog Devices:

Makes linear, mixed signal, and digital integrated circuits for signal processing applications. Markets to original equipment manufacturers for computers, communications, industrial, military, and other applications.

DuPont:

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