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World's 50 most innovative companies. 2009.

Home editor's pickfeaturedWorld's 50 most innovative companies. 2009.

World's 50 most innovative companies. 2009.

Feb 25, 2010 | featured, people, producer, retailer, sustainable |
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from FastCompany. compiled the old fashioned way—no cut and paste.
above: #26 synthetic genomics—super-algae made biofuels.




above three photos: #25 bmw group designworks usa—saeco coffee | bavaria deep blue 46 | metro 40 bench



above: #21 gilt groupe—offers up to 70% off on designer goods—mq ankle boot.




above two photos: #16 byd—model byd fo



above: #6 first solar—$.85/watt, lowest solar cost in industry.




above two photos: #45 alstom—tgv’s and agv’s capable of 225mph/362kph.




above two photos: #44 mvrdv—dutch design firm—gwanggyo power center.

The 50—a whopping 31 are new![last year] 1) Facebook [15] Amazon [9] Apple [4] Google [2] 5) Huawei [new!] First Solar [18] PG&E [new!] Novartis [new!] Walmart [33] 10) HP [12] Hulu [3] Netflix [new!] Nike [27] Intel [8] 15) Spotify [new!] BYD [45] Cisco Systems [5] IBM [19] GE [11] 20) Disney [22] Gilt Group [new!] Indian Premier League [new!] Patients Like Me [new!] Grey New York [new!] 25) BMW Group Designworks USA [new!] Synthetic Genomics [new!] FiLife [new!] Frito-Lay [new!] Alibaba [new!] 30) Mitre [new!] HTC [new!] Diller Scofidio + Renfro [new!] Firstborn [new!] Sportvision [new!] 35) Ideo [10}
Samsung [new!] Glam Media [new!] Ngmoco [new!] VNL [new!] 40) Aldi Süd [new!] Fast Retailing [new!] Huayi Brothers [new!] Athenahealth [new!] MVRDV [new!] Alstom [new!] Quantcast [new!] Good Guide [new!] Microsoft [34] Politico [new!] 50) Twitter [new!]

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