March 10, 2021, Fast Company, a leading US business media, released its list of the 50 most innovative companies in the world. In biotech, Fast Company also announced its 10 finalists. How to respond to COVID-19 has become the focus of biotechnology innovation, and several companies on this year's list have made several breakthroughs in the development of novel coronavirus detection and COVID-19 vaccine. In addition, the use of AI for drug discovery, cellular genomics, RNA drugs and other fields are also hot spots of innovation.
1. BioNTech: Development of the first effective COVID-19 vaccine approved by the FDA
2. Paralleling1. Moderna：Development of new coronavirus that can be stored under conventional freezing conditions
3. Biobot Analytics：Use sewage testing to detect the next outbreak
4. AstraZeneca/Oxford：Different approaches have been used to develop new coronavirus
5. Zymergen：Using biology to make electronic components more environmentally friendly
6. Twist Bioscience：Accelerate the development of viral diagnostics by printing RNA
7. GlaxoSmithKline：Building a research and development pipeline based on genetic evidence
8. Sherlock Biosciences：Accelerating diagnostic testing using synthetic biology
9. Atomwise：Put the pieces of the molecular jigsaw puzzle together
10. 10X Genomics：Bring single-cell genomics into mainstream science
