Forbes announced their list of the Most Innovative Companies in the world and we are proud to say that Dassault Systèmes climbed nine spots from last year to land at #31 globally.

Click here to read who made the list. 

Members of the list must have \\\$10 billion in market capitalization, spend at least 2.5% of revenue on R&D and have seven years of public data.

Dassault Systèmes was also ranked #3 globally in the "Software and Programming" category and #10 amongst European companies.

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Who is One Step Above Colgate and One Below P&G?

Here's a great post on Forbe's methodology for ranking and why it differs from past rankings, "Most innovation rankings are popularity contests based on past performance or editorial whims."