10 Most Successful Innovative Companies in The World in 2016

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5. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN)

Innovation Premium – 70%

Market Cap – $35.8 billion

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) is a well-known name in the world of biopharmaceutical companies and it proudly takes the 5th place on this list of 10 most successful innovative companies in the world in 2016. Same as the other companies from the industry that are found on this list, Alexion invests in therapies for people suffering from rare disorders.

The company is known for having developed the first and only inhibitor used to treat patients suffering from paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, a blood disease, as well as atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, a disease affecting kidney function, both of which are life threatening.

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Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) has also developed innovative enzyme replacement therapies designed for patients suffering from extremely rare disorders such as hypophosphatasia and lysosomal acid lipase deficiency. The fact that it focuses on ultra-rare diseases makes its research that much more important, since these groups of patients are often left by the wayside in favor of patients that are being affected by diseases which many others also suffer from.

10 Most Successful Innovative Companies in The World in 2016

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