Hollister Incorporated Ranked #8 Most Innovative Company in Chicago

Exemplifying out culture of innovation
Corporate Communications 

On October 21, 2024, Crain's Chicago Business released its list of the Most Innovative Companies in Chicago. Hollister Incorporated jumped to the 8th place after falling off the list in 2023. In 2022, Hollister ranked #13, and in 2021 jumped to the podium for the #3 spot, progressing from the #5 spot held in 2019 and 2020. Twenty-five companies rounded out the list of Most Innovative Companies. 

We also appeared on the Crain's list in 2012 (the first year for the list), in 2015 and in 2018 where we ranked #21.  

“Our Mission is to make life more rewarding and dignified for the people who use our products and services. Innovation is essential for us to achieve Our Mission and to live The Schneiders’ Legacy,” said Adam Airhart, Associate General Counsel & Chief IP Counsel. “Being recognized as one of the Most Innovative Companies is a testament to our people and our culture. Innovation at Hollister is not the result of any single individual; we earn this recognition together, as a team.” 

To determine innovation rankings, Crain's takes into account quality of patents over quantity. Crain's uses patent data analytics performed by an intellectual property advisory firm, Ocean Tomo, to review the U.S. patents awarded to Chicago-area companies last year. Focusing on companies with at least five patents, it used an algorithm to rate the quality of their patents based on the likelihood that companies will invest to develop, maintain or defend them.  

Congratulations to the Hollister inventors, technical community, and legal team for this achievement and for exemplifying our culture of innovation!