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Top Ten Innovators 2002
They are a rare breed: brilliant, patent-producing scientists who are also successful, profit-seeking serial entrepreneurs.
Edited by Eric Pfeiffer
August 15, 2002

     
Every year in the pages of Red Herring, we run a list of our favorite ten innovators. This year, we focused on the intersection of science and business. All of the people we selected are both top-notch scientists and successful entrepreneurs. In fact, the average number of patents per individual is seven and the average number of startups is three. All told, our top innovators have produced an astounding $17 billion in wealth and nearly 9,000 jobs.
Because we were so impressed with their accomplishments, we decided to produce a special online section with longer, more detailed stories as well as additional information on one of each innovator's companies. We simply had too many good things to say. We hope you agree.

TOP TEN INNOVATORS 2002          
Theo Lee: Nanotechnology          Rajeev Madhavan: Software tools
Ray Kao: Optical networking          Larry Bock: Biotechnology
Paul Butterworth: Web services          Kurt Petersen: MEMS/Biotech
Andy Hayler: Databases          Oleg Suitin: Software
Bulent Celebi: Wireless & chips          Jennie Mather: Biotechnology

For entire story visit:

www.redherring.com/insider/2002/0815/innovators081502.html