And the winner is Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
What did it win? The most number of awards in the 45 years since the “R&D 100” program that was launched 45 years ago. ORNL has been awarded 218 of the awards that are often referred to as the “Oscars of Innovation” and the “Nobel Prize of Engineering.”
National labs dominate the top ranks, demonstrating the staying power of consistent government investment in R&D. All of the top 10 organizations since 2010 are federally-backed entities. In the case of ORNL, that’s nearly five awards each year…