The most innovative biotech companies of 2026

The Most Innovative Companies in biotech reflect a year in which companies took big swings—delivering breakthrough treatments to the clinic, bringing groundbreaking tests to the public, and building out the tools to support future breakthroughs.

eGenesis made headlines by transplanting genetically modified pig kidneys into humans—sustaining one patient for 271 days without dialysis, a record, with a second recipient still off dialysis since a June 2025 transplant—and scored FDA clearance for an expanded trial.