World Corp. was founded by four of the top scientist of their generation ( Simon Grimshaw, Emerson Strange, Dade Ellis, and Thomas Walker) who want to use science to make the world a better place. Soon, World Corp. becomes the largest and most influential company in the world. 
 
An article in The Science Chronicle says World Corp. is "the most well-known and highly regarded for a record-breaking list of patents and a growing number of inventions, many of which are taken for granted as necessary tools for making one's way through daily life".