Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
ALTRONIX
ALTRONIX IS A TECHNOLOGICAL COMPANY SPECIALIZED IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING LABELLING, BARCODE AND RFID SOLUTIONS IN DIFFERENT MARKETS, SUCH AS HEALTHCARE, PUBLIC SECTOR, LOGISTICS, TRADE AND INDUSTR
Due to our scope of action, we have a key role in the digital transformation of more than 30,000 companies and institutions in Portugal and abroad, and innovation is part of our DNA! Since the very beginning in 2004, what distinguishes us as a company is undoubtedly the human...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
CONSUNET
BUILDING THE CYBER AND SPECTRUM SECURITY FUTURE
CONSUNET IS ON A MISSION TO TRANSFORM THE ‘INVISIBLE ENABLER OF MODERN WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES’ It’s not something we consider when we pick up our smart phone or turn on the car radio, but our modern lifestyles would not be possible without the Electromagnetic Spectrum (spectrum). Our industries, healthcare services, safety...
INNOVATION Quebec
GROUPE CTT
CCTT IN TEXTILE TECHNOLOGIES, GEOSYNTHETICS AND ADVANCED TEXTILE-BASED MATERIALS
Groupe CTT is a non-profit organization specializing in applied research, development and analysis in the fields of technical textiles, geosynthetics and advanced textile-based materials. Created in 1983, Groupe CTT was one of the first college centres for the transfer oftechnology in Quebec. It is located on the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
STEP AHEAD CONSULTING
Make It Happen
Born in the year of the millennium, Step Ahead Consulting, headquartered in Quinta da Fonte, in Oeiras, quickly asserted itself in two aspects: Despite a very strong presence in Angola, the company remained committed to several outstanding national projects, such as the Nationality Process, and other management projects, in clients...
INNOVATE™ Flanders
CHEP
HOW ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY TRANSFORMS THE WAY TO GET PRODUCTS TO PEOPLE
The way the world makes, moves, and sells goods is changing. While technology has increased consumer choice, society expects businesses to reduce the environmental impact of meeting that demand. The time has come to transform how we get products to people. CHEP built one of the world’s most sustainable logistics...
AI Québec
INNOVATION Quebec
POLYTECHNIQUE MONTRÉAL
LEADING-EDGE RESEARCH IN MULTIMODAL, SUSTAINABLE AND SMART MOBILITY
How do we help leaders make the right decisions when it comes to providing comfortable, safe and efficient transportation alternatives to private automobiles and thereby ensure more equitable distribution of public spaces between uses and transportation modes? How do we better respond to the needs and expectations of the entire...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
Co. Innovation Centre (COIC)
INNOVATION AT THE EDGE:
INNOVATION AT THE EDGE: Located in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), Co. Innovation Centre (COIC) is redefining how we think about collaboration and innovation in NL. As a globally focused, industry-led hub, COIC is accelerating the province’s journey toward an innovation-driven economy. It’s more than a building—it’s a vision...
INNOVATE® Nashville
DALTON GETS PEOPLE
AND THAT'S HOW THEY GET RESULTS
Since 1989, truly understanding people has been a unique trait of Dalton – a leading advertising, public relations and digital marketing agency with offices across the Southeast, in Nashville, Atlanta and Jacksonville. On every project, Dalton digs deep to uncover the insights and human truths that get to the emotional...
INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2
ProShop ERP
Delivers powerful manufacturing software by deeply understanding our client’s challenges in order to meaningfully improve their businesses and in turn, their communities
We are the industry’s only shop management software specifically dedicated to, and built for an aerospace contract manufacturer in the Pacific Northwest. We are fanatical about managing every detail of machine shops in a paperless and web-based environment, including the enterprise resource management (ERP) functions necessary to run offices, the...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
SUGAR GAMERS
MEET THE NEW FACE OF GEEK CULTURE
GAMING APPEALS TO OUR INNATE SENSE OF HUMANITY. IT INSPIRES CREATIVITY, PLAY, CONNECTIVITY, AND COMMUNITY These also happen to be the fundamentals of today’s video games. This wasn’t designed by accident, either. Playing video games empowers people no matter their backgrounds, religion, politics, race, gender or location. Sugar Gamers exemplify...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
MARSH
OUR PURPOSE IS POSSIBILITY. AT MARSH, THE IDEA OF POSSIBILITY ISN’T JUST SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT
OUR PURPOSE IS POSSIBILITY. AT MARSH, THE IDEA OF POSSIBILITY ISN’T JUST SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT — IT’S SOMETHING WE’VE LIVED FOR OVER 150 YEARS. We help our clients and colleagues grow — and our communities thrive — by protecting and promoting Possibility. We seek better ways to manage risk...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
APIFARMA
A Longer And Better Life. That Is Our Compromise With The Portuguese People
The mission of the pharmaceutical industry is to further innovation and the development of therapies that meet existing needs in terms of treatments and the prevention of new diseases, and to make available medications that constitute an improvement in the health and life quality of the population. APIFARMA, the Portuguese...
INNOVATE™ Kitchener Waterloo
ALERT LABS
SIMPLE BY DESIGN: HOW ALERT LABS MAKES WATER MANAGEMENT SMARTER
From the very beginning, Alert Labs set out to make things easier. Whether for building managers, property owners, or their own team, the goal was always to create solutions that customers would love to use and a company that people wanted to be part of. Alert Labs was founded in...
INNOVATION Quebec
MEDTECH CANADA
Promouvoir l’innovation en soin de santé
Depuis cinq décennies, Medtech Canada défend vigoureusement l’innovation en soins de santé au Québec. Les membres de notre association nationale représentant le secteur de la technologie médicale offrent des innovations qui, chaque jour, servent à diagnostiquer, à traiter et à rehausser la qualité de vie des patients au Canada et...
INNOVATION Quebec
HACKING HEALTH
MONTRÉAL ET VILLE DE QUÉBEC
FACILITATEURS D’ÉCOSYSTÈMES LOCAUX D’INNOVATION EN SANTÉ LIÉS À 40 CHAPITRES HH AU CANADA ET DANS LE MONDE Hacking Health est un mouvement bénévole, à but non lucratif, né à Montréal en 2012. Aujourd’hui, l’organisation compte 40 chapitres sur les cinq continents et anime une communauté internationale de facilitateurs d’écosystèmes locaux...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
HASHLIPS
CODING ARTWORK
Have you heard about (HashLips)? Only about 0.7 percent of the world’s population knows about blockchain technology. Less than 4 percent of the globe’s people hold any cryptocurrency. And, only a percentage of those people actually own NFTs. Have you heard about the Sketchy Apes Book Club NFT Collection?...
INNOVATE® Miami
FinConecta
Providing the technology infrastructure necessary to implement open banking
FinConecta provides the technology infrastructure necessary to implement open banking. Through one single integration, FinConecta can easily connect Financial Institutions’ core banking systems with third-party FinTech providers worldwide. The platform that tests and integrates tech solutions 10x faster, accelerating open banking. The digital era brings new disruptive technologies, innovative business...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
JOIN A JOIN
FIND YOUR UNIQUE PLACE TO STAY
ABOUT US:Join a Join (JAJ) www.joinajoin.com was founded in 2014 and today endures its start-up and entrepreneurial spirit. Local company with presence in the emerging short-term rental segment of the hospitality industry. It has developed solid brand awareness and equity in the Puerto Rico (PR) market, representing a trusted option for hosts...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
THE INDUS ENTREPRENEUR
ABOUT THE INDUS ENTREPRENEUR (TiE) ORGANIZATIONTiE ranks among the world’s largest ecosystems for innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development. With a global reach and a local focus, the heart of TiE’s efforts lies in its five foundational programs, – Mentoring, Networking, Education, Funding, and Incubation. With a focus on giving back...
INNOVATE® Kansas City
MADE IN KANSAS CITY
A BEACON OF CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY
When Made in KC launched in 2015, it redefined the local economy and fostered a community of creators ever since. It has emerged not just as a business but as a catalyst for creativity, turning a 300-square-foot pop-up shop into a sprawling network that champions local artists, designers, and makers....
INNOVATE® South Carolina
JTEKT North America
Looking for Trouble, Delivering Solutions
At JTEKT North America, innovation isn’t just a buzzword; it’s an invitation. An invitation to businesses facing their toughest challenges. When it comes to solving the problems that seem unsolvable, JTEKT isn’t shy about one thing: we’re actively “looking for trouble.” Not the kind of trouble that comes with poor...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
TESE TECHNOLOGY
ARCHITECTURE URBANISM AND CULTURE
Located in the city of Curitiba, Brazil, and affiliated with the Tecnoparque, a City Hall program, TESE Technology Architecture Urban Planning and Culture is part of a group of companies founded by Mirna Cortopassi Lobo, Rodrigo and Diogo Cortopassi Lobo in 1987. The scope of TESE is wide and operates...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY
IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME...” THIS MISQUOTED LINE DERIVED FROM THE MOVIE, FIELD OF DREAMS, IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH STARTUP DEVELOPMENT. IT SOUNDS GOOD BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT IS NOT REALISTIC
What does work is the act of providing a reason for why they should come. That is the central theme of Oakwood University’s Entrepreneurship Center, OU Launchpad, and it is why gaming is at the heart of the center’s success. OU Launchpad is structured around ideation and microentrepreneurship. These two...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
ALTRONIX
ALTRONIX IS A TECHNOLOGICAL COMPANY SPECIALIZED IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING LABELLING, BARCODE AND RFID SOLUTIONS IN DIFFERENT MARKETS, SUCH AS HEALTHCARE, PUBLIC SECTOR, LOGISTICS, TRADE AND INDUSTR
Due to our scope of action, we have a key role in the digital transformation of more than 30,000 companies and institutions in Portugal and abroad, and innovation is part of our DNA! Since the very beginning in 2004, what distinguishes us as a company is undoubtedly the human...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
CONSUNET
BUILDING THE CYBER AND SPECTRUM SECURITY FUTURE
CONSUNET IS ON A MISSION TO TRANSFORM THE ‘INVISIBLE ENABLER OF MODERN WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES’ It’s not something we consider when we pick up our smart phone or turn on the car radio, but our modern lifestyles would not be possible without the Electromagnetic Spectrum (spectrum). Our industries, healthcare services, safety...
INNOVATION Quebec
GROUPE CTT
CCTT IN TEXTILE TECHNOLOGIES, GEOSYNTHETICS AND ADVANCED TEXTILE-BASED MATERIALS
Groupe CTT is a non-profit organization specializing in applied research, development and analysis in the fields of technical textiles, geosynthetics and advanced textile-based materials. Created in 1983, Groupe CTT was one of the first college centres for the transfer oftechnology in Quebec. It is located on the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
STEP AHEAD CONSULTING
Make It Happen
Born in the year of the millennium, Step Ahead Consulting, headquartered in Quinta da Fonte, in Oeiras, quickly asserted itself in two aspects: Despite a very strong presence in Angola, the company remained committed to several outstanding national projects, such as the Nationality Process, and other management projects, in clients...
INNOVATE™ Flanders
CHEP
HOW ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY TRANSFORMS THE WAY TO GET PRODUCTS TO PEOPLE
The way the world makes, moves, and sells goods is changing. While technology has increased consumer choice, society expects businesses to reduce the environmental impact of meeting that demand. The time has come to transform how we get products to people. CHEP built one of the world’s most sustainable logistics...
AI Québec
INNOVATION Quebec
POLYTECHNIQUE MONTRÉAL
LEADING-EDGE RESEARCH IN MULTIMODAL, SUSTAINABLE AND SMART MOBILITY
How do we help leaders make the right decisions when it comes to providing comfortable, safe and efficient transportation alternatives to private automobiles and thereby ensure more equitable distribution of public spaces between uses and transportation modes? How do we better respond to the needs and expectations of the entire...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
Co. Innovation Centre (COIC)
INNOVATION AT THE EDGE:
INNOVATION AT THE EDGE: Located in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), Co. Innovation Centre (COIC) is redefining how we think about collaboration and innovation in NL. As a globally focused, industry-led hub, COIC is accelerating the province’s journey toward an innovation-driven economy. It’s more than a building—it’s a vision...
INNOVATE® Nashville
DALTON GETS PEOPLE
AND THAT'S HOW THEY GET RESULTS
Since 1989, truly understanding people has been a unique trait of Dalton – a leading advertising, public relations and digital marketing agency with offices across the Southeast, in Nashville, Atlanta and Jacksonville. On every project, Dalton digs deep to uncover the insights and human truths that get to the emotional...
INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2
ProShop ERP
Delivers powerful manufacturing software by deeply understanding our client’s challenges in order to meaningfully improve their businesses and in turn, their communities
We are the industry’s only shop management software specifically dedicated to, and built for an aerospace contract manufacturer in the Pacific Northwest. We are fanatical about managing every detail of machine shops in a paperless and web-based environment, including the enterprise resource management (ERP) functions necessary to run offices, the...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
SUGAR GAMERS
MEET THE NEW FACE OF GEEK CULTURE
GAMING APPEALS TO OUR INNATE SENSE OF HUMANITY. IT INSPIRES CREATIVITY, PLAY, CONNECTIVITY, AND COMMUNITY These also happen to be the fundamentals of today’s video games. This wasn’t designed by accident, either. Playing video games empowers people no matter their backgrounds, religion, politics, race, gender or location. Sugar Gamers exemplify...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
MARSH
OUR PURPOSE IS POSSIBILITY. AT MARSH, THE IDEA OF POSSIBILITY ISN’T JUST SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT
OUR PURPOSE IS POSSIBILITY. AT MARSH, THE IDEA OF POSSIBILITY ISN’T JUST SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT — IT’S SOMETHING WE’VE LIVED FOR OVER 150 YEARS. We help our clients and colleagues grow — and our communities thrive — by protecting and promoting Possibility. We seek better ways to manage risk...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
APIFARMA
A Longer And Better Life. That Is Our Compromise With The Portuguese People
The mission of the pharmaceutical industry is to further innovation and the development of therapies that meet existing needs in terms of treatments and the prevention of new diseases, and to make available medications that constitute an improvement in the health and life quality of the population. APIFARMA, the Portuguese...
INNOVATE™ Kitchener Waterloo
ALERT LABS
SIMPLE BY DESIGN: HOW ALERT LABS MAKES WATER MANAGEMENT SMARTER
From the very beginning, Alert Labs set out to make things easier. Whether for building managers, property owners, or their own team, the goal was always to create solutions that customers would love to use and a company that people wanted to be part of. Alert Labs was founded in...
INNOVATION Quebec
MEDTECH CANADA
Promouvoir l’innovation en soin de santé
Depuis cinq décennies, Medtech Canada défend vigoureusement l’innovation en soins de santé au Québec. Les membres de notre association nationale représentant le secteur de la technologie médicale offrent des innovations qui, chaque jour, servent à diagnostiquer, à traiter et à rehausser la qualité de vie des patients au Canada et...
INNOVATION Quebec
HACKING HEALTH
MONTRÉAL ET VILLE DE QUÉBEC
FACILITATEURS D’ÉCOSYSTÈMES LOCAUX D’INNOVATION EN SANTÉ LIÉS À 40 CHAPITRES HH AU CANADA ET DANS LE MONDE Hacking Health est un mouvement bénévole, à but non lucratif, né à Montréal en 2012. Aujourd’hui, l’organisation compte 40 chapitres sur les cinq continents et anime une communauté internationale de facilitateurs d’écosystèmes locaux...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
HASHLIPS
CODING ARTWORK
Have you heard about (HashLips)? Only about 0.7 percent of the world’s population knows about blockchain technology. Less than 4 percent of the globe’s people hold any cryptocurrency. And, only a percentage of those people actually own NFTs. Have you heard about the Sketchy Apes Book Club NFT Collection?...
INNOVATE® Miami
FinConecta
Providing the technology infrastructure necessary to implement open banking
FinConecta provides the technology infrastructure necessary to implement open banking. Through one single integration, FinConecta can easily connect Financial Institutions’ core banking systems with third-party FinTech providers worldwide. The platform that tests and integrates tech solutions 10x faster, accelerating open banking. The digital era brings new disruptive technologies, innovative business...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
JOIN A JOIN
FIND YOUR UNIQUE PLACE TO STAY
ABOUT US:Join a Join (JAJ) www.joinajoin.com was founded in 2014 and today endures its start-up and entrepreneurial spirit. Local company with presence in the emerging short-term rental segment of the hospitality industry. It has developed solid brand awareness and equity in the Puerto Rico (PR) market, representing a trusted option for hosts...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
THE INDUS ENTREPRENEUR
ABOUT THE INDUS ENTREPRENEUR (TiE) ORGANIZATIONTiE ranks among the world’s largest ecosystems for innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development. With a global reach and a local focus, the heart of TiE’s efforts lies in its five foundational programs, – Mentoring, Networking, Education, Funding, and Incubation. With a focus on giving back...
INNOVATE® Kansas City
MADE IN KANSAS CITY
A BEACON OF CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY
When Made in KC launched in 2015, it redefined the local economy and fostered a community of creators ever since. It has emerged not just as a business but as a catalyst for creativity, turning a 300-square-foot pop-up shop into a sprawling network that champions local artists, designers, and makers....
INNOVATE® South Carolina
JTEKT North America
Looking for Trouble, Delivering Solutions
At JTEKT North America, innovation isn’t just a buzzword; it’s an invitation. An invitation to businesses facing their toughest challenges. When it comes to solving the problems that seem unsolvable, JTEKT isn’t shy about one thing: we’re actively “looking for trouble.” Not the kind of trouble that comes with poor...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
TESE TECHNOLOGY
ARCHITECTURE URBANISM AND CULTURE
Located in the city of Curitiba, Brazil, and affiliated with the Tecnoparque, a City Hall program, TESE Technology Architecture Urban Planning and Culture is part of a group of companies founded by Mirna Cortopassi Lobo, Rodrigo and Diogo Cortopassi Lobo in 1987. The scope of TESE is wide and operates...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY
IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME...” THIS MISQUOTED LINE DERIVED FROM THE MOVIE, FIELD OF DREAMS, IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH STARTUP DEVELOPMENT. IT SOUNDS GOOD BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT IS NOT REALISTIC
What does work is the act of providing a reason for why they should come. That is the central theme of Oakwood University’s Entrepreneurship Center, OU Launchpad, and it is why gaming is at the heart of the center’s success. OU Launchpad is structured around ideation and microentrepreneurship. These two...