Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE® Nashville
NASHVILLE ENTREPRENEUR CENTER
The Hub, the Heart, the Front Door - Nashville Entrepreneur Center is the City’s Home to Entrepreneurship
At the heart of innovation lies a problem and entrepreneurs are the needed visionaries that see a better way to live, work, or play. At the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, commonly known as “the EC,” we help entrepreneurs develop and build upon their business with an organizational vision to make our...
INNOVATE™ Alberta
Edmonton Regional Innovation Network
Connecting and Building a Sustainable Innovation Ecosystem
The Edmonton Regional Innovation Network (ERIN) is a coalition of organisations in the Edmonton region that helps entrepreneurs start and grow innovative businesses. The ERIN aims to create a Regional Innovation Network that is accessible, inclusive of diverse thoughts and ways of doing, and meets the needs of the innovation...
INNOVATE® Austin Volume 2
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
REVOLUTIONIZING HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH A TOP-TIER RESEARCH ENTERPRISE
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY A KEY PLAYER IN AUSTIN’S INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMDriving from San Marcos to Austin, you can’t help but notice all the growth taking place along the I-35 corridor. With a population boom in Central Texas concentrated around the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metropolitan, and well on its way to merging...
INNOVATE™ Bristol & Bath
UWE BRISTOL
WORKFORCE FOR THE FUTURE
Skills for economic and inclusive growth UWE Bristol is a large, diverse university with over 3,500 staff and 27,000 students, contributing over £400m to the West of England economy – equivalent to 1.3% of the region’s economic output. Every year more than 50% of the University’s graduates remain in the...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
RESPEK NATURE
PLANTS SPEKBOOM, A CO2 CAPTURING INDIGENOUS SUCCULENT, ON TRACTS OF DENUDED LAND NEAR GRAAFF-REINET AND IN THE LARGER KAROO REGION OF SOUTH AFRICA. LAUNCHED IN AUGUST OF 2020, RESPEK IS A BLENDED DIGITAL AND BOTANICAL CARBON OFFSET PROGRAMME.
The hardy spekboom is considered a pioneer species within the Karoo thicket biome. This means that the plant itself can assist in the regeneration of the indigenous brush, with many other species benefitting from its shade and the nutrients it brings into the soil. As a succulent, spekboom is the...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
BAIRD
DRIVING INNOVATION THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND BEYOND
Founded in 1919 in Milwaukee, Baird’s financial advice and expertise has helped guide clients through changing market cycles and unexpected events across generations. Today, Baird is actively investing in many initiatives throughout Wisconsin to position the state as a center for innovation. These activities are part of the firm’s ongoing...
Global Innovation Spotlight
More Than Play:
How an AI Companion Can Turn Screen Time Into Growth Time
“Screen time.”Two simple words — and a thousand questions for parents. Is my child spending too much time with a tablet?What are they watching?Is it just entertainment — or something more?And most of all: Is this helping them grow, or slowly replacing real connection? It’s a real and valid concern.Research continues...
INNOVATE® Georgia
AWARE FORCE
CYBERSECURITY TRAINING AND AWARENESS
“Cybersecurity is a priority for virtually every organization in the world. Job #1 is engaging your workforce in cyber safety with interesting, relevant content because employees represent the biggest attack surface of all. Aware Force accomplishes that in innovative ways that no other companies can match.”– Richard Warner, Aware Force...
INNOVATE® Seattle
WYZE
REVOLUTIONIZING SMART HOME TECHNOLOGY WITH INNOVATION AND AFFORDABILITY
In an era where technology is advancing at breakneck speed, Wyze has emerged as a leader in the smart home revolution. Since 2017, the company has been committed to making cutting-edge products that allow more people to experience the benefits of modern technology in their everyday lives. With an array...
INNOVATE® Nashville
FoxFuel
Reviving the soul of brands with sophistication & rebellion
FoxFuel Creative is a sharp-tongued, no-nonsense agency, built on the tension between sophistication and rebellion. Because brands need an agency that knows the rules and when to break them. That’s where the magic happens. In the friction between polish and punch. Between the curve in a classical column and the...
Global Innovation Spotlight
PINKTUM
Personnel Development In Spain Goes Digital
A new form of human resources development is needed to successfully master global challenges. As one of the leading providers of E-learning and web-based trainings for effective and sustainable personnel development in companies, PINKTUM breaks new ground in Madrid’s start-up scene. PINKTUM offers scientifically based personnel development in the digital...
INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2
MINIONE
INTRODUCED IN 2014, MINIONE® SYSTEMS IS A BRAND OF EDUCATIONAL LIFE SCIENCE PRODUCTS DEVELOPED BY THE COMPANY EMBI TEC®, WHICH HAS FOR YEARS MANUFACTURED BIOTECH EQUIPMENT AND REAGENTS USED BY TOP RESEARCH FACILITIES ALL OVER THE WORLD
When its founders, Richard Chan and Winston Walker, learned that educators were purchasing their research-grade equipment to help students get hands-on experience with electrophoresis in their classrooms, they sought to develop a teacher and student-friendly electrophoresis system that was safe, compact, fast, and affordable, making it possible to complete inquiry...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
AVAAP
END-TO-END LIFECYCLE SERVICES: Avaap Provides Digital Transformation Across Industries
Avaap, an industry-focused technology management and advisory services partner, delivers strategic technology solutions and exceptional customer experiences. With offices and customers across the United States, Avaap’s expert consulting team has deep experience in healthcare, higher education, nonprofits, government, transportation, and other industries. Avaap’s success is focused on four pillars:...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
THE FLAMING HEART OF NANDO’S
WE ARE PROUD TO COUNT OURSELVES ONE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S MOST LOVED EXPORTS
The story of Nando’s is well-known to South Africans who grew up alongside us in our relatively new democracy. In 1987 two friends shared a meal at a humble Portuguese eatery in Rosettenville, Johannesburg. Here they were inspired by the taste of the African Bird’s Eye Chilli, a spice that...
INNOVATION Quebec
CHAIRE DE RECHERCHE INDUSTRIELLE PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA
ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE SUR L’INTÉGRATION ET L’OPTIMISATION DU SYSTÈME DE PROPULSION (2011-2028)
Première chaire industrielle exécutive CRSNG-P&WC au Canada dans le domaine de la recherche aérospatiale, sur l’intégration et l’optimisation du système de propulsion (2011-2016). Ces projets ont comblé un manque de données et de critères importants dans la littérature sur la phase de conception préliminaire des moteurs d’aéronefs. L’objectif était de...
INNOVATE® Detroit
GENOMENON-Simplifying complex genetic data into actionable insights
Simplifying complex genetic data into actionable insights
Genomenon is a leading genomic intelligence company dedicated to improving the quality of patients’ lives by uncovering the genomic drivers of genetic disease and cancer. Blending the power of AI with genomic expertise, Genomenon simplifi es complex genetic data into actionable insights for patient diagnosis and precision medicine development. With...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
ACP
PARANÁ COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION
Founded in 1890, the Associação Comercial do Paraná – ACP meets the needs of its members with ethics, competence and speed through institutional representation and provision of services. The entity offers, in partnership with Boa Vista Equifax, intelligent solutions for small, medium and large companies, from all sectors, working in...
INNOVATE® Detroit
SNIFFER ROBOTICS
Reaching New Heights Through Environmental Innovation
Sniffer Robotics has quickly become an industry leader in the environmental technology sector. The company develops unique solutions and provides crucial emissions monitoring services to the waste, biogas, and renewable natural gas industries. Their mission is clear: to detect and mitigate methane emissions to help protect our environment. Surface emissions...
INNOVATION Quebec
BIOQuébec
BIOQuébec Your Gateway to the Life Sciences Sector
Through its relationships with organizations in all parts of the life sciences value chain, BIOQuébec helps you explore new business opportunities and connect with key people in Quebec’s ecosystem. Emmanuelle Toussaint, Executive Director, BIOQuébec Since 1991, the biotechnology and life sciences association has been promoting this industry’s growth in Quebec....
INNOVATE® Detroit
Airspace Link
Pioneering Safe Drone Integration for a Connected Future
Throughout history, the advancement of human civilization has been intrinsically linked to the development of transportation infrastructure. Each era has brought forth revolutionary changes that reshaped our world, our economies, and our way of life. From the expansion of railroads in the 19th century to the rise of automobiles and...
INNOVATION Quebec
INÉDI
CCTT IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Industrial designers contribute to the creation of the products that you interact with. Whether you are a farmer, athlete, therapist, circus performer or manufacturer, it is likely that an industrial designer has been involved in the design of the experiences, services and products that you use on a daily basis....
INNOVATE® Seattle
FOUNDERS LIVE
FOUNDERS LIVE POWERS THE PULSE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AROUND THE WORLD
Founders Live is a global ecosystem for early-stage founders, startups, and entrepreneurs. They are on a mission to elevate entrepreneurship around the world, connecting entrepreneurs to the people, resources, capital, and exposure they need to truly become successful. The vast (and quickly growing) global platform, spanning 120 cities across more...
INNOVATE® Seattle
MAVERON
BACKING TRANSFORMATIVE CONSUMERBUSINESSES FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
In the 1990s, Howard Schultz built Starbucks into one of the world’s most iconic consumer businesses. In 1998, after taking Starbucks public, Dan Levitan and Howard founded Maveron. They recognized that digital technologies would integrate into people’s lives in unprecedented ways and that great teams attacking consumer-focused problems would require...
INNOVATION Quebec
CHAIRE DE RECHERCHE EN PRÉVENTION DE LA CYBERCRIMINALITÉ – UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL
COMPRENDRE COMMENT PRÉVENIR LA CYBERCRIMINALITÉ, ET PROTÉGER SES VICTIMES CONTRE LES DOMMAGES QU’ELLE LEUR CAUSE
La Chaire de recherche en prévention de la cybercriminalité a été lancée en septembre 2018 à l’initiative de l’Université de Montréal, de Desjardins et de la Banque Nationale du Canada. Elle est dirigée par Benoît Dupont, professeur de criminologie et chercheur au Centre international de criminologie comparée de l’Université de...
INNOVATE® Nashville
NASHVILLE ENTREPRENEUR CENTER
The Hub, the Heart, the Front Door - Nashville Entrepreneur Center is the City’s Home to Entrepreneurship
At the heart of innovation lies a problem and entrepreneurs are the needed visionaries that see a better way to live, work, or play. At the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, commonly known as “the EC,” we help entrepreneurs develop and build upon their business with an organizational vision to make our...
INNOVATE™ Alberta
Edmonton Regional Innovation Network
Connecting and Building a Sustainable Innovation Ecosystem
The Edmonton Regional Innovation Network (ERIN) is a coalition of organisations in the Edmonton region that helps entrepreneurs start and grow innovative businesses. The ERIN aims to create a Regional Innovation Network that is accessible, inclusive of diverse thoughts and ways of doing, and meets the needs of the innovation...
INNOVATE® Austin Volume 2
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
REVOLUTIONIZING HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH A TOP-TIER RESEARCH ENTERPRISE
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY A KEY PLAYER IN AUSTIN’S INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMDriving from San Marcos to Austin, you can’t help but notice all the growth taking place along the I-35 corridor. With a population boom in Central Texas concentrated around the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metropolitan, and well on its way to merging...
INNOVATE™ Bristol & Bath
UWE BRISTOL
WORKFORCE FOR THE FUTURE
Skills for economic and inclusive growth UWE Bristol is a large, diverse university with over 3,500 staff and 27,000 students, contributing over £400m to the West of England economy – equivalent to 1.3% of the region’s economic output. Every year more than 50% of the University’s graduates remain in the...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
RESPEK NATURE
PLANTS SPEKBOOM, A CO2 CAPTURING INDIGENOUS SUCCULENT, ON TRACTS OF DENUDED LAND NEAR GRAAFF-REINET AND IN THE LARGER KAROO REGION OF SOUTH AFRICA. LAUNCHED IN AUGUST OF 2020, RESPEK IS A BLENDED DIGITAL AND BOTANICAL CARBON OFFSET PROGRAMME.
The hardy spekboom is considered a pioneer species within the Karoo thicket biome. This means that the plant itself can assist in the regeneration of the indigenous brush, with many other species benefitting from its shade and the nutrients it brings into the soil. As a succulent, spekboom is the...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
BAIRD
DRIVING INNOVATION THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND BEYOND
Founded in 1919 in Milwaukee, Baird’s financial advice and expertise has helped guide clients through changing market cycles and unexpected events across generations. Today, Baird is actively investing in many initiatives throughout Wisconsin to position the state as a center for innovation. These activities are part of the firm’s ongoing...
Global Innovation Spotlight
More Than Play:
How an AI Companion Can Turn Screen Time Into Growth Time
“Screen time.”Two simple words — and a thousand questions for parents. Is my child spending too much time with a tablet?What are they watching?Is it just entertainment — or something more?And most of all: Is this helping them grow, or slowly replacing real connection? It’s a real and valid concern.Research continues...
INNOVATE® Georgia
AWARE FORCE
CYBERSECURITY TRAINING AND AWARENESS
“Cybersecurity is a priority for virtually every organization in the world. Job #1 is engaging your workforce in cyber safety with interesting, relevant content because employees represent the biggest attack surface of all. Aware Force accomplishes that in innovative ways that no other companies can match.”– Richard Warner, Aware Force...
INNOVATE® Seattle
WYZE
REVOLUTIONIZING SMART HOME TECHNOLOGY WITH INNOVATION AND AFFORDABILITY
In an era where technology is advancing at breakneck speed, Wyze has emerged as a leader in the smart home revolution. Since 2017, the company has been committed to making cutting-edge products that allow more people to experience the benefits of modern technology in their everyday lives. With an array...
INNOVATE® Nashville
FoxFuel
Reviving the soul of brands with sophistication & rebellion
FoxFuel Creative is a sharp-tongued, no-nonsense agency, built on the tension between sophistication and rebellion. Because brands need an agency that knows the rules and when to break them. That’s where the magic happens. In the friction between polish and punch. Between the curve in a classical column and the...
Global Innovation Spotlight
PINKTUM
Personnel Development In Spain Goes Digital
A new form of human resources development is needed to successfully master global challenges. As one of the leading providers of E-learning and web-based trainings for effective and sustainable personnel development in companies, PINKTUM breaks new ground in Madrid’s start-up scene. PINKTUM offers scientifically based personnel development in the digital...
INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2
MINIONE
INTRODUCED IN 2014, MINIONE® SYSTEMS IS A BRAND OF EDUCATIONAL LIFE SCIENCE PRODUCTS DEVELOPED BY THE COMPANY EMBI TEC®, WHICH HAS FOR YEARS MANUFACTURED BIOTECH EQUIPMENT AND REAGENTS USED BY TOP RESEARCH FACILITIES ALL OVER THE WORLD
When its founders, Richard Chan and Winston Walker, learned that educators were purchasing their research-grade equipment to help students get hands-on experience with electrophoresis in their classrooms, they sought to develop a teacher and student-friendly electrophoresis system that was safe, compact, fast, and affordable, making it possible to complete inquiry...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
AVAAP
END-TO-END LIFECYCLE SERVICES: Avaap Provides Digital Transformation Across Industries
Avaap, an industry-focused technology management and advisory services partner, delivers strategic technology solutions and exceptional customer experiences. With offices and customers across the United States, Avaap’s expert consulting team has deep experience in healthcare, higher education, nonprofits, government, transportation, and other industries. Avaap’s success is focused on four pillars:...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
THE FLAMING HEART OF NANDO’S
WE ARE PROUD TO COUNT OURSELVES ONE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S MOST LOVED EXPORTS
The story of Nando’s is well-known to South Africans who grew up alongside us in our relatively new democracy. In 1987 two friends shared a meal at a humble Portuguese eatery in Rosettenville, Johannesburg. Here they were inspired by the taste of the African Bird’s Eye Chilli, a spice that...
INNOVATION Quebec
CHAIRE DE RECHERCHE INDUSTRIELLE PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA
ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE SUR L’INTÉGRATION ET L’OPTIMISATION DU SYSTÈME DE PROPULSION (2011-2028)
Première chaire industrielle exécutive CRSNG-P&WC au Canada dans le domaine de la recherche aérospatiale, sur l’intégration et l’optimisation du système de propulsion (2011-2016). Ces projets ont comblé un manque de données et de critères importants dans la littérature sur la phase de conception préliminaire des moteurs d’aéronefs. L’objectif était de...
INNOVATE® Detroit
GENOMENON-Simplifying complex genetic data into actionable insights
Simplifying complex genetic data into actionable insights
Genomenon is a leading genomic intelligence company dedicated to improving the quality of patients’ lives by uncovering the genomic drivers of genetic disease and cancer. Blending the power of AI with genomic expertise, Genomenon simplifi es complex genetic data into actionable insights for patient diagnosis and precision medicine development. With...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
ACP
PARANÁ COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION
Founded in 1890, the Associação Comercial do Paraná – ACP meets the needs of its members with ethics, competence and speed through institutional representation and provision of services. The entity offers, in partnership with Boa Vista Equifax, intelligent solutions for small, medium and large companies, from all sectors, working in...
INNOVATE® Detroit
SNIFFER ROBOTICS
Reaching New Heights Through Environmental Innovation
Sniffer Robotics has quickly become an industry leader in the environmental technology sector. The company develops unique solutions and provides crucial emissions monitoring services to the waste, biogas, and renewable natural gas industries. Their mission is clear: to detect and mitigate methane emissions to help protect our environment. Surface emissions...
INNOVATION Quebec
BIOQuébec
BIOQuébec Your Gateway to the Life Sciences Sector
Through its relationships with organizations in all parts of the life sciences value chain, BIOQuébec helps you explore new business opportunities and connect with key people in Quebec’s ecosystem. Emmanuelle Toussaint, Executive Director, BIOQuébec Since 1991, the biotechnology and life sciences association has been promoting this industry’s growth in Quebec....
INNOVATE® Detroit
Airspace Link
Pioneering Safe Drone Integration for a Connected Future
Throughout history, the advancement of human civilization has been intrinsically linked to the development of transportation infrastructure. Each era has brought forth revolutionary changes that reshaped our world, our economies, and our way of life. From the expansion of railroads in the 19th century to the rise of automobiles and...
INNOVATION Quebec
INÉDI
CCTT IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Industrial designers contribute to the creation of the products that you interact with. Whether you are a farmer, athlete, therapist, circus performer or manufacturer, it is likely that an industrial designer has been involved in the design of the experiences, services and products that you use on a daily basis....
INNOVATE® Seattle
FOUNDERS LIVE
FOUNDERS LIVE POWERS THE PULSE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AROUND THE WORLD
Founders Live is a global ecosystem for early-stage founders, startups, and entrepreneurs. They are on a mission to elevate entrepreneurship around the world, connecting entrepreneurs to the people, resources, capital, and exposure they need to truly become successful. The vast (and quickly growing) global platform, spanning 120 cities across more...
INNOVATE® Seattle
MAVERON
BACKING TRANSFORMATIVE CONSUMERBUSINESSES FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
In the 1990s, Howard Schultz built Starbucks into one of the world’s most iconic consumer businesses. In 1998, after taking Starbucks public, Dan Levitan and Howard founded Maveron. They recognized that digital technologies would integrate into people’s lives in unprecedented ways and that great teams attacking consumer-focused problems would require...
INNOVATION Quebec
CHAIRE DE RECHERCHE EN PRÉVENTION DE LA CYBERCRIMINALITÉ – UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL
COMPRENDRE COMMENT PRÉVENIR LA CYBERCRIMINALITÉ, ET PROTÉGER SES VICTIMES CONTRE LES DOMMAGES QU’ELLE LEUR CAUSE
La Chaire de recherche en prévention de la cybercriminalité a été lancée en septembre 2018 à l’initiative de l’Université de Montréal, de Desjardins et de la Banque Nationale du Canada. Elle est dirigée par Benoît Dupont, professeur de criminologie et chercheur au Centre international de criminologie comparée de l’Université de...