In order to understand what GHO Ventures is, we need to talk about Dr. Gregory Olsen. Greg started the company EPITAXX, a fiber-optic detector manufacturer in 1984 together with Vladimir Ban. It was sold in 1990 for $12 million. He then founded Sensors Unlimited, a near-infrared camera manufacturer in 1992 with Marshall Cohen. Sensors was […]
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Innovation is at the heart of everything I do as the CEO of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA), and something I expect my teams to integrate into all their initiatives. Being innovative means being bold—taking risks and toppling the traditional ways we’ve operated as providers of public transportation. My industry is in the middle of
Interface was founded in 1968, the same year Apollo Mission flew its first crew, the year the Boeing 747 made its maiden voyage, and the year oil sold for $3.50 per barrel. Founder Richard F. Caris located Interface headquarters at Scottsdale Airpark in 1972, where products are still manufactured and sold globally. Interface was first
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The Atwood Innovation Plaza at DSU boasts numerous resources and personnel a student or community member may need to either launch or grow their business, including: A business resource center, patent and intellectual property center, makerspace and manufacturing center, private co-working space, the Jarem Hallows Business Incubator, Lovesac Startup Lounge and the Miller Innovation Hub.
When I started at Maritz as the behavioral innovation director, I was asked to introduce myself on stage to the entire company. I’ll admit, I was brand new, and speaking authentically to this huge group of people was a little intimidating. I decided to talk about my grandfathers, because I inherited a set of values
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Our vision statement ensures we will never lose sight of our innovation goal: “New Jersey will reclaim its stature as the Innovation State.” To be sure, New Jersey has a rich history of innovation dating back to our glory days of the 19th and 20th centuries when discoveries made in the laboratories of Thomas Edison
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We are passionate about innovation in our community and take any opportunity to bring light to its rich tapestry of stories. So, for us, it was a no-brainer to bring the Innovate series to Jacksonville. We were incredibly excited to discover and collect the success stories in the community and to highlight the thought leaders
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Ours is a story of true innovation, perseverance, and grit, which eventually led the company to be one of the two dominant forces in workforce management. , Beeline is a Jacksonville-based company just exiting its teenage years. Beeline isn’t a household name; in fact, most of the Jacksonville populace has never even heard
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Having worked for the Walt Disney Company for 25+ years, most recently as Head of Innovation & Creativity, I have just created a startup, iD8 & innov8, to help organizations embed innovation into everyone’s DNA, by making creativity tangible, innovation easy, and the process fun. The next decade will be the most disruptive of our
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IntroductionA wholly owned subsidiary of Benchmark, Lark RF technology is a leader in RF and high-speed solutions for aerospace and defense, next-gen telco, medical, industrial and compute applications. With its newly designed RF and High-Speed Design Center of Innovation in Phoenix, Lark has established itself as a world-class innovator of product design, engineering services and
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French: ÊTRE PREMIER DANS LE CŒUR DES GENS. DEVENIR UN LEADER SOCIO-ÉCONOMIQUE. ENRICHIR LA VIE DES PERSONNES ET DES COMMUNAUTÉS. VOILÀ, TOUT À LA FOIS, UNE MISSION NOBLE, HUMAINE ET AMBITIEUSE. OUI, NOUS VISONS HAUT. NOUS L’AVONS TOUJOURS FAIT. ET NOUS LE FERONS TOUJOURS PUISQUE NOTRE HISTOIRE EST MARQUÉE DE PROJETS INNOVATEURS ET SE CONSTRUIT
Once upon a time… Their story started when Sherif made it to university and kept getting lost in it. At some point, he was so frustrated that he asked a friend, “why doesn’t anyone make a GPS for this place?!”. She replied: “why don’t you make it yourself”. During summer break, he met Mark, told
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The world around us is changing fast. Today’s global business climate is driving organizations to review, renew and refocus their strategies and the way they approach the marketplace in a 24/7 connected world. Promising technology is not enough. Organizations have less maneuverability now that global competitors entered their geographical marketplace – digitally. Thales recognized the
What started as a desire to bring a new product to the market 5 years ago has now turned into a well-known Tampa-based electronics company with a global reach.Ben Malek, the founder, was on a business trip in Asia when he and his wife accidentally discovered the powerful sound coming out of a portable wireless
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THE QUARTIER DE L’INNOVATION IS BOOMING! QUARTIER DE L’INNOVATION EN PLEINE EFFERVESCENCE! The Quartier de l’Innovation (QI) is a 3 km² world-class experimental area in the heart of Montréal. Its mission is to foster a one-of-a-kind innovation ecosystem where experimentation and collaboration between academics, entrepreneurs and residents generate benefits for society. Its boundaries stretch from
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