Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE® Austin Volume 2
SAILPOINT
Innovation Is Everyone’s Job: A Strong Culture, Distinct Viewpoints, Unique Identities, And A Passion For Solving Real Business Challenges Drive Meaningful Advancements At SailPoint
As businesses grow increasingly complex, SailPoint’s innovative culture ensures it is always considering “what’s next” in security. Driven by a passion for solving our customers’ most pressing security and identity challenges, SailPoint’s employees, known internally as “the crew,” constantly work to expand their understanding of the relevant components of governing...
INNOVATE™ Botswana Vol.1
WARONA LAW OFFICE
MOLAO WARONA ROTLHE
What’s in a name?In this case – everything! Warona is a Setswana pronoun, which translates to “ours” in English. The fact of the matter is the law is “ours” – all of us, made by us to govern and protect us. It also happens to be the middle name of...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROADS AGENCY SOC LTD (SANRAL)
IN LINE WITH GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT TO TRANSFORM THE PUBLIC SECTOR, THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROADS AGENCY SOC LTD (SANRAL) WAS ESTABLISHED IN APRIL 1998 BY AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT, AS AN INDEPENDENT STATUTORY COMPANY OPERATING ALONG COMMERCIAL LINES AND AT ARM’S LENGTH FROM GOVERNMENT
WITH A MANDATE TO FINANCE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THE NATIONAL ROAD NETWORK OF OVER 22 000 KM, SANRAL LEADS THE WAY ON INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN A POST-COVID SOUTH AFRICA. Innovation is at the forefront of SANRAL’s agenda in the infrastructure development space. In recent years the Agency has increasingly...
INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2
DOMEIN WALTERUS, VINEYARD, WINERY, DISTILLERY
FILLED WITH PURITY, MADE WITH PASSION.”
Your drinks, our life’s work with an eco-conscious mindsetOur vision in making drinks for you. Whether it’s our own label or your private label. We work for every brand as if it were our own. Working with respect of nature’s products, makes us enthusiastic and driven to make your label...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
SMARTSKIN TECHNOLOGIES
HARNESSING DATA TO OPTIMIZE GLOBAL PRODUCTION
Fredericton-based SmartSkin Technologies is revolutionizing the pharmaceutical and beverage manufacturing industries through innovative sensor technology and data-driven solutions. Using a combination of advanced patented sensor technology and sophisticated data analytics, SmartSkin identifies and solves issues in production and bottling lines, helping companies optimize production, reduce waste, and increase efficiency. This...
INNOVATE® Georgia
NEEDLING WORLDWIDE
WE ULTIMATELY STRIVE TO BECOME MORE ROBUST, SUPERIOR, AND MORE ASTUTE IN OUR OPERATIONS.
WHO IS NEEDLING WORLDWIDE:Needling Worldwide was established to address a common challenge encountered by numerous companies in their pursuit of certifications or compliance assessments. The CEO envisioned a superior solution based on her firsthand experiences with compliance standards and frameworks. This solution is comprised of a standardized, flat-fee alternative to...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
INSTASHIELD
Invention and Entrepreneurship Run in the Family
INSTASHIELD FILLS PPE SHORTAGE, DONATES 1 MILLION SHIELDS TO PEOPLE IN NEED InstaShield™ is a new kind of face shield that ships flat and is folded to fit over a cap or visor. The company was founded in March 2020 by Dan Brown Jr. to help fill the nation’s PPE...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
RADICAL VENTURES
AN AI-FOCUSED VENTURE CAPITAL FUND INVESTING IN PEOPLE WHO ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF HOW WE LIVE, WORK AND PLAY
Like Benjamin Franklin knotting a key to a kite in a lightning storm, today’s AI researchers are unlocking technology that is reshaping our world. From quantum neural networks and natural language processing, to AI for drug discovery, the path to future innovations and commercialization is charted by a small subset...
INNOVATION Quebec
IRDQ
Une porte d’entrée gratuite vers les infrastructures R-D du Québec
Afin d’en faciliter l’utilisation pour le développement de nouvelles applications, le portail québécois des infrastructures en recherche et développement du Québec (IRDQ) regroupe les installations et équipements de pointe de classe mondiale des universités, des CCTT et des centres de recherche publics. L’objectif de l’IRDQ est de promouvoir ces équipements...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
TRIPLE S
Pushing the boundaries of healthcare
As a leading healthcare company in Puerto Rico, serving 1 in 3 people, Triple-S seeks to connect people to the health solutions they need, when and where they need them. In 2022, Triple-S launched a long-term initiative to address social isolation and loneliness in Puerto Rico. At its first symposium...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
BioNJ
Helping New Jersey’s Life Sciences Industry Bring Medical Innovation to Patients Around the World
For more than 30 years, BioNJ has been the life sciences trade association for New Jersey – representing close to 400 research–based life sciences organizations and stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem from the largest biopharmaceutical companies to early–stage start–ups. Because Patients Can’t Wait®, BioNJ is dedicated to ensuring a vibrant...
INNOVATE™ Botswana Vol.1
MOBI LOO
“YOUR BUSINESS IS OUR BUSINESS”
Mobi Loo is a company that provides professional and reliable services in mobile toilet hire. Its mission is to restore dignity back to the people by setting a foundation of quality and excellence which is the heart of the company. Since inception, its expectation has been to WOW! Its clients...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
ILSE
Accelerate. Ignite. Innovate
The Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship (ILSE) is a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization and staffed by a team of executives and entrepreneurs to accelerate life science discoveries to improve human health, including new medicines, devices, and transformative technologies. ILSE is a hub for hands-on entrepreneur support and company formation and...
INNOVATE™ Flanders
The Beacon
Encouraging Collaboration
The Beacon is a leading innovation community of forward-thinking tech companies, most of which focus on the challenges faced by our cities, ports, and industries. Located between the city and the port in Antwerp, The Beacon offers not only flexible office spaces, event- and meeting rooms, but also plenty of...
INNOVATE® Philadelphia: 250 Years of Innovation
Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC)
Driving Growth to Every Corner of Philadelphia
PIDC is Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation founded by the City of Philadelphia and the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia in 1958. Its mission is to create quality jobs and grow a global economy through economic development that ultimately achieves a high quality of life for all who live...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
MARS SOLUTIONS GROUP
DISCOVERING DIVERSE TALENT THROUGH ALTERNATE PIPELINES
MARS Solutions Group is an award-winning talent solution supplier for information technology (IT), engineering, manufacturing, admin-clerical, healthcare, and professional roles located in Waukesha, WI. Founded by Rashi Arora-Khosla, an accomplished Enterprise Architect, and CEO of MARS Solutions Group, she launched MARS with boot strap capital and grew it organically into...
INNOVATE® Kansas City
PLAYHAUS
DATA MANAGEMENT BUILT FOR ALL
playhaus is an emerging technology company working at the intersection of web3 systems and artificial intelligence. It has always had a Midwest-based identity, with the company having started in Ann Arbor, MI, but relocated to Kansas City, MO, in June of 2022 to be immersed in KC’s vibrant creative and...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
RETROVIRAL MATCHKIT
Slick & Easy
I TRAVELLED TO ANFIELD JUST BEFORE THE HARD LOCKDOWN. I’M A HUGE LIVERPOOL FAN AND WANTED TO WATCH THE TEAM PLAY AT HOME BEFORE THEY WON THE LEAGUE, WHICH – FORTUNATELY – THEY DID. SO I RETURNED HOME ON A HIGH, BUT THEN GLOBAL AND LOCAL SPORT CAME TO A...
INNOVATION Quebec
C2MI
LE PLUS GRAND CENTRE DE RECHERCHE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT EN SYSTÈMES ÉLECTRONIQUES AU CANADA
ON FABRIQUE LE VISAGE NUMÉRIQUE DU QUÉBEC DEPUIS 10 ANS !Né d’une collaboration entre l’Université de Sherbrooke, Teledyne DALSA et IBM Canada, inauguré en juillet 2012, le Centre de Collaboration MiQro Innovation est le plus important centre de recherche de classe mondiale dans le domaine de la microélectronique au Canada....
INNOVATION Quebec
CATALIS Québec
Véritable cheffe de file dans l’accélération des processus d’autorisation d’essais cliniques et leader de l’engagement des patient·e·s enrecherche clinique, est déterminée à positionner le Québec sur l’échiquier mondial de la recherche clinique
Portée par un mandat gouvernemental et appuyée par le ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie et le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, CATALIS est un berceau d’innovation en recherche clinique. L’OBNL, créé en 2017, entreprend le mandat audacieux d’optimiser l’environnement de la recherche clinique au...
INNOVATE® Nashville
S3 RECYCLING SOLUTIONS
CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE IN BUSINESS AND CULTURE
S3 Recycling Solutions provides businesses with a hassle-free way to responsibly and safely manage their excess electronics. Headquartered in Springfield, Tenn., with a new location in California, S3 is an award-winning, R2v3-certified technology recycling firm that provides tailored e-waste solutions to customers across North America. S3’s core business is to...
INNOVATION Quebec
CIMMI CENTRE EN IMAGERIE NUMÉRIQUE ET MÉDIAS INTERACTIF
CIMMI CENTRE EN IMAGERIE NUMÉRIQUE ET MÉDIAS INTERACTIF
Le Centre en imagerie numérique et médias interactifs (CIMMI) est un centre de transfert de technologies, fondé en 2008, situé dans le Pavillon de la recherche sur le campus du Cégep de Sainte-Foy à Québec. Le CIMMI a pour mission de soutenir les entreprises et les institutions publiques québécoises et...
INNOVATION Quebec
CTS
QUEBEC’S MOST SPECIALIZED HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY GROWTH ACCELERATOR
The Health Technology Catalyst (CTS), founded in 2008 as a not-for-profit organization, is an à la carte growth accelerator which responds to the challenges and needs of each startup. Its mission: catalyze the growth of life sciences startups, particularly in medical technology and digital health, by offering customized acceleration services....
INNOVATE® Austin Volume 2
SAILPOINT
Innovation Is Everyone’s Job: A Strong Culture, Distinct Viewpoints, Unique Identities, And A Passion For Solving Real Business Challenges Drive Meaningful Advancements At SailPoint
As businesses grow increasingly complex, SailPoint’s innovative culture ensures it is always considering “what’s next” in security. Driven by a passion for solving our customers’ most pressing security and identity challenges, SailPoint’s employees, known internally as “the crew,” constantly work to expand their understanding of the relevant components of governing...
INNOVATE™ Botswana Vol.1
WARONA LAW OFFICE
MOLAO WARONA ROTLHE
What’s in a name?In this case – everything! Warona is a Setswana pronoun, which translates to “ours” in English. The fact of the matter is the law is “ours” – all of us, made by us to govern and protect us. It also happens to be the middle name of...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROADS AGENCY SOC LTD (SANRAL)
IN LINE WITH GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT TO TRANSFORM THE PUBLIC SECTOR, THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROADS AGENCY SOC LTD (SANRAL) WAS ESTABLISHED IN APRIL 1998 BY AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT, AS AN INDEPENDENT STATUTORY COMPANY OPERATING ALONG COMMERCIAL LINES AND AT ARM’S LENGTH FROM GOVERNMENT
WITH A MANDATE TO FINANCE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THE NATIONAL ROAD NETWORK OF OVER 22 000 KM, SANRAL LEADS THE WAY ON INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN A POST-COVID SOUTH AFRICA. Innovation is at the forefront of SANRAL’s agenda in the infrastructure development space. In recent years the Agency has increasingly...
INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2
DOMEIN WALTERUS, VINEYARD, WINERY, DISTILLERY
FILLED WITH PURITY, MADE WITH PASSION.”
Your drinks, our life’s work with an eco-conscious mindsetOur vision in making drinks for you. Whether it’s our own label or your private label. We work for every brand as if it were our own. Working with respect of nature’s products, makes us enthusiastic and driven to make your label...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
SMARTSKIN TECHNOLOGIES
HARNESSING DATA TO OPTIMIZE GLOBAL PRODUCTION
Fredericton-based SmartSkin Technologies is revolutionizing the pharmaceutical and beverage manufacturing industries through innovative sensor technology and data-driven solutions. Using a combination of advanced patented sensor technology and sophisticated data analytics, SmartSkin identifies and solves issues in production and bottling lines, helping companies optimize production, reduce waste, and increase efficiency. This...
INNOVATE® Georgia
NEEDLING WORLDWIDE
WE ULTIMATELY STRIVE TO BECOME MORE ROBUST, SUPERIOR, AND MORE ASTUTE IN OUR OPERATIONS.
WHO IS NEEDLING WORLDWIDE:Needling Worldwide was established to address a common challenge encountered by numerous companies in their pursuit of certifications or compliance assessments. The CEO envisioned a superior solution based on her firsthand experiences with compliance standards and frameworks. This solution is comprised of a standardized, flat-fee alternative to...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
INSTASHIELD
Invention and Entrepreneurship Run in the Family
INSTASHIELD FILLS PPE SHORTAGE, DONATES 1 MILLION SHIELDS TO PEOPLE IN NEED InstaShield™ is a new kind of face shield that ships flat and is folded to fit over a cap or visor. The company was founded in March 2020 by Dan Brown Jr. to help fill the nation’s PPE...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
RADICAL VENTURES
AN AI-FOCUSED VENTURE CAPITAL FUND INVESTING IN PEOPLE WHO ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF HOW WE LIVE, WORK AND PLAY
Like Benjamin Franklin knotting a key to a kite in a lightning storm, today’s AI researchers are unlocking technology that is reshaping our world. From quantum neural networks and natural language processing, to AI for drug discovery, the path to future innovations and commercialization is charted by a small subset...
INNOVATION Quebec
IRDQ
Une porte d’entrée gratuite vers les infrastructures R-D du Québec
Afin d’en faciliter l’utilisation pour le développement de nouvelles applications, le portail québécois des infrastructures en recherche et développement du Québec (IRDQ) regroupe les installations et équipements de pointe de classe mondiale des universités, des CCTT et des centres de recherche publics. L’objectif de l’IRDQ est de promouvoir ces équipements...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
TRIPLE S
Pushing the boundaries of healthcare
As a leading healthcare company in Puerto Rico, serving 1 in 3 people, Triple-S seeks to connect people to the health solutions they need, when and where they need them. In 2022, Triple-S launched a long-term initiative to address social isolation and loneliness in Puerto Rico. At its first symposium...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
BioNJ
Helping New Jersey’s Life Sciences Industry Bring Medical Innovation to Patients Around the World
For more than 30 years, BioNJ has been the life sciences trade association for New Jersey – representing close to 400 research–based life sciences organizations and stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem from the largest biopharmaceutical companies to early–stage start–ups. Because Patients Can’t Wait®, BioNJ is dedicated to ensuring a vibrant...
INNOVATE™ Botswana Vol.1
MOBI LOO
“YOUR BUSINESS IS OUR BUSINESS”
Mobi Loo is a company that provides professional and reliable services in mobile toilet hire. Its mission is to restore dignity back to the people by setting a foundation of quality and excellence which is the heart of the company. Since inception, its expectation has been to WOW! Its clients...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
ILSE
Accelerate. Ignite. Innovate
The Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship (ILSE) is a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization and staffed by a team of executives and entrepreneurs to accelerate life science discoveries to improve human health, including new medicines, devices, and transformative technologies. ILSE is a hub for hands-on entrepreneur support and company formation and...
INNOVATE™ Flanders
The Beacon
Encouraging Collaboration
The Beacon is a leading innovation community of forward-thinking tech companies, most of which focus on the challenges faced by our cities, ports, and industries. Located between the city and the port in Antwerp, The Beacon offers not only flexible office spaces, event- and meeting rooms, but also plenty of...
INNOVATE® Philadelphia: 250 Years of Innovation
Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC)
Driving Growth to Every Corner of Philadelphia
PIDC is Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation founded by the City of Philadelphia and the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia in 1958. Its mission is to create quality jobs and grow a global economy through economic development that ultimately achieves a high quality of life for all who live...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
MARS SOLUTIONS GROUP
DISCOVERING DIVERSE TALENT THROUGH ALTERNATE PIPELINES
MARS Solutions Group is an award-winning talent solution supplier for information technology (IT), engineering, manufacturing, admin-clerical, healthcare, and professional roles located in Waukesha, WI. Founded by Rashi Arora-Khosla, an accomplished Enterprise Architect, and CEO of MARS Solutions Group, she launched MARS with boot strap capital and grew it organically into...
INNOVATE® Kansas City
PLAYHAUS
DATA MANAGEMENT BUILT FOR ALL
playhaus is an emerging technology company working at the intersection of web3 systems and artificial intelligence. It has always had a Midwest-based identity, with the company having started in Ann Arbor, MI, but relocated to Kansas City, MO, in June of 2022 to be immersed in KC’s vibrant creative and...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
RETROVIRAL MATCHKIT
Slick & Easy
I TRAVELLED TO ANFIELD JUST BEFORE THE HARD LOCKDOWN. I’M A HUGE LIVERPOOL FAN AND WANTED TO WATCH THE TEAM PLAY AT HOME BEFORE THEY WON THE LEAGUE, WHICH – FORTUNATELY – THEY DID. SO I RETURNED HOME ON A HIGH, BUT THEN GLOBAL AND LOCAL SPORT CAME TO A...
INNOVATION Quebec
C2MI
LE PLUS GRAND CENTRE DE RECHERCHE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT EN SYSTÈMES ÉLECTRONIQUES AU CANADA
ON FABRIQUE LE VISAGE NUMÉRIQUE DU QUÉBEC DEPUIS 10 ANS !Né d’une collaboration entre l’Université de Sherbrooke, Teledyne DALSA et IBM Canada, inauguré en juillet 2012, le Centre de Collaboration MiQro Innovation est le plus important centre de recherche de classe mondiale dans le domaine de la microélectronique au Canada....
INNOVATION Quebec
CATALIS Québec
Véritable cheffe de file dans l’accélération des processus d’autorisation d’essais cliniques et leader de l’engagement des patient·e·s enrecherche clinique, est déterminée à positionner le Québec sur l’échiquier mondial de la recherche clinique
Portée par un mandat gouvernemental et appuyée par le ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie et le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, CATALIS est un berceau d’innovation en recherche clinique. L’OBNL, créé en 2017, entreprend le mandat audacieux d’optimiser l’environnement de la recherche clinique au...
INNOVATE® Nashville
S3 RECYCLING SOLUTIONS
CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE IN BUSINESS AND CULTURE
S3 Recycling Solutions provides businesses with a hassle-free way to responsibly and safely manage their excess electronics. Headquartered in Springfield, Tenn., with a new location in California, S3 is an award-winning, R2v3-certified technology recycling firm that provides tailored e-waste solutions to customers across North America. S3’s core business is to...
INNOVATION Quebec
CIMMI CENTRE EN IMAGERIE NUMÉRIQUE ET MÉDIAS INTERACTIF
CIMMI CENTRE EN IMAGERIE NUMÉRIQUE ET MÉDIAS INTERACTIF
Le Centre en imagerie numérique et médias interactifs (CIMMI) est un centre de transfert de technologies, fondé en 2008, situé dans le Pavillon de la recherche sur le campus du Cégep de Sainte-Foy à Québec. Le CIMMI a pour mission de soutenir les entreprises et les institutions publiques québécoises et...
INNOVATION Quebec
CTS
QUEBEC’S MOST SPECIALIZED HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY GROWTH ACCELERATOR
The Health Technology Catalyst (CTS), founded in 2008 as a not-for-profit organization, is an à la carte growth accelerator which responds to the challenges and needs of each startup. Its mission: catalyze the growth of life sciences startups, particularly in medical technology and digital health, by offering customized acceleration services....