Stories of Innovation
INNOVATION Quebec
IRCM
Over half a century of science inspired by life, and the adventure is just beginning!
The IRCM is a love story that has endured for over half a century between Quebec and Canada on the one hand, and high-level research and the most advanced clinical care on the other. Founded in 1967 by the great researcher and humanist, Dr. Jacques Genest, the IRCM became the...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
CORITIBA FOOTBALL CLUB
GREEN ETHICS IN SPORTS CORITIBA SLC OPENS DOORS FOR BRAZILIAN SPORTS
CORITIBA FOOTBALL CLUB GREEN ETHICS IN SPORTS CORITIBA SLC OPENS DOORS FOR BRAZILIAN SPORTS TO JOIN THE FIGHT FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND PRESERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY. The fight for sustainability and the preservation of biodiversity gained a strong ally in 2021, when Coritiba Foot Ball Club launched the first sustainability program for...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
NOTION GAMES
Innovators rarely consider themselves to be pioneers within their own industry. And Andrew Augustin is a prime example of this axiom. Augustin is a graphic designer who, in 2011, founded Notion Games, an Austin-based video gaming company that creates games for people of all ages. But that brief description fails...
INNOVATE® Maryland
SoKat
Turning AI Research Into Mission-Ready Infrastructure
When Dr. Jim Kyung-Soo Liew founded SoKat in 2014, the problem he set out to solve wasn’t a shortage of AI innovation. It was separation. Research was accelerating inside the world’s leading universities. Yet much of that intelligence stalled before it reached the institutions that needed it most. Federal agencies...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
TEQUALY
A PARTNER THAT POWERS THE INDUSTRY
How many companies would you trust with the responsibility of implementing your industrial enterprise? There are few companies capable of carrying out industrial projects with excellence, especially those that require engineering, manufacturing, electromechanical erection, civil construction, maintenance, commissioning, start-up, training and assisted operation. Now, imagine finding all these assignments in...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
DELOITTE
BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE THROUGH INNOVATION
At Deloitte, we have a big-picture vision of innovation—it’s not only about what we produce but also about where it takes us and how it enables our people, clients, communities, and country to thrive. To realize this vision, we work to inspire and empower our people to be innovative at...
INNOVATE® Detroit
METALBUILT
Forming the Future of Mobility
Metalbuilt understands the importance of leveraging generations of manufacturing wisdom to shape the future of mobility in our world. When walking through their Metro Detroit facility, one will see a synchronized dance of large metal stamping presses cycling up and down, sparks flying behind welding curtains, and high-tech lasers cutting...
INNOVATE® Kansas City
KU INNOVATION PARK
SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF INNOVATIVE BUSINESS GROWTH
Tucked into a hill on the west campus of the University of Kansas, a group of engineers is tackling global climate change with technology to recycle refrigerants. A team of industry professionals and academic researchers is staying ahead of cybersecurity threats using NSA-licensed technology. A married team of PhDs is...
INNOVATION Quebec
CPA
CCTT IN AUTOMATED PRODUCTION
Since 1984, Cégep de Jonquière’s Centre de production automatisée (CPA) has been working closely with approximately 200 organizations each year, both locally and internationally. Our mission has expanded with the creation of our Centre en technologies des énergies renouvelables et du rendement énergétique (Centre TERRE) through the NSERC. Working together...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
RENTCARS
SEARCH, COMPARE, RENT. CAR RENTAL AT THE BEST PRICES
In the dynamic landscape of global mobility solutions, Rentcars stands out as the largest online car rental platform in Latin America, connecting users with rental companies worldwide. Founded in 2009 in Curitiba, Rentcars has been at the forefront of innovation, offering a unique experience to users, not only through a...
INNOVATE® Georgia
DJJ Technologies
Building The Future
A Journey of Transformation The story of DJJ Technologies is deeply intertwined with the personal journey of its founder. James began his career at AT&T in 1984, where he honed his skills by selling telephone systems and computers to major oil companies across Texas. His move to Atlanta in 1986...
INNOVATE™ Botswana Vol.1
WHITE LABEL FRAGRANCES
DISCOVER & OWN YOUR TRUE SCENT
White Label Fragrances is a 100% Botswana citizen-owned company. We are an African luxury Niche-Fragrance brand that curates and blends bespoke fragrances, with specially selected raw materials to suit various tastes. We strive to consistently create fragrances and fragranced products that are elegant, luxurious and timeless. All White Label fragrances...
INNOVATE® Northern Virginia
Procentrix
Focused Vision, Lasting Impact
When Procentrix was founded in 2006, Microsoft technology was already deeply embedded across the federal government. Email systems, collaboration platforms, productivity tools, and emerging cloud capabilities were becoming foundational to how agencies operated. What was lacking, however, was implementation partners deeply skilled in helping government organizations unlock the full potential...
INNOVATION Manitoba
Move Mobility - FROM PURPOSE TO PROGRESS: HOW MOVEMOBILITY IS REDEFINING MOBILITY AND CARE
Some companies are built around a product. MoveMobility was built around a purpose. Founded on the belief that business can be a genuine force for good, the Canadian manufacturer of wheelchair accessible vehicles and specialty mobility solutions has grown into a North American leader serving healthcare providers, First Nations communities,...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
FLUX
NURTURED BY FARM LIFE DURING HIS FORMATIVE YEARS, JORDY DISCOVERED A WORLD OF INTRIGUING CHALLENGES
Fuelled by his innate curiosity and determination, Jordy fearlessly embraced the role of problem solver, eager to make a tangible difference in the agricultural landscape. Fueled by a deep-rooted passion for sustainable farming practices, Jordy founded Flux Robotics, an agri-tech startup poised to be the next step change in agriculture....
INNOVATE™ Estonia
STARTUP GARAGE
PUTTING STUDENTS IN CHARGE TO LEAD ESTONIA’S NEXT TECH WAVE
We hear more and more talks about the scarcity of startups and the risk-averseness of young people who will be responsible for a future that seems ever more uncertain. However, there are vast opportunities everywhere, especially in Estonia. Whether it be defence, cleantech or deeptech as a whole, we possess...
INNOVATE® South Carolina
Furman University
Furman’s Center for Innovative Leadership: Shaping Leaders, Sparking Innovation.
Furman University, consistently recognized among the nation’s most innovative universities, made a decisive move in 2023 by launching the Center for Innovative Leadership (CIL). Building on Furman’s mission to build lifelong learners who lead lives of meaning and consequence, its reputation for producing high-potential leaders and the Hill Institute for...
INNOVATE® Philadelphia
AUM BioTech
An AI-native biotech, helping scientists understand the causes of disease.
DESIGNED IN PHILADELPHIA. MADE IN USA. SHIPPED WORLDWIDE. Founded in Philadelphia in 2015 by an immigrant biomedical researcher, AUM BioTech now designs the precision compounds that scientists in nearly forty countries use to study how genes function, and understand what goes wrong in disease. In 2009, Veenu Aishwarya arrived in...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
RUTGERS RESEARCH
Complex societal challenges require innovative solutions that transform and improve lives around the world. As a top 20 public research university with more than 300 research centers and institutions, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, offers a wide variety of programs that drive and support diverse and inclusive research,...
INNOVATE™ Bristol & Bath
boomsatsuma
Fuelling The Next Creative Generation
boomsatsuma is an independent education provider, offering training pathways to people from all backgrounds, aged 16 to degree level, into expanding creative industries. Established in 2011, with a background in Community Interest Projects, boomsatsuma has grown to be a creative industry educator maintaining close ties across Bristol community projects. Year-on-year...
INNOVATION Quebec
Pharmabio Développement
Depuis 1999, Pharmabio Développement, le Comité sectoriel de maind’œuvre des industries des produits pharmaceutiques et biotechnologiques, porte fièrement sa mission de participer activement au développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi des entreprises de son secteur
Afin de soutenir sa mission, le mandat de Pharmabio Développement se définit comme suit : • Soutenir et conseiller les partenaires de l’industrie et de l’éducation dans le développement de solutions.• Approvisionner l’ensemble de ses partenaires en outils, en programmes et en information.• Jouer un rôle de premier plan dans...
INNOVATE® Miami
CIC Miami
An established platform that enhances a location's innovation structure
CIC is an established platform that enhances a location’s innovation infrastructure and creates a physical center of gravity. As a vehicle that transforms an economic development opportunity into a mature innovation hub, CIC’s mission is to fix the world through innovation by creating and managing developing multifaceted communities that support...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
PERCH
THE PROPTECH STARTUP EMPOWERING CANADIANS ON THEIR HOMEOWNERSHIP JOURNEY TO BUILD WEALTH THROUGH REAL ESTATE
Through technology and automation, Perch’s free analytics platform gives users detailed insights into all aspects regarding homeownership, all of which is supplemented by a dedicated mortgage advisor that strategizes with clients to help them achieve their homeownership goals. Perch’s mission is to empower Canadians to make more informed decisions when...
Global Innovation Spotlight
The Quiet Comeback of the Human Voice in Software
Why the most natural interface we have is finally becoming the way we get work done
Why the most natural interface we have is finally becoming the way we get work done For 40 years, getting something out of your head and into a computer has meant the same thing: stop, find a keyboard, and type. We have accepted this as normal. But typing is a...
INNOVATION Quebec
IRCM
Over half a century of science inspired by life, and the adventure is just beginning!
The IRCM is a love story that has endured for over half a century between Quebec and Canada on the one hand, and high-level research and the most advanced clinical care on the other. Founded in 1967 by the great researcher and humanist, Dr. Jacques Genest, the IRCM became the...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
CORITIBA FOOTBALL CLUB
GREEN ETHICS IN SPORTS CORITIBA SLC OPENS DOORS FOR BRAZILIAN SPORTS
CORITIBA FOOTBALL CLUB GREEN ETHICS IN SPORTS CORITIBA SLC OPENS DOORS FOR BRAZILIAN SPORTS TO JOIN THE FIGHT FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND PRESERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY. The fight for sustainability and the preservation of biodiversity gained a strong ally in 2021, when Coritiba Foot Ball Club launched the first sustainability program for...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
NOTION GAMES
Innovators rarely consider themselves to be pioneers within their own industry. And Andrew Augustin is a prime example of this axiom. Augustin is a graphic designer who, in 2011, founded Notion Games, an Austin-based video gaming company that creates games for people of all ages. But that brief description fails...
INNOVATE® Maryland
SoKat
Turning AI Research Into Mission-Ready Infrastructure
When Dr. Jim Kyung-Soo Liew founded SoKat in 2014, the problem he set out to solve wasn’t a shortage of AI innovation. It was separation. Research was accelerating inside the world’s leading universities. Yet much of that intelligence stalled before it reached the institutions that needed it most. Federal agencies...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
TEQUALY
A PARTNER THAT POWERS THE INDUSTRY
How many companies would you trust with the responsibility of implementing your industrial enterprise? There are few companies capable of carrying out industrial projects with excellence, especially those that require engineering, manufacturing, electromechanical erection, civil construction, maintenance, commissioning, start-up, training and assisted operation. Now, imagine finding all these assignments in...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
DELOITTE
BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE THROUGH INNOVATION
At Deloitte, we have a big-picture vision of innovation—it’s not only about what we produce but also about where it takes us and how it enables our people, clients, communities, and country to thrive. To realize this vision, we work to inspire and empower our people to be innovative at...
INNOVATE® Detroit
METALBUILT
Forming the Future of Mobility
Metalbuilt understands the importance of leveraging generations of manufacturing wisdom to shape the future of mobility in our world. When walking through their Metro Detroit facility, one will see a synchronized dance of large metal stamping presses cycling up and down, sparks flying behind welding curtains, and high-tech lasers cutting...
INNOVATE® Kansas City
KU INNOVATION PARK
SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF INNOVATIVE BUSINESS GROWTH
Tucked into a hill on the west campus of the University of Kansas, a group of engineers is tackling global climate change with technology to recycle refrigerants. A team of industry professionals and academic researchers is staying ahead of cybersecurity threats using NSA-licensed technology. A married team of PhDs is...
INNOVATION Quebec
CPA
CCTT IN AUTOMATED PRODUCTION
Since 1984, Cégep de Jonquière’s Centre de production automatisée (CPA) has been working closely with approximately 200 organizations each year, both locally and internationally. Our mission has expanded with the creation of our Centre en technologies des énergies renouvelables et du rendement énergétique (Centre TERRE) through the NSERC. Working together...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
RENTCARS
SEARCH, COMPARE, RENT. CAR RENTAL AT THE BEST PRICES
In the dynamic landscape of global mobility solutions, Rentcars stands out as the largest online car rental platform in Latin America, connecting users with rental companies worldwide. Founded in 2009 in Curitiba, Rentcars has been at the forefront of innovation, offering a unique experience to users, not only through a...
INNOVATE® Georgia
DJJ Technologies
Building The Future
A Journey of Transformation The story of DJJ Technologies is deeply intertwined with the personal journey of its founder. James began his career at AT&T in 1984, where he honed his skills by selling telephone systems and computers to major oil companies across Texas. His move to Atlanta in 1986...
INNOVATE™ Botswana Vol.1
WHITE LABEL FRAGRANCES
DISCOVER & OWN YOUR TRUE SCENT
White Label Fragrances is a 100% Botswana citizen-owned company. We are an African luxury Niche-Fragrance brand that curates and blends bespoke fragrances, with specially selected raw materials to suit various tastes. We strive to consistently create fragrances and fragranced products that are elegant, luxurious and timeless. All White Label fragrances...
INNOVATE® Northern Virginia
Procentrix
Focused Vision, Lasting Impact
When Procentrix was founded in 2006, Microsoft technology was already deeply embedded across the federal government. Email systems, collaboration platforms, productivity tools, and emerging cloud capabilities were becoming foundational to how agencies operated. What was lacking, however, was implementation partners deeply skilled in helping government organizations unlock the full potential...
INNOVATION Manitoba
Move Mobility - FROM PURPOSE TO PROGRESS: HOW MOVEMOBILITY IS REDEFINING MOBILITY AND CARE
Some companies are built around a product. MoveMobility was built around a purpose. Founded on the belief that business can be a genuine force for good, the Canadian manufacturer of wheelchair accessible vehicles and specialty mobility solutions has grown into a North American leader serving healthcare providers, First Nations communities,...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
FLUX
NURTURED BY FARM LIFE DURING HIS FORMATIVE YEARS, JORDY DISCOVERED A WORLD OF INTRIGUING CHALLENGES
Fuelled by his innate curiosity and determination, Jordy fearlessly embraced the role of problem solver, eager to make a tangible difference in the agricultural landscape. Fueled by a deep-rooted passion for sustainable farming practices, Jordy founded Flux Robotics, an agri-tech startup poised to be the next step change in agriculture....
INNOVATE™ Estonia
STARTUP GARAGE
PUTTING STUDENTS IN CHARGE TO LEAD ESTONIA’S NEXT TECH WAVE
We hear more and more talks about the scarcity of startups and the risk-averseness of young people who will be responsible for a future that seems ever more uncertain. However, there are vast opportunities everywhere, especially in Estonia. Whether it be defence, cleantech or deeptech as a whole, we possess...
INNOVATE® South Carolina
Furman University
Furman’s Center for Innovative Leadership: Shaping Leaders, Sparking Innovation.
Furman University, consistently recognized among the nation’s most innovative universities, made a decisive move in 2023 by launching the Center for Innovative Leadership (CIL). Building on Furman’s mission to build lifelong learners who lead lives of meaning and consequence, its reputation for producing high-potential leaders and the Hill Institute for...
INNOVATE® Philadelphia
AUM BioTech
An AI-native biotech, helping scientists understand the causes of disease.
DESIGNED IN PHILADELPHIA. MADE IN USA. SHIPPED WORLDWIDE. Founded in Philadelphia in 2015 by an immigrant biomedical researcher, AUM BioTech now designs the precision compounds that scientists in nearly forty countries use to study how genes function, and understand what goes wrong in disease. In 2009, Veenu Aishwarya arrived in...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
RUTGERS RESEARCH
Complex societal challenges require innovative solutions that transform and improve lives around the world. As a top 20 public research university with more than 300 research centers and institutions, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, offers a wide variety of programs that drive and support diverse and inclusive research,...
INNOVATE™ Bristol & Bath
boomsatsuma
Fuelling The Next Creative Generation
boomsatsuma is an independent education provider, offering training pathways to people from all backgrounds, aged 16 to degree level, into expanding creative industries. Established in 2011, with a background in Community Interest Projects, boomsatsuma has grown to be a creative industry educator maintaining close ties across Bristol community projects. Year-on-year...
INNOVATION Quebec
Pharmabio Développement
Depuis 1999, Pharmabio Développement, le Comité sectoriel de maind’œuvre des industries des produits pharmaceutiques et biotechnologiques, porte fièrement sa mission de participer activement au développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi des entreprises de son secteur
Afin de soutenir sa mission, le mandat de Pharmabio Développement se définit comme suit : • Soutenir et conseiller les partenaires de l’industrie et de l’éducation dans le développement de solutions.• Approvisionner l’ensemble de ses partenaires en outils, en programmes et en information.• Jouer un rôle de premier plan dans...
INNOVATE® Miami
CIC Miami
An established platform that enhances a location's innovation structure
CIC is an established platform that enhances a location’s innovation infrastructure and creates a physical center of gravity. As a vehicle that transforms an economic development opportunity into a mature innovation hub, CIC’s mission is to fix the world through innovation by creating and managing developing multifaceted communities that support...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
PERCH
THE PROPTECH STARTUP EMPOWERING CANADIANS ON THEIR HOMEOWNERSHIP JOURNEY TO BUILD WEALTH THROUGH REAL ESTATE
Through technology and automation, Perch’s free analytics platform gives users detailed insights into all aspects regarding homeownership, all of which is supplemented by a dedicated mortgage advisor that strategizes with clients to help them achieve their homeownership goals. Perch’s mission is to empower Canadians to make more informed decisions when...
Global Innovation Spotlight
The Quiet Comeback of the Human Voice in Software
Why the most natural interface we have is finally becoming the way we get work done
Why the most natural interface we have is finally becoming the way we get work done For 40 years, getting something out of your head and into a computer has meant the same thing: stop, find a keyboard, and type. We have accepted this as normal. But typing is a...