Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2
HEIRBAUT ALGRICULTURE
THROUGHOUT WESTERN EUROPE FOOD PRODUCTION IS KNOWN TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A WHOLE LOT OF GHG-EMISSIONS. HOWEVER, THE HOLISTIC APPROACH OF FOOD PRODUCTION SHOWN AT THE INNOVATIVE FARM OF HEIRBAUT ALGRICULTURE, AIMS TO REDUCE CO2 BY EVERY SINGLE INITIATIVE TAKEN
If you think that every farm in the world which has dairy cattle puts pressure on the climate, it is clear you have never visited Temse! Kris and Ginny Heirbaut are overflowing with circularity and are determined to close all their cycles. Kris’ grandfather used to have a mixed farm...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
CAY COLLECTIVE
REDEFINING THE CREATIVE MARKET
In a world where creative talent often struggles to meet commerce, Cay Collective is shaping a new path. Founded in 2023 by Johanna Gauffin and Natalie Navia, the Stockholm-based platform serves as a marketplace for independent artists, fashion designers, and lifestyle creators offering more than just a digital storefront. Cay...
INNOVATE® Georgia
ONETRUST
UNLOCKING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF DATA AND AI, RESPONSIBLY
“Companies want to use more data and AI. But they want to do it responsibly in a compliant way. And in away that builds trust.” — Kabir Barday, OneTrust founder and CEO Here’s the text spaced correctly: At the forefront of a digital revolution where data, privacy, and artificial intelligence...
INNOVATE® Philadelphia: 250 Years of Innovation
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® Georgia
BEAZER HOMES - LET'S BUILD YOUR FUTURE
LEADING INNOVATION IN HOMEBUILDING
Since 1985, Beazer Homes has earned a reputation for quality and innovation in the homebuilding industry. Established by Brian Beazer, the company has evolved from its British roots to become a leading force in American homebuilding, standing as a testament to nine generations of craftsmanship. Beazer Homes builds nationwide while...
INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2
OMNICART
A SAAS PLATFORM AND DELIVERY OPERATING SYSTEM FOR ENTREPRENEURS WHO WANT TO BUILD AND SCALE
OMNICART-A SAAS PLATFORM AND DELIVERY OPERATING SYSTEM FOR ENTREPRENEURS WHO WANT TO BUILD AND SCALE A DELIVERY BUSINESS, AND WE ARE ON A MISSION TO EMPOWER EVERYONE TO UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL OF ON-DEMAND DELIVERY. In the same way that Shopify made it easier for anyone to start and scale an...
INNOVATION Manitoba
Block Therapy
FROM A WINNIPEG TREATMENT ROOM TO A GLOBAL MOVEMENT: THE STORY OF BLOCK THERAPY
Deanna Hansen never set out to build a global wellness brand. In 1995, she was a newly Certified Athletic Therapist in Winnipeg, building a thriving deep-tissue practice working with clients from many walks of life. She developed a loyal client base, with many clients returning over the years. Yet Hansen’s...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
TURTLE
Envisioning the Future Through a Century of Excellence
Founded in 1923, Turtle stands tall as a beacon of enduring success in the US market, marking its presence as one of the largest independent electrical and industrial distribution companies. Having amassed a century of experience, Turtle doesn’t just rest on its past laurels. Instead, it envisions a future illuminated...
INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2
Matidor.com
“Matidor.com is the All-In-One Project Management Platform On a Live Map”
How Matidor.com StartedVincent and Sean are Vancouver-based serial entrepreneurs who come from very different backgrounds but share one vision. Vincent’s previous experience at Google Earth and as a product manager at Dassault Systèmes revealed a gap in how people in the field managed projects. When Sean moved back to town...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
ENGEFOTO
COMPANY SPECIALIZED IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND GEOTECHNOLOGY, OPERATING IN BRAZIL SINCE 1980.
Through the years, the company has not only established itself as a leader in the sector but has also actively shaped the field of territory mapping and modeling with a series of groundbreaking technologies. In 1990, Engefoto began developing software for georeferencing, aiming to master new geolocation technologies such as...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY
Every Single Degree That We Have Is Touching Esports In Some Capacity. We’re Seeing It Everywhere
For Full Sail University, esports came naturally. Since the school has offered gaming degrees for over 25 years, it came as no surprise when esports culture became widespread among Full Sail’s students. The wildly popular degree programs have made gaming just as prevalent on campus as music or film. And...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
KALEIDO
WHEN KALEIDO, A RALEIGH, NC BASED COMPANY, BROUGHT THE BLOCKCHAIN BUSINESS CLOUD TO MARKET, BLOCKCHAIN DEVELOPMENT TOOK A LEAP FORWARD
When Kaleido, a Raleigh, NC based company, brought the Blockchain Business Cloud to market, blockchain development took a leap forward. For the first time, developers had access to a full-stack SaaS platform for creating, operating, and scaling enterprise-grade blockchain solutions. Kaleido made it possible to deploy blockchain nodes across clouds...
INNOVATE® Ohio
The Ohio Academy of Science
CREATING A CULTURE OF INNOVATION™
About The Ohio Academy of Science – Founded in 1891, The Ohio Academy of Science (OAS) is a membership-based, volunteer-driven, 501(c), not-for-profit organization. The OAS is the leading organization in Ohio to foster curiosity, discovery, and innovation and to unite all who value education, science, engineering, technology, or their applications...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
LIFESEEDS
BUILDING THE NORDIC BRIDGE TO PERSONALIZED LONGEVITY
Aging is the single greatest risk factor for every major chronic disease — yet the global wellness and supplement market still treats human biology as if one size fits all. Consumers spend billions on generic products, vague claims and underdosed formulas — yet see little measurable impact. At the same...
Global Innovation Spotlight
6 Simple Tools Solving The Worker Shortage
Six training tools already at work in real apprenticeship programs across the skilled trades.
Discover six training tools and digital platforms designed to accelerate skill-building and solve the growing worker shortage in the skilled trades. A Shortage That Standards Cannot Ignore The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment of electricians will grow 9 percent from 2025 to 2035, much faster than the average for...
INNOVATE® Jacksonville
Essential Culture Podcast Network
Podcast-based media platform for Northeast Florida
The Essential Culture Podcast Network (ECPN) is a podcast-based media platform for Northeast Florida. Through strategic collaborations with Jacksonville-based media institutions, our network provides a series of cultural programs available to be downloaded on multiple streaming platforms. Listeners can subscribe to shows dedicated to subjects centered around business, advocacy, entertainment,...
INNOVATION Quebec
MAIN
EST LE MOUVEMENT DES ACCÉLÉRATEURS D’INNOVATION DU QUÉBEC
Depuis 2016, nous avons la conviction que la collaboration et la mutualisation des pratiques et des ressources (le mouvement) de tous ceux et celles qui par leur accompagnement permettent de réaliser en moins de temps qu’il n’en faudrait autrement (les accélérateurs), peuvent décupler l’impact des startups (l’innovation) de toutes les...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
A Trusted Partner in Enterprise Innovation and Transformation since 2010
Chamonix IT Solutions has been South Australia’s trusted partner in digital transformation for the past 13 years, working with businesses across a range of industries to ensure they stay ahead of the game. Delivering high value, tangible outcomes for customersFounded in 2010 with a strong commitment to enabling businesses to...
INNOVATE® Philadelphia: 250 Years of Innovation
Global Philadelphia Association
Connecting Heritage, People, and Global Ideas
Innovation as Civic Infrastructure in America’s First World Heritage City In a global landscape where cities compete for visibility, talent, and influence, innovation is often defined narrowly—through technology, startups, or commercial growth. The Global Philadelphia Association (GPA) offers a broader, more civic-minded model. Rather than innovating through a single product...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
KNIFE CAPITAL
IS A SOUTH AFRICAN VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT FIRM FOCUSING ON INNOVATION-DRIVEN VENTURES WITH PROVEN TRACTION
Established in 2010 as the incarnation of the South African venture capital division of ‘Here Be Dragons’ – a privately owned emerging market investment group founded by internet entrepreneur and cosmonaut Mark Shuttleworth. By leveraging knowledge, networks & funding, Knife Capital accelerates the international expansion of entrepreneurial businesses that achieved...
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® Nashville
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
The Vanderbilt Vaccine Center -Improving human health through next-generation antibody science
The Vanderbilt Vaccine Center (VVC) was founded in 2004, with James E. Crowe, Jr, M.D. as director. The mission of this internationally recognized biomedical research and development team is to transform infectious disease prevention approaches using instant immunity achieved by use of naturally occurring molecules form the human immune system...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
LIFE WHISPERER
AI to help patients struggling for children
Life WhispererLife Whisperer uses state-of-the-art AI and computer vision technology to help select healthy embryos for IVF. Using Life Whisperer, a clinician can drag-and-drop microscope images of embryos onto the website for an instant report on the likelihoods that the embryo is genetically healthy, or will lead to a pregnancy....
INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2
HEIRBAUT ALGRICULTURE
THROUGHOUT WESTERN EUROPE FOOD PRODUCTION IS KNOWN TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A WHOLE LOT OF GHG-EMISSIONS. HOWEVER, THE HOLISTIC APPROACH OF FOOD PRODUCTION SHOWN AT THE INNOVATIVE FARM OF HEIRBAUT ALGRICULTURE, AIMS TO REDUCE CO2 BY EVERY SINGLE INITIATIVE TAKEN
If you think that every farm in the world which has dairy cattle puts pressure on the climate, it is clear you have never visited Temse! Kris and Ginny Heirbaut are overflowing with circularity and are determined to close all their cycles. Kris’ grandfather used to have a mixed farm...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
CAY COLLECTIVE
REDEFINING THE CREATIVE MARKET
In a world where creative talent often struggles to meet commerce, Cay Collective is shaping a new path. Founded in 2023 by Johanna Gauffin and Natalie Navia, the Stockholm-based platform serves as a marketplace for independent artists, fashion designers, and lifestyle creators offering more than just a digital storefront. Cay...
INNOVATE® Georgia
ONETRUST
UNLOCKING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF DATA AND AI, RESPONSIBLY
“Companies want to use more data and AI. But they want to do it responsibly in a compliant way. And in away that builds trust.” — Kabir Barday, OneTrust founder and CEO Here’s the text spaced correctly: At the forefront of a digital revolution where data, privacy, and artificial intelligence...
INNOVATE® Philadelphia: 250 Years of Innovation
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® Georgia
BEAZER HOMES - LET'S BUILD YOUR FUTURE
LEADING INNOVATION IN HOMEBUILDING
Since 1985, Beazer Homes has earned a reputation for quality and innovation in the homebuilding industry. Established by Brian Beazer, the company has evolved from its British roots to become a leading force in American homebuilding, standing as a testament to nine generations of craftsmanship. Beazer Homes builds nationwide while...
INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2
OMNICART
A SAAS PLATFORM AND DELIVERY OPERATING SYSTEM FOR ENTREPRENEURS WHO WANT TO BUILD AND SCALE
OMNICART-A SAAS PLATFORM AND DELIVERY OPERATING SYSTEM FOR ENTREPRENEURS WHO WANT TO BUILD AND SCALE A DELIVERY BUSINESS, AND WE ARE ON A MISSION TO EMPOWER EVERYONE TO UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL OF ON-DEMAND DELIVERY. In the same way that Shopify made it easier for anyone to start and scale an...
INNOVATION Manitoba
Block Therapy
FROM A WINNIPEG TREATMENT ROOM TO A GLOBAL MOVEMENT: THE STORY OF BLOCK THERAPY
Deanna Hansen never set out to build a global wellness brand. In 1995, she was a newly Certified Athletic Therapist in Winnipeg, building a thriving deep-tissue practice working with clients from many walks of life. She developed a loyal client base, with many clients returning over the years. Yet Hansen’s...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
TURTLE
Envisioning the Future Through a Century of Excellence
Founded in 1923, Turtle stands tall as a beacon of enduring success in the US market, marking its presence as one of the largest independent electrical and industrial distribution companies. Having amassed a century of experience, Turtle doesn’t just rest on its past laurels. Instead, it envisions a future illuminated...
INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2
Matidor.com
“Matidor.com is the All-In-One Project Management Platform On a Live Map”
How Matidor.com StartedVincent and Sean are Vancouver-based serial entrepreneurs who come from very different backgrounds but share one vision. Vincent’s previous experience at Google Earth and as a product manager at Dassault Systèmes revealed a gap in how people in the field managed projects. When Sean moved back to town...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
ENGEFOTO
COMPANY SPECIALIZED IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND GEOTECHNOLOGY, OPERATING IN BRAZIL SINCE 1980.
Through the years, the company has not only established itself as a leader in the sector but has also actively shaped the field of territory mapping and modeling with a series of groundbreaking technologies. In 1990, Engefoto began developing software for georeferencing, aiming to master new geolocation technologies such as...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY
Every Single Degree That We Have Is Touching Esports In Some Capacity. We’re Seeing It Everywhere
For Full Sail University, esports came naturally. Since the school has offered gaming degrees for over 25 years, it came as no surprise when esports culture became widespread among Full Sail’s students. The wildly popular degree programs have made gaming just as prevalent on campus as music or film. And...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
KALEIDO
WHEN KALEIDO, A RALEIGH, NC BASED COMPANY, BROUGHT THE BLOCKCHAIN BUSINESS CLOUD TO MARKET, BLOCKCHAIN DEVELOPMENT TOOK A LEAP FORWARD
When Kaleido, a Raleigh, NC based company, brought the Blockchain Business Cloud to market, blockchain development took a leap forward. For the first time, developers had access to a full-stack SaaS platform for creating, operating, and scaling enterprise-grade blockchain solutions. Kaleido made it possible to deploy blockchain nodes across clouds...
INNOVATE® Ohio
The Ohio Academy of Science
CREATING A CULTURE OF INNOVATION™
About The Ohio Academy of Science – Founded in 1891, The Ohio Academy of Science (OAS) is a membership-based, volunteer-driven, 501(c), not-for-profit organization. The OAS is the leading organization in Ohio to foster curiosity, discovery, and innovation and to unite all who value education, science, engineering, technology, or their applications...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
LIFESEEDS
BUILDING THE NORDIC BRIDGE TO PERSONALIZED LONGEVITY
Aging is the single greatest risk factor for every major chronic disease — yet the global wellness and supplement market still treats human biology as if one size fits all. Consumers spend billions on generic products, vague claims and underdosed formulas — yet see little measurable impact. At the same...
Global Innovation Spotlight
6 Simple Tools Solving The Worker Shortage
Six training tools already at work in real apprenticeship programs across the skilled trades.
Discover six training tools and digital platforms designed to accelerate skill-building and solve the growing worker shortage in the skilled trades. A Shortage That Standards Cannot Ignore The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment of electricians will grow 9 percent from 2025 to 2035, much faster than the average for...
INNOVATE® Jacksonville
Essential Culture Podcast Network
Podcast-based media platform for Northeast Florida
The Essential Culture Podcast Network (ECPN) is a podcast-based media platform for Northeast Florida. Through strategic collaborations with Jacksonville-based media institutions, our network provides a series of cultural programs available to be downloaded on multiple streaming platforms. Listeners can subscribe to shows dedicated to subjects centered around business, advocacy, entertainment,...
INNOVATION Quebec
MAIN
EST LE MOUVEMENT DES ACCÉLÉRATEURS D’INNOVATION DU QUÉBEC
Depuis 2016, nous avons la conviction que la collaboration et la mutualisation des pratiques et des ressources (le mouvement) de tous ceux et celles qui par leur accompagnement permettent de réaliser en moins de temps qu’il n’en faudrait autrement (les accélérateurs), peuvent décupler l’impact des startups (l’innovation) de toutes les...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
A Trusted Partner in Enterprise Innovation and Transformation since 2010
Chamonix IT Solutions has been South Australia’s trusted partner in digital transformation for the past 13 years, working with businesses across a range of industries to ensure they stay ahead of the game. Delivering high value, tangible outcomes for customersFounded in 2010 with a strong commitment to enabling businesses to...
INNOVATE® Philadelphia: 250 Years of Innovation
Global Philadelphia Association
Connecting Heritage, People, and Global Ideas
Innovation as Civic Infrastructure in America’s First World Heritage City In a global landscape where cities compete for visibility, talent, and influence, innovation is often defined narrowly—through technology, startups, or commercial growth. The Global Philadelphia Association (GPA) offers a broader, more civic-minded model. Rather than innovating through a single product...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
KNIFE CAPITAL
IS A SOUTH AFRICAN VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT FIRM FOCUSING ON INNOVATION-DRIVEN VENTURES WITH PROVEN TRACTION
Established in 2010 as the incarnation of the South African venture capital division of ‘Here Be Dragons’ – a privately owned emerging market investment group founded by internet entrepreneur and cosmonaut Mark Shuttleworth. By leveraging knowledge, networks & funding, Knife Capital accelerates the international expansion of entrepreneurial businesses that achieved...
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® Nashville
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
The Vanderbilt Vaccine Center -Improving human health through next-generation antibody science
The Vanderbilt Vaccine Center (VVC) was founded in 2004, with James E. Crowe, Jr, M.D. as director. The mission of this internationally recognized biomedical research and development team is to transform infectious disease prevention approaches using instant immunity achieved by use of naturally occurring molecules form the human immune system...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
LIFE WHISPERER
AI to help patients struggling for children
Life WhispererLife Whisperer uses state-of-the-art AI and computer vision technology to help select healthy embryos for IVF. Using Life Whisperer, a clinician can drag-and-drop microscope images of embryos onto the website for an instant report on the likelihoods that the embryo is genetically healthy, or will lead to a pregnancy....