Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE® Northern Virginia
KELLY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Solving the Labor Crisis Powering the Digital World
Digital infrastructure rarely makes headlines. Yet it quietly underpins nearly every modern innovation, from artificial intelligence and cloud computing to 5G connectivity and edge networks. Behind the hyperscale data centers and fiber routes reshaping the global economy lies a less visible challenge that has become existential for the industry: skilled...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
The GDI Hub Brand
In 2019 GDI Hub Is Born With Its Own Identity, Located In The Building That Was Grundig’s Headquarters In Portugal. A Project Developed “in Loco” With A Technological Startup Concept And Completely Out Of The Box When Talking About “Real Estate”.
The initials GDI comes from the concept “Ground Digital Interface”, not dropping the story, keeping three letters of the company “GrunDIg”. Founded by three people and with the support of Corex Web, a technology startup, was the embarkment of a project without any investment capital. Something that would certainly...
INNOVATE® South Florida
Betr Holdings, Inc.
REDEFINING SPORTS GAMING AND MEDIA FROM SOUTH FLORIDA
REDEFINING SPORTS GAMING AND MEDIA FROM SOUTH FLORIDA Betr Holdings, Inc. is a Miami-based sports gaming and media company at the forefront of innovation in the sports betting and entertainment sectors. Co-founded in 2022 by entrepreneur Joey Levy and professional boxer and serial entrepreneur Jake Paul. Betr is revolutionizing how...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
PolyUnity
Designing the Future of Healthcare: PolyUnity's 3D Printing Solutions
There are pivotal advances in healthcare when everything changes. For example, there is only before and after antibiotics and x-rays. Since the implementation of these innovations, we have never looked back. The same can be said for 3D Printing. PolyUnity Tech Inc., headquartered in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, is...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
EGGSPLAIN
FROM HOME BUILT SERVERS TO A SCALABLE, SECURE AI PLATFORM
The story of Eggsplain begins not in a corporate boardroom, but in a Stockholm apartment filled with servers, wires, and curiosity. Yasaar Biladama, a lifelong coder and technology enthusiast, had been experimenting with artificial intelligence long before it became a business buzzword. Driven by a passion for computers since childhood,...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
BMA GROUP
A GLOBAL WORKFORCE
BMA Group Global is a prominent Human Resources consulting firm with 25 years of experience, serving organizations in 23 countries through innovative business solutions. Founded in Puerto Rico in 1997, the company has evolved with the changing needs of the worldwide marketplace. BMA Group made its entrance into the staffing...
INNOVATE® Nashville
BOS FRAMEWORK
Cloud Enablement, Simplified
Tech-enabled companies and enterprises save 30-50% of their Cloud development and modernization cost and time with BOS. After building over 200 software products across industries spanning Clinical Research, HealthCare, Finance, Departments of Corrections, Defense, and Education in multiple geographies including North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia, BOS CEO and Founder...
INNOVATE® South Florida
GLOBAL VENTURES
EMPOWERING SECOND-STAGE COMPANIES FOR GLOBAL SUCCESS
Also located in the Research Park at Florida Atlantic, Global Ventures is a second-stage incubator designed to support the growth of innovative second-stage companies that have established market traction. The primary goal is to skyrocket the growth of these high-potential companies by providing an array of resources, connecting them with...
INNOVATE® Maryland
COMPLILY
TURNING COMPLIANCE PAIN INTO PROGRESS
In an industry where one wrong word can lead to million-dollar fines, Complily CEO, Joe Campanella, has seen this up close and learned compliance the hard way. Few can say their company was forged in the fire of a federal investigation – but Complily can. When their previous digital publishing...
INNOVATE® Maryland
Ekaterina Vert-Wong (Nostopharma)
Resourceful and Scrappy Just Might Win the Race for a Biobased Economy
Across roles at the intersection of innovation, sustainability, and human impact, Ekateirna Vert-Wong has demonstrated a belief that progress is most meaningful when it benefits people while safeguarding the future. Both as an executive leading biomedical teams and an entrepreneur building climate-resilient medicine in Maryland, her path has been guided...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
CENTRALSERVER
PIONEERING CLOUD SOLUTIONS AT THE HEART OF CURITIBA
Founded in 2000 by visionary technologists Juliano Simões and Rui Suzuki, CentralServer has emerged as a trailblazer in the cloud computing landscape, firmly anchored in the vibrant city of Curitiba, Brazil. With an unwavering commitment to driving digital transformation, CentralServer has established itself as a hub of technological innovation, offering...
INNOVATION Quebec
CQDM
Accelerating Drug Discovery
This non-profit biopharmaceutical research consortium supports and facilitates multi-stakeholder innovation to accelerate the transformation of cutting-edge discoveries into vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics addressing unmet medical needs, while generating significant benefits for the Canadian economy. An Innovative Funding Model The unique funding model of the NPO, founded in 2008, helps bridge...
INNOVATE® Georgia
IMPROVING
MODERN DIGITAL SERVICES
The Backstory.Founded in 2005 in the northeast suburbs of Atlanta, then Innovative Architects latched on to the maturing Microsoft Gold Partnership Program as the core of our service offerings. We would become known in that technology community for doing the hard stuff: Commerce Server integration, BizTalk implementation, SharePoint before it...
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™ Curitiba
UFPR
FOUNDED IN 1912, UFPR IS THE OLDEST UNIVERSITY IN BRAZIL.
It was initially known as the University of Paraná, and it has been since then a national reference when it comes to teaching, research, and outreach services. Therefore, the UFPR historic building, located at Praça Santos Andrade, was chosen by Curitiba residents as the very symbol of the city. Initially,...
INNOVATION Quebec
INNOVER ENSEMBLE
LE MODÈLE DU CENTRE-DU-QUÉBEC
Le Centre-du-Québec, c’est 5 territoires d’appartenance et une démarche régionale de co-développement unique. Elle favorise l’innovation, la mise en commun de l’expertise, la réalisation de projets communs et surtout, une complémentarité quicrée un véritable effet de levier. Ce modèle de concertation innovant permet aussi un partage des responsabilités liées au...
INNOVATION Quebec
ÉCONOMIE DU SAVOIR MAURICIE (ESM)
STIMULER L’INNOVATION EN MAURICIE : LE CŒUR DE NOTRE MISSION!
En 2011, les acteurs de développement économique de la Mauricie ont été visionnaires en créant un organisme dédié à l’innovation. Claude Bourassa, Directeur Général « L’innovation n’est plus une option, mais un mode de gestion obligatoire pour la pérennité et la croissance des entreprises! »– Claude Bourassa, directeur général d’ESM et...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
MITACS
EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS DELIVER UNIQUE INNOVATION
A national, bilingual, not-for-profit organization, Mitacs empowers Canadian innovation through effective partnerships that deliver solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. This effort is supported by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, and other provincial and territorial governments. By driving economic growth and productivity, Mitacs creates meaningful change...
INNOVATION Quebec
L’INSTITUT QUANTIQUE
DE L’UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE
Créé en 2016, l’Institut quantique (IQ) de l’Université de Sherbrooke réunit plus de 300 scientifiques spécialistes reconnus mondialement en matériaux, information et ingénierie quantiques dans le but d’effectuer des travaux en recherche fondamentale et de développer les technologies quantiques. Que ce soit en matière d’architecture d’ordinateur quantique, de supraconductivité ou...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
GLOBAL E-TALENT
MEETING YOUR TALENT ACQUISITION NEEDS
Global e-Talent Pty Ltd (GeT) is a young Sandton, Johannesburg-based talent search, placement, and onboarding firm. It partners with both private and public organisations, to meet their talent acquisition needs and that such talent is adequately integrated into their business. Behind the conventional recruitment agency, behind it sits a very...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
ISAE
INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMICS OF MERCOSUR (ISAE)
Since its foundation in 1996 in the city of Curitiba, State of Paraná, the Superior Institute of Administration and Economics of Mercosur (ISAE) is committed to transformative education and innovative solutions to generate sustainable results. In classes, the use of active methodologies, combined with experiences focused on market practices, encourages...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
UNLEASHING INNOVATION
THE THINKNIMBLE REVOLUTION
“We are a product design and software development agency that turns clients into confident tech leaders who understand their customers and build great tech.” ThinkNimble is a guiding light of innovation. It’s carved out a niche that’s as unique as its approach to technology and entrepreneurship. Founded on the principle...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
WHARTON DC INNOVATION
A Legacy of Innovation
“The Summit is where solutions to our nation’s most pressing problems are birthed.” The Wharton Club of D.C., grounded in the rich legacy of the Wharton School’s distinguished alumni, has grown into a pivotal ecosystem of innovation and enterprise. Established in 1968, the Club has curated a potent alchemy of...
INNOVATION Quebec
INSTITUT DU NOUVEAU MONDE (INM)
FOR 20 YEARS, THE INSTITUT DU NOUVEAU MONDE (INM), AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION, HAS PLACED CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AT THE CORE OF ITS PROJECTS AND THOSE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT IT SUPPORTS. INM is driven by the conviction that this endeavor strengthens democracy and helps organizations make better decisions for the...
INNOVATE® Northern Virginia
KELLY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Solving the Labor Crisis Powering the Digital World
Digital infrastructure rarely makes headlines. Yet it quietly underpins nearly every modern innovation, from artificial intelligence and cloud computing to 5G connectivity and edge networks. Behind the hyperscale data centers and fiber routes reshaping the global economy lies a less visible challenge that has become existential for the industry: skilled...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
The GDI Hub Brand
In 2019 GDI Hub Is Born With Its Own Identity, Located In The Building That Was Grundig’s Headquarters In Portugal. A Project Developed “in Loco” With A Technological Startup Concept And Completely Out Of The Box When Talking About “Real Estate”.
The initials GDI comes from the concept “Ground Digital Interface”, not dropping the story, keeping three letters of the company “GrunDIg”. Founded by three people and with the support of Corex Web, a technology startup, was the embarkment of a project without any investment capital. Something that would certainly...
INNOVATE® South Florida
Betr Holdings, Inc.
REDEFINING SPORTS GAMING AND MEDIA FROM SOUTH FLORIDA
REDEFINING SPORTS GAMING AND MEDIA FROM SOUTH FLORIDA Betr Holdings, Inc. is a Miami-based sports gaming and media company at the forefront of innovation in the sports betting and entertainment sectors. Co-founded in 2022 by entrepreneur Joey Levy and professional boxer and serial entrepreneur Jake Paul. Betr is revolutionizing how...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
PolyUnity
Designing the Future of Healthcare: PolyUnity's 3D Printing Solutions
There are pivotal advances in healthcare when everything changes. For example, there is only before and after antibiotics and x-rays. Since the implementation of these innovations, we have never looked back. The same can be said for 3D Printing. PolyUnity Tech Inc., headquartered in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, is...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
EGGSPLAIN
FROM HOME BUILT SERVERS TO A SCALABLE, SECURE AI PLATFORM
The story of Eggsplain begins not in a corporate boardroom, but in a Stockholm apartment filled with servers, wires, and curiosity. Yasaar Biladama, a lifelong coder and technology enthusiast, had been experimenting with artificial intelligence long before it became a business buzzword. Driven by a passion for computers since childhood,...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
BMA GROUP
A GLOBAL WORKFORCE
BMA Group Global is a prominent Human Resources consulting firm with 25 years of experience, serving organizations in 23 countries through innovative business solutions. Founded in Puerto Rico in 1997, the company has evolved with the changing needs of the worldwide marketplace. BMA Group made its entrance into the staffing...
INNOVATE® Nashville
BOS FRAMEWORK
Cloud Enablement, Simplified
Tech-enabled companies and enterprises save 30-50% of their Cloud development and modernization cost and time with BOS. After building over 200 software products across industries spanning Clinical Research, HealthCare, Finance, Departments of Corrections, Defense, and Education in multiple geographies including North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia, BOS CEO and Founder...
INNOVATE® South Florida
GLOBAL VENTURES
EMPOWERING SECOND-STAGE COMPANIES FOR GLOBAL SUCCESS
Also located in the Research Park at Florida Atlantic, Global Ventures is a second-stage incubator designed to support the growth of innovative second-stage companies that have established market traction. The primary goal is to skyrocket the growth of these high-potential companies by providing an array of resources, connecting them with...
INNOVATE® Maryland
COMPLILY
TURNING COMPLIANCE PAIN INTO PROGRESS
In an industry where one wrong word can lead to million-dollar fines, Complily CEO, Joe Campanella, has seen this up close and learned compliance the hard way. Few can say their company was forged in the fire of a federal investigation – but Complily can. When their previous digital publishing...
INNOVATE® Maryland
Ekaterina Vert-Wong (Nostopharma)
Resourceful and Scrappy Just Might Win the Race for a Biobased Economy
Across roles at the intersection of innovation, sustainability, and human impact, Ekateirna Vert-Wong has demonstrated a belief that progress is most meaningful when it benefits people while safeguarding the future. Both as an executive leading biomedical teams and an entrepreneur building climate-resilient medicine in Maryland, her path has been guided...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
CENTRALSERVER
PIONEERING CLOUD SOLUTIONS AT THE HEART OF CURITIBA
Founded in 2000 by visionary technologists Juliano Simões and Rui Suzuki, CentralServer has emerged as a trailblazer in the cloud computing landscape, firmly anchored in the vibrant city of Curitiba, Brazil. With an unwavering commitment to driving digital transformation, CentralServer has established itself as a hub of technological innovation, offering...
INNOVATION Quebec
CQDM
Accelerating Drug Discovery
This non-profit biopharmaceutical research consortium supports and facilitates multi-stakeholder innovation to accelerate the transformation of cutting-edge discoveries into vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics addressing unmet medical needs, while generating significant benefits for the Canadian economy. An Innovative Funding Model The unique funding model of the NPO, founded in 2008, helps bridge...
INNOVATE® Georgia
IMPROVING
MODERN DIGITAL SERVICES
The Backstory.Founded in 2005 in the northeast suburbs of Atlanta, then Innovative Architects latched on to the maturing Microsoft Gold Partnership Program as the core of our service offerings. We would become known in that technology community for doing the hard stuff: Commerce Server integration, BizTalk implementation, SharePoint before it...
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™ Curitiba
UFPR
FOUNDED IN 1912, UFPR IS THE OLDEST UNIVERSITY IN BRAZIL.
It was initially known as the University of Paraná, and it has been since then a national reference when it comes to teaching, research, and outreach services. Therefore, the UFPR historic building, located at Praça Santos Andrade, was chosen by Curitiba residents as the very symbol of the city. Initially,...
INNOVATION Quebec
INNOVER ENSEMBLE
LE MODÈLE DU CENTRE-DU-QUÉBEC
Le Centre-du-Québec, c’est 5 territoires d’appartenance et une démarche régionale de co-développement unique. Elle favorise l’innovation, la mise en commun de l’expertise, la réalisation de projets communs et surtout, une complémentarité quicrée un véritable effet de levier. Ce modèle de concertation innovant permet aussi un partage des responsabilités liées au...
INNOVATION Quebec
ÉCONOMIE DU SAVOIR MAURICIE (ESM)
STIMULER L’INNOVATION EN MAURICIE : LE CŒUR DE NOTRE MISSION!
En 2011, les acteurs de développement économique de la Mauricie ont été visionnaires en créant un organisme dédié à l’innovation. Claude Bourassa, Directeur Général « L’innovation n’est plus une option, mais un mode de gestion obligatoire pour la pérennité et la croissance des entreprises! »– Claude Bourassa, directeur général d’ESM et...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
MITACS
EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS DELIVER UNIQUE INNOVATION
A national, bilingual, not-for-profit organization, Mitacs empowers Canadian innovation through effective partnerships that deliver solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. This effort is supported by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, and other provincial and territorial governments. By driving economic growth and productivity, Mitacs creates meaningful change...
INNOVATION Quebec
L’INSTITUT QUANTIQUE
DE L’UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE
Créé en 2016, l’Institut quantique (IQ) de l’Université de Sherbrooke réunit plus de 300 scientifiques spécialistes reconnus mondialement en matériaux, information et ingénierie quantiques dans le but d’effectuer des travaux en recherche fondamentale et de développer les technologies quantiques. Que ce soit en matière d’architecture d’ordinateur quantique, de supraconductivité ou...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
GLOBAL E-TALENT
MEETING YOUR TALENT ACQUISITION NEEDS
Global e-Talent Pty Ltd (GeT) is a young Sandton, Johannesburg-based talent search, placement, and onboarding firm. It partners with both private and public organisations, to meet their talent acquisition needs and that such talent is adequately integrated into their business. Behind the conventional recruitment agency, behind it sits a very...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
ISAE
INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMICS OF MERCOSUR (ISAE)
Since its foundation in 1996 in the city of Curitiba, State of Paraná, the Superior Institute of Administration and Economics of Mercosur (ISAE) is committed to transformative education and innovative solutions to generate sustainable results. In classes, the use of active methodologies, combined with experiences focused on market practices, encourages...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
UNLEASHING INNOVATION
THE THINKNIMBLE REVOLUTION
“We are a product design and software development agency that turns clients into confident tech leaders who understand their customers and build great tech.” ThinkNimble is a guiding light of innovation. It’s carved out a niche that’s as unique as its approach to technology and entrepreneurship. Founded on the principle...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
WHARTON DC INNOVATION
A Legacy of Innovation
“The Summit is where solutions to our nation’s most pressing problems are birthed.” The Wharton Club of D.C., grounded in the rich legacy of the Wharton School’s distinguished alumni, has grown into a pivotal ecosystem of innovation and enterprise. Established in 1968, the Club has curated a potent alchemy of...
INNOVATION Quebec
INSTITUT DU NOUVEAU MONDE (INM)
FOR 20 YEARS, THE INSTITUT DU NOUVEAU MONDE (INM), AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION, HAS PLACED CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AT THE CORE OF ITS PROJECTS AND THOSE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT IT SUPPORTS. INM is driven by the conviction that this endeavor strengthens democracy and helps organizations make better decisions for the...