Stories of Innovation

INNOVATION Quebec

CIRADD

CCTT D’INNOVATION SOCIALE EN DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE

Fondé en 2006, le CIRADD est depuis 2010 un CCTT en pratiques sociales novatrices spécialisé en développement territorial durable. Situé en Gaspésie, le centre fait partie du Réseau des CCTT. La mission du CIRADD est de soutenir et d’accompagner les organismes, les entreprises et les collectivités vers le développement durable...

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® 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™ Colombia

ALIVE VENTURES

PIONEERING A NEW WAY TO INVEST & TACKLE SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN COLOMBIA AND BEYOND

Despite significant progress in the fight against poverty in Latin America, inequality remains stubbornly high. In 2018, Santiago Alvarez and Virgilio Barco created impact fund manager ALIVE Ventures to channel investment to innovative companies tackling some of the most pressing challenges facing low-income communities in Latam, helping to reduce inequality....

INNOVATE® Georgia

PrimeRevenues

THE IDEAL PARTNER FOR FINANCIAL SUPPLY CHAINS

Best-in-class SCF Payments & Services Our Team With over 20 years of experience in the supply chain finance (SCF)industry, we have processed trillions of dollars in payments and earned the reputation of a trusted partner who deeply understands the supply chain finance needs of businesses worldwide. Our premier team, combined...

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

Stone & Chalk Group

Is the largest innovation community in Australia.

Since its inception in 2015, Stone & Chalk’s mission has been to transform Australia into a sustainable, technology-driven economy. As a not-for-profit, purpose-driven, and sustainable organisation, Stone & Chalk works to support startups, scaleups, corporations, and governments through every stage of their innovation journey. The Stone & Chalk capital G...

INNOVATE® Milwaukee

MKE Tech

The World of Talent is Changing. Is Your Business Ready?

Since the inception of the MKE Tech Hub Coalition, we’ve been guided by a bold vision of technology as an economic driver in the region. We’ve operated with a civic mindset, while remaining curious to address the region’s most pressing needs in tech. As the region has advanced, we’ve kept...

INNOVATION Quebec

CRBM

CRBM- Une organisation de haute technologie en biotechnologies marines!

A high-tech organization in marine biotechnologies!

The CRBM is recognized for its unique positioning as a transfer research organization in marine biotechnologies. With the investment of the Government of Quebec and Canada, completed by industrial contributions, the CRBM team leads projects framed by a solid scientific program oriented towards two research axes: health and well-being and...

INNOVATE® South Carolina

Gemba Systems

Empowering People with Smarter Technologies

In the heart of Greenville, South Carolina, Gemba Systems Inc. is redefining what “smart manufacturing” really means. Rather than chasing automation for its own sake, the company focuses on empowering people with smarter technologies – solutions that give manufacturers the visibility, insight, and control they need to perform at their...

INNOVATION Quebec

CÉRSÉ

CCTT EN RESPONSABILITÉ SOCIALE ET ÉCOCITOYENNETÉ

Le Centre d’étude en responsabilité sociale et écocitoyenneté (CÉRSÉ) est un centre de recherche action qui vise à accélérer l’innovation sociale responsable dans les organisations et la société civile en rendant le processus accessible et inclusif. Spécialisations Approche et positionnementLes services du CÉRSÉ reposent sur des méthodologies de recherche collaboratives...

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

SMARTGREEN

CONNECTING EVERYTHING

CONNECT TO THE FUTURESMARTGREEN TECHNOLOGY FOR SMARTCITIESWe create solutions to connect devices and sensors to the cities through mesh network infrastructure. 1998 – The Beginning of a New Era and the HistoryThe history of Smartgreen begins in 1998 in Brazil when its founders participated in a project called Rede Omega,...

United Nations Lesotho

ILO

THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION

The United Nations agency for the world of work. The ILO was founded in 1919 on the conviction that universal and lasting peace can be established only if it is based on social justice. The ILO brings together governments, employers and workers from its 187 Member States in a human-centred...

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

CLINICARX

HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN PHARMACIES: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY OF CLINICARX IN CURITIBA

Clinicarx, a pioneer health-tech company based in Curitiba/Brazil, revolutionizes the drugstores and healthcare market with its innovative platform. Offering services like rapid tests, vaccines, consultations, and chronic patient management, the company enables pharmacies to provide primary healthcare services, connecting patients, pharmacists, and pharmacies through its clinical record system and appointment...

INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2

Boundless Innovations

Boundless Innovations - An Award-winning Product Design And Development Company

An Award-winning Product Design And Development Company

Boundless Innovations LLC is an award-winning product design and development company, plus advocates of the open innovation movement since 2004. We invent independently and form strategic partnerships with great companies such as Design Circle (seen below) to design, prototype, co-invent, and bring new products, innovations, and businesses to market via...

INNOVATION Quebec

ARTENSO

CCTT EN ART ET ENGAGEMENT SOCIAL

Artenso est un acronyme signifiant art et engagement social. Le CCTT croit activement au pouvoir de la culture comme vecteur de développement économique et social des collectivités. Affilié au cégep de Saint-Laurent à Montréal, Artenso se démarque par son expertise croisée dans les champs des politiques publiques, des pratiques artistiques...

INNOVATE™ Bristol & Bath

Bristol’s City of Film

Bristol’s City of Film - A UNESCO Creative City

A UNESCO Creative City

Bristol: a globally celebrated City of Film Since 2017, Bristol has been a UNESCO City of Film, one of 18 cities to hold this permanent global status recognising world-leading achievement in the field of film and the moving image. It is also a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network,...

INNOVATE™ Oeiras

Grundfos

We Develop Water Solutions For The World

Grundfos Is One Of The World’s Leading Water Technology Companies. We Are Committed To Pioneering Solutions To The World’s Water And Climate Challenges And Improving The Quality Of Life For People.   Pumps are our business. We  are a pump company connecting with millions and millions of people every day, and we set the standard in terms of...

INNOVATE® Detroit

Centrepolis Accelerator

Empowering Hardtech Startups & Strengthening Domestic Manufacturing

Centrepolis Accelerator @ LTU is committed to strengthening supply chain resiliency to drive economic growth and innovation in Michigan. It offers hardtech startups and small to medium-sized manufacturers access to product development services and tailored funding solutions, ensuring they have the resources needed to scale and succeed. Centrepolis Accelerator @LTU’s...

INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2

CAREGILITY

IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF A NEW FRONTIER IN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY WHERE CARE KNOWS NO BOUNDS

When you hear about the benefits of telehealth, talking points often center on improved patient access to care through virtual visits with providers from home. Meanwhile, telehealth has been fueling a less talked about hybrid care movement that’s transforming patient care in inpatient settings as well. Caregility, a leading provider...

INNOVATE® South Carolina

IT-oLogy

Promote. Teach. Grow.

USC and BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina partnered with IBM in December 2008 to form the Consortium for Enterprise Systems Management. The Consortium was formed in part to encourage young people to learn the skills needed to manage enterprise systems, large-scale computers that process high volume transactions. Since its inception,...

INNOVATE® Nashville

ATIBA

ATIBA-TECH IS HARD. BITS

TECH IS HARD. BITS, BYTES, ACRONYMS, AND BUZZWORDS— OH MY!

When we started our Nashville-based technology consulting firm Atiba all the way back in 1992, the tech services world was relatively simple. When a business needed tech help, they simply opened The Yellow Pages and looked under “Computer Consultants” to hire any one of the dozen or so Nashville IT...

INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2

CHARITABLE IMPACT

WORKING FOR DONORS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT CAUSES THEY SUPPORT

CHARITABLE IMPACT-WORKING FOR DONORS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT CAUSES THEY SUPPORT: HOW CHARITABLE IMPACT IS TRANSFORMING THE EXPERIENCE OF GIVING TO CHARITY The charitable sector in Canada is facing significant challenges due to a decrease in the number of people donating to charity and the amount they give as a percentage...

INNOVATE® Blockchain

PHIGITALS

PHIGITALS

Fashion + Web3: The Road to Sustainability

Phigitals [Physical + Digital] is a web3 enabled B2B Saas solution for sustainable fashion resale, allowing e-commerce retail platforms to recapture margin in the circular economy, boosting profits while reducing their carbon footprint by up to 86% per transaction (source: Financial Times). The company tethers individual fashion items to NFTs...

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

NOVA SYSTEMS

Smart people, solving complex problems, making our world safe and secure

About Nova SystemsNova Systems is a 100% Australian owned and controlled engineering services and technology solutions company. Founded by two veterans – Jim Whalley and Peter Nikoloff – in 1999 in Adelaide, South Australia, the company now employs more than 1000 people globally in strategically located offices in Australia, New...

INNOVATION Quebec

CIRADD

CCTT D’INNOVATION SOCIALE EN DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE

Fondé en 2006, le CIRADD est depuis 2010 un CCTT en pratiques sociales novatrices spécialisé en développement territorial durable. Situé en Gaspésie, le centre fait partie du Réseau des CCTT. La mission du CIRADD est de soutenir et d’accompagner les organismes, les entreprises et les collectivités vers le développement durable...

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® 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™ Colombia

ALIVE VENTURES

PIONEERING A NEW WAY TO INVEST & TACKLE SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN COLOMBIA AND BEYOND

Despite significant progress in the fight against poverty in Latin America, inequality remains stubbornly high. In 2018, Santiago Alvarez and Virgilio Barco created impact fund manager ALIVE Ventures to channel investment to innovative companies tackling some of the most pressing challenges facing low-income communities in Latam, helping to reduce inequality....

INNOVATE® Georgia

PrimeRevenues

THE IDEAL PARTNER FOR FINANCIAL SUPPLY CHAINS

Best-in-class SCF Payments & Services Our Team With over 20 years of experience in the supply chain finance (SCF)industry, we have processed trillions of dollars in payments and earned the reputation of a trusted partner who deeply understands the supply chain finance needs of businesses worldwide. Our premier team, combined...

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

Stone & Chalk Group

Is the largest innovation community in Australia.

Since its inception in 2015, Stone & Chalk’s mission has been to transform Australia into a sustainable, technology-driven economy. As a not-for-profit, purpose-driven, and sustainable organisation, Stone & Chalk works to support startups, scaleups, corporations, and governments through every stage of their innovation journey. The Stone & Chalk capital G...

INNOVATE® Milwaukee

MKE Tech

The World of Talent is Changing. Is Your Business Ready?

Since the inception of the MKE Tech Hub Coalition, we’ve been guided by a bold vision of technology as an economic driver in the region. We’ve operated with a civic mindset, while remaining curious to address the region’s most pressing needs in tech. As the region has advanced, we’ve kept...

INNOVATION Quebec

CRBM

CRBM- Une organisation de haute technologie en biotechnologies marines!

A high-tech organization in marine biotechnologies!

The CRBM is recognized for its unique positioning as a transfer research organization in marine biotechnologies. With the investment of the Government of Quebec and Canada, completed by industrial contributions, the CRBM team leads projects framed by a solid scientific program oriented towards two research axes: health and well-being and...

INNOVATE® South Carolina

Gemba Systems

Empowering People with Smarter Technologies

In the heart of Greenville, South Carolina, Gemba Systems Inc. is redefining what “smart manufacturing” really means. Rather than chasing automation for its own sake, the company focuses on empowering people with smarter technologies – solutions that give manufacturers the visibility, insight, and control they need to perform at their...

INNOVATION Quebec

CÉRSÉ

CCTT EN RESPONSABILITÉ SOCIALE ET ÉCOCITOYENNETÉ

Le Centre d’étude en responsabilité sociale et écocitoyenneté (CÉRSÉ) est un centre de recherche action qui vise à accélérer l’innovation sociale responsable dans les organisations et la société civile en rendant le processus accessible et inclusif. Spécialisations Approche et positionnementLes services du CÉRSÉ reposent sur des méthodologies de recherche collaboratives...

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

SMARTGREEN

CONNECTING EVERYTHING

CONNECT TO THE FUTURESMARTGREEN TECHNOLOGY FOR SMARTCITIESWe create solutions to connect devices and sensors to the cities through mesh network infrastructure. 1998 – The Beginning of a New Era and the HistoryThe history of Smartgreen begins in 1998 in Brazil when its founders participated in a project called Rede Omega,...

United Nations Lesotho

ILO

THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION

The United Nations agency for the world of work. The ILO was founded in 1919 on the conviction that universal and lasting peace can be established only if it is based on social justice. The ILO brings together governments, employers and workers from its 187 Member States in a human-centred...

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

CLINICARX

HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN PHARMACIES: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY OF CLINICARX IN CURITIBA

Clinicarx, a pioneer health-tech company based in Curitiba/Brazil, revolutionizes the drugstores and healthcare market with its innovative platform. Offering services like rapid tests, vaccines, consultations, and chronic patient management, the company enables pharmacies to provide primary healthcare services, connecting patients, pharmacists, and pharmacies through its clinical record system and appointment...

INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2

Boundless Innovations

Boundless Innovations - An Award-winning Product Design And Development Company

An Award-winning Product Design And Development Company

Boundless Innovations LLC is an award-winning product design and development company, plus advocates of the open innovation movement since 2004. We invent independently and form strategic partnerships with great companies such as Design Circle (seen below) to design, prototype, co-invent, and bring new products, innovations, and businesses to market via...

INNOVATION Quebec

ARTENSO

CCTT EN ART ET ENGAGEMENT SOCIAL

Artenso est un acronyme signifiant art et engagement social. Le CCTT croit activement au pouvoir de la culture comme vecteur de développement économique et social des collectivités. Affilié au cégep de Saint-Laurent à Montréal, Artenso se démarque par son expertise croisée dans les champs des politiques publiques, des pratiques artistiques...

INNOVATE™ Bristol & Bath

Bristol’s City of Film

Bristol’s City of Film - A UNESCO Creative City

A UNESCO Creative City

Bristol: a globally celebrated City of Film Since 2017, Bristol has been a UNESCO City of Film, one of 18 cities to hold this permanent global status recognising world-leading achievement in the field of film and the moving image. It is also a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network,...

INNOVATE™ Oeiras

Grundfos

We Develop Water Solutions For The World

Grundfos Is One Of The World’s Leading Water Technology Companies. We Are Committed To Pioneering Solutions To The World’s Water And Climate Challenges And Improving The Quality Of Life For People.   Pumps are our business. We  are a pump company connecting with millions and millions of people every day, and we set the standard in terms of...

INNOVATE® Detroit

Centrepolis Accelerator

Empowering Hardtech Startups & Strengthening Domestic Manufacturing

Centrepolis Accelerator @ LTU is committed to strengthening supply chain resiliency to drive economic growth and innovation in Michigan. It offers hardtech startups and small to medium-sized manufacturers access to product development services and tailored funding solutions, ensuring they have the resources needed to scale and succeed. Centrepolis Accelerator @LTU’s...

INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2

CAREGILITY

IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF A NEW FRONTIER IN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY WHERE CARE KNOWS NO BOUNDS

When you hear about the benefits of telehealth, talking points often center on improved patient access to care through virtual visits with providers from home. Meanwhile, telehealth has been fueling a less talked about hybrid care movement that’s transforming patient care in inpatient settings as well. Caregility, a leading provider...

INNOVATE® South Carolina

IT-oLogy

Promote. Teach. Grow.

USC and BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina partnered with IBM in December 2008 to form the Consortium for Enterprise Systems Management. The Consortium was formed in part to encourage young people to learn the skills needed to manage enterprise systems, large-scale computers that process high volume transactions. Since its inception,...

INNOVATE® Nashville

ATIBA

ATIBA-TECH IS HARD. BITS

TECH IS HARD. BITS, BYTES, ACRONYMS, AND BUZZWORDS— OH MY!

When we started our Nashville-based technology consulting firm Atiba all the way back in 1992, the tech services world was relatively simple. When a business needed tech help, they simply opened The Yellow Pages and looked under “Computer Consultants” to hire any one of the dozen or so Nashville IT...

INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2

CHARITABLE IMPACT

WORKING FOR DONORS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT CAUSES THEY SUPPORT

CHARITABLE IMPACT-WORKING FOR DONORS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT CAUSES THEY SUPPORT: HOW CHARITABLE IMPACT IS TRANSFORMING THE EXPERIENCE OF GIVING TO CHARITY The charitable sector in Canada is facing significant challenges due to a decrease in the number of people donating to charity and the amount they give as a percentage...

INNOVATE® Blockchain

PHIGITALS

PHIGITALS

Fashion + Web3: The Road to Sustainability

Phigitals [Physical + Digital] is a web3 enabled B2B Saas solution for sustainable fashion resale, allowing e-commerce retail platforms to recapture margin in the circular economy, boosting profits while reducing their carbon footprint by up to 86% per transaction (source: Financial Times). The company tethers individual fashion items to NFTs...

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

NOVA SYSTEMS

Smart people, solving complex problems, making our world safe and secure

About Nova SystemsNova Systems is a 100% Australian owned and controlled engineering services and technology solutions company. Founded by two veterans – Jim Whalley and Peter Nikoloff – in 1999 in Adelaide, South Australia, the company now employs more than 1000 people globally in strategically located offices in Australia, New...

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