Stories of Innovation

“We built this platform to solve real-world challenges print businesses face every day.” In the high-demand world of Direct-to-Film (DTF) printing, time is money—and errors are costly. Enter DTF Gang Sheet Builder, the industry’s most advanced solution for creating gang sheets, developed by Antigro Designer, the Kraków, Poland-based powerhouse behind...

In the early, uncertain days of the pandemic, two Georgetown University McDonough School of Business professors found themselves contemplating a way to bring more purpose to their work and students’ lives. Marc Steren and John Jabara, both seasoned academics and entrepreneurs, decided to channel their expertise into something transformative. What...

bioLytical’s story starts with an idea to create equitable access to a safe, affordable, and accurate HIV rapid test that helps connect more people to care. We noticed that access to tests and the waiting period to know your results took far too long and increased patient anxiety. We wanted...

Established in 1998, Leapfrog is one of the first US providers to offer remote IT management. They’ve been innovating ever since while adhering to their core principles – Integrity, Service, and People – (they call it “Frogma”) to help clients achieve, grow, and prosper. “Like many innovations, Leapfrog was created...

In many rural regions, fresh harvests are lost before they ever reach a market — not because of poor quality, but due to heat, humidity, and lack of proper preservation. GlobeDry, a family-owned Estonian company, is tackling this challenge with solar-powered food dryers that allow communities and food entrepreneurs to...

In the heart of Charleston, South Carolina, a quiet revolution in global trade is underway. Gnosis Freight, a software company founded just a few miles from the port, is building the digital infrastructure that powers the world’s most complex supply chains. Global freight runs on shipping containers – but despite...

High Point Gamer (HPG) was founded in 2015 by two military veterans, Derek Watford and Dion Wrenn. HPG was the first black and veteran owned Esports consulting company in the world. They established their presence in the Esports industry early on by producing competitive video game tournaments. These competitive tournaments...

We provide a one-stop digital solution for companies that need to visualize and simulate the risks of climate change and environmental hazards. Map of Coamo River, depicting height maps, river depths and North-West-South-East orientation. According to NOAA, climate disasters alone cost $145 billion during 2021 in the US. In proportion...

Thrive Health is a digital healthcare platform company, founded in 2016 with a mission to make healthcare work better for everyone. The company provides an interactive patient engagement solution that enables healthcare providers to build custom clinical workflows, and offers patients enhanced access to their health data. Thrive Health’s innovative...

The Blockchain. A technology that is changing the way we transact with one another on a peer-to-peer protocol is taking all industry to decentralization. One, that will highly benefit is the music industry. The many possibilities to decentralize music owners and creators and provide control back to them is something...

Product innovation has been a guiding principle in the laboratories of Grupo Boticário’s Research and Development Center, which has now been enhanced by technological advancements. Examples include fragrances crafted with the aid of artificial intelligence, a “Smart Lipstick” designed to help people with visual impairments and upper limb disabilities, and...

Le Québec est actuellement bien positionné et possède tous les ingrédients nécessaires pour être au-devant de la prochaine vague d’innovations de rupture provenant des avancées en sciences et technologies quantiques. En plus de la présence de chercheurs de renommée internationale tel que Gilles Brassard et Alexandre Blais, les nombreux investissements...

Founded in 1989, the Centre de développement des composites du Québec (CDCQ) is an applied research centre affiliated and integrated with the Cégep de Saint-Jérôme—the only college in Quebec offering a technical program in composite materials engineering. The CDCQ’s research facilities are adjacent to the CEGEP. Our mission and visionThrough...

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....

SuperNOVA: Empowering Youth Through STEM Education Across Atlantic Canada SuperNOVA, a non-profit organization based at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a network member of Actua, has gained widespread recognition for providing high-quality STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) programming across Atlantic Canada. Founded in 1996, SuperNOVA provides hands-on...

History of the DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) The DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) has played a pivotal role in fostering the growth and success of small businesses in Washington, DC. Established with a mission to support and empower local entrepreneurs, DSLBD...

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...

Hey Listen Games was born out of my passion for gaming and my desire to find ways to best teach my students. I teach at Ellis Preparatory Academy, a public high school in New York City dedicated to a one hundred percent immigrant and ENL (English as a New Language)...

ARVISL FutureARVISL Future is a technology company that focuses on creating future AR and VR real-life gamification experiences. With strong location-based service apps, ARVISL Future will provide Cost Per Traffic™ marketing metrics for real physical foot traffic.Think of Pokemon Go, but with exclusive deals and perks at local businesses. My...

Our core business is the operational management of technological innovation. In the time we have been doing this, we have become masters at it. Your innovative purpose is our inspiration. Your intuition is the trigger for a journey that we will accomplish together. We have developed an investigative strategy, the...

Welcome to Menlo Innovations, a custom software design & development firm whose mission, since its founding in 2001, is to end human suffering in the world as it relates to technology.® Menlo’s primary goal has always been to return joy to technology, for the business sponsors who pay for it...

Fondé en 2002, Kemitek est à la fois un CCTT et un centre d’accès à la technologie canadien (CAT) affilié au Cégep de Thetford. Notre centre a pour mission d’aider les entreprises à innover dans les domaines de la chimie verte et de la mise à l’échelle de procédés tout...

Antwerp is a city in full change, once again, as it has been so many times over the past centuries. Now it is mobility shaping the future of the city, in the form of the Oosterweel works. For about two decades, the plans for the completion of the ring road...

“The leader of this team has been skeptical all day, they’re pretty much afraid of him and they do whatever he says. Oh, and before this job he was a prison warden for almost twenty years.” That was the last thing my liaison said to me before she introduced me...