Stories of Innovation

INNOVATE® Jacksonville

SourceFuse

SourceFuse - Build Digital Ideas

Build Digital Ideas, Processes and Products

Through an approach that is as innovative as the projects it manages and supports, SourceFuse builds digital ideas, processes, and products tailored to help its clients realize their ideas in the truest sense of the word. SourceFuse, a technological jack-of-all-trades (and master of all of them), uses its own innovative...

Global Innovation Spotlight

DUBAI TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEUR CAMPUS

DUBAI TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEUR CAMPUS-THE UAE’S LEADING HUB FOR TECH STARTUPS

THE UAE’S LEADING HUB FOR TECH STARTUPS

Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus (Dtec) is the leading technology hub and coworking space within the UAE. Wholly owned by Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body of Dubai Silicon Oasis, an integrated free zone technology park, Dtec is designed to serve as a one-stop-shop for technology entrepreneurs and startups...

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...

INNOVATION Quebec

DISTRIQ

ZONE D’INNOVATION QUANTIQUE

DistriQ, zone d’innovation quantique est un organisme catalyseur d’expertises et d’infrastructures favorisant l’émergence et l’accélération d’innovation dans le secteur des sciences et des technologies quantiques. Les technologies quantiques ont le potentiel de révolutionner plusieurs secteurs, entre autres les domaines de l’environnement, la mobilité, la santé et l’énergie renouvelable. C’est-à-dire que...

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

POSITIVO TECNOLOGIA

CURITIBA AND POSITIVO TECNOLOGIA: EVOLUTION WITH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

We are a technology company, but our history is intrinsically linked to education. Unlike other large companies in the segment, we were created in 1989 inside a classroom. Our initial dream became a reality as we developed genuinely Brazilian technology, becoming a market reference and enabling millions of Brazilians to...

INNOVATE® South Carolina

Last Drop Wrench

From the Upstate to Las Vegas; Reimagining the Standard Oil Change

For as long as internal combustion engines have required maintenance, the oil change has been viewed as a necessary, albeit messy, evil. Between the risk of skin contact with scalding fluids and the inevitable “oil bath” that occurs when a filter is breached, the process has remained stubbornly primitive. However,...

INNOVATE® Nashville

Adventure Science Center

Fostering Enthusiasm for Discovery and Exploration

Adventure Science Center connects learners of all ages to the science that surrounds them every day, fostering enthusiasm for discovery and exploration. This year Adventure Science Center marks 80 years of serving the Nashville community, all 95 counties of Tennessee, together with visitors from around the nation and the globe....

INNOVATION Quebec

CATALIS Québec

CATALIS Québec-Véritable cheffe de file dans l’accélération des processus d’autorisation d’essais cliniques et leader de l’engagement des patient·e·s enrecherche clinique

Véritable cheffe de file dans l’accélération des processus d’autorisation d’essais cliniques et leader de l’engagement des patient·e·s enrecherche clinique, est déterminée à positionner le Québec sur l’échiquier mondial de la recherche clinique

Portée par un mandat gouvernemental et appuyée par le ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie et le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, CATALIS est un berceau d’innovation en recherche clinique. L’OBNL, créé en 2017, entreprend le mandat audacieux d’optimiser l’environnement de la recherche clinique au...

INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2

LEF IS MORE

LEF IS MORE- INNOVATION HAS A FACE

INNOVATION HAS A FACE

Lef’ is the Dutch word for ‘guts’ or ‘courage’, which is the perfect description of what I do: with LEF I push organizations and their leaders to explore, examine and create business opportunities for the day after tomorrow. Not only by optimizing their strategic thinking and solving underlying problems that...

INNOVATION Quebec

SCALE AI

TOWARDS AN AI-POWERED ECONOMY FOR CANADA

As Canada’s AI Global Innovation Cluster, Scale AI acts as an investment and innovation hub to accelerate the adoption and rapid integration of artificial intelligence in supply chains with projects that have a high potential for our economy. Scale AI brings together the pillars of the pan-Canadian AI community, encouraging...

INNOVATE™ Flanders

Sightera

Complex Patient-Derived Biology Meets AI-Drug Design

Sightera Biosciences accelerates drug discovery with an innovative approach that combines chemical structure analysis with complex patient-relevant preclinical models to design novel therapies. Due to the organization’s exclusive research collaboration with the DrugVision.AI screening platform of the University of Antwerp/UZA, it can produce exclusive datasets from patient-derived models to train...

INNOVATE™ Bristol & Bath

Arup

Arup - An Innovative Approach To Creating A Strategy For A Carbon-neutral And Climate-resilient City By 2030

An Innovative Approach To Creating A Strategy For A Carbon-neutral And Climate-resilient City By 2030

Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, architects, consultants and technical specialists working across every aspect of today’s built environment. Our office in Bristol city centre was founded more than 40 years ago and today is home to more than 350 staff, working on local, national and international...

INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition

DAINTREE CAPITAL

Investing In A Diverse Future

DAINTREE CAPITAL – Investing In A Diverse Future Daintree Capital emerges in the Washington, D.C., landscape not just as an investment firm but as a beacon of innovation and diversity. Founded by Alisha Griffey, a visionary with deep roots in the startup ecosystem, Daintree Capital’s mission resonates with the rich...

INNOVATE™ South Africa

CARBON1

CARBON1-PIONEERING SOUTH AFRICA’S DIGITAL MARKETING TRANSFORMATION

PIONEERING SOUTH AFRICA’S DIGITAL MARKETING TRANSFORMATION

Let’s start at the beginningBack in 2009, Programmatic ad buying was in its infancy locally, despite its success being celebrated internationally. This spurred on the birth of Mark1, a company that would go on to pioneer technology and data-driven media buying in the South African market. Fast forward to 2020,...

INNOVATE® Jacksonville

JTA-Jacksonville Transportation Authority

JTA-Jacksonville Transportation Authority - An Independent State Agency Serving Jacksonville

An Independent State Agency Serving Jacksonville

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) is an independent state agency serving Jacksonville (Duval County), with limited services in Clay, Nassau, and Baker counties. In addition to providing public transportation options in Jacksonville, the JTA designs and constructs bridges, sidewalks, and highways through the JTAMobilityWorks and Safe Routes to School program....

INNOVATION Quebec

CEIMIA

DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT HIGH-IMPACT APPLIED PROJECTS IN RESPONSIBLE AI

A key player in the responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI)CEIMIA is a key player in the responsible development of artificial intelligence, based on the principles of ethics, human rights, inclusion, diversity, innovation and economic growth. Our role is to develop and implement high-impact applied projects in responsible artificial intelligence....

INNOVATE® Jacksonville

PS27 Female Founders Forum

PS27 Female Founders Forum-To Motivate and Improve the Skills of Female Founders

To Motivate and Improve the Skills of Female Founders, Entrepreneurs, and Intrepreneurs

The Female Founders Forum is an annual event, organized by PS27 Empowerment, to motivate and improve the skills of Female Founders, entrepreneurs, and intrepreneurs.   The event brings successful women role models together with early-stage female founders. Each year the event takes place on International Women’s Day. During the event,...

INNOVATE® Georgia

COVE.TOOL

A NEW ERA OF ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTING

cove.tool is an AI-powered sustainability and architecture consulting company that leverages proprietary software and advanced AI to uncover data-driven insights that transform building design and construction. Its streamlined, responsive analysis solutions enable architects, design teams, and building product manufacturers to leverage data for informed decision-making, optimized design outcomes, and improved...

INNOVATION Quebec

CIMMI

CENTRE EN IMAGERIE NUMÉRIQUE ET MÉDIAS INTÉRACTIFS

Founded in 2008, the Centre en imagerie numérique et médias interactifs (CIMMI) is a technology transfer centre located in Cégep de Sainte-Foy’s Pavillon de la recherche in Quebec City. Our mission is to help Quebec and Canadian businesses and public institutions develop innovative solutions in the field of digital technologies....

INNOVATION Quebec

HEXAGRAM

RESEARCH-CREATION NETWORK IN ARTS, CULTURES AND TECHNOLOGIES

Hexagram is an interuniversity strategic network of the Fonds de recherche du Québec dedicated to research-creation addressing the relationships between the arts, cultures and technologies. Founded in 2001, the network comprises of 45 member co-investigators and nearly 200 student members from eight partner institutions of higher education in Québec: Université...

INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2

HANINI GROUP

INNOVATING NEWARK’S SKYLINE: HANINI GROUP’S TWO DECADES OF TRANSFORMATIVE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT.

It’s been over two decades since Hanini Group began contributing to Newark’s skyline. Our commitment to restoring and upholding Newark’s historic character is reflected in over $750 million worth of projects successfully delivered. We’ve been a part of this community since 2004 and, through careful restoration and rehabilitation projects, have...

INNOVATE® Detroit

ITC HOLDINGS CORP.

Transmission is Key to Unlocking Our Energy Future

From electric vehicles to renewable energy, the world is looking at electricity in a new way, and ITC is focused on building and maintaining a power grid that can handle it all. The path to a highly connected, advanced society in which vehicles and infrastructure talk to each other, drones...

INNOVATE™ Alberta

Edmonton Regional Innovation Network

Connecting and Building a Sustainable Innovation Ecosystem

The Edmonton Regional Innovation Network (ERIN) is a coalition of organisations in the Edmonton region that helps entrepreneurs start and grow innovative businesses. The ERIN aims to create a Regional Innovation Network that is accessible, inclusive of diverse thoughts and ways of doing, and meets the needs of the innovation...

INNOVATE™ South Africa

BOOMPLAATS

BOOMPLAATS -ORGANIC FARM REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE

ORGANIC FARM REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE

Boomplaats has been in the same family for over a century, nestled in the Maluti Mountains in the south-eastern Free State. This is South Africa’s only certified organic cattle, sheep, and pasture-raised pig farm. Regenerative farming isn’t a new agricultural method. This was the traditional farming way in previous centuries...

INNOVATE® Jacksonville

SourceFuse

SourceFuse - Build Digital Ideas

Build Digital Ideas, Processes and Products

Through an approach that is as innovative as the projects it manages and supports, SourceFuse builds digital ideas, processes, and products tailored to help its clients realize their ideas in the truest sense of the word. SourceFuse, a technological jack-of-all-trades (and master of all of them), uses its own innovative...

Global Innovation Spotlight

DUBAI TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEUR CAMPUS

DUBAI TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEUR CAMPUS-THE UAE’S LEADING HUB FOR TECH STARTUPS

THE UAE’S LEADING HUB FOR TECH STARTUPS

Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus (Dtec) is the leading technology hub and coworking space within the UAE. Wholly owned by Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body of Dubai Silicon Oasis, an integrated free zone technology park, Dtec is designed to serve as a one-stop-shop for technology entrepreneurs and startups...

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...

INNOVATION Quebec

DISTRIQ

ZONE D’INNOVATION QUANTIQUE

DistriQ, zone d’innovation quantique est un organisme catalyseur d’expertises et d’infrastructures favorisant l’émergence et l’accélération d’innovation dans le secteur des sciences et des technologies quantiques. Les technologies quantiques ont le potentiel de révolutionner plusieurs secteurs, entre autres les domaines de l’environnement, la mobilité, la santé et l’énergie renouvelable. C’est-à-dire que...

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

POSITIVO TECNOLOGIA

CURITIBA AND POSITIVO TECNOLOGIA: EVOLUTION WITH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

We are a technology company, but our history is intrinsically linked to education. Unlike other large companies in the segment, we were created in 1989 inside a classroom. Our initial dream became a reality as we developed genuinely Brazilian technology, becoming a market reference and enabling millions of Brazilians to...

INNOVATE® South Carolina

Last Drop Wrench

From the Upstate to Las Vegas; Reimagining the Standard Oil Change

For as long as internal combustion engines have required maintenance, the oil change has been viewed as a necessary, albeit messy, evil. Between the risk of skin contact with scalding fluids and the inevitable “oil bath” that occurs when a filter is breached, the process has remained stubbornly primitive. However,...

INNOVATE® Nashville

Adventure Science Center

Fostering Enthusiasm for Discovery and Exploration

Adventure Science Center connects learners of all ages to the science that surrounds them every day, fostering enthusiasm for discovery and exploration. This year Adventure Science Center marks 80 years of serving the Nashville community, all 95 counties of Tennessee, together with visitors from around the nation and the globe....

INNOVATION Quebec

CATALIS Québec

CATALIS Québec-Véritable cheffe de file dans l’accélération des processus d’autorisation d’essais cliniques et leader de l’engagement des patient·e·s enrecherche clinique

Véritable cheffe de file dans l’accélération des processus d’autorisation d’essais cliniques et leader de l’engagement des patient·e·s enrecherche clinique, est déterminée à positionner le Québec sur l’échiquier mondial de la recherche clinique

Portée par un mandat gouvernemental et appuyée par le ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie et le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, CATALIS est un berceau d’innovation en recherche clinique. L’OBNL, créé en 2017, entreprend le mandat audacieux d’optimiser l’environnement de la recherche clinique au...

INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2

LEF IS MORE

LEF IS MORE- INNOVATION HAS A FACE

INNOVATION HAS A FACE

Lef’ is the Dutch word for ‘guts’ or ‘courage’, which is the perfect description of what I do: with LEF I push organizations and their leaders to explore, examine and create business opportunities for the day after tomorrow. Not only by optimizing their strategic thinking and solving underlying problems that...

INNOVATION Quebec

SCALE AI

TOWARDS AN AI-POWERED ECONOMY FOR CANADA

As Canada’s AI Global Innovation Cluster, Scale AI acts as an investment and innovation hub to accelerate the adoption and rapid integration of artificial intelligence in supply chains with projects that have a high potential for our economy. Scale AI brings together the pillars of the pan-Canadian AI community, encouraging...

INNOVATE™ Flanders

Sightera

Complex Patient-Derived Biology Meets AI-Drug Design

Sightera Biosciences accelerates drug discovery with an innovative approach that combines chemical structure analysis with complex patient-relevant preclinical models to design novel therapies. Due to the organization’s exclusive research collaboration with the DrugVision.AI screening platform of the University of Antwerp/UZA, it can produce exclusive datasets from patient-derived models to train...

INNOVATE™ Bristol & Bath

Arup

Arup - An Innovative Approach To Creating A Strategy For A Carbon-neutral And Climate-resilient City By 2030

An Innovative Approach To Creating A Strategy For A Carbon-neutral And Climate-resilient City By 2030

Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, architects, consultants and technical specialists working across every aspect of today’s built environment. Our office in Bristol city centre was founded more than 40 years ago and today is home to more than 350 staff, working on local, national and international...

INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition

DAINTREE CAPITAL

Investing In A Diverse Future

DAINTREE CAPITAL – Investing In A Diverse Future Daintree Capital emerges in the Washington, D.C., landscape not just as an investment firm but as a beacon of innovation and diversity. Founded by Alisha Griffey, a visionary with deep roots in the startup ecosystem, Daintree Capital’s mission resonates with the rich...

INNOVATE™ South Africa

CARBON1

CARBON1-PIONEERING SOUTH AFRICA’S DIGITAL MARKETING TRANSFORMATION

PIONEERING SOUTH AFRICA’S DIGITAL MARKETING TRANSFORMATION

Let’s start at the beginningBack in 2009, Programmatic ad buying was in its infancy locally, despite its success being celebrated internationally. This spurred on the birth of Mark1, a company that would go on to pioneer technology and data-driven media buying in the South African market. Fast forward to 2020,...

INNOVATE® Jacksonville

JTA-Jacksonville Transportation Authority

JTA-Jacksonville Transportation Authority - An Independent State Agency Serving Jacksonville

An Independent State Agency Serving Jacksonville

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) is an independent state agency serving Jacksonville (Duval County), with limited services in Clay, Nassau, and Baker counties. In addition to providing public transportation options in Jacksonville, the JTA designs and constructs bridges, sidewalks, and highways through the JTAMobilityWorks and Safe Routes to School program....

INNOVATION Quebec

CEIMIA

DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT HIGH-IMPACT APPLIED PROJECTS IN RESPONSIBLE AI

A key player in the responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI)CEIMIA is a key player in the responsible development of artificial intelligence, based on the principles of ethics, human rights, inclusion, diversity, innovation and economic growth. Our role is to develop and implement high-impact applied projects in responsible artificial intelligence....

INNOVATE® Jacksonville

PS27 Female Founders Forum

PS27 Female Founders Forum-To Motivate and Improve the Skills of Female Founders

To Motivate and Improve the Skills of Female Founders, Entrepreneurs, and Intrepreneurs

The Female Founders Forum is an annual event, organized by PS27 Empowerment, to motivate and improve the skills of Female Founders, entrepreneurs, and intrepreneurs.   The event brings successful women role models together with early-stage female founders. Each year the event takes place on International Women’s Day. During the event,...

INNOVATE® Georgia

COVE.TOOL

A NEW ERA OF ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTING

cove.tool is an AI-powered sustainability and architecture consulting company that leverages proprietary software and advanced AI to uncover data-driven insights that transform building design and construction. Its streamlined, responsive analysis solutions enable architects, design teams, and building product manufacturers to leverage data for informed decision-making, optimized design outcomes, and improved...

INNOVATION Quebec

CIMMI

CENTRE EN IMAGERIE NUMÉRIQUE ET MÉDIAS INTÉRACTIFS

Founded in 2008, the Centre en imagerie numérique et médias interactifs (CIMMI) is a technology transfer centre located in Cégep de Sainte-Foy’s Pavillon de la recherche in Quebec City. Our mission is to help Quebec and Canadian businesses and public institutions develop innovative solutions in the field of digital technologies....

INNOVATION Quebec

HEXAGRAM

RESEARCH-CREATION NETWORK IN ARTS, CULTURES AND TECHNOLOGIES

Hexagram is an interuniversity strategic network of the Fonds de recherche du Québec dedicated to research-creation addressing the relationships between the arts, cultures and technologies. Founded in 2001, the network comprises of 45 member co-investigators and nearly 200 student members from eight partner institutions of higher education in Québec: Université...

INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2

HANINI GROUP

INNOVATING NEWARK’S SKYLINE: HANINI GROUP’S TWO DECADES OF TRANSFORMATIVE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT.

It’s been over two decades since Hanini Group began contributing to Newark’s skyline. Our commitment to restoring and upholding Newark’s historic character is reflected in over $750 million worth of projects successfully delivered. We’ve been a part of this community since 2004 and, through careful restoration and rehabilitation projects, have...

INNOVATE® Detroit

ITC HOLDINGS CORP.

Transmission is Key to Unlocking Our Energy Future

From electric vehicles to renewable energy, the world is looking at electricity in a new way, and ITC is focused on building and maintaining a power grid that can handle it all. The path to a highly connected, advanced society in which vehicles and infrastructure talk to each other, drones...

INNOVATE™ Alberta

Edmonton Regional Innovation Network

Connecting and Building a Sustainable Innovation Ecosystem

The Edmonton Regional Innovation Network (ERIN) is a coalition of organisations in the Edmonton region that helps entrepreneurs start and grow innovative businesses. The ERIN aims to create a Regional Innovation Network that is accessible, inclusive of diverse thoughts and ways of doing, and meets the needs of the innovation...

INNOVATE™ South Africa

BOOMPLAATS

BOOMPLAATS -ORGANIC FARM REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE

ORGANIC FARM REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE

Boomplaats has been in the same family for over a century, nestled in the Maluti Mountains in the south-eastern Free State. This is South Africa’s only certified organic cattle, sheep, and pasture-raised pig farm. Regenerative farming isn’t a new agricultural method. This was the traditional farming way in previous centuries...

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