Stories of Innovation

INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada

Nova Scotia Health

Innovation Hub

Making Healthcare in Nova Scotia Better There is a smarter way to deliver quality healthcare, but achieving it requires fresh thinking, a forward-focused approach, and the courage to move beyond traditional methods. That is exactly what the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub is designed to do. Established in 2023, the...

INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition

2GETHER-INTERNATIONAL

Innovation Through Inclusion

Innovation, as a term, is vague. It can conjure up a variety of thoughts. One of those would probably not have been that innovation means inclusivity. 2Gether-International (2GI) emerges as a revolutionary force, challenging conventional narratives in the entrepreneurial space. Founded by Diego Mariscal, a proud advocate for the Disabled...

INNOVATE® South Carolina

eGroup

Fueling Progress Through Purpose-Driven Technology: How eGroup Enabling Technologies Powers Innovation

At eGroup Enabling Technologies, innovation is not an abstract concept or a buzzword reserved for future roadmaps. It is a daily responsibility, one grounded in purpose, partnership, and measurable impact. Their mission is clear– Fueling progress. That mission guides every decision they make, every solution they design, and every relationship...

INNOVATE™ Stockholm

NORDIC ANGELS

THE NORDIC REGION HAS LONG BEEN CELEBRATED FOR ITS STABILITY, RESILIENCE, INNOVATION, AND ABILITY TO TURN INNOVATIVE IDEAS INTO GLOBAL COMPANIES.

Yet behind every breakthrough founder, there is a backbone of early believers – angels who provide not only capital, but experience, networks, and confidence at the most fragile stage of company building. For too long, this backbone has been fragmented. Individual angels operate in isolation, limiting their influence. Nordic Angels...

INNOVATE® Milwaukee

PARTSBADGER

ACCELERATING THE INNOVATION OF OTHERS

When Roy and Jimmy needed an enclosure machined for their small airborne electronics company, it took twelve inquiries over the course of weeks just to get a quote. When they finally did get a quote, it was cheaper to buy a CNC mill and make the machined parts themselves. So...

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

QUANTA

FOUNDED IN 2004 AND INTEGRATED INTO THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM OF CURITIBA

FOUNDED IN 2004 AND INTEGRATED INTO THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM OF CURITIBA, QUANTA HAS BEEN OPERATING FOR TWO DECADES IN DIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE WITH MASSIVE INVESTMENT IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. Innovative sight bringing together Science and TechnologyThrough Inova, its Research and Innovation Department, Quanta Imaging Diagnosis invests and participates in various...

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

WOMEN IN INNOVATION

Innovation without limitation

Women in Innovation (WINN) is a not-for-profit initiative that exists solely to support female innovators in South Australia. We champion all women bucking trends, disrupting status quos, attempting the new and making changes to the old, wherever they work. Then, we bring them together. Across every sector, for all types...

INNOVATION Quebec

ISEQ

ISEQ-LE PÔLE D’EXCELLENCE DEL’INDUSTRIE DES SYSTÈMES ÉLECTRONIQUES DU QUÉBEC (ISEQ) CONCERTE LES ENTREPRISES ET AUTRES ACTEURS CLÉS DEL’INDUSTRIE ÉLECTRONIQUE DEPUIS 2018

LE PÔLE D’EXCELLENCE DE L’INDUSTRIE DES SYSTÈMES ÉLECTRONIQUES DU QUÉBEC (ISEQ) CONCERTE LES ENTREPRISES ET AUTRES ACTEURS CLÉS DE L’INDUSTRIE ÉLECTRONIQUE DEPUIS 2018

Soyons le changement des produitsélectroniques québécois de demainIl agit comme vecteur de collaboration afin de favoriser l’innovation, la reconnaissance de l’industrie, l’élargissement des opportunités, la commercialisation et la compétitivité des entreprises. Il favorise l’exportation des biens, des services et des innovations du secteur de l’électronique pour profiter des opportunités offertes...

INNOVATION Quebec

MEDTECH CANADA

MEDTECH CANADA-Advocate for Healthcare Innovation

Advocate for Healthcare Innovation

For five decades, Medtech Canada has been a strong advocate for healthcare innovation in Quebec. As the national association representing the medical technology industry, our members provide innovations that are used every day to diagnose, treat, and enhance the quality of life of patients in Canada, and around the world....

INNOVATE™ Oeiras

António Gaspar Physio Therapy & Performance

António Gaspar Physio Therapy & Performance A Side By Side Evolution

A Side By Side Evolution

The continuous will of Physiotherapist António Gaspar to assist people led him to open, in 2018, his current clinic, António Gaspar – Physio Therapy & Performance. This project seeks to respond to an insufficiency in the Portuguese Physiotherapy market, which was the provision of multidisciplinary health care in the recovery...

INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports

GIIKS GAME CITY

GIIKS GAME CITY-Live Streams

Live Streams, Discussions, Co-Operative And Competitive Games. What Are You Waiting For?

We are Giiks Game City (GGC), a non-profit organization with the primary goal of organizing gaming events, TV content, creating and re- modify existing local and contemporary games, for a wider audience.  Video gaming, a subculture of E-Sports (Electronic Sports) is seeing rapid growth in Ghana. The ubiquity of PC...

INNOVATE® Puerto Rico

PRITS

PRITS is Innovation: A Path to Puerto Rico’s Digital Government

A Path to Puerto Rico’s Digital Government

The Puerto Rico Innovation & Technology Service, created by Act 75- 2019, is the government office in charge of overseeing and implementing technology across the Executive Branch. The office’s mission is to create a new and innovative government framework, consistent with the demands of the 21st century, and capable of...

INNOVATE® Austin Volume 2

Promise Legal

Promise Legal- Is Passionate About Bringing Technical Solutions Into The Very Heart Of Legal Work

Is Passionate About Bringing Technical Solutions Into The Very Heart Of Legal Work

In many ways, Promise Legal shares its clients’ startup mentality: hungry to add value, obsessed with refining and improving their offerings at every turn. That ethos, along with Promise’s vision for a truly forward thinking law firm, prompts the company to proactively seek out and implement new technologies. That means...

INNOVATE® Philadelphia: 250 Years of Innovation

SHARE FOOD PROGRAM

FOOD IS A HUMAN RIGHT AND HUNGER CAN BE SOLVED

Hunger is solvable, and one organization headquartered in North Philadelphia maintains that they know exactly how. Founded 40 years ago, Share Food Program is the leading hunger-relief organization on food bank in the Greater Philadelphia region. Though food distribution, education, and advocacy, Share serves around 500,000 individuals each month, more...

INNOVATE® Jacksonville

Quang Pham

“People have asked me why i started Espero Biopharma in jacksonville when there is no industry and few talent locally”   Here are the reasons. Few American cities of any size are home to so many facilities, among them Ackerman Cancer Center, Baptist Health, Brooks Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Memorial Hospital,...

INNOVATE® Miami

Brazil Society

Brazil Society - Born Of Its Founders’ Passion For Entrepreneurship And Brazilian Culture

Born Of Its Founders’ Passion For Entrepreneurship And Brazilian Culture

Brazil Society is the mastermind behind Brazil Fashion Forum and Sounds of Brazil, two of Miami’s most-anticipated events that bring high-level Brazilian culture and lifestyle into the heart of the city. Brazil Society curates not just special moments but also provides important, real sales and marketing results to its clients,...

INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports

HEY LISTEN GAMES

HEY LISTEN GAMES-Teaching With Video Games

Teaching With Video Games

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)...

INNOVATE™ Botswana Vol.1

BOCRA

BOCRA-PROMOTES ACCESS AND USAGE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES FOR INNOVATION AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

PROMOTES ACCESS AND USAGE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES FOR INNOVATION AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

BRIEF BACKGROUND Botswana’s rags to riches economic success story is often compared to that of countries such as United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore. A former British protectorate, Botswana was poor by all standards when it got its independence. By the early to mid 80s, the country’s mineral resource was...

INNOVATE™ Oeiras

Consulgal

CONSULGAL

Services and ValuesEstablished in 1983, Consulgal provides an extensive range of services such as Engineering Studies, Design and Technical Consultancy, Project Management and Works Supervision, Operation and Maintenance. Being one of the largest and most prestigious Portuguese engineering consultancy companies, has developed its skills offering a wide range of specialized...

INNOVATE® Milwaukee

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION

EXPANDING HUMAN POSSIBILITY

The Allen-Bradley® Clock Tower, part of the Rockwell Automation headquarters, is an iconic piece of the Milwaukee skyline and a symbol of the city’s rich industrial and technological heritage. For 120 years, Rockwell Automation has been innovating and engineering solutions that advance industrial automation – allowing manufacturers around the globe...

INNOVATE™ Kitchener Waterloo

VOLTERA

CATALYZING INNOVATION IN ADDITIVE ELECTRONICS

In 2013, Voltera set out to solve a long-standing challenge in the engineering community — creating an easy-to-use desktop PCB printer. By 2015, that vision had come to life with the launch of V-One, a compact PCB printer capable of drilling through-holes, printing conductive materials, dispensing solder paste, and reflowing...

INNOVATE™ South Africa

THE FLAMING HEART OF NANDO’S

THE FLAMING HEART OF NANDO’S -WE ARE PROUD TO COUNT OURSELVES ONE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S MOST LOVED EXPORTS

WE ARE PROUD TO COUNT OURSELVES ONE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S MOST LOVED EXPORTS

The story of Nando’s is well-known to South Africans who grew up alongside us in our relatively new democracy. In 1987 two friends shared a meal at a humble Portuguese eatery in Rosettenville, Johannesburg. Here they were inspired by the taste of the African Bird’s Eye Chilli, a spice that...

INNOVATE™ Stockholm

KTH INNOVATION

POWERING SWEDISH INNOVATION

KTH Innovation is one of Europe’s leading startup hubs, offering innovation support to students and researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, a top technical university. Since its inception in 2007, KTH Innovation has built an internationally recognized innovation support system, helping students and researchers transform groundbreaking ideas into thriving...

INNOVATE® Seattle

Watson Immigration Law

Meet the Startup Visa Lawyer trying to change the law while helping startups and founders grow

Meet the Startup Visa Lawyer trying to change the law while helping startups and founders grow Tahmina Watson, founder of Watson Immigration Law in Seattle, fell into immigration law by chance and hasn’t looked back since. She is now a nationally acclaimed, award-winning lawyer, best-selling author, podcast host, and go-to...

INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada

Nova Scotia Health

Innovation Hub

Making Healthcare in Nova Scotia Better There is a smarter way to deliver quality healthcare, but achieving it requires fresh thinking, a forward-focused approach, and the courage to move beyond traditional methods. That is exactly what the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub is designed to do. Established in 2023, the...

INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition

2GETHER-INTERNATIONAL

Innovation Through Inclusion

Innovation, as a term, is vague. It can conjure up a variety of thoughts. One of those would probably not have been that innovation means inclusivity. 2Gether-International (2GI) emerges as a revolutionary force, challenging conventional narratives in the entrepreneurial space. Founded by Diego Mariscal, a proud advocate for the Disabled...

INNOVATE® South Carolina

eGroup

Fueling Progress Through Purpose-Driven Technology: How eGroup Enabling Technologies Powers Innovation

At eGroup Enabling Technologies, innovation is not an abstract concept or a buzzword reserved for future roadmaps. It is a daily responsibility, one grounded in purpose, partnership, and measurable impact. Their mission is clear– Fueling progress. That mission guides every decision they make, every solution they design, and every relationship...

INNOVATE™ Stockholm

NORDIC ANGELS

THE NORDIC REGION HAS LONG BEEN CELEBRATED FOR ITS STABILITY, RESILIENCE, INNOVATION, AND ABILITY TO TURN INNOVATIVE IDEAS INTO GLOBAL COMPANIES.

Yet behind every breakthrough founder, there is a backbone of early believers – angels who provide not only capital, but experience, networks, and confidence at the most fragile stage of company building. For too long, this backbone has been fragmented. Individual angels operate in isolation, limiting their influence. Nordic Angels...

INNOVATE® Milwaukee

PARTSBADGER

ACCELERATING THE INNOVATION OF OTHERS

When Roy and Jimmy needed an enclosure machined for their small airborne electronics company, it took twelve inquiries over the course of weeks just to get a quote. When they finally did get a quote, it was cheaper to buy a CNC mill and make the machined parts themselves. So...

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

QUANTA

FOUNDED IN 2004 AND INTEGRATED INTO THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM OF CURITIBA

FOUNDED IN 2004 AND INTEGRATED INTO THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM OF CURITIBA, QUANTA HAS BEEN OPERATING FOR TWO DECADES IN DIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE WITH MASSIVE INVESTMENT IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. Innovative sight bringing together Science and TechnologyThrough Inova, its Research and Innovation Department, Quanta Imaging Diagnosis invests and participates in various...

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

WOMEN IN INNOVATION

Innovation without limitation

Women in Innovation (WINN) is a not-for-profit initiative that exists solely to support female innovators in South Australia. We champion all women bucking trends, disrupting status quos, attempting the new and making changes to the old, wherever they work. Then, we bring them together. Across every sector, for all types...

INNOVATION Quebec

ISEQ

ISEQ-LE PÔLE D’EXCELLENCE DEL’INDUSTRIE DES SYSTÈMES ÉLECTRONIQUES DU QUÉBEC (ISEQ) CONCERTE LES ENTREPRISES ET AUTRES ACTEURS CLÉS DEL’INDUSTRIE ÉLECTRONIQUE DEPUIS 2018

LE PÔLE D’EXCELLENCE DE L’INDUSTRIE DES SYSTÈMES ÉLECTRONIQUES DU QUÉBEC (ISEQ) CONCERTE LES ENTREPRISES ET AUTRES ACTEURS CLÉS DE L’INDUSTRIE ÉLECTRONIQUE DEPUIS 2018

Soyons le changement des produitsélectroniques québécois de demainIl agit comme vecteur de collaboration afin de favoriser l’innovation, la reconnaissance de l’industrie, l’élargissement des opportunités, la commercialisation et la compétitivité des entreprises. Il favorise l’exportation des biens, des services et des innovations du secteur de l’électronique pour profiter des opportunités offertes...

INNOVATION Quebec

MEDTECH CANADA

MEDTECH CANADA-Advocate for Healthcare Innovation

Advocate for Healthcare Innovation

For five decades, Medtech Canada has been a strong advocate for healthcare innovation in Quebec. As the national association representing the medical technology industry, our members provide innovations that are used every day to diagnose, treat, and enhance the quality of life of patients in Canada, and around the world....

INNOVATE™ Oeiras

António Gaspar Physio Therapy & Performance

António Gaspar Physio Therapy & Performance A Side By Side Evolution

A Side By Side Evolution

The continuous will of Physiotherapist António Gaspar to assist people led him to open, in 2018, his current clinic, António Gaspar – Physio Therapy & Performance. This project seeks to respond to an insufficiency in the Portuguese Physiotherapy market, which was the provision of multidisciplinary health care in the recovery...

INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports

GIIKS GAME CITY

GIIKS GAME CITY-Live Streams

Live Streams, Discussions, Co-Operative And Competitive Games. What Are You Waiting For?

We are Giiks Game City (GGC), a non-profit organization with the primary goal of organizing gaming events, TV content, creating and re- modify existing local and contemporary games, for a wider audience.  Video gaming, a subculture of E-Sports (Electronic Sports) is seeing rapid growth in Ghana. The ubiquity of PC...

INNOVATE® Puerto Rico

PRITS

PRITS is Innovation: A Path to Puerto Rico’s Digital Government

A Path to Puerto Rico’s Digital Government

The Puerto Rico Innovation & Technology Service, created by Act 75- 2019, is the government office in charge of overseeing and implementing technology across the Executive Branch. The office’s mission is to create a new and innovative government framework, consistent with the demands of the 21st century, and capable of...

INNOVATE® Austin Volume 2

Promise Legal

Promise Legal- Is Passionate About Bringing Technical Solutions Into The Very Heart Of Legal Work

Is Passionate About Bringing Technical Solutions Into The Very Heart Of Legal Work

In many ways, Promise Legal shares its clients’ startup mentality: hungry to add value, obsessed with refining and improving their offerings at every turn. That ethos, along with Promise’s vision for a truly forward thinking law firm, prompts the company to proactively seek out and implement new technologies. That means...

INNOVATE® Philadelphia: 250 Years of Innovation

SHARE FOOD PROGRAM

FOOD IS A HUMAN RIGHT AND HUNGER CAN BE SOLVED

Hunger is solvable, and one organization headquartered in North Philadelphia maintains that they know exactly how. Founded 40 years ago, Share Food Program is the leading hunger-relief organization on food bank in the Greater Philadelphia region. Though food distribution, education, and advocacy, Share serves around 500,000 individuals each month, more...

INNOVATE® Jacksonville

Quang Pham

“People have asked me why i started Espero Biopharma in jacksonville when there is no industry and few talent locally”   Here are the reasons. Few American cities of any size are home to so many facilities, among them Ackerman Cancer Center, Baptist Health, Brooks Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Memorial Hospital,...

INNOVATE® Miami

Brazil Society

Brazil Society - Born Of Its Founders’ Passion For Entrepreneurship And Brazilian Culture

Born Of Its Founders’ Passion For Entrepreneurship And Brazilian Culture

Brazil Society is the mastermind behind Brazil Fashion Forum and Sounds of Brazil, two of Miami’s most-anticipated events that bring high-level Brazilian culture and lifestyle into the heart of the city. Brazil Society curates not just special moments but also provides important, real sales and marketing results to its clients,...

INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports

HEY LISTEN GAMES

HEY LISTEN GAMES-Teaching With Video Games

Teaching With Video Games

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)...

INNOVATE™ Botswana Vol.1

BOCRA

BOCRA-PROMOTES ACCESS AND USAGE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES FOR INNOVATION AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

PROMOTES ACCESS AND USAGE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES FOR INNOVATION AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

BRIEF BACKGROUND Botswana’s rags to riches economic success story is often compared to that of countries such as United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore. A former British protectorate, Botswana was poor by all standards when it got its independence. By the early to mid 80s, the country’s mineral resource was...

INNOVATE™ Oeiras

Consulgal

CONSULGAL

Services and ValuesEstablished in 1983, Consulgal provides an extensive range of services such as Engineering Studies, Design and Technical Consultancy, Project Management and Works Supervision, Operation and Maintenance. Being one of the largest and most prestigious Portuguese engineering consultancy companies, has developed its skills offering a wide range of specialized...

INNOVATE® Milwaukee

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION

EXPANDING HUMAN POSSIBILITY

The Allen-Bradley® Clock Tower, part of the Rockwell Automation headquarters, is an iconic piece of the Milwaukee skyline and a symbol of the city’s rich industrial and technological heritage. For 120 years, Rockwell Automation has been innovating and engineering solutions that advance industrial automation – allowing manufacturers around the globe...

INNOVATE™ Kitchener Waterloo

VOLTERA

CATALYZING INNOVATION IN ADDITIVE ELECTRONICS

In 2013, Voltera set out to solve a long-standing challenge in the engineering community — creating an easy-to-use desktop PCB printer. By 2015, that vision had come to life with the launch of V-One, a compact PCB printer capable of drilling through-holes, printing conductive materials, dispensing solder paste, and reflowing...

INNOVATE™ South Africa

THE FLAMING HEART OF NANDO’S

THE FLAMING HEART OF NANDO’S -WE ARE PROUD TO COUNT OURSELVES ONE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S MOST LOVED EXPORTS

WE ARE PROUD TO COUNT OURSELVES ONE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S MOST LOVED EXPORTS

The story of Nando’s is well-known to South Africans who grew up alongside us in our relatively new democracy. In 1987 two friends shared a meal at a humble Portuguese eatery in Rosettenville, Johannesburg. Here they were inspired by the taste of the African Bird’s Eye Chilli, a spice that...

INNOVATE™ Stockholm

KTH INNOVATION

POWERING SWEDISH INNOVATION

KTH Innovation is one of Europe’s leading startup hubs, offering innovation support to students and researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, a top technical university. Since its inception in 2007, KTH Innovation has built an internationally recognized innovation support system, helping students and researchers transform groundbreaking ideas into thriving...

INNOVATE® Seattle

Watson Immigration Law

Meet the Startup Visa Lawyer trying to change the law while helping startups and founders grow

Meet the Startup Visa Lawyer trying to change the law while helping startups and founders grow Tahmina Watson, founder of Watson Immigration Law in Seattle, fell into immigration law by chance and hasn’t looked back since. She is now a nationally acclaimed, award-winning lawyer, best-selling author, podcast host, and go-to...

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