Stories of Innovation

INNOVATE™ Toronto

#THISISMINING

#THISISMINING -PRESENTED BY THE ONTARIO MINING ASSOCIATION

PRESENTED BY THE ONTARIO MINING ASSOCIATION

The Ontario Mining Association is proud to represent an industry that provides the world with the building blocks of modern life and innovation. Minerals and metals are essential, irreplaceable components of everything from lifesaving medical devices to clean technologies, such as solar panels and EV batteries. We cannot have a...

INNOVATION Quebec

CENTRE RISC

SPECIALIZES IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSE AND LOOKS AT CURRENT ISSUES AND CONCERNS

With our multidisciplinary team and unique infrastructure, we bring together both scientific and hands-on expertise to carry out research and development, training and support activities. Our multidisciplinary experimental site—a real open-air laboratory—allows for realistic simulations of the response to the main hazards as well as the emergency situations experienced by...

INNOVATE® Puerto Rico

OCYONBIO

Transforming the Future Together

At OcyonBio, we understand the importance of having a reliable, cost-effective solution for manufacturing and developing biologics, gene and cell therapies, and other therapeutics. That is why we have designed a PDMO model that provides the same functionality as a CDMO, with added flexibility for controlling manufacturing and improving the...

INNOVATE™ Oeiras

Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton - A Truly Global Organisation

A Truly Global Organisation

Grant Thornton is one of the world’s leading organisations of independent assurance, tax and advisory firms. These firms help dynamic organisations unlock their potential for growth by providing meaningful, actionable advice through a broad range of services. Proactive teams, led by approachable partners in these firms, use insights, experience and...

INNOVATE® Jacksonville

Once Troubled

Andrew Jackson High School Evolves Into Advanced Technology Magnet

Video games are anything but child’s play for students at Andrew Jackson High School of Advanced Technology where computer coding, animation and simulation programming are the daily classroom lessons. ELEVATOR PITCH Andrew Jackson High School of Advanced Technology, a top-performing magnet school in Duval County, paves the way for its...

INNOVATE™ Bristol & Bath

Bristol Media - A Force For Championing The Region On The National And International Stage

Bristol Media - A Force For Championing The Region On The National And International Stage

Bristol Media is the membership body combining Bristol’s creative sectors into a force for championing the region on the national and international stage. About Bristol MediaCreated in 2005, Bristol Media is a non-profit CIC and one of the largest creative networks in the UK. We are a membership organisation, whose...

Global Innovation Spotlight

REALITAPP A.S.

REALITAPP A.S. -DIGITAL REAL ESTATE

DIGITAL REAL ESTATE

DIGITAL REAL ESTATE A groundbreaking online tool for both the office and the field – RealitApp. Three quarters of real estate agencies in Slovakia would welcome the opportunity to make their work easier through a mobile interface, instead of the old school use of notebooks or Excel. When the creators...

INNOVATE® South Carolina

Code/+/Trust

Agile, On-Shore Product Studio for End-to-End Software Development

At Code/+/Trust, we’re more than just a development shop, we’re your strategic co-founders, product visionaries, and fractional CTOs. What do bourbon barrels, jails, and hospitals have in common? They’re all part of the industries our clients have disrupted with our help. We use a flexible, industry-agnostic process: discovery, user research,...

INNOVATE® Kansas City

KANSAS CITY WOMEN IN TECH

EMPOWERING WOMEN IN TECH: THE LEGACY OF KANSAS CITY WOMEN IN TECH

In 2013, against the backdrop of a male-dominated tech landscape, Jennifer Wadalla, a passionate advocate for gender equality, founded Kansas City Women in Tech (KCWiT). Her vision was to create a supportive ecosystem that would empower women to thrive in the technology industry. Under Jennifer’s visionary leadership, KCWiT quickly became...

INNOVATE® Puerto Rico

COOPERATIVA HIDROELECTRICA DE LA MONTAÑA

COOPERATIVA HIDROELECTRICA DE LA MONTAÑA-Puerto Rico’s first electric power cooperative brings 21st century innovation to the rural center of the island

Puerto Rico’s first electric power cooperative brings 21st century innovation to the rural center of the island

THE COOPERATIVA HIDROELÉCTRICA DE LA MONTAÑAThe Cooperativa Hidroeléctrica de la Montaña (the Hydroelectric Cooperative of the Mountain, in English) is Puerto Rico’s first electric power cooperative. The Cooperativa Hidroeléctrica de la Montaña is organized with the purpose of providing business owners and residents in the municipalities of Adjuntas, Jayuya, Lares...

INNOVATE™ Oeiras

LOGICALIS

LOGICALIS- We Are Architects Of Change

We Are Architects Of Change

At Logicalis Portugal we help our clients transform their business through IT, and their success is our success. We operate as an IT Solution Provider since the year 2000 mainly in the Portuguese market, and we’re now part of a leading global technology group, Logicalis. Logicalis is an international solutions...

INNOVATION Quebec

MYCÉLIUM

Est l’incubateur-accélérateur de la Ville de Québec dédié aux entreprises en transformation alimentaire qui souhaitent améliorer l’offre alimentaire existante par un produit ou un procédé novateur ayant un impact positif et durable sur la santé, l’économie, la société ou sur l’environnement

MYCÉLIUM met de l’avant un modèle d’incubation novateur et bonifié par l’implication du réseau d’affaires régional, par l’expertise de ses intervenants et par son accès au talent de plusieurs scientifiques de l’Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels de l’Université Laval (INAF), le plus grand centre de recherche au...

INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition

AMPLE

EMPOWERING CREATORS THROUGH THE TOKENIZATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Ample is building a web3 distribution, streaming and financing infrastructure platform that supports films, shows and music. Tokenizing professional level creative IP, building a distribution network and token ecosystem to support future growth of the $2 trillion global media and entertainment market. The legacy entertainment industry is broken and antiquated....

INNOVATION Quebec

MILA

EN TANT QU’INSTITUT QUÉBÉCOIS D’INTELLIGENCE ARTIFICIELLE, MILA EST L’ÉPICENTRE DE L’EXPERTISE EN APPRENTISSAGE PROFOND (DEEP LEARNING) AU CANADA

Dirigé par le professeur Yoshua Bengio, corécipiendaire en 2018 du prix Turing pour ses travaux fondateurs sur l’apprentissage profond, Mila regroupe une communauté de plus de 1000 chercheuses et chercheurs en IA parmi les plus talentueux au monde. Cette concentration d’experts effectuant des travaux de pointe a permis au Québec...

INNOVATE™ Toronto

BRICKEYE

BRICKEYE-Mission-Critical Insights To Drive Safety

Mission-Critical Insights To Drive Safety, Resilience, And Sustainability

Brickeye is a leader in industrial internet of things (IoT) and data analytics for risk mitigation in construction and infrastructure management. We empower customers to build and manage their projects and assets safer, smarter, and better. By integrating actionable, real-time data from IoT-enabled sensors and predictive analytics, we enable customers...

INNOVATE™ Estonia

ITS Estonia

The Driving Force Behind Smart Mobility Solutions

Smart mobility is an interesting field because it concerns everyone. It therefore offers excellent opportunities to work with local authorities, universities and small businesses to develop innovative solutions. ITS Estonia is a transport innovation cooperation network that brings together different stakeholders from the public, private and third sectors. The network...

INNOVATE™ Toronto

THORNHILL MEDICAL

THORNHILL MEDICAL -PUTS TOMORROW’S LIFE-SAVING CAPABILITY IN YOUR HANDS — TODAY

PUTS TOMORROW’S LIFE-SAVING CAPABILITY IN YOUR HANDS — TODAY

Thornhill Medical is a leading developer of innovative mobile medical technologies. Thornhill Medical’s ground-breaking solutions are produced to be used around the world by emergency health care providers, military medical teams and disaster relief responders.   Renowned Canadian research scientist and physician, Dr. Joseph Fisher, has spent his career achieving...

Global Innovation Spotlight

Reduce Drug Development costs and timelines with innovative approaches

Drug development is traditionally expensive and lengthy, often spanning over a decade and costing billions of dollars to bring a single drug to market. However, pharmaceutical companies today are adopting innovative strategies to significantly reduce these timelines and costs without compromising safety or efficacy. Leveraging technology for early discovery Technological...

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

FLINDERS UNIVERSITY

GETTING YOUR Z’S FHMRI SLEEP HEALTH is tech-ing up sleep

Tech and sleep aren’t necessarily always good bedfellows but in this case, they can be. Sleep health is undergoing a digital and technological innovation transformation. Developments are set to revolutionise the way sleep disorders are diagnosed, monitored, and treated. From the development of improved treatment identification platforms for doctors, to...

INNOVATE™ South Africa

CREATIVITYWILLSAVEUS

NEED WE SAY MORE?

Hope is one of the most powerful forces in our lives. Without it, we struggle to move forward, to progress, to thrive....

INNOVATE® Georgia

PLAYON

ONWARD AND UPWARD: INNOVATION FOR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES WITH PLAYON

PlayOn was created to champion the spirit of play. The PlayOn team is comprised of GoFan, the NFHS Network, and rSchoolToday – three brands united by a shared passion for school athletics and activities. PlayOn propels schools onward with enduring innovation and service to save time and focus on what...

Global Innovation Spotlight

Education 2025-2026: new formats, key trends, and the role of Lectera

The field of education is evolving at an unprecedented rate. Technology, new methods, and societal changes are shaping a completely different approach to learning. All of this makes knowledge more accessible and the process itself more flexible and tailored to the needs of each student. This approach is being implemented...

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

UNIVERSIDADE POSITIVO

STANDS AS A PILLAR OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WITH A RICH HISTORY OF 35-YEARS

Focused on professional excellence, the university has played a pivotal role in shaping over 10 thousand entrepreneurs in the past 20 years, leading to the establishment of 24 thousand businesses nationwide. Committed to sustainable development since 2019, Universidade Positivo incorporates the United Nation’s sustainable development goals into every facet of...

INNOVATE® Detroit

FRANCO

The Power of Relationships, Culture & Innovation Propels Franco to 60 Years of Success

When you think of Detroit and the public relations industry, it may not be obvious at first how much they have in common. But anyone working in the PR industry in the city will tell you both have weathered significant changes over the past several decades. Founded in 1964 in...

INNOVATE™ Toronto

#THISISMINING

#THISISMINING -PRESENTED BY THE ONTARIO MINING ASSOCIATION

PRESENTED BY THE ONTARIO MINING ASSOCIATION

The Ontario Mining Association is proud to represent an industry that provides the world with the building blocks of modern life and innovation. Minerals and metals are essential, irreplaceable components of everything from lifesaving medical devices to clean technologies, such as solar panels and EV batteries. We cannot have a...

INNOVATION Quebec

CENTRE RISC

SPECIALIZES IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSE AND LOOKS AT CURRENT ISSUES AND CONCERNS

With our multidisciplinary team and unique infrastructure, we bring together both scientific and hands-on expertise to carry out research and development, training and support activities. Our multidisciplinary experimental site—a real open-air laboratory—allows for realistic simulations of the response to the main hazards as well as the emergency situations experienced by...

INNOVATE® Puerto Rico

OCYONBIO

Transforming the Future Together

At OcyonBio, we understand the importance of having a reliable, cost-effective solution for manufacturing and developing biologics, gene and cell therapies, and other therapeutics. That is why we have designed a PDMO model that provides the same functionality as a CDMO, with added flexibility for controlling manufacturing and improving the...

INNOVATE™ Oeiras

Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton - A Truly Global Organisation

A Truly Global Organisation

Grant Thornton is one of the world’s leading organisations of independent assurance, tax and advisory firms. These firms help dynamic organisations unlock their potential for growth by providing meaningful, actionable advice through a broad range of services. Proactive teams, led by approachable partners in these firms, use insights, experience and...

INNOVATE® Jacksonville

Once Troubled

Andrew Jackson High School Evolves Into Advanced Technology Magnet

Video games are anything but child’s play for students at Andrew Jackson High School of Advanced Technology where computer coding, animation and simulation programming are the daily classroom lessons. ELEVATOR PITCH Andrew Jackson High School of Advanced Technology, a top-performing magnet school in Duval County, paves the way for its...

INNOVATE™ Bristol & Bath

Bristol Media - A Force For Championing The Region On The National And International Stage

Bristol Media - A Force For Championing The Region On The National And International Stage

Bristol Media is the membership body combining Bristol’s creative sectors into a force for championing the region on the national and international stage. About Bristol MediaCreated in 2005, Bristol Media is a non-profit CIC and one of the largest creative networks in the UK. We are a membership organisation, whose...

Global Innovation Spotlight

REALITAPP A.S.

REALITAPP A.S. -DIGITAL REAL ESTATE

DIGITAL REAL ESTATE

DIGITAL REAL ESTATE A groundbreaking online tool for both the office and the field – RealitApp. Three quarters of real estate agencies in Slovakia would welcome the opportunity to make their work easier through a mobile interface, instead of the old school use of notebooks or Excel. When the creators...

INNOVATE® South Carolina

Code/+/Trust

Agile, On-Shore Product Studio for End-to-End Software Development

At Code/+/Trust, we’re more than just a development shop, we’re your strategic co-founders, product visionaries, and fractional CTOs. What do bourbon barrels, jails, and hospitals have in common? They’re all part of the industries our clients have disrupted with our help. We use a flexible, industry-agnostic process: discovery, user research,...

INNOVATE® Kansas City

KANSAS CITY WOMEN IN TECH

EMPOWERING WOMEN IN TECH: THE LEGACY OF KANSAS CITY WOMEN IN TECH

In 2013, against the backdrop of a male-dominated tech landscape, Jennifer Wadalla, a passionate advocate for gender equality, founded Kansas City Women in Tech (KCWiT). Her vision was to create a supportive ecosystem that would empower women to thrive in the technology industry. Under Jennifer’s visionary leadership, KCWiT quickly became...

INNOVATE® Puerto Rico

COOPERATIVA HIDROELECTRICA DE LA MONTAÑA

COOPERATIVA HIDROELECTRICA DE LA MONTAÑA-Puerto Rico’s first electric power cooperative brings 21st century innovation to the rural center of the island

Puerto Rico’s first electric power cooperative brings 21st century innovation to the rural center of the island

THE COOPERATIVA HIDROELÉCTRICA DE LA MONTAÑAThe Cooperativa Hidroeléctrica de la Montaña (the Hydroelectric Cooperative of the Mountain, in English) is Puerto Rico’s first electric power cooperative. The Cooperativa Hidroeléctrica de la Montaña is organized with the purpose of providing business owners and residents in the municipalities of Adjuntas, Jayuya, Lares...

INNOVATE™ Oeiras

LOGICALIS

LOGICALIS- We Are Architects Of Change

We Are Architects Of Change

At Logicalis Portugal we help our clients transform their business through IT, and their success is our success. We operate as an IT Solution Provider since the year 2000 mainly in the Portuguese market, and we’re now part of a leading global technology group, Logicalis. Logicalis is an international solutions...

INNOVATION Quebec

MYCÉLIUM

Est l’incubateur-accélérateur de la Ville de Québec dédié aux entreprises en transformation alimentaire qui souhaitent améliorer l’offre alimentaire existante par un produit ou un procédé novateur ayant un impact positif et durable sur la santé, l’économie, la société ou sur l’environnement

MYCÉLIUM met de l’avant un modèle d’incubation novateur et bonifié par l’implication du réseau d’affaires régional, par l’expertise de ses intervenants et par son accès au talent de plusieurs scientifiques de l’Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels de l’Université Laval (INAF), le plus grand centre de recherche au...

INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition

AMPLE

EMPOWERING CREATORS THROUGH THE TOKENIZATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Ample is building a web3 distribution, streaming and financing infrastructure platform that supports films, shows and music. Tokenizing professional level creative IP, building a distribution network and token ecosystem to support future growth of the $2 trillion global media and entertainment market. The legacy entertainment industry is broken and antiquated....

INNOVATION Quebec

MILA

EN TANT QU’INSTITUT QUÉBÉCOIS D’INTELLIGENCE ARTIFICIELLE, MILA EST L’ÉPICENTRE DE L’EXPERTISE EN APPRENTISSAGE PROFOND (DEEP LEARNING) AU CANADA

Dirigé par le professeur Yoshua Bengio, corécipiendaire en 2018 du prix Turing pour ses travaux fondateurs sur l’apprentissage profond, Mila regroupe une communauté de plus de 1000 chercheuses et chercheurs en IA parmi les plus talentueux au monde. Cette concentration d’experts effectuant des travaux de pointe a permis au Québec...

INNOVATE™ Toronto

BRICKEYE

BRICKEYE-Mission-Critical Insights To Drive Safety

Mission-Critical Insights To Drive Safety, Resilience, And Sustainability

Brickeye is a leader in industrial internet of things (IoT) and data analytics for risk mitigation in construction and infrastructure management. We empower customers to build and manage their projects and assets safer, smarter, and better. By integrating actionable, real-time data from IoT-enabled sensors and predictive analytics, we enable customers...

INNOVATE™ Estonia

ITS Estonia

The Driving Force Behind Smart Mobility Solutions

Smart mobility is an interesting field because it concerns everyone. It therefore offers excellent opportunities to work with local authorities, universities and small businesses to develop innovative solutions. ITS Estonia is a transport innovation cooperation network that brings together different stakeholders from the public, private and third sectors. The network...

INNOVATE™ Toronto

THORNHILL MEDICAL

THORNHILL MEDICAL -PUTS TOMORROW’S LIFE-SAVING CAPABILITY IN YOUR HANDS — TODAY

PUTS TOMORROW’S LIFE-SAVING CAPABILITY IN YOUR HANDS — TODAY

Thornhill Medical is a leading developer of innovative mobile medical technologies. Thornhill Medical’s ground-breaking solutions are produced to be used around the world by emergency health care providers, military medical teams and disaster relief responders.   Renowned Canadian research scientist and physician, Dr. Joseph Fisher, has spent his career achieving...

Global Innovation Spotlight

Reduce Drug Development costs and timelines with innovative approaches

Drug development is traditionally expensive and lengthy, often spanning over a decade and costing billions of dollars to bring a single drug to market. However, pharmaceutical companies today are adopting innovative strategies to significantly reduce these timelines and costs without compromising safety or efficacy. Leveraging technology for early discovery Technological...

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

FLINDERS UNIVERSITY

GETTING YOUR Z’S FHMRI SLEEP HEALTH is tech-ing up sleep

Tech and sleep aren’t necessarily always good bedfellows but in this case, they can be. Sleep health is undergoing a digital and technological innovation transformation. Developments are set to revolutionise the way sleep disorders are diagnosed, monitored, and treated. From the development of improved treatment identification platforms for doctors, to...

INNOVATE™ South Africa

CREATIVITYWILLSAVEUS

NEED WE SAY MORE?

Hope is one of the most powerful forces in our lives. Without it, we struggle to move forward, to progress, to thrive....

INNOVATE® Georgia

PLAYON

ONWARD AND UPWARD: INNOVATION FOR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES WITH PLAYON

PlayOn was created to champion the spirit of play. The PlayOn team is comprised of GoFan, the NFHS Network, and rSchoolToday – three brands united by a shared passion for school athletics and activities. PlayOn propels schools onward with enduring innovation and service to save time and focus on what...

Global Innovation Spotlight

Education 2025-2026: new formats, key trends, and the role of Lectera

The field of education is evolving at an unprecedented rate. Technology, new methods, and societal changes are shaping a completely different approach to learning. All of this makes knowledge more accessible and the process itself more flexible and tailored to the needs of each student. This approach is being implemented...

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

UNIVERSIDADE POSITIVO

STANDS AS A PILLAR OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WITH A RICH HISTORY OF 35-YEARS

Focused on professional excellence, the university has played a pivotal role in shaping over 10 thousand entrepreneurs in the past 20 years, leading to the establishment of 24 thousand businesses nationwide. Committed to sustainable development since 2019, Universidade Positivo incorporates the United Nation’s sustainable development goals into every facet of...

INNOVATE® Detroit

FRANCO

The Power of Relationships, Culture & Innovation Propels Franco to 60 Years of Success

When you think of Detroit and the public relations industry, it may not be obvious at first how much they have in common. But anyone working in the PR industry in the city will tell you both have weathered significant changes over the past several decades. Founded in 1964 in...

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