Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
HORSCH
A COMPANY WITH INNOVATION IN ITS DNA
The world’s agriculture is becoming increasingly modern. For decades, there has been a visible technological revolution happening in the field, with farmers seeking machines that boost productivity while minimizing environmental impact, doing more with less in a responsible way. Since its foundation in 1984 in Germany, HORSCH has been dedicated...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
ASSESPRO-PARANÁ
BRAZILIAN ASSOCIATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES
The Brazilian Association of Information Technology Companie of Paraná (Assespro-Paraná), established in the 1980s, is a key regional branch of the influential Assespro-Paraná Federation, which began in the late 1970s. Celebrating four decades in Paraná, the organization is dedicated to fostering innovation in the state. Assespro-Paraná’s significant engagement in various...
INNOVATE™ Flanders
NOVELYEAST
SUPERIOR YEAST AS A TARGET AND A TOOL
NovelYeast is an R&D company with world-leading expertise in the design and development of superior industrial yeast strains. Our superior yeast strains for bioethanol and isobutanol production support the transition to a more sustainable bio-based economy in the sectors of automobile and aviation transport. Superior yeast strains for production of...
INNOVATION Quebec
OPTONIQUE
LUMIÈRE SUR L’INNOVATION
La photonique se retrouve partout : chirurgie laser, manufacture de batteries, ordinateur quantique sont parmi tant d’autres applications qui bénéficient des technologies utilisant la lumière. La présence en sols québécois de centres de recherche et d’industries a mené à un terreau fertile d’innovation chez les jeunes pousses technologiques et les...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
Grant Thornton
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® New Jersey Vol.2
Provident Bank
Wants to Create Advocates for Life by Creating an Innovative, First-Class Employee an
Provident Bank, the oldest and second largest financial institution headquartered in NJ, was established in 1839 in a one-room office in Jersey City, New Jersey. Since its inception, it has continually reaffirmed its commitment to the customers and communities it serves, as well as its employees across New Jersey, New...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
SMR AUSTRALIA
LOCAL INNOVATIONS CREATING GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE VALUE-ADD
SMR Australia, a Motherson Group Company, has been a prominent manufacturer in South Australia for over 70 years. Driven by a culture of innovation, SMR Australia has evolved from its origins as Rainsford Metal products producing metal stampings, to Britax producing baby capsules and other automotive safety products, to Schefenacker...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
ÜLEMISTE CITY
THE CITY THAT INNOVATES WITH YOU
Ülemiste City is one of Europe’s most forward-looking urban districts where innovation is built on long-term vision, data and daily collaboration. From self-driving buses and delivery robots to AI-powered energy tools, Ülemiste is the place where new solutions meet real complexity and context. The challenge of building an agile smart...
INNOVATE® Kansas City
GOOGLE FIBER
GFIBER HAS WORKED TO ENSURE IT IS DOING ITS PART TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE PARTICULARLY IN TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
“As a Google Fiber team member since 2011, it fills me with immense pride to reflect on our journey – from the selection of Kansas City as our inaugural home to our expansion from coast-to-coast in the last decade. We’ve seen firsthand the transformative power of ultra-high-speed internet in fueling...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
TRIBE NETWORK
IS BUILDINGA GLOBAL NETWORK OF ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATORS FOR RACIALIZED PEOPLE.
Tribe Network is a community of racialized people pursuing technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation. They envision a world where Black, Indigenous, and people of colour are at the forefront of these disciplines, fully armed with the knowledge, resources, skills, and connections they need to start, build, and scale thriving businesses. TRIBE...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
WEAR-TECH
INNOVATING SAFETY
WEAR-TECH – DETECT – PREDICT – PROTECT™ “Our homegrown AI companion, MAHI™, is aware of its users’ environment and alerts the wearer and the caregivers if a vulnerable loved one inadvertently heads towards a hazard.” A profound loss propelled an innovator in Hartland, WI, to create predictive safety technologies for...
INNOVATE® Nashville
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
The Vanderbilt Vaccine Center -Improving human health through next-generation antibody science
The Vanderbilt Vaccine Center (VVC) was founded in 2004, with James E. Crowe, Jr, M.D. as director. The mission of this internationally recognized biomedical research and development team is to transform infectious disease prevention approaches using instant immunity achieved by use of naturally occurring molecules form the human immune system...
INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2
AVIA GIS
SOFT WARE TECHNOLOGIES FOR A HEALTHIER WORLD
“OUR RESEARCH DOESN’T STOP AFTER WRITING THE CONCLUSION.” – GUY HENDRICKX, FOUNDING MANAGING DIRECTOR, AVIA-GIS Ever heard of the proverb “better safe than sorry”? Well, Avia-GIS sure has. Even better: they built their entire business around it. Founder and CEO Guy Hendrickx started Avia-GIS in 2001 as a company with...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
MARS SOLUTIONS GROUP
DISCOVERING DIVERSE TALENT THROUGH ALTERNATE PIPELINES
MARS Solutions Group is an award-winning talent solution supplier for information technology (IT), engineering, manufacturing, admin-clerical, healthcare, and professional roles located in Waukesha, WI. Founded by Rashi Arora-Khosla, an accomplished Enterprise Architect, and CEO of MARS Solutions Group, she launched MARS with boot strap capital and grew it organically into...
INNOVATION Quebec
DISTRIQ
ZONE D’INNOVATION QUANTIQUE
DistriQ, Quantum Innovation Zone, is an organization that provides expertise and infrastructure to foster the emergence and acceleration of innovation in the quantum science and technology sector. DistriQ supports the development of one of the first innovation zones of the Quebec government, the Sherbrooke Quantum Innovation Zone. Since its designation...
Global Innovation Spotlight
LINGOKIDS
Donde El Aprendizaje Se Hace Jugando
Lingokids es una aplicación 100 % segura y divertida con contenido exclusivo de Playlearning™ para niños de entre 2 y 8 años. Nació en 2016, cuando nuestro CEO, Cristóbal Viedma, buscaba una herramienta educativa para enseñar inglés a su sobrina pequeña. Ese mismo año, en Lingokids comenzamos una asociación con...
INNOVATION Quebec
QUÉBEC QUANTIQUE
CATALYSEUR DE L’ÉCOSYSTÈME QUANTIQUE DU QUÉBEC
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...
INNOVATION Quebec
Le CQDM
Accélérer la découverte de médicaments
Ce consortium de recherche biopharmaceutique à but non lucratif soutient et facilite l’innovation multipartite afin d’accélérer la transformation de découvertes de pointe en vaccins, en produits thérapeutiques et en diagnostics répondant à des besoins médicaux non satisfaits, tout en générant des retombées importantes pour l’économie canadienne. Un modèle de...
INNOVATION Quebec
CED
CANADA’S PIONEER IN THE CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL RPAS INDUSTRY
Launched in 2011, the CED is a community of interest and a non-profit organization whose mission is to develop, manage and promote a range of expertise, services and innovations in the Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) sector. Our headquarters are located at the airport in Alma (CYTF), but we offer...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
= SPACE
WE BELIEVE THAT ACCESS + RESOURCES =SPACE & OPPORTUNITIES
=SPACE strives to create a unique culture and positive sharespace. Headquartered in the City of Newark, our sharespace provides resources for startups, coaching for tech companies and an ecosystem for artists to share their work and thrive. We offer programming to help build, grow and scale businesses, with the vast...
INNOVATE® Miami
SynerTechCloud
Accelerate and Secure Your Business with Hybrid Cloud
ELEVATOR PITCHThe hybrid cloud, a powerful combination of public and private clouds, has revolutionized the way enterprises do business. It enables employees and customers to experience unparalleled user satisfaction, embrace new business models, and achieve substantially enhanced productivity. SynerTechCloud empowers businesses to leverage the hybrid cloud by identifying the best...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
ESTX
E-RESIDENCY IS MORE THAN JUST A TOOL – IT’S A LIFESTYLE.
“Our clients are global players with a big vision,” says Angela Ventsel, founder and CEO of estx. She and her team aim to make starting a business in Estonia as smooth as possible for every e-resident, regardless of their background or location. “When someone entrusts their business to us, it...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
Mintwood Strategies
THE INNOVATORS OF UNOFFICIAL WASHINGTON
There is official Washington you see on TV, which features the National Mall, Congress, and the White House, and there is unofficial Washington, which is home to 700,000 citizens who are denied the ability to electorally participate in official Washington. Mintwood Strategies has carved out a niche in the media...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
HORSCH
A COMPANY WITH INNOVATION IN ITS DNA
The world’s agriculture is becoming increasingly modern. For decades, there has been a visible technological revolution happening in the field, with farmers seeking machines that boost productivity while minimizing environmental impact, doing more with less in a responsible way. Since its foundation in 1984 in Germany, HORSCH has been dedicated...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
ASSESPRO-PARANÁ
BRAZILIAN ASSOCIATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES
The Brazilian Association of Information Technology Companie of Paraná (Assespro-Paraná), established in the 1980s, is a key regional branch of the influential Assespro-Paraná Federation, which began in the late 1970s. Celebrating four decades in Paraná, the organization is dedicated to fostering innovation in the state. Assespro-Paraná’s significant engagement in various...
INNOVATE™ Flanders
NOVELYEAST
SUPERIOR YEAST AS A TARGET AND A TOOL
NovelYeast is an R&D company with world-leading expertise in the design and development of superior industrial yeast strains. Our superior yeast strains for bioethanol and isobutanol production support the transition to a more sustainable bio-based economy in the sectors of automobile and aviation transport. Superior yeast strains for production of...
INNOVATION Quebec
OPTONIQUE
LUMIÈRE SUR L’INNOVATION
La photonique se retrouve partout : chirurgie laser, manufacture de batteries, ordinateur quantique sont parmi tant d’autres applications qui bénéficient des technologies utilisant la lumière. La présence en sols québécois de centres de recherche et d’industries a mené à un terreau fertile d’innovation chez les jeunes pousses technologiques et les...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
Grant Thornton
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® New Jersey Vol.2
Provident Bank
Wants to Create Advocates for Life by Creating an Innovative, First-Class Employee an
Provident Bank, the oldest and second largest financial institution headquartered in NJ, was established in 1839 in a one-room office in Jersey City, New Jersey. Since its inception, it has continually reaffirmed its commitment to the customers and communities it serves, as well as its employees across New Jersey, New...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
SMR AUSTRALIA
LOCAL INNOVATIONS CREATING GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE VALUE-ADD
SMR Australia, a Motherson Group Company, has been a prominent manufacturer in South Australia for over 70 years. Driven by a culture of innovation, SMR Australia has evolved from its origins as Rainsford Metal products producing metal stampings, to Britax producing baby capsules and other automotive safety products, to Schefenacker...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
ÜLEMISTE CITY
THE CITY THAT INNOVATES WITH YOU
Ülemiste City is one of Europe’s most forward-looking urban districts where innovation is built on long-term vision, data and daily collaboration. From self-driving buses and delivery robots to AI-powered energy tools, Ülemiste is the place where new solutions meet real complexity and context. The challenge of building an agile smart...
INNOVATE® Kansas City
GOOGLE FIBER
GFIBER HAS WORKED TO ENSURE IT IS DOING ITS PART TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE PARTICULARLY IN TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
“As a Google Fiber team member since 2011, it fills me with immense pride to reflect on our journey – from the selection of Kansas City as our inaugural home to our expansion from coast-to-coast in the last decade. We’ve seen firsthand the transformative power of ultra-high-speed internet in fueling...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
TRIBE NETWORK
IS BUILDINGA GLOBAL NETWORK OF ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATORS FOR RACIALIZED PEOPLE.
Tribe Network is a community of racialized people pursuing technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation. They envision a world where Black, Indigenous, and people of colour are at the forefront of these disciplines, fully armed with the knowledge, resources, skills, and connections they need to start, build, and scale thriving businesses. TRIBE...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
WEAR-TECH
INNOVATING SAFETY
WEAR-TECH – DETECT – PREDICT – PROTECT™ “Our homegrown AI companion, MAHI™, is aware of its users’ environment and alerts the wearer and the caregivers if a vulnerable loved one inadvertently heads towards a hazard.” A profound loss propelled an innovator in Hartland, WI, to create predictive safety technologies for...
INNOVATE® Nashville
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
The Vanderbilt Vaccine Center -Improving human health through next-generation antibody science
The Vanderbilt Vaccine Center (VVC) was founded in 2004, with James E. Crowe, Jr, M.D. as director. The mission of this internationally recognized biomedical research and development team is to transform infectious disease prevention approaches using instant immunity achieved by use of naturally occurring molecules form the human immune system...
INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2
AVIA GIS
SOFT WARE TECHNOLOGIES FOR A HEALTHIER WORLD
“OUR RESEARCH DOESN’T STOP AFTER WRITING THE CONCLUSION.” – GUY HENDRICKX, FOUNDING MANAGING DIRECTOR, AVIA-GIS Ever heard of the proverb “better safe than sorry”? Well, Avia-GIS sure has. Even better: they built their entire business around it. Founder and CEO Guy Hendrickx started Avia-GIS in 2001 as a company with...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
MARS SOLUTIONS GROUP
DISCOVERING DIVERSE TALENT THROUGH ALTERNATE PIPELINES
MARS Solutions Group is an award-winning talent solution supplier for information technology (IT), engineering, manufacturing, admin-clerical, healthcare, and professional roles located in Waukesha, WI. Founded by Rashi Arora-Khosla, an accomplished Enterprise Architect, and CEO of MARS Solutions Group, she launched MARS with boot strap capital and grew it organically into...
INNOVATION Quebec
DISTRIQ
ZONE D’INNOVATION QUANTIQUE
DistriQ, Quantum Innovation Zone, is an organization that provides expertise and infrastructure to foster the emergence and acceleration of innovation in the quantum science and technology sector. DistriQ supports the development of one of the first innovation zones of the Quebec government, the Sherbrooke Quantum Innovation Zone. Since its designation...
Global Innovation Spotlight
LINGOKIDS
Donde El Aprendizaje Se Hace Jugando
Lingokids es una aplicación 100 % segura y divertida con contenido exclusivo de Playlearning™ para niños de entre 2 y 8 años. Nació en 2016, cuando nuestro CEO, Cristóbal Viedma, buscaba una herramienta educativa para enseñar inglés a su sobrina pequeña. Ese mismo año, en Lingokids comenzamos una asociación con...
INNOVATION Quebec
QUÉBEC QUANTIQUE
CATALYSEUR DE L’ÉCOSYSTÈME QUANTIQUE DU QUÉBEC
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...
INNOVATION Quebec
Le CQDM
Accélérer la découverte de médicaments
Ce consortium de recherche biopharmaceutique à but non lucratif soutient et facilite l’innovation multipartite afin d’accélérer la transformation de découvertes de pointe en vaccins, en produits thérapeutiques et en diagnostics répondant à des besoins médicaux non satisfaits, tout en générant des retombées importantes pour l’économie canadienne. Un modèle de...
INNOVATION Quebec
CED
CANADA’S PIONEER IN THE CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL RPAS INDUSTRY
Launched in 2011, the CED is a community of interest and a non-profit organization whose mission is to develop, manage and promote a range of expertise, services and innovations in the Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) sector. Our headquarters are located at the airport in Alma (CYTF), but we offer...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
= SPACE
WE BELIEVE THAT ACCESS + RESOURCES =SPACE & OPPORTUNITIES
=SPACE strives to create a unique culture and positive sharespace. Headquartered in the City of Newark, our sharespace provides resources for startups, coaching for tech companies and an ecosystem for artists to share their work and thrive. We offer programming to help build, grow and scale businesses, with the vast...
INNOVATE® Miami
SynerTechCloud
Accelerate and Secure Your Business with Hybrid Cloud
ELEVATOR PITCHThe hybrid cloud, a powerful combination of public and private clouds, has revolutionized the way enterprises do business. It enables employees and customers to experience unparalleled user satisfaction, embrace new business models, and achieve substantially enhanced productivity. SynerTechCloud empowers businesses to leverage the hybrid cloud by identifying the best...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
ESTX
E-RESIDENCY IS MORE THAN JUST A TOOL – IT’S A LIFESTYLE.
“Our clients are global players with a big vision,” says Angela Ventsel, founder and CEO of estx. She and her team aim to make starting a business in Estonia as smooth as possible for every e-resident, regardless of their background or location. “When someone entrusts their business to us, it...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
Mintwood Strategies
THE INNOVATORS OF UNOFFICIAL WASHINGTON
There is official Washington you see on TV, which features the National Mall, Congress, and the White House, and there is unofficial Washington, which is home to 700,000 citizens who are denied the ability to electorally participate in official Washington. Mintwood Strategies has carved out a niche in the media...