Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE™ Flanders
CHEP
HOW ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY TRANSFORMS THE WAY TO GET PRODUCTS TO PEOPLE
The way the world makes, moves, and sells goods is changing. While technology has increased consumer choice, society expects businesses to reduce the environmental impact of meeting that demand. The time has come to transform how we get products to people. CHEP built one of the world’s most sustainable logistics...
INNOVATION Quebec
The CRIBIQ
A Catalyst of Innovation in the Province’s Biobased Economy
Established in 2008, the Consortium for Research and Innovation in Industrial Bioprocesses in Quebec (CRIBIQ) is considered the catalyst of innovation in the province’s biobased economy – also known as biosourced economy. By bringing together applied research, innovation, and entrepreneurship, the CRIBIQ supports the agrifood, environmental, and industrial bioproducts sectors...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
NIKO PARTNERS
COMPANIES NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE MARKETS IN WHICH THEY COMPETE
When consumers and students think of the video game industry and esports, they think of the excitement and entertainment of it all – but rarely about the data that guides the strategy of a business and of the game development plan. A market research firm provides the data that helps...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
CUBISMI
A Vanguard of Healthcare’s Transformation
“Grassroots physician leadership will be vital for patient-centered transformative innovation.” – Dr. Moira Schieke Cubismi is redefining the frontiers of healthcare through the synergy of AI, cloud, and physician-led human-centered design. Guided by the visionary leadership of Dr. Moira Schieke, Cubismi is leading transformative innovation to usher in a new...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
HEARTRITHM
Performance With a Purpose
Today, investors want something different from their money. They want performance, but now with a purpose. More than just low-risk financial returns, but also accountability and sustainability. Our goal is for our investors, team, and the greater community to feel connected to themselves, one another, and technology by making the...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
CIFAR
ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE TO CHANGE THE WORLD
INNOVATORS, SCHOLARS & EXPERTSCIFAR is a global leader in the research community, bringing together top researchers across disciplines to advance our understanding of the most complex and far-reaching questions. Our researchers establish new fields of inquiry — reimagining our health, our understanding of the Universe, the prosperity of our societies,...
INNOVATE™ Alberta
ROUTEIQUE
X-RAY VISION FOR SUPPLY CHAIN VISIONARIES
Unprecedented supply chain insight, foresight and oversight.Since 2017, Routeique® has developed industry-leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) products, IoT hardware, and apps for businesses in the supply chain space. We’re building solutions to problems that have traditionally been difficult to solve,” says CEO Mike Allan. Routeique’s vision is...
INNOVATE® Jacksonville
CuliVino Hospitality Management + Consulting: Chef Tom Gray
OUR STORY Chef Tom Gray is one of North Florida’s most lauded and respected chefs, with two James Beard Award nominations as well as countless awards and accolades. He began his career in his hometown of Jacksonville at the age of 15 at a local country club, with culinary school...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
MEDIDO HEALTH
Building the platform that enables next-generation pharmacy-based healthcare services
Medido Health is a software development company focused on building tools that enable the transformation of pharmacy-based healthcare services that significantly improve clinical outcomes. Knostos, the company’s software-as-a-service platform, is an event-driven platform that enables its users to support diverse and complex programs of care in real time while effectively...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Julia Daviy
From Solar Energy Breakthroughs to Pioneering Sustainable 3D-Printed Fashion and Redefining Innovation
Julia Daviy has revolutionized sustainable manufacturing in the high-tech fashion industry. She created the world’s first sustainable collection of wearable clothing produced entirely using large-scale industrial 3D printers. Daviy also designed the first-ever collection of 3D-printed bags, both of which debuted at New York Fashion Weeks, disrupting traditional design practices...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
CHOOSE NEW JERSEY
New Jersey, a hub for entrepreneurs and multinationals alike, is located in the most highly connected region in the U.S., with all the assets and accessibility any business needs
Choose New Jersey is New Jersey’s leading nonprofit economic development organization. We stimulate job creation and attract capital investment with the aim of growing New Jersey’s economy. We market New Jersey globally as the most ideal state in the U.S. to live, work, and play, and we guide businesses in...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
THE FORGE ADVENTURE PARKS
GET OUT AND PLAY
Chicagoland is home to one of the world’s most fantastic recreation destinations: The Forge: Lemont Quarries. Since opening in the summer of 2020, the 300-acre park has been named one of the top three new destinations in the United States. The park provides authentic, purpose-driven outdoor experiences for people of...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
THORNHILL MEDICAL
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...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
REUSABLY
The circular solution to plastic pollution - Reusably is changing the world one container at a time.
Australians throw out a staggering 2.7 million single-use or disposable coffee cups every day, amounting to one billion coffee cups thrown out each year. In response to this waste crisis, Reusably, an Adelaide-based sustainability start-up, is on a mission to eliminateexcessive use of disposable goods and accelerate the transition away...
INNOVATE® Nashville
The Innovation Studio
Building Industrial AI Companies That Solve Real-World Problems
The Innovation Studio is a venture studio based in the Nashville region that exists for a single purpose: to build technology startups that solve pervasive industry problems by developing and using the best artificial intelligence. From the origin of an idea through company exit, the Studio uses a disciplined, repeatable...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
Intrapreneurial Capital
Breaking Barriers: Meet the Trio That's Transforming Intrapreneurship from Buzzword to Business Strategy
Albert Bengtson, Birgitte Stjärne, and Roland Williams bring a dynamic blend of expertise and proven strategies that drive transformative innovation in the corporate world. As seasoned leaders in business development, creative strategy, and innovation management, they provide powerful insights tailored to today’s complex and competitive landscape. Their approach empowers organizations...
INNOVATION Quebec
TransBIOTech
CCTT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Founded in 1999 at the request of the Cégep de Lévis, TransBIOTech is a college centre for biotech transfer that draws on the Cégep’s biotechnolog y and analytical chemistry technical programs. As a non-profit organization, we focus on demonstrating the efficacy and safety of natural active compounds for use in...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
VALMET
MARKET LEADER, VALMET OFFERS UNIQUE AND INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS FOR PAPER, PULP AND ENERGY INDUSTRIES
With more than 220-years of industrial history and 63-years of presence in Brazil, the Finnish multinational provides integrated technologies, reaffirming its commitment to constant improvement and renewal. Valmet is a global leader in the development and supply of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries....
INNOVATE™ South Africa
M&C SAATCHI ABEL
SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE M&C SAATCHI ABEL STORY IS ONE OF AUDACITY, TENACITY AND AN UNWAVERING BELIEF THAT ALL PROBLEMS CAN BE SOLVED WITH HOT CREATIVITY
What began as an unfurnished open space on the fourth floor of The Hudson Building in De Waterkant, Cape Town, with 13 people in 2010, is today a growing agency with over 250 talented, creative and diverse people, across a Cape Town and Johannesburg campus, and an agency that has...
INNOVATION Quebec
COLAB
EN ACTIVITÉ DEPUIS 2019, COLAB EST UN CENTRE DE RECHERCHE ET D’INNOVATION
QUATRE AXES DE RECHERCHETerritoires numériquesFavoriser le développement des compétences numériques, collaboratives et entrepreneuriales des acteur·trice·s de l’écosystème. Transition numérique des PMESupporter la transition numérique des PME en développant les compétences numériques des leaders, des gestionnaires et des employé·e·s, en les accompagnant dans une démarche de transformation numérique. Entrepreneuriat et apprentissages...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
EDISON PARTNERS
EDISON PARTNERS-WE’RE AN INTEGRATED TEAM OF INVESTORS AND OPERATORS THAT LIVE AND BREATHE THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACED BY COMPANIES AT THE GROWTH STAGE. Edison Partners is a leading growth equity firm that invests in high-growth, capital-efficient companies in the fintech, enterprise software and healthcare IT sectors. Over our 37-year...
INNOVATE® South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
From Ideas to Impact: MUSC’s Culture of Innovation.
Founded in 1824 in Charleston, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) serves as the state’s only comprehensive academic health system, dedicated to preserving and optimizing human life in South Carolina through education, research, and patient care. Each year, MUSC educates more than 3,200 students across six colleges—Dental Medicine, Graduate...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
PONTOMAIS
MESHED STORIES OF INNOVATION AND SOCIAL IMPACT
Founded in 2016 in the city of Curitiba, State of Paraná, Southern Brazil, Pontomais was created to solve the challenges of Human Resource units by means of digitalization and automation of processes. Until then, many of the routines were performed manually, and, with the arrival of Pontomais, HR professionals were...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
IMUNOVA
EXPLORE THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN ANIMAL RESEARCH, ALONG WITH BIOTECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS
IMUNOVA-EXPLORE THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN ANIMAL RESEARCH, ALONG WITH BIOTECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND DIAGNOSTICS. Imunova: Pioneering Breakthroughs in Biotechnology for Animal Health Curitiba (Brazil)-based biotechnology firm, Imunova, is at the forefront of innovation in animal health, dedicated to testing and developing cutting edge products for the veterinary...
INNOVATE™ Flanders
CHEP
HOW ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY TRANSFORMS THE WAY TO GET PRODUCTS TO PEOPLE
The way the world makes, moves, and sells goods is changing. While technology has increased consumer choice, society expects businesses to reduce the environmental impact of meeting that demand. The time has come to transform how we get products to people. CHEP built one of the world’s most sustainable logistics...
INNOVATION Quebec
The CRIBIQ
A Catalyst of Innovation in the Province’s Biobased Economy
Established in 2008, the Consortium for Research and Innovation in Industrial Bioprocesses in Quebec (CRIBIQ) is considered the catalyst of innovation in the province’s biobased economy – also known as biosourced economy. By bringing together applied research, innovation, and entrepreneurship, the CRIBIQ supports the agrifood, environmental, and industrial bioproducts sectors...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
NIKO PARTNERS
COMPANIES NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE MARKETS IN WHICH THEY COMPETE
When consumers and students think of the video game industry and esports, they think of the excitement and entertainment of it all – but rarely about the data that guides the strategy of a business and of the game development plan. A market research firm provides the data that helps...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
CUBISMI
A Vanguard of Healthcare’s Transformation
“Grassroots physician leadership will be vital for patient-centered transformative innovation.” – Dr. Moira Schieke Cubismi is redefining the frontiers of healthcare through the synergy of AI, cloud, and physician-led human-centered design. Guided by the visionary leadership of Dr. Moira Schieke, Cubismi is leading transformative innovation to usher in a new...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
HEARTRITHM
Performance With a Purpose
Today, investors want something different from their money. They want performance, but now with a purpose. More than just low-risk financial returns, but also accountability and sustainability. Our goal is for our investors, team, and the greater community to feel connected to themselves, one another, and technology by making the...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
CIFAR
ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE TO CHANGE THE WORLD
INNOVATORS, SCHOLARS & EXPERTSCIFAR is a global leader in the research community, bringing together top researchers across disciplines to advance our understanding of the most complex and far-reaching questions. Our researchers establish new fields of inquiry — reimagining our health, our understanding of the Universe, the prosperity of our societies,...
INNOVATE™ Alberta
ROUTEIQUE
X-RAY VISION FOR SUPPLY CHAIN VISIONARIES
Unprecedented supply chain insight, foresight and oversight.Since 2017, Routeique® has developed industry-leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) products, IoT hardware, and apps for businesses in the supply chain space. We’re building solutions to problems that have traditionally been difficult to solve,” says CEO Mike Allan. Routeique’s vision is...
INNOVATE® Jacksonville
CuliVino Hospitality Management + Consulting: Chef Tom Gray
OUR STORY Chef Tom Gray is one of North Florida’s most lauded and respected chefs, with two James Beard Award nominations as well as countless awards and accolades. He began his career in his hometown of Jacksonville at the age of 15 at a local country club, with culinary school...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
MEDIDO HEALTH
Building the platform that enables next-generation pharmacy-based healthcare services
Medido Health is a software development company focused on building tools that enable the transformation of pharmacy-based healthcare services that significantly improve clinical outcomes. Knostos, the company’s software-as-a-service platform, is an event-driven platform that enables its users to support diverse and complex programs of care in real time while effectively...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Julia Daviy
From Solar Energy Breakthroughs to Pioneering Sustainable 3D-Printed Fashion and Redefining Innovation
Julia Daviy has revolutionized sustainable manufacturing in the high-tech fashion industry. She created the world’s first sustainable collection of wearable clothing produced entirely using large-scale industrial 3D printers. Daviy also designed the first-ever collection of 3D-printed bags, both of which debuted at New York Fashion Weeks, disrupting traditional design practices...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
CHOOSE NEW JERSEY
New Jersey, a hub for entrepreneurs and multinationals alike, is located in the most highly connected region in the U.S., with all the assets and accessibility any business needs
Choose New Jersey is New Jersey’s leading nonprofit economic development organization. We stimulate job creation and attract capital investment with the aim of growing New Jersey’s economy. We market New Jersey globally as the most ideal state in the U.S. to live, work, and play, and we guide businesses in...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
THE FORGE ADVENTURE PARKS
GET OUT AND PLAY
Chicagoland is home to one of the world’s most fantastic recreation destinations: The Forge: Lemont Quarries. Since opening in the summer of 2020, the 300-acre park has been named one of the top three new destinations in the United States. The park provides authentic, purpose-driven outdoor experiences for people of...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
THORNHILL MEDICAL
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...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
REUSABLY
The circular solution to plastic pollution - Reusably is changing the world one container at a time.
Australians throw out a staggering 2.7 million single-use or disposable coffee cups every day, amounting to one billion coffee cups thrown out each year. In response to this waste crisis, Reusably, an Adelaide-based sustainability start-up, is on a mission to eliminateexcessive use of disposable goods and accelerate the transition away...
INNOVATE® Nashville
The Innovation Studio
Building Industrial AI Companies That Solve Real-World Problems
The Innovation Studio is a venture studio based in the Nashville region that exists for a single purpose: to build technology startups that solve pervasive industry problems by developing and using the best artificial intelligence. From the origin of an idea through company exit, the Studio uses a disciplined, repeatable...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
Intrapreneurial Capital
Breaking Barriers: Meet the Trio That's Transforming Intrapreneurship from Buzzword to Business Strategy
Albert Bengtson, Birgitte Stjärne, and Roland Williams bring a dynamic blend of expertise and proven strategies that drive transformative innovation in the corporate world. As seasoned leaders in business development, creative strategy, and innovation management, they provide powerful insights tailored to today’s complex and competitive landscape. Their approach empowers organizations...
INNOVATION Quebec
TransBIOTech
CCTT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Founded in 1999 at the request of the Cégep de Lévis, TransBIOTech is a college centre for biotech transfer that draws on the Cégep’s biotechnolog y and analytical chemistry technical programs. As a non-profit organization, we focus on demonstrating the efficacy and safety of natural active compounds for use in...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
VALMET
MARKET LEADER, VALMET OFFERS UNIQUE AND INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS FOR PAPER, PULP AND ENERGY INDUSTRIES
With more than 220-years of industrial history and 63-years of presence in Brazil, the Finnish multinational provides integrated technologies, reaffirming its commitment to constant improvement and renewal. Valmet is a global leader in the development and supply of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries....
INNOVATE™ South Africa
M&C SAATCHI ABEL
SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE M&C SAATCHI ABEL STORY IS ONE OF AUDACITY, TENACITY AND AN UNWAVERING BELIEF THAT ALL PROBLEMS CAN BE SOLVED WITH HOT CREATIVITY
What began as an unfurnished open space on the fourth floor of The Hudson Building in De Waterkant, Cape Town, with 13 people in 2010, is today a growing agency with over 250 talented, creative and diverse people, across a Cape Town and Johannesburg campus, and an agency that has...
INNOVATION Quebec
COLAB
EN ACTIVITÉ DEPUIS 2019, COLAB EST UN CENTRE DE RECHERCHE ET D’INNOVATION
QUATRE AXES DE RECHERCHETerritoires numériquesFavoriser le développement des compétences numériques, collaboratives et entrepreneuriales des acteur·trice·s de l’écosystème. Transition numérique des PMESupporter la transition numérique des PME en développant les compétences numériques des leaders, des gestionnaires et des employé·e·s, en les accompagnant dans une démarche de transformation numérique. Entrepreneuriat et apprentissages...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
EDISON PARTNERS
EDISON PARTNERS-WE’RE AN INTEGRATED TEAM OF INVESTORS AND OPERATORS THAT LIVE AND BREATHE THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACED BY COMPANIES AT THE GROWTH STAGE. Edison Partners is a leading growth equity firm that invests in high-growth, capital-efficient companies in the fintech, enterprise software and healthcare IT sectors. Over our 37-year...
INNOVATE® South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
From Ideas to Impact: MUSC’s Culture of Innovation.
Founded in 1824 in Charleston, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) serves as the state’s only comprehensive academic health system, dedicated to preserving and optimizing human life in South Carolina through education, research, and patient care. Each year, MUSC educates more than 3,200 students across six colleges—Dental Medicine, Graduate...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
PONTOMAIS
MESHED STORIES OF INNOVATION AND SOCIAL IMPACT
Founded in 2016 in the city of Curitiba, State of Paraná, Southern Brazil, Pontomais was created to solve the challenges of Human Resource units by means of digitalization and automation of processes. Until then, many of the routines were performed manually, and, with the arrival of Pontomais, HR professionals were...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
IMUNOVA
EXPLORE THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN ANIMAL RESEARCH, ALONG WITH BIOTECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS
IMUNOVA-EXPLORE THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN ANIMAL RESEARCH, ALONG WITH BIOTECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND DIAGNOSTICS. Imunova: Pioneering Breakthroughs in Biotechnology for Animal Health Curitiba (Brazil)-based biotechnology firm, Imunova, is at the forefront of innovation in animal health, dedicated to testing and developing cutting edge products for the veterinary...