Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
MODERN MEADOW
A PROTEIN DESIGN AND APPLICATION POWERHOUSE USING SYNBIO TO POWER NEXT-GEN SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS
A LEADER IN BIOFABRICATIONModern Meadow, headquartered in Nutley, NJ, is a sustainable bio-design technology company that uses nature-inspired proteins to develop solutions that reduce our reliance on petrochemical and animal-derived inputs. The company creates solutions that make sustainable high-performance materials possible. Modern Meadow is a protein design and application powerhouse,...
AI Québec
IA QUÉBEC
LE LABORATOIRE D’INNOVATION EN COMMERCE AU DÉTAIL À L’ÉCOLE BENSADOUN DE COMMERCE AU DÉTAIL DE L’UNIVERSITÉ MCGILL
L’École Bensadoun de commerce au détail de l’Université McGill a récemment lancé un laboratoire d’innovation en commerce au détail, fruit d’une collaboration entre l’Université McGill et Alimentation Couche-Tard inc. (ACT). Situé sur le campus de l’Université McGill, le laboratoire est à la fois un dépanneur et un laboratoire vivant, et...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
GOLD STANDARD GAMING
DRAMATICALLY INCREASE YOUR SALES BY UNLOCKING THE TRUE POWER OF THE ESPORTS & GAMING INDUSTRY
Starting as an esports talent agency in 2017, Gold Standard Gaming has become a full-service marketing company that caters to brands, influencers and corporations worldwide. The founder, Sebastian “Chosen1” Burton is a former professional gamer and spent many years as a consultant to some of the largest brands in the...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
ULTRA
GAMERS HAVE WANTED TO DO MORE WHILE GAMING. NOW THEY CAN.
READY PLAYER ONE“What if I actually owned my digital games and in-game items?” That’s been the question on most gamers’ minds. With limited solutions and some gamers resorting to the shady secondhand grey market to make use of their content outside of the game, David Hanson and Nicolas Gilot,...
INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2
PORT OF ANTWERP-BRUGES
BUILDING THE PORT OF THE FUTURE
Major challenges on energy transition, climate, mobility, and digital transformation are ahead of us and are closely linked to the activities of Port of Antwerp-Bruges, being the 2nd largest port in Europe and the 2nd largest integrated chemical cluster in the world. The recent merger between the ports of Antwerp...
AI Québec
INSTITUTE INTELLIGENCE AND DATA (IID)
AN ESSENTIAL COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT IN THE FIELDS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DATA VALORIZATION
Inaugurated in January 2020, the Institute Intelligence and Data (IID) at Université Laval brings together the driving forces of research and innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) and data valorization in the greater Quebec City area. From fundamental or applied research, to major ethical issues, the Institute’s 65 members, collaborators and...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
THE NEUROTECH INSTITUTE
Would you like a robot to hold your hand when you die?
Would you rather have a human? What is the neural and physical difference – is a human more beneficial, and if so, why? How would we maximise the use of both humans and technology here? How does it reflect on us if a robot becomes the normal or only option?...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
AQVA MORE
FOR THE WATER EFFICIENCY OF BUILDINGS/ PARA A EFICIÊNCIA HÍDRICA DOS EDIFÍCIOS
From Taguspark, AQVA MORE develops a water saving system for homes and services. AQVA MORE, a startup based at the Taguspark Incubator, has developed a technological system, intuitive and easy to install in any home, which allows for considerable water savings. For example, in a household of four people, the...
INNOVATE® Georgia
SCIENTIFIC GAMES
THE WORLD’S LARGEST LOTTERY GAMES COMPANY ATLANTA-BASED INNOVATOR POWERS THE GLOBAL GOVERNMENT-REGULATED LOTTERY INDUSTRY
More than 50 years of relentless innovation. Legendary performance. Unwavering security. And trusted partnerships. All built on a foundation of science. Since 1973, Scientific Games has integrated science into everything the company does. Its founders – a mathematician and an engineer – developed the world’s first secure lottery instant “scratch”...
INNOVATE™ Alberta
NanosTech
PIONEERING A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRANSITION
NanosTech, born from the innovative crucible of the University of Calgary, exemplifies the transformative potential of ground-breaking catalytic research. In 2021, it found a new home under the umbrella of Vorsana Environmental Inc., further cementing its position as a catalyst for change within the nanocatalyst and catalyst technologies landscape. NanosTech...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
PHALANX
FROM CLUELESS TO COVERED Businesses Choose Phalanx as their First Step in Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity can be complex and difficult to navigate for cybersecurity professionals. This sentiment is multiplied for business executives trying to decipher the ecosystem to protect their data, and even more importantly, their customers’ data. Established with a vision to redefine cybersecurity for businesses lacking specialized personnel, Phalanx has quickly become...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
ÄIO
FROM VISION TO REALITY: THE STORY OF ÄIO
ÄIO (äio tech OÜ) – founded in January 2022 by Nemailla Bonturi (PhD, Brazil) and Petri-Jaan Lahtvee (PhD, Estonia), is not just a startup, spinoff or company — it’s a vision to revolutionize how the world produces fats and oils. How It All Began Nemailla and Petri-Jaan’s journey towards ÄIO...
INNOVATE® Miami
Caribu
Reading And Drawing Through Video-Call
ELEVATOR PITCH Caribu helps children age 0-7 to read and draw with their parents and grandparents through a video-call when they’re not in the same location. Caribu is a game-changer for the hundreds of millions of global families that are separated by distance and need to make memories together with...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
NFT STUDIOS-CHIFIBOTS
CREATING A UNIVERSE FOR ENDLESS FUN
NFT Studios’ primary goal is to build a chain of: games, media, and real life events – based on the colorful characters and universes produced through their debut Play To Earn game “ChiFiBots.” And to also make 100 million players earn 100K USD a year playing our games. The...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
GOODBYE MALARIA
IT’S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE, TO MALARIA
Mosquitoes. For most people around the world, their buzzing is merely an irritation and a disruption to sleep. For many in Africa, it is a deadly killer. Of all the beautiful, awe-inspiring and scary animals across this continent, one of its smallest insects wreaks the most tragedy and pain. To...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
BLISS APPLICATIONS
We Think, Design And Create Digital Products
Bliss Applications was officially launched in late 2009 by its partners: André Gil, Tiago Janela and WYgroup, in which Bliss is included. After going to New York and buying their first iPhones, the dream was born: to create a company dedicated to the development of mobile apps. 2010 was year...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
PEAK POWER
MAKING IT PROFITABLE FOR THE BUILDING SECTOR TO ACHIEVE NET ZERO
Peak Power is a Canadian climate tech company at the forefront of the energy transition. We are the only company bringing together batteries, grid-interactive buildings, and bi-directional electric vehicles into one technology platform, Peak Synergy. This technology enables our commercial and industrial real estate partners to achieve net-zero goals, cut operating...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
7SENSE
TELEHAPTIC TECHNOLOGY: REDEFINING SIGHT THROUGH A REMOTE SENSE OF TOUCH
7Sense is a deep-tech and life science start-up developing telehaptic technology for the blind. It allows users to feel their surrounding environment through a sense of touch on the forehead. In simple words, the user feels surrounding objects—their shape, size, motion, speed, and distance. Traditionally, haptics has meant small vibrating...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
CAY COLLECTIVE
REDEFINING THE CREATIVE MARKET
In a world where creative talent often struggles to meet commerce, Cay Collective is shaping a new path. Founded in 2023 by Johanna Gauffin and Natalie Navia, the Stockholm-based platform serves as a marketplace for independent artists, fashion designers, and lifestyle creators offering more than just a digital storefront. Cay...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
CRYPTOPAYS
CRYPTO PAYMENTS MADE FIAT Simple, Secure, Swift and Seamless
About CryptoPays:CryptoPays is a blockchain based global payment solution that enables merchants to accept Cryptocurrency from their customers and receive the funds in their local currency. The headquarters are based out of Chicago, USA. About the Co-Founders:The trio-team of Nishant Tomar, Uma Viswanathan and Sanjiv Jha are immigrants from...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
YORKTEL
YOUR CATALYST FOR COLLABORATION IN AV, IT, AND VOICE
In a world where the only constant is change, the ability to adapt and innovate is not just an advantage; it’s a necessity. Within the increasingly dynamic collaboration industry, Yorktel stands as a shining example of a company that embodies these qualities. Their journey as a Managed Collaboration Services Provider...
Global Innovation Spotlight
4 Innovative Methods Redefining Market Research for Companies in the US
The U.S business marketplace is extremely competitive, which may be a strength of the national economy, but it poses critical challenges for individual companies trying to stand out. As customer preferences shift and industry trends disrupt the status quo, keeping a pulse on the wider market and your target audience...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
FRESH CITY
CONNECTING TORONTONIANS WITH SUSTAINABLE FARMING & QUALITY FOOD
Fresh City is an award-winning urban farm and omnichannel retailer. With the recent addition of Mama Earth to our family of brands that includes Mabel’s Bakery and The Healthy Butcher, Fresh City is now the largest organic online retailer in Ontario. After a decade, the impact and belief in our...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
MODERN MEADOW
A PROTEIN DESIGN AND APPLICATION POWERHOUSE USING SYNBIO TO POWER NEXT-GEN SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS
A LEADER IN BIOFABRICATIONModern Meadow, headquartered in Nutley, NJ, is a sustainable bio-design technology company that uses nature-inspired proteins to develop solutions that reduce our reliance on petrochemical and animal-derived inputs. The company creates solutions that make sustainable high-performance materials possible. Modern Meadow is a protein design and application powerhouse,...
AI Québec
IA QUÉBEC
LE LABORATOIRE D’INNOVATION EN COMMERCE AU DÉTAIL À L’ÉCOLE BENSADOUN DE COMMERCE AU DÉTAIL DE L’UNIVERSITÉ MCGILL
L’École Bensadoun de commerce au détail de l’Université McGill a récemment lancé un laboratoire d’innovation en commerce au détail, fruit d’une collaboration entre l’Université McGill et Alimentation Couche-Tard inc. (ACT). Situé sur le campus de l’Université McGill, le laboratoire est à la fois un dépanneur et un laboratoire vivant, et...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
GOLD STANDARD GAMING
DRAMATICALLY INCREASE YOUR SALES BY UNLOCKING THE TRUE POWER OF THE ESPORTS & GAMING INDUSTRY
Starting as an esports talent agency in 2017, Gold Standard Gaming has become a full-service marketing company that caters to brands, influencers and corporations worldwide. The founder, Sebastian “Chosen1” Burton is a former professional gamer and spent many years as a consultant to some of the largest brands in the...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
ULTRA
GAMERS HAVE WANTED TO DO MORE WHILE GAMING. NOW THEY CAN.
READY PLAYER ONE“What if I actually owned my digital games and in-game items?” That’s been the question on most gamers’ minds. With limited solutions and some gamers resorting to the shady secondhand grey market to make use of their content outside of the game, David Hanson and Nicolas Gilot,...
INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2
PORT OF ANTWERP-BRUGES
BUILDING THE PORT OF THE FUTURE
Major challenges on energy transition, climate, mobility, and digital transformation are ahead of us and are closely linked to the activities of Port of Antwerp-Bruges, being the 2nd largest port in Europe and the 2nd largest integrated chemical cluster in the world. The recent merger between the ports of Antwerp...
AI Québec
INSTITUTE INTELLIGENCE AND DATA (IID)
AN ESSENTIAL COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT IN THE FIELDS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DATA VALORIZATION
Inaugurated in January 2020, the Institute Intelligence and Data (IID) at Université Laval brings together the driving forces of research and innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) and data valorization in the greater Quebec City area. From fundamental or applied research, to major ethical issues, the Institute’s 65 members, collaborators and...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
THE NEUROTECH INSTITUTE
Would you like a robot to hold your hand when you die?
Would you rather have a human? What is the neural and physical difference – is a human more beneficial, and if so, why? How would we maximise the use of both humans and technology here? How does it reflect on us if a robot becomes the normal or only option?...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
AQVA MORE
FOR THE WATER EFFICIENCY OF BUILDINGS/ PARA A EFICIÊNCIA HÍDRICA DOS EDIFÍCIOS
From Taguspark, AQVA MORE develops a water saving system for homes and services. AQVA MORE, a startup based at the Taguspark Incubator, has developed a technological system, intuitive and easy to install in any home, which allows for considerable water savings. For example, in a household of four people, the...
INNOVATE® Georgia
SCIENTIFIC GAMES
THE WORLD’S LARGEST LOTTERY GAMES COMPANY ATLANTA-BASED INNOVATOR POWERS THE GLOBAL GOVERNMENT-REGULATED LOTTERY INDUSTRY
More than 50 years of relentless innovation. Legendary performance. Unwavering security. And trusted partnerships. All built on a foundation of science. Since 1973, Scientific Games has integrated science into everything the company does. Its founders – a mathematician and an engineer – developed the world’s first secure lottery instant “scratch”...
INNOVATE™ Alberta
NanosTech
PIONEERING A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRANSITION
NanosTech, born from the innovative crucible of the University of Calgary, exemplifies the transformative potential of ground-breaking catalytic research. In 2021, it found a new home under the umbrella of Vorsana Environmental Inc., further cementing its position as a catalyst for change within the nanocatalyst and catalyst technologies landscape. NanosTech...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
PHALANX
FROM CLUELESS TO COVERED Businesses Choose Phalanx as their First Step in Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity can be complex and difficult to navigate for cybersecurity professionals. This sentiment is multiplied for business executives trying to decipher the ecosystem to protect their data, and even more importantly, their customers’ data. Established with a vision to redefine cybersecurity for businesses lacking specialized personnel, Phalanx has quickly become...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
ÄIO
FROM VISION TO REALITY: THE STORY OF ÄIO
ÄIO (äio tech OÜ) – founded in January 2022 by Nemailla Bonturi (PhD, Brazil) and Petri-Jaan Lahtvee (PhD, Estonia), is not just a startup, spinoff or company — it’s a vision to revolutionize how the world produces fats and oils. How It All Began Nemailla and Petri-Jaan’s journey towards ÄIO...
INNOVATE® Miami
Caribu
Reading And Drawing Through Video-Call
ELEVATOR PITCH Caribu helps children age 0-7 to read and draw with their parents and grandparents through a video-call when they’re not in the same location. Caribu is a game-changer for the hundreds of millions of global families that are separated by distance and need to make memories together with...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
NFT STUDIOS-CHIFIBOTS
CREATING A UNIVERSE FOR ENDLESS FUN
NFT Studios’ primary goal is to build a chain of: games, media, and real life events – based on the colorful characters and universes produced through their debut Play To Earn game “ChiFiBots.” And to also make 100 million players earn 100K USD a year playing our games. The...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
GOODBYE MALARIA
IT’S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE, TO MALARIA
Mosquitoes. For most people around the world, their buzzing is merely an irritation and a disruption to sleep. For many in Africa, it is a deadly killer. Of all the beautiful, awe-inspiring and scary animals across this continent, one of its smallest insects wreaks the most tragedy and pain. To...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
BLISS APPLICATIONS
We Think, Design And Create Digital Products
Bliss Applications was officially launched in late 2009 by its partners: André Gil, Tiago Janela and WYgroup, in which Bliss is included. After going to New York and buying their first iPhones, the dream was born: to create a company dedicated to the development of mobile apps. 2010 was year...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
PEAK POWER
MAKING IT PROFITABLE FOR THE BUILDING SECTOR TO ACHIEVE NET ZERO
Peak Power is a Canadian climate tech company at the forefront of the energy transition. We are the only company bringing together batteries, grid-interactive buildings, and bi-directional electric vehicles into one technology platform, Peak Synergy. This technology enables our commercial and industrial real estate partners to achieve net-zero goals, cut operating...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
7SENSE
TELEHAPTIC TECHNOLOGY: REDEFINING SIGHT THROUGH A REMOTE SENSE OF TOUCH
7Sense is a deep-tech and life science start-up developing telehaptic technology for the blind. It allows users to feel their surrounding environment through a sense of touch on the forehead. In simple words, the user feels surrounding objects—their shape, size, motion, speed, and distance. Traditionally, haptics has meant small vibrating...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
CAY COLLECTIVE
REDEFINING THE CREATIVE MARKET
In a world where creative talent often struggles to meet commerce, Cay Collective is shaping a new path. Founded in 2023 by Johanna Gauffin and Natalie Navia, the Stockholm-based platform serves as a marketplace for independent artists, fashion designers, and lifestyle creators offering more than just a digital storefront. Cay...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
CRYPTOPAYS
CRYPTO PAYMENTS MADE FIAT Simple, Secure, Swift and Seamless
About CryptoPays:CryptoPays is a blockchain based global payment solution that enables merchants to accept Cryptocurrency from their customers and receive the funds in their local currency. The headquarters are based out of Chicago, USA. About the Co-Founders:The trio-team of Nishant Tomar, Uma Viswanathan and Sanjiv Jha are immigrants from...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
YORKTEL
YOUR CATALYST FOR COLLABORATION IN AV, IT, AND VOICE
In a world where the only constant is change, the ability to adapt and innovate is not just an advantage; it’s a necessity. Within the increasingly dynamic collaboration industry, Yorktel stands as a shining example of a company that embodies these qualities. Their journey as a Managed Collaboration Services Provider...
Global Innovation Spotlight
4 Innovative Methods Redefining Market Research for Companies in the US
The U.S business marketplace is extremely competitive, which may be a strength of the national economy, but it poses critical challenges for individual companies trying to stand out. As customer preferences shift and industry trends disrupt the status quo, keeping a pulse on the wider market and your target audience...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
FRESH CITY
CONNECTING TORONTONIANS WITH SUSTAINABLE FARMING & QUALITY FOOD
Fresh City is an award-winning urban farm and omnichannel retailer. With the recent addition of Mama Earth to our family of brands that includes Mabel’s Bakery and The Healthy Butcher, Fresh City is now the largest organic online retailer in Ontario. After a decade, the impact and belief in our...