Stories of Innovation

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

AUDI

Audi celebrates 30-years in Brazil in 2024, a challenging journey that begun in 1994, when the former F1 driver and Brazilian icon Ayrton Senna started importing the four rings vehicles brand to local market, with new technologies and unprecedented driving dynamics. In these 30-years, Audi has brought outstanding models to...

INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2

PFL

PERSISTS IN BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE!

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INNOVATE® Georgia

MEAL MAPS

HEALTHIER EATING MADE EASY!

At Meal Maps, we’re changing the game for anyone dealing with multiple chronic conditions by offering delicious, health-focused recipes tailored just for you. Our team of dietitians and nurses craft each meal with care, ensuring they meet the specific needs of each person while still being tasty. Prefer not to...

INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada

Atlantic Venture Forum

Igniting Innovation and Investment in Atlantic Canada

The Atlantic Venture Forum (AVF) serves as a beacon of innovation and investment in Atlantic Canada, providing a vital platform for high-potential startups to connect with investors, industry leaders, and policymakers. Atlantic Canada’s technology innovators, startups, and leaders come together at AVF to focus on: Mission & Vision The Atlantic...

AI Québec

Le Tech3Lab de HEC Montréal

Le plus grand laboratoire public de recherche en expérience utilisateur au monde

Le Tech3Lab de HEC Montréal est un laboratoire spécialisé dans l’évaluation de l’expérience utilisateur en contexte de technologies d’affaires. Les recherches menées au Tech3Lab se caractérisent par l’utilisation d’outils issus des neurosciences afin de développer une compréhension riche de l’expérience réellement vécue par des utilisateurs, que ce soit des consommateurs,...

AI Québec

L’INSTITUT INTELLIGENCE ET DONNÉES (IID)

UN ENVIRONNEMENT DE COLLABORATION INCONTOURNABLE DANS LES DOMAINES DE L’INTELLIGENCE ARTIFICIELLE ET DE LA VALORISATION DES DONNÉES

Inauguré en janvier 2020, l’Institut intelligence et données (IID) de l’Université Laval réunit les forces vives de la recherche et de l’innovation en intelligence artificielle (IA) et en valorisation des données de la grande région de Québec. De la recherche appliquée ou fondamentale, en passant par les grands enjeux éthiques,...

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 jeunespousses technologiques et les entreprises...

INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2

SYRIDEX-BIOPHARMA INVESTMENT FIRM

BIOPHARMA INVESTMENT FIRM SYRIDEX BIO ADDRESSES HEALTH EQUITY BY FUNDING R&D OF THERAPIES DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTING UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.

BIOPHARMA INVESTMENT FIRM SYRIDEX BIO ADDRESSES HEALTH EQUITY BY FUNDING R&D OF THERAPIES DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTING UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. Princeton-based Syridex Bio is a biopharma investment firm that makes early-stage, venture creation investments in innovative treatments that can bring transformative changes to diseases disproportionately affecting underserved communities. It is uniquely focused on...

INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports

NERD STREET GAMERS

NERD STREET GAMERS-THERE’S A NERD IN EVERYONE

THERE’S A NERD IN EVERYONE

Nerd Street Gamers is a national esports infrastructure that puts accessibility, integrity and opportunity at the forefront of everything they do. As gaming communities slowly began to gain traction on a small scale, the CEO of Nerd Street Gamers and Localhost, John Fazio, knew that individuals nationwide would soon realize...

INNOVATE® Detroit

Bees in the D

Revitalizing Detroit’s Ecosystem, One Pollinator at a Time

In the heart of Detroit’s revitalization, an organization is buzzing with purpose – Bees in the D. Founded in 2016 by Brian Peterson-Roest, a lifelong educator and conservationist, this nonprofit has grown into a movement dedicated to protecting pollinators, restoring native habitats, and educating communities on the critical role these...

INNOVATION Quebec

CIMEQ

IS THE COLLEGE CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (CCTT) IN THE MICROELECTRONICS SECTOR.

Innovation and technology are at the core of the Centre d’innovation en microélectronique du Québec (CIMEQ) with a service offering that includes electronics, Internet of things, software engineering and artificial intelligence. Since 1983, the Centre supports companies of all sectors with technical product development counselling, work process innovation using existing...

INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports

SMITH GAMBRELL RUSSELL

SMITH GAMBRELL RUSSELL-A FULL-SERVICE LAW FIRM REPRESENTING THE BUSINESS NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT ECOSYSTEM

A FULL-SERVICE LAW FIRM REPRESENTING THE BUSINESS NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT ECOSYSTEM

Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP’s (SGR) entertainment practice includes legal practitioners specializing in intellectual property protection, technology, corporate transactional, tax, and real estate matters. The Firm’s founders began practicing law more than 125 years ago to commit to excellence and attract a wide array of talent dedicated to serving our...

INNOVATE® South Carolina

SC TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM

SOUTH CAROLINA’S TECHNICAL COLLEGES ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE

In a state known for its industrious spirit and manufacturing strength, the South Carolina Technical College System has quietly – and powerfully – become the engine driving economic growth, workforce transformation, and social mobility. With 16 colleges strategically located across the state, this system isn’t just preparing students for jobs...

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™ South Africa

SHARKS RUGBY UNION

SHARKS RUGBY UNION- NOT JUST BLACK AND WHITE

NOT JUST BLACK AND WHITE

Rugby isn’t the same as it was 20, or even 10, years ago. COVID-19 had also left a profound impact on sport. Such are the changes that the Sharks’ competition isn’t always facing them on the rugby pitch on Saturday afternoons. Instead, this team competes against other industries and entertainment...

INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition

BIKE TO THE BEACH+ADD IMPACT NETWORK

IS A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN INITIATIVE THAT AIMS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS

The foundation of our mission lies in the collective capacity building of local non-profits, and the engagement of community members through events like Bike to the Beach, a renowned national cycling series that raises funds for autism and disabilities. This initiative began as a small gathering of friends who shared...

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...

INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition

SHANDA STUDIO

Empowering Voices to Share Their Stories Through Podcasting

In a world where storytelling has the power to inspire, educate, and connect people, two Georgetown MBA students, Dumi and Paul, have embarked on a mission to democratize the podcasting medium with their innovative startup, Shanda Studio. Born out of Dumi’s personal experience growing up in Zimbabwe, where media freedom...

INNOVATE® Philadelphia

Pennovation Works

Where Ideas Go To Work

Pennovation Works stands as one of the University of Pennsylvania’s most dynamic contributions to Philadelphia’s innovation landscape, a 23-acre urban technology park designed to bring ideas out of the lab and into the world. Situated at the intersection of research, entrepreneurship, and industry, Pennovation Works embodies a simple but powerful...

INNOVATE™ Alberta

MITACS

MITACS-Is a national not-for-profit organization that drives Canadian innovation through impactful partnerships that produce solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges

Is a national not-for-profit organization that drives Canadian innovation through impactful partnerships that produce solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges

Mitacs helps organizations reach their commercial goals, fund innovation, and create employment opportunities that promote economic growth and productivity and improve quality of life for Canadians. Mitacs’s work is supported by generous funding from the Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada. Since its foundation in 1999, Mitacs has...

INNOVATION Manitoba

Winnipeg Boldness

Reimagining Community Wellbeing Through Indigenous-Led Innovation

In Winnipeg’s Point Douglas neighbourhood, a powerful and deeply community-rooted movement is redefining what innovation can look like. Winnipeg Boldness is an Indigenous-led social innovation lab that places community voices, lived experience, and Indigenous knowledge systems at the center of social change. Through collaboration, relationship-building, and systems thinking, the organization...

INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports

GUARDIANGAMER

GUARDIANGAMER-GAMING FROM A DIFFERENT VIEW

GAMING FROM A DIFFERENT VIEW

Heidi is an entrepreneur and computer scientist who anticipates the needs of businesses and society as they’re transformed by digital technology. She earned her Master’s in Computer Science at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. She is constantly seeking the edge of change and where she finds it, she...

INNOVATE™ South Africa

EVERYDAY SPEAK

EVERYDAY SPEAK CREATIVITY WILL MAKE THE 21ST CENTURY AFRICA’S CENTURY

CREATIVITY WILL MAKE THE 21ST CENTURY AFRICA’S CENTURY

Founded in 2017, by Melusi Tshabalala (creative professional, entrepreneur, author, speaker, humourist, language & culture activist), Everyday Speak is a culture, dialogue, language activism, advertising and design company. Driven by the ethos – Creativity can make the 21st century Africa’s century – Everyday Speak develops ideas and solutions that touch...

AI Québec

LOTO QUEBEC

LOTO QUEBEC-BY ENCOURAGING THE MONTREAL-BASED STARTUP— WHICH SPECIALIZES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE—LOTOQUÉBEC IS HELPING TO PROMOTE THE CREATIVITY AND KNOW-HOW OF LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS

ENCOURAGER CETTE ENTREPRISE MONTRÉALAISE SPÉCIALISÉE EN INTELLIGENCE ARTIFICIELLE EST UNE BELLE OCCASION POUR LOTO-QUÉBEC DE VALORISER LA CRÉATIVITÉ ET LE SAVOIR-FAIRE D’ICI

Loto-Québec est fière de s’impliquer dans l’écosystème de l’innovation québécoise, notamment grâce à ses alliances avec des partenaires clés tels que Centech. Cet incubateur universitaire du domaine des hautes technologies propulse de jeunes pousses prometteuses, dont HookMotion. Encourager cette entreprise montréalaise spécialisée en intelligence artificielle est une belle occasion pour...

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

AUDI

Audi celebrates 30-years in Brazil in 2024, a challenging journey that begun in 1994, when the former F1 driver and Brazilian icon Ayrton Senna started importing the four rings vehicles brand to local market, with new technologies and unprecedented driving dynamics. In these 30-years, Audi has brought outstanding models to...

INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2

PFL

PERSISTS IN BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE!

innovationsoftheworld.com

...

INNOVATE® Georgia

MEAL MAPS

HEALTHIER EATING MADE EASY!

At Meal Maps, we’re changing the game for anyone dealing with multiple chronic conditions by offering delicious, health-focused recipes tailored just for you. Our team of dietitians and nurses craft each meal with care, ensuring they meet the specific needs of each person while still being tasty. Prefer not to...

INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada

Atlantic Venture Forum

Igniting Innovation and Investment in Atlantic Canada

The Atlantic Venture Forum (AVF) serves as a beacon of innovation and investment in Atlantic Canada, providing a vital platform for high-potential startups to connect with investors, industry leaders, and policymakers. Atlantic Canada’s technology innovators, startups, and leaders come together at AVF to focus on: Mission & Vision The Atlantic...

AI Québec

Le Tech3Lab de HEC Montréal

Le plus grand laboratoire public de recherche en expérience utilisateur au monde

Le Tech3Lab de HEC Montréal est un laboratoire spécialisé dans l’évaluation de l’expérience utilisateur en contexte de technologies d’affaires. Les recherches menées au Tech3Lab se caractérisent par l’utilisation d’outils issus des neurosciences afin de développer une compréhension riche de l’expérience réellement vécue par des utilisateurs, que ce soit des consommateurs,...

AI Québec

L’INSTITUT INTELLIGENCE ET DONNÉES (IID)

UN ENVIRONNEMENT DE COLLABORATION INCONTOURNABLE DANS LES DOMAINES DE L’INTELLIGENCE ARTIFICIELLE ET DE LA VALORISATION DES DONNÉES

Inauguré en janvier 2020, l’Institut intelligence et données (IID) de l’Université Laval réunit les forces vives de la recherche et de l’innovation en intelligence artificielle (IA) et en valorisation des données de la grande région de Québec. De la recherche appliquée ou fondamentale, en passant par les grands enjeux éthiques,...

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 jeunespousses technologiques et les entreprises...

INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2

SYRIDEX-BIOPHARMA INVESTMENT FIRM

BIOPHARMA INVESTMENT FIRM SYRIDEX BIO ADDRESSES HEALTH EQUITY BY FUNDING R&D OF THERAPIES DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTING UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.

BIOPHARMA INVESTMENT FIRM SYRIDEX BIO ADDRESSES HEALTH EQUITY BY FUNDING R&D OF THERAPIES DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTING UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. Princeton-based Syridex Bio is a biopharma investment firm that makes early-stage, venture creation investments in innovative treatments that can bring transformative changes to diseases disproportionately affecting underserved communities. It is uniquely focused on...

INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports

NERD STREET GAMERS

NERD STREET GAMERS-THERE’S A NERD IN EVERYONE

THERE’S A NERD IN EVERYONE

Nerd Street Gamers is a national esports infrastructure that puts accessibility, integrity and opportunity at the forefront of everything they do. As gaming communities slowly began to gain traction on a small scale, the CEO of Nerd Street Gamers and Localhost, John Fazio, knew that individuals nationwide would soon realize...

INNOVATE® Detroit

Bees in the D

Revitalizing Detroit’s Ecosystem, One Pollinator at a Time

In the heart of Detroit’s revitalization, an organization is buzzing with purpose – Bees in the D. Founded in 2016 by Brian Peterson-Roest, a lifelong educator and conservationist, this nonprofit has grown into a movement dedicated to protecting pollinators, restoring native habitats, and educating communities on the critical role these...

INNOVATION Quebec

CIMEQ

IS THE COLLEGE CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (CCTT) IN THE MICROELECTRONICS SECTOR.

Innovation and technology are at the core of the Centre d’innovation en microélectronique du Québec (CIMEQ) with a service offering that includes electronics, Internet of things, software engineering and artificial intelligence. Since 1983, the Centre supports companies of all sectors with technical product development counselling, work process innovation using existing...

INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports

SMITH GAMBRELL RUSSELL

SMITH GAMBRELL RUSSELL-A FULL-SERVICE LAW FIRM REPRESENTING THE BUSINESS NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT ECOSYSTEM

A FULL-SERVICE LAW FIRM REPRESENTING THE BUSINESS NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT ECOSYSTEM

Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP’s (SGR) entertainment practice includes legal practitioners specializing in intellectual property protection, technology, corporate transactional, tax, and real estate matters. The Firm’s founders began practicing law more than 125 years ago to commit to excellence and attract a wide array of talent dedicated to serving our...

INNOVATE® South Carolina

SC TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM

SOUTH CAROLINA’S TECHNICAL COLLEGES ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE

In a state known for its industrious spirit and manufacturing strength, the South Carolina Technical College System has quietly – and powerfully – become the engine driving economic growth, workforce transformation, and social mobility. With 16 colleges strategically located across the state, this system isn’t just preparing students for jobs...

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™ South Africa

SHARKS RUGBY UNION

SHARKS RUGBY UNION- NOT JUST BLACK AND WHITE

NOT JUST BLACK AND WHITE

Rugby isn’t the same as it was 20, or even 10, years ago. COVID-19 had also left a profound impact on sport. Such are the changes that the Sharks’ competition isn’t always facing them on the rugby pitch on Saturday afternoons. Instead, this team competes against other industries and entertainment...

INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition

BIKE TO THE BEACH+ADD IMPACT NETWORK

IS A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN INITIATIVE THAT AIMS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS

The foundation of our mission lies in the collective capacity building of local non-profits, and the engagement of community members through events like Bike to the Beach, a renowned national cycling series that raises funds for autism and disabilities. This initiative began as a small gathering of friends who shared...

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...

INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition

SHANDA STUDIO

Empowering Voices to Share Their Stories Through Podcasting

In a world where storytelling has the power to inspire, educate, and connect people, two Georgetown MBA students, Dumi and Paul, have embarked on a mission to democratize the podcasting medium with their innovative startup, Shanda Studio. Born out of Dumi’s personal experience growing up in Zimbabwe, where media freedom...

INNOVATE® Philadelphia

Pennovation Works

Where Ideas Go To Work

Pennovation Works stands as one of the University of Pennsylvania’s most dynamic contributions to Philadelphia’s innovation landscape, a 23-acre urban technology park designed to bring ideas out of the lab and into the world. Situated at the intersection of research, entrepreneurship, and industry, Pennovation Works embodies a simple but powerful...

INNOVATE™ Alberta

MITACS

MITACS-Is a national not-for-profit organization that drives Canadian innovation through impactful partnerships that produce solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges

Is a national not-for-profit organization that drives Canadian innovation through impactful partnerships that produce solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges

Mitacs helps organizations reach their commercial goals, fund innovation, and create employment opportunities that promote economic growth and productivity and improve quality of life for Canadians. Mitacs’s work is supported by generous funding from the Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada. Since its foundation in 1999, Mitacs has...

INNOVATION Manitoba

Winnipeg Boldness

Reimagining Community Wellbeing Through Indigenous-Led Innovation

In Winnipeg’s Point Douglas neighbourhood, a powerful and deeply community-rooted movement is redefining what innovation can look like. Winnipeg Boldness is an Indigenous-led social innovation lab that places community voices, lived experience, and Indigenous knowledge systems at the center of social change. Through collaboration, relationship-building, and systems thinking, the organization...

INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports

GUARDIANGAMER

GUARDIANGAMER-GAMING FROM A DIFFERENT VIEW

GAMING FROM A DIFFERENT VIEW

Heidi is an entrepreneur and computer scientist who anticipates the needs of businesses and society as they’re transformed by digital technology. She earned her Master’s in Computer Science at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. She is constantly seeking the edge of change and where she finds it, she...

INNOVATE™ South Africa

EVERYDAY SPEAK

EVERYDAY SPEAK CREATIVITY WILL MAKE THE 21ST CENTURY AFRICA’S CENTURY

CREATIVITY WILL MAKE THE 21ST CENTURY AFRICA’S CENTURY

Founded in 2017, by Melusi Tshabalala (creative professional, entrepreneur, author, speaker, humourist, language & culture activist), Everyday Speak is a culture, dialogue, language activism, advertising and design company. Driven by the ethos – Creativity can make the 21st century Africa’s century – Everyday Speak develops ideas and solutions that touch...

AI Québec

LOTO QUEBEC

LOTO QUEBEC-BY ENCOURAGING THE MONTREAL-BASED STARTUP— WHICH SPECIALIZES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE—LOTOQUÉBEC IS HELPING TO PROMOTE THE CREATIVITY AND KNOW-HOW OF LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS

ENCOURAGER CETTE ENTREPRISE MONTRÉALAISE SPÉCIALISÉE EN INTELLIGENCE ARTIFICIELLE EST UNE BELLE OCCASION POUR LOTO-QUÉBEC DE VALORISER LA CRÉATIVITÉ ET LE SAVOIR-FAIRE D’ICI

Loto-Québec est fière de s’impliquer dans l’écosystème de l’innovation québécoise, notamment grâce à ses alliances avec des partenaires clés tels que Centech. Cet incubateur universitaire du domaine des hautes technologies propulse de jeunes pousses prometteuses, dont HookMotion. Encourager cette entreprise montréalaise spécialisée en intelligence artificielle est une belle occasion pour...

Ecosystems