Sentences with phrase «innovative companies from»

So not only are tech companies investing in their top people, but so are a lot of innovative companies from a lot of different industries.»
Taking 2010 as the starting point, the government pledges to almost double the representation of Ph.D. - holders among the population age 25 to 34 by 2020 and increase research employment from 11.8 % to 16 %; raise to 10 % the share of publicly - funded Spanish papers ranked among the top 5 % of the most cited publications globally; increase Spain's share of European Union research funds, including a 90 % increase in the number of so - called Starting Grants from the European Research Council; boost the number of patent applications by 50 %; and raise the national percentage of innovative companies from 18.6 % to 25 %.
Here we take a look at eight innovative companies from the city that have shaped the world we live in.

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The UK capital hopes to lure talent with its East London «Silicon Roundabout,» (OK, a «roundabout» sounds a bit dinky compared to a whole «valley,» but the area boasts a new Google - sponsored space for start - ups as well as 300 innovative companies) as well as measures to boost the city's start - up scene, including # 75 million in funding for high - tech small and medium businesses from the government's new Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth and the Digital London summit showcasing local tech talent that's due to be held March 13 to 14.
Executives from all three companies agreed that innovative Canadian startups can still find money, but unlike their American cousins — which often have such funds thrown at them — they have to work at building a proper business first.
It seems like everybody has their own business these days, whether it's an individual cutting lawns during the summer season or a group of friends that build an innovative technology company from the ground up.
Figure 1 — named one of Canadian Business's 15 most innovative companies of 2015 — has raised more than $ 10 million from investors in North America, and currently has 26 employees.
«Cenovus is impressed by General Fusion's innovative, pragmatic approach,» executive vice-president Judy Fairburn explained in a release announcing the $ 3.8 - million investment from the oil company's Environmental Opportunity Fund.
Still, as the company has continued to roll out new and innovative technology since inception — from live Stories to topical filters and (now) smart glasses — the odds are high that it can sustain its growth over time.
Even in the face of these exclusionary agreements that have unreasonably restrained competition, some companies, such as TreeHouse, have fought hard to win market share away from Green Mountain on the merits by offering innovative, quality products at substantially lower prices.
And yet, somehow, Microsoft has quietly transitioned from the tech world's favourite joke to a company full of innovative promise.
The company stands apart from the snore inducing image associated with most financial institutes, thanks largely to innovative marketing strategies, like the recent TD Rolling Renovations campaign.
Investors and employees who previously worried about how to realize their gains from selling equity can now do so with innovative financial restructuring if the company plans to stay private.
The list of those not invited or invited but not going — the equivalent of the «I'm washing my hair» excuse, I guess — is even more interesting, including those from pretty much all of its most innovative companies.
Perth technology company APE Mobile has made it into the shortlisted top 5 in the 2014 - 15 OzAPP Awards, which seek the most innovative tech startup companies from the Asia Pacific region.
Although companies like Netscape and Google are almost always presented as radically innovative start - ups, out to change the world from day one, the fact is, they began as incremental improvements, executed at opportune moments.
Six Perth - based startups have been shortlisted of the 2014 - 15 OzAPP Awards, which seek the most innovative tech startup companies from the Asia Pacific region.
Sounds pretty cool, especially coming from LinkedIn, a company that hasn't exactly been innovative on the mobile front.
Kelly Johnson's 14 rules about how to manage a disruptive project described how to remove a small innovative team from the politics, policies, procedures and processes a large company had built to support execution of its core business (and its military customers had developed to procure large numbers of standard aircraft.)
Every day I hear from inventors who have taken the plunge and are elated to be conversing with innovative companies.
From Amherst, Massachusetts, to Sölvesborg, Sweden, a Canadian company called Lumenpulse Inc. (TSX: LMP) has applied its advanced technology to keeping darkness at bay in innovative ways.
Make a big company partnership today: Sikorsky Innovation, the R&D division of the Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. is looking for innovative ideas from entrepreneurs.
Far from Silicon Valley, we are home to innovative companies in sectors from telecom to software that are expanding into fast - growing economies in Latin America.
Content and apps from new, small, and innovative companies or non-profits could be slow and unusable; news access will be distorted; and consumers» choices will be diminished.
The most innovative corporate idea from one of the Big Three in the last 30 years was GM's creation of the Saturn brand, which gave the company a bold new design and changed the way cars were sold and how salespeople were compensated.
Allergan would also bolster Pfizer's «innovative» (i.e. brand - name) drug business, which it internally separated from its slower - growing «established» (i.e. generic and non-patented) drug division in 2014, further signaling that it may be planning to split into two different companies altogether.
If the company is to regain its lustre — or at least keep from losing even more of it — it's going to need to stay away from iterative and get back to innovative.
Panelists from three of today's most innovative companies spoke about building a culture of big ideas at Fortune's Most Powerful Women summit.
Companies are increasingly finding new and innovative ways to gather more valuable data to decipher promising leads from cold ones, gauge consumer response to content, and ultimately convert content into revenue.
As you might expect, representatives from these companies talked about the innovative technology on the market and they talked up their new benefits and perks, like genetic tests and fertility treatments.
We transformed that business and made it an innovative, profitable company that sells to everyone from Fortune 500s to non-profits to universities.
What's important to take from these examples is that the best, most innovative, most forward - thinking companies have made it part of their model to constantly monitor and listen to their communities.
Many innovative companies, from Google to Intuit, embrace their employees» passion by incorporating unstructured time into their work week during which employees can pursue ideas independent of company objectives.
Biosimilars» burgeoning popularity has fostered some intriguing partnerships as companies try to create new, innovative biologic therapies, defend their existing products from sales slumps, and develop biosimilars to eat into competitors» branded biologics sales.
Leveraging the strengths of each organization, the partnership will enable innovative companies selected from MaRS» portfolio to test out their technologies within Saint Elizabeth's living lab, which includes 8,000 staff working in various care settings across Canada.
Destination Athlete ® is an innovative company that focuses on the Complete Athlete ®, offering products and services from Training to Trophies ®.
The combined company will benefit from a broader innovative portfolio of leading medicines in key categories and a platform for sustainable growth with diversified payer groups.
Forward - looking statements may include, among others, statements concerning our projected adjusted income (loss) from operations outlook for 2018, on both a consolidated and segment basis; projected total revenue growth and global medical customer growth, each over year end 2017; projected growth beyond 2018; projected medical care and operating expense ratios and medical cost trends; our projected consolidated adjusted tax rate; future financial or operating performance, including our ability to deliver personalized and innovative solutions for our customers and clients; future growth, business strategy, strategic or operational initiatives; economic, regulatory or competitive environments, particularly with respect to the pace and extent of change in these areas; financing or capital deployment plans and amounts available for future deployment; our prospects for growth in the coming years; the proposed merger (the «Merger») with Express Scripts Holding Company («Express Scripts») and other statements regarding Cigna's future beliefs, expectations, plans, intentions, financial condition or performance.
They are people who build startups from scratch, solve challenging technical problems and bring innovative companies to life.
Sourced from Bureo, an emerging venture developing innovative solutions to prevent ocean plastic pollution, this is the first tangible product of its new partnership and marks the first product available to purchase from the consortium of companies under the NextWave initiative.
The company's core strength: innovative political marketing — microtargeting — by measuring people's personality from their digital footprints, based on the OCEAN model.
Funding and support from the IAF and IAF - LS will help these innovative companies save lives, protect the environment and introduce new technologies.
These barriers are not unique to Canadian companies, as a recent study by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, «Learning from Global Innovative SME Export Assistance Programs,» demonstrates.
They were named one of Canada's «hottest innovative companies» at CIX 2010, and also received an initial round of $ 500,000 in seed money from the MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF), which helps grow new technology companies in Ontario and positions them for further investment by angels and VCs.
The National Conference Host Committee, is chaired by Sharon Avent, President and CEO of SMEAD Manufacturing Company, and includes 11 other exemplary women's business leaders from the region: ARCTURIS; Creative Resources; Enterforce, Inc.; Global Capital, Ltd.; Innovative Office Solutions; INTREN; KNOCK, inc.; National Van Lines; Rose International, Inc.; Tembua: The Precise Language Solution, and The Bureau.
BDC Venture Capital is a major venture capital investor in Canada, active at every stage of the company's development cycle, from seed through expansion, with a focus on innovative technology - based Canadian companies that have high growth potential, offer unique products or services and that are positioned to become dominant players in their markets.
When I started the venture to transform Funeral Vision from an idea to an app, I wanted to partner with a company who would be innovative and proactive, but still let me execute my ideas.
Now we need more Canadian companies to follow the opportunities in the region's growing and innovative markets — these companies represent the future of the Canadian economy, and Canada will only benefit from deepening its engagement with Asia.
From my view of being on the operation sides of companies as well as the innovative sides of companies I believe the methods help overcome the tug of war between the innovation engine and the operating engine.
Each year SINET's distinguished steering committee evaluates ground breaking solutions created by hundreds of early stage Cybersecurity solution providers from around the world, and selects the 16 most innovative and compelling companies.
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