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- [$1M Climate Resiliency Challenge open to all](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/1m-climate-resiliency-challenge-open-to-all/) - The $1 million Climate Resiliency Challenge led by IDEO has issued an open call to innovators worldwide for solutions that can empower frontline communities facing the worst effects of climate change. "The Climate Resiliency Challenge is an invitation for organizations and teams across the globe to develop solutions that will empower frontline communities to be ready and
- [The fascinating secret lives of bees you need to know about](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-fascinating-secret-lives-of-bees-you-need-to-know-about/) - What do most of us really know about bees? Stephen Buchmann, a pollination ecologist specialising in bees, is certainly someone who can say he knows a thing or two. His new book What a Bee Knows: Exploring the Thoughts, Memories, and Personalities of Bees tells of the 'incredible, amazing life histories of bees' and is my shout
- [We are partnering with the Climate Investment Summit](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/we-are-partnering-with-the-climate-investment-summit/) - OnePoint5 Media and Innovators Magazine are media partners with the Climate Investment Summit taking place on 28 June at the London Stock Exchange. Organised by the World Climate Foundation, the summit will push for an 'acceleration of investments in global climate solutions this decade' especially 'nature-based solutions'. The summit forms part of a year-long '2023 Roadmap' series
- [What the world can expect from COP28 in Dubai](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-the-world-can-expect-from-cop28-in-dubai/) - "We need to shift from incremental steps to transformational progress that delivers for everyone, everywhere," is the rallying call from COP28 President-Delegate, Dr Sultan Al Jaber. COP28 takes place in Dubai later this year, from 30 November to 12 December, and ahead of the world's flagship annual climate conference leaders are gathered in Germany at
- [Why cooperation scales better than we think](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-cooperation-scales-better-than-we-think/) - What if one of the world’s largest infrastructure projects was built through local cooperation rather than top-down control? New research from Colombia suggests that communities can organise complex systems faster and more effectively than we often assume. When we think about large infrastructure projects, we usually imagine central planning, government authority, and layers of management.
- [The next AI breakthrough isn’t intelligence](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-next-ai-breakthrough-isnt-intelligence/) - As organisations adopt multiple AI systems, the same information is increasingly producing different interpretations. The next frontier may not be smarter AI, but building a shared understanding of what information means. The next breakthrough in enterprise AI will not come from faster systems, but from a shared understanding of what information means. As organisations adopt
- [Transparency puts sustainability claims to the test](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/transparency-puts-sustainability-claims-to-the-test/) - Does greater transparency make companies more sustainable? New research suggests it certainly makes them more accountable. A study published in the Journal of Management Studies shows that mandatory sustainability reporting has led to greater public scrutiny of businesses across Europe. By making company disclosures easier to compare, the rules have given journalists, NGOs and investors
- [The beginning of the end for Greenwashing?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-beginning-of-the-end-for-greenwashing/) - From the KLM Case to the EU crackdown: How companies are preparing for a new era of environmental claims In 2024, a court in Amsterdam ruled that Dutch airline KLM had misled consumers through its “Fly Responsibly” advertising campaign. The airline claimed that air travel could become more sustainable through investments in Sustainable Aviation Fuels
- [Can communities rebuild digital trust?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/can-communities-rebuild-digital-trust/) - Right now, across the world, governments are defunding privacy tools and attempting to implement digital ID systems that enable unprecedented control, whilst corporations harvest our data for profit, providing us almost no visibility into how they use it. Surveillance is taking hold, and the tools to combat it are rapidly being repressed. The asymmetrical power
- [Ten years in. Just getting started.](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/ten-years-in-just-getting-started/) - Today marks a milestone for OnePoint5Media and Innovators Magazine. For the past 10 years, Innovators Magazine has been dedicated to spotlighting the ideas, technologies, and people shaping our future—making innovation more visible, accessible, and impactful across Europe and beyond. Over the past ten years, Innovators Magazine has built a trusted space where ideas, technologies and
- [Europe is turning potato waste into sustainable chemicals](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/europe-is-turning-potato-waste-into-sustainable-chemicals/) - Instead of treating industrial by-products as waste, a new European project is transforming potato processing side-streams into valuable bio-based chemicals. The initiative could help reshape how existing industries adopt circular manufacturing. The PACE (Potato Juice to Fatty Acids for New Bio-based Value-Chains in Europe) initiative will create Europe’s first full-scale retrofitted biorefinery, converting potato juice
- [What if waste didn't exist?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-if-waste-didnt-exist/) - As humanity prepares for life on the Moon and Mars, engineers are rethinking one of our oldest challenges. The circular systems being developed for space exploration could help transform how we recycle, manufacture and use resources here on Earth. When people imagine the challenges of establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon or Mars,
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- [Why we keep going when things get hard](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-we-keep-going-when-things-get-hard/) - New research suggests that one of the brain’s key motivation systems may be less about creating ambition than about helping us sustain effort when the reward still lies ahead. Most of us have experienced the same moment: a project becomes difficult, progress slows, and the temptation to stop grows stronger. What determines whether we keep
- [Designing for People, Not Problems](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/designing-for-people-not-problems/) - Meet two emerging designers exploring how empathy and hands-on experimentation are reshaping technology. ━━━━ ● ━━━━ Innovation often begins not with a breakthrough technology, but with a better understanding of people. This summer, two designers from the Innovation Design Engineering (IDE) programme—a joint MA/MSc offered by the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London—are
- [What If Success Depends More on Sleep Than Talent?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-if-success-depends-more-on-sleep-than-talent/) - One of the largest sleep experiments ever conducted suggests that improving sleep habits may boost academic performance more effectively than many traditional education interventions. The findings challenge how we think about productivity, learning and sustained high performance. For decades, success has often been associated with working harder, studying longer and sacrificing sleep in the pursuit
- [Why the next breakthrough in fashion is invisible](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-the-next-breakthrough-in-fashion-is-invisible/) - The future of sustainable fashion may depend on replacing the invisible coatings that make clothing waterproof and stain-resistant. The challenge is finding alternatives that are not only safer, but capable of performing at scale. It is also one of fashion’s biggest sustainability challenges. For decades, the industry has relied on PFAS—often called “forever chemicals”—to create
- [What if plants could make meat?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-if-plants-could-make-meat/) - Scientists have engineered lettuce and tobacco plants to produce myoglobin, the protein that gives meat its colour, flavour and much of its nutritional value. The breakthrough could point to a more resource-efficient future for alternative proteins. One of the biggest challenges facing plant-based meat is not protein. It is flavour. The characteristic taste, aroma and
- [Europe's innovation performance continues to climb](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/europes-innovation-performance-continues-to-climb/) - Europe is strengthening its innovation performance despite growing global competition, according to the European Commission's 2026 European Innovation Scoreboard. The report shows the EU's overall innovation score has increased by 11.6 percentage points since 2019, with a further 1.7-point rise between 2025 and 2026. Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands remain Europe's innovation leaders, while Malta
- [Applications open for KQ Labs' 2026 health innovation accelerator](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/applications-open-for-kq-labs-2026-health-innovation-accelerator/) - If you're building an AI-powered health, biotech or precision medicine startup, now's your chance to join one of the UK's most successful life sciences accelerators. Applications are now open for the ninth cohort of KQ Labs, the five-month programme led by the Francis Crick Institute with support from Medicines Discovery Catapult and Cancer Research Horizons.
- [Apply now: New accelerator backs nature-based solutions across MENAT and Southeast Asia](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/apply-now-new-accelerator-backs-nature-based-solutions-across-menat-and-southeast-asia/) - Startups and community-led initiatives developing nature-based solutions across the Middle East, North Africa, Türkiye (MENAT) and Southeast Asia are invited to apply for the inaugural C3 Nature Impact Accelerator, launched in partnership with HSBC. The 10-week programme will support projects tackling ecosystem restoration, urban heat resilience and freshwater conservation through expert-led workshops, one-to-one coaching and
- [OnePoint5Media partners with the World Climate Foundation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/onepoint5media-partners-with-the-world-climate-foundation/) - OnePoint5Media and Innovators Magazine are delighted to announce our collaboration as media partners for the World Climate Foundation's (WCF) global event series in 2026 culminating in COP31 in Antalya. Sign up for our newsletter to get all the latest updates on events happening in London, Sao Paulo, New York, Armenia and Turkey.
- [Number one innovation magazine for 2026](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/number-one-innovation-magazine-for-2026/) - Innovators Magazine has held its position as number one innovation magazine in 2026, according to content reader, Feedspot, which has selected ‘the best innovation magazine from 'thousands of magazines on the web ranked by relevancy, authority, social media followers & freshness'. And with some exciting new projects in the works, and the brilliant support of our readers
- [Follow Innovators Magazine on Apple News](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/follow-innovators-magazine-on-apple-news-2/) - Give us a follow on our Innovators Magazine Apple News channel.
- [New innovation playbook out now](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-innovation-playbook-out-today/) - A new book out today co-authored by three former Procter & Gamble R&D leaders aims to help innovation teams improve product success rates by strengthening the link between technical development and consumer needs. Untapping Innovation: An R&D Playbook for Products and Stories to Sell, published by Practical Inspiration Publishing, was released this month. Written by
- [Your neighborhood park might be shaping your next big idea](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/your-neighborhood-park-might-be-shaping-your-next-big-idea/) - In October 1999, Antje Danielson and Robin Chase struck up a conversation while watching their children play at a park. Danielson had observed a transportation problem in her neighborhood, shared the idea with Chase, and the two went on to found Zipcar. This is what we call “Anecdata” – an interesting data point but is
- [Bertrand Piccard is making the future feel possible again](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/bertrand-piccard-is-making-the-future-feel-possible-again/) - The explorer and founder of the Solar Impulse Foundation believes the future won’t be won through sacrifice — but through profitability, modernisation, and a willingness to embrace the unknown. For Bertrand Piccard, the problem is no longer technology. It’s mindset. “When you speak about decarbonisation,” he says, “everybody is afraid. They think it’s a handicap
- [Turn innovation into impact: why every breakthrough needs a story](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/turn-innovation-into-impact-why-every-breakthrough-needs-a-story/) - Many R&D organisations have experienced the challenge of launching a technically strong innovation into the market, only to find that the response is more muted than expected. Even if the performance advantage is clear and the science is robust, innovation can struggle to gain traction or inspire the level of excitement that the R&D team
- [Why clarity may be AI's most valuable contribution to the built world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-clarity-may-be-ais-most-valuable-contribution-to-the-built-world/) - As artificial intelligence transforms architecture, construction and real estate, the greatest competitive advantage may not be speed—but the ability to make better decisions before they become irreversible. CLARITY IN → INTELLIGENCE OUT How AI Is Rewriting Architecture, Construction & Real Estate Why clarity—not speed—defines the leaders of the next decade. “The future will not belong
- [Step inside new landmark digital exhibition on Google Arts & Culture](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/step-inside-new-landmark-digital-exhibition-on-google-arts-culture/) - The act of observing nature has always shaped how humanity survives, thinks, and creates. Today, as scientific discovery accelerates—from the farthest reaches of the cosmos to the quantum fabric of reality—new ways of sharing knowledge are essential. Enter Power of Nature, a groundbreaking digital exhibition by The Amaranthine Foundation, now live on Google Arts &
- [Bertrand Piccard is making the future feel possible again](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/bertrand-piccard/) - The explorer and founder of the Solar Impulse Foundation believes the future won’t be won through sacrifice — but through profitability, modernisation, and a willingness to embrace the unknown. For Bertrand Piccard, the problem is no longer technology. It’s mindset. “When you speak about decarbonisation,” he says, “everybody is afraid. They think it’s a handicap for the
- [Beyond the shortcut: why the long road still leads to the best outcomes](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/beyond-the-shortcut-why-the-long-road-still-leads-to-the-best-outcomes/) - Shortcut culture Summer travel season is nearly upon us. And if, like me, you lack any sense of direction, Google Maps can be a real life saver, especially when exploring a holiday destination on foot. For all its many advantages, the app has one serious flaw. If you fail to pay attention to its route
- [Making an optimistic pitch for the future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/making-a-pitch-for-the-future/) - At COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh and COP28 in Dubai, Innovators Magazine launched #ACOPHalfFull — a video series exploring the voices across the global climate conversation offering genuine reasons for optimism. Hosted by Marc Buckley, editor-at-large at Innovators Magazine and host of the Inside Ideas podcast, the series brought together leaders, innovators, educators, Indigenous representatives and
- [New European opportunity for Canadian agri-food startups](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-european-opportunity-for-canadian-agri-food-startups/) - AgSphere has announced a new cross-border partnership with EIT Food to strengthen agrifood innovation between Canada and Europe. The collaboration will support startup immersion programs, skills development, and strategic partnerships aimed at advancing sustainable and secure food systems globally. “Partnerships like this are essential to delivering real change in the food system,” said Richard Zaltzman,
- [Be part of Europe’s next big innovation wave](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/be-part-of-europes-next-big-innovation-wave/) - Startups, investors, and corporate leaders are invited to join the upcoming Impact Circle 2026 by Dealflow.eu — a unique matchmaking initiative focused on innovation and strategic partnerships. Taking place from July 22 to 24 in Brussels, the event connects forward-thinking innovators with companies seeking practical solutions and growth opportunities. This year’s focus includes two strategic
- [Reimagining the future: enter the next Enlightenment](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/reimagining-the-future-enter-the-next-enlightenment/) - The context: the Intelligent Age Rapid technological evolution—most notably in artificial intelligence—is accelerating humanity into what may be described as the Intelligent Age. Klaus Schwab, Founder of the World Economic Forum, in his book ‘Thriving in and Leading in The Intelligent Age’ clearly articulates the emergence of this new technological era—one that extends beyond the
- [How bureaucracy can become society’s greatest engine for transformation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-bureaucracy-can-become-societys-greatest-engine-for-transformation/) - The word bureaucracy might not be classic semantic priming for creativity - but meanings change, and the Creative Bureaucracy Festival next month in Berlin promises to live up to its name. The 9th edition of the Festival will welcome a novel mix of more than 2,000 changemakers: politicians, technologists, civil servants, institutional disruptors and activists,
- [Sign up for season 7 of the Inside Ideas podcast](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/sign-up-for-season-7-of-the-inside-ideas-podcast/) - I have some amazing guests lined up for the upcoming Season 7 of my Inside Ideas podcast. Get all episodes as they drop sent straight to your inbox by signing up for our newsletter.
- [1 billion people to benefit from new water security platform](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/1-billion-people-to-benefit-from-new-water-security-platform/) - Improving water security for 1 billion people by 2030 is the goal of the new Water Forward initiative launched this month by the World Bank Group. The new global platform will streamline and connect the key levers of policy, financing and regional partnerships to expand reliable water access, strengthen drought resilience, and boost job creation.
- [Smart glasses, smarter living: AI breakthrough wins £1M dementia prize](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/smart-glasses-smarter-living-ai-breakthrough-wins-1m-dementia-prize/) - A groundbreaking innovation in assistive technology is set to transform life for people living with Dementia. The Longitude Prize on Dementia has awarded its £1 million grand prize to CrossSense, a London-based team pioneering an AI-powered assistant designed for smart glasses. At the heart of the technology is Wispy—a conversational AI companion that gently guides
- [EU could hit climate neutrality by 2050, new study finds](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-study-shows-how-eu-can-be-worlds-first-climate-neutral-continent-by-2050/) - Europe can cut demand for oil and gas to become the world's first climate-neutral continent by 2050, a major new study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) revealed this month. The PIK paper says achieving the main objective of the EU Green Deal - as well as greater energy independence - will
- ['Brain aging can be reversed' using new nasal spray](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/brain-aging-can-be-reversed-using-new-nasal-spray/) - Two doses of a new nasal spray developed by researchers at Texas A&M University have been shown to boost memory and reverse 'neuroinflammaging' - the slow-burning brain inflammation linked to memory loss and Alzheimer's disease. Bypassing the brain's natural defence shield and travelling directly into brain tissue, the delivery mechanism proves to be as important
- [Innovators Wanted: Answer the Call to Transform Africa’s Food Systems](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/innovators-wanted-answer-the-call-to-transform-africas-food-systems/) - The FCI4Africa Open Call 2026, funded by Horizon Europe, is inviting bold proposals that can reshape food systems across Africa—offering up to €50,000 per project to bring ideas to life. With €400,000 in total funding available, this call is designed for innovators who are ready not just to imagine solutions, but to test, refine, and
- [A Five-Year Blueprint of Launching and Scaling Community Innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/a-five-year-blueprint-of-launching-and-scaling-community-innovation/) - Five years have passed since the launch of the Partnership for Innovation (PIN), a regional public-private platform based in the southeastern U.S. that strengthens communities by advancing innovation, expanding economic opportunity, and supporting workforce development. PIN launched during COVID-19, at a time when the whole world was full of uncertainty. The rules of collaboration were
- [Better understanding of the opportunities will encourage more women into science](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/better-understanding-of-the-opportunities-will-encourage-more-women-into-science/) - While more women than ever before are entering into STEM fields, progress is slow and women still comprise just one quarter of the STEM workforce in the UK. The numbers of women in mid-level life science roles specifically are slightly more optimistic, but as we move towards the leadership positions, numbers drop as women make
- [Turning ideas into impact: EIT Jumpstarter 2026 open for applications](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/turning-ideas-into-impact-eit-jumpstarter-2026-open-for-applications/) - Aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage innovators across Europe now have a new opportunity to bring their ideas to life, as the EIT Jumpstarter 2026 Open Call officially launches. Designed to support individuals and teams at the very beginning of their startup journey, the programme offers a structured pathway from concept to company. Participants gain access to
- [Falling Walls Global Call – Deadline Extended to 30 April](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/falling-walls-global-call-deadline-extended-to-30-april/) - The deadline for the Falling Walls Global Call for Science Breakthroughs 2026 has been extended to 30 April. This international competition identifies and celebrates the world’s most groundbreaking scientific achievements. Researchers, innovators, start-ups, and institutions worldwide are invited to apply or nominate outstanding work. Categories span the full spectrum of innovation—from life and physical sciences
- [Read latest issue of Impact Innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/read-latest-issue-of-impact-innovators/) - The latest edition of Impact Innovators - produced in collaboration with Knowledge4Innovation (K4I) - is now available online.
- [This week is all about Europe...](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/this-week-is-all-about-europe-5/) - The 10th anniversary European Innovation Summit and the EUTOP50 Founders & Tech Festival gets underway in Brussels today.
- [Europe's new world of innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/europes-new-world-of-innovation/) - A special edition of Innovators Magazine was released in the European Parliament in Brussels this week. It explores the past, present and future of Europe’s 21st century innovation story, and how every decade of it has been shaped by the ingenuity and drive of the Knowledge4Innovation Forum (K4I Forum) in the European Parliament. Join European
- [10 years of European innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/10-years-of-european-innovation/) - The annual European Innovation Summit (EIS) will celebrate its tenth anniversary this year.
- [Deadline approaching: Master’s students invited to apply for EIB Summer School 2026](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/masters-students-can-now-apply-for-eib-summer-school-2026/) - With the right leadership the financial sector can make good on its pledges to build a more sustainable future. Which means giving young leaders the tools and understanding to make the best choices for people and planet. Some of those future leaders, current Master's students, who want to impact the critical intersection of European finance,
- [MEAT eating that can help 'save the world'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-chapter-for-meat-slices-up-old-storyline/) - “I’m not here to tell anyone what to eat,” writes Bruce Friedrich in the opening lines of his new book, MEAT: How the Next Agricultural Revolution Will Transform Humanity’s Favorite Food—and Our Future. Defences lowered, the reader is invited to partake in a meat feast which, instead of stripping the future limb from limb, reimagines how
- [Book early bird tickets to 'world’s largest public sector innovation festival'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/book-early-bird-tickets-to-worlds-largest-public-sector-innovation-festival/) - Early bird tickets for the 9th Creative Bureaucracy Festival taking place in Berlin this June went on sale today. The world's largest festival for public sector innovation will bring together more than 2000 innovators and changemakers from technology, government, civil society and the creative industries to reimagine 'how public institutions can work better for people'.
- [Register for the World Climate Session: Tokyo](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/register-for-the-world-climate-session-tokyo/) - OnePoint5Media and Innovators Magazine are proud to be media partners of next week's World Climate Session in Tokyo. It is the next stop on the year-long series of global events from the World Climate Foundation (WCF) that culminates in COP31 in Antalya. The 5 March Tokyo session will see senior stakeholders "explore how regional coordination
- [Big chance to cast your vote for innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/big-chance-to-cast-your-vote-for-innovation/) - Public sector innovation is on the ballot at the Creative Bureaucracy Festival with people around the world being asked to pick their favourite from 12 transformative projects. Community voting on the "12 inspiring Project Showcases from across Africa, Europe, Latin America, North America, Asia and Oceania" is open until 5 March, with solutions including "bringing artists
- [Digital bootcamp opens to displaced and stateless women and girls](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/digital-bootcamp-opens-to-displaced-and-stateless-women-and-girls/) - Applications are now open for the 2026 Digital Gender Inclusion and Innovation Bootcamp created for displaced and stateless women and girls. The bootcamp, led by UNHCR Innovation in partnership with Here I Am Studio, is for refugee-led, women-led, or community-based organisations working to expand digital access. Over two intensive weeks in April participants will gain
- [Be part of 4YFN Barcelona 2026](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/be-part-of-4yfn-barcelona-2026/) - Innovators Magazine is a media partner for 4YFN Barcelona 2026, taking place March 2–5 at Fira Gran Via. Held alongside the renowned MWC Barcelona — the world’s largest exhibition for the mobile industry — in the Catalan capital, 4YFN Barcelona empowers startups with valuable connections, visibility, and investment opportunities from the very beginning of their
- [Game Changers backs intrapreneurship](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/game-changers-rewards-intrapreneurship/) - Innovators Magazine has been a long-time supporter of the importance of intrapreneurship as a vehicle for developing a culture of innovation.
- [Innovative new makeover for European innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/innovative-new-makeover-for-european-innovation/) - Europe readying itself to throw a one-two innovation jab that will leave competitors rocking The soon to be unveiled European Innovation Act and the 28th Regime are being designed to "close Europe’s innovation gap, cut strategic dependencies, and strengthen leadership in key technologies". This will see startups and scaleups given access to world-class labs and
- [Unlocking new circular textile economy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/unlocking-new-circular-textile-economy/) - Launched today by Fashion for Good, Stretching Circularity is a bold new initiative tackling one of the industry’s most stubborn sustainability blockers: elastane—the comfort fibre found in 80% of clothing, but notorious for sabotaging textile recycling. By testing bio-based and recycled elastane alternatives through pilot-scale trials and sleek “demonstrator” t-shirts, the project aims to turn
- [NATO launches Women and Girls in Science Challenge 2026](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/nato-launches-women-and-girls-in-science-challenge-2026/) - To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) has officially launched the Women and Girls in Science Challenge (WGS)—a unique opportunity for young women across NATO countries to help imagine the future of global security. A new kind of challenge: thinking beyond today The 2026
- [Startups eye new Barcelona opportunity](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/startups-eye-new-barcelona-opportunity/) - 4YFN26 Barcelona is set to ignite the global startup ecosystem when it returns to Fira de Barcelona from March 2 – 5 as part of MWC26 Barcelona. The event will bring together ambitious founders, strategic investors and world-changing technologies under one roof, with a dedicated 4YFN entrance in Hall 8 showcasing packed floors of exhibitors,
- [Change happens when young people stand up for what's right](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/change-happens-when-young-people-stand-up-for-whats-right/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, new initiatives and projects that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s one of the first Inside Ideas podcast episodes from Marc Buckley (first published in 2020): ___ Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim is one
- [New challenge for refugee innovators open until 24 February](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-challenge-for-refugee-innovators-open-until-24-february/) - Refugee innovators 'developing technological or digital solutions to real-world challenges' have until 24 February to apply for the Refugee Fuzé Challenge – Kampala 2026. Led by UNHCR in partnership with Digital Africa, the challenge is open to refugee innovators and startups with refugees or forcibly displaced people in leadership roles. Entrepreneurs selected to take part
- [Falling Walls Global Call for Science Breakthroughs](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/falling-walls-global-call-for-science-breakthroughs/) - The Falling Walls Global Call for Science Breakthroughs is an 'international competition format that aims to identify the most groundbreaking scientific achievements of the world'. Announcing the launch of this year's call on Linkedin earlier today, the Falling Walls Foundation said: "Applications and nominations are welcome from researchers, innovators, start-ups and institutions worldwide. Winners from across categories will
- [4YFN Barcelona is a golden opportunity for startups](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/4yfn-barcelona-is-a-golden-opportunity-for-startups/) - Innovators Magazine is delighted to be named a media partner for 4YFN Barcelona 2026, on from March 2-5 at Fira Gran Via. Co-locating with the iconic MWC Barcelona - the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry - which takes place every year in the Catalan capital, 4YFN Barcelona boosts 'startups with contacts, exposure and investments,
- [Cause of death? Unknown: The hidden story of nonprofit mortality](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cause-of-death-unknown-the-hidden-story-of-nonprofit-mortality/) - Life in medieval and early modern Europe was, in philosopher Thomas Hobbes’s stark words, often “poor, nasty, brutish and short.” However, the moment of passing and time after were seldom “solitary.” Instead, death served as an important occasion for collective reflection and renewal. By comparison, death has become a taboo subject in modern Western society.
- [Happy New Year](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/happy-new-year-12/) - 2026 is going to be a milestone moment for Europe and the world as we turn around the negative concept of the future and create the transformative change we know innovation can deliver to all communities... watch this space - and sign up for our newsletter.
- [The climate adaptation we don't talk about](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-climate-adaptation-we-dont-talk-about/) - The Himalayan foothills, along with many mountainous regions worldwide, harbor a silent threat — landslides. They remain one of climate change’s most underreported dangers, often seen as a secondary hazard triggered by heavy rain, floods or earthquakes. Nonetheless, they pose a deadly risk. In response, engineers are combining natural methods with smart technology to anticipate
- [A new masterclass in resilience from girl who survived Hitler's Berlin](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/a-new-masterclass-in-resilience-from-girl-who-survived-hitlers-berlin/) - I spoke to the author of ‘A Child in Berlin’, Rhonda Lauritzen, and the child – now a grandmother – who the book is about, Heidi Posnien. The books is Heidi’s real-life story in Germany during World War Two when, as a 10-year-old, she had to survive alone in her Berlin apartment and protect it
- [European Capital of Innovation Awards 2026](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/grenoble-alpes-metropole-aalborg-win-the-european-capital-of-innovation-awards-2026/) - Grenoble Alpes Métropole and Aalborg are the winners of the 2026 European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital). The European Commission announced the winners this month at the Cities Innovate Summit in Turin, the reigning European Capital of Innovation (2024-2025). Grenoble Alpes Métropole, awarded the title of European Capital of Innovation, receives a €1 million prize, coming out on top thanks to its 'forward-thinking approach to sustainable urban development and community-driven innovation'. While Aalborg,
- [The parting glass](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-parting-glass/) - Happy Hogmanay!
- [Lessons from A Child in Berlin](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/lessons-from-a-child-in-berlin/) - I spoke to the author of ‘A Child in Berlin’, Rhonda Lauritzen, and the child – now a grandmother – who the book is about, Heidi Posnien. The books is Heidi’s real-life story in Germany during World War Two when, as a 10-year-old, she had to survive alone in her Berlin apartment and protect it
- [How to thrive in the new world of regenerative leadership](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-thrive-in-the-new-world-of-regenerative-leadership-2/) - There is an urgent need for a new type of leadership that is built on nature's principles and the interconnectedness of life - a paradigm shift, and one my guest on the Inside Ideas podcast, Giles Hutchins, gives shape to in his new book: 'Keys for Future Fit Leadership'. Exploring the intricate dance between consciousness,
- [Happy holidays!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/happy-holidays-19/) - Enjoy your family and friends this Christmas, readers!
- [Find out what happens when artistic intelligence meets AI](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/when-artistic-intelligence-met-ai-this-is-what-happened/) - _____ A thought experiment with our vocabulary about Art and AI _____ Wondering about a conceptual vacuum The revolution in generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has impacted the visual arts in a disruptive manner: This might be what the iphone moment was for music. AIs ability to generate complex, aesthetically sophisticated images in seconds has radically
- [AI just birthed the new historians that will reshape tomorrow](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/ai-just-birthed-the-new-historians-that-will-reshape-tomorrow/) - In 2023, global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company launched its own generative AI platform, Lilli. Named after Lillian Dombrowski – who had joined McKinsey in 1945, became the first woman to earn her MBA while at the firm, and played a pivotal role organizing its historical records – Lilli activates nearly a century of
- [When new tech meets social innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/when-new-tech-meets-social-innovation/) - With only five years remaining to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a roadmap to create a better future — time is running out fast. Urgent action is needed across all sectors to tackle interconnected social challenges. For corporations, in particular, there are growing expectations that while business goals are important,
- [Scotland at the European Innovation Summit](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/scotland-at-the-european-innovation-summit/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s one from 2017, when we co-hosted a St Andrew's Day reception in the European Parliament. Hot on the heels of Alan
- [What we can all do right now to save a life](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-we-can-all-do-right-now-to-save-a-life/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s a podcast from 2021 with the father of effective altruism. __ (this article was first published in 2021): The Life You Can
- [Can innovative design nudge us toward more sustainable choices?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/can-innovative-design-nudge-us-toward-more-sustainable-choices/) - Behind many doors across industry are thought leaders and inventors designing the next revolutionary product. In recent history, looking toward a more eco-conscious future has been a priority. Customers want sustainable products, but do technological advances motivated by innovation align with a low-carbon lifestyle? These are the unexpected ways progress and environmentalist thinking correlate, inspiring
- [How innovation in culture and creativity is shaping a new and better future for Europe](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-innovation-in-culture-and-creativity-is-shaping-a-new-and-better-future-for-europe/) - The first ever edition of the 100-to-watch most innovative ventures stemming from Europe's cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSI) launched this week in Germany. Released by institutional partnership body, EIT Culture & Creativity, which is backed by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), the new ecosystem reveals the wealth of untapped investment
- [Special edition presented to President of the Assembly Parliament of North Macedonia](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/special-edition-presented-to-president-of-the-assembly-parliament-of-north-macedonia-2/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s a story from January of this year, and the handover of our World Future Forum edition to the President of the Assembly
- [Creative Bureaucrats worldwide given 10 December deadline to transform the system](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/creative-bureaucrats-worldwide-given-10-december-deadline-to-transform-the-system/) - Founded in partnership with the Falling Walls Foundation, the Creative Bureaucracy Festival is urging creative bureaucrats to answer an international call to 'transform how administrations think and act'. We want to highlight practical examples and imaginative approaches to shaping better futures. The Call for Participation 2026 invites "Creative Bureaucrats worldwide – public sector changemakers at all
- [A New Testing Blueprint to Unlock Food-Grade Polyolefin Recycling](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/a-new-testing-blueprint-to-unlock-food-grade-polyolefin-recycling/) - By Prof. Edward Kosior and Paul Marshall, Nextek & NEXTLOOPP Polyolefins (HDPE and PP) make up the majority of the world’s household plastic packaging. Yet, unlike PET, these materials have been largely absent from food-contact recycling streams –– not because they are inherently unsuitable, but because regulators have lacked solid, contemporary evidence that mechanical and
- [In the middle of difficulty lies new opportunity](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/in-the-middle-of-difficulty-lies-new-opportunity/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s one from 2023 - a special edition produced for an innovation event in the European Parliament. ___ By Roland Strauss, founder, Knowledge4Innovation
- [People power key to improving planetary health](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/people-power-key-to-improving-planetary-health/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s one from our video series, #ACopHalfFull, created at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, where we ask innovators and leaders to share
- [The better future innovators are creating for people and planet](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-better-future-innovators-are-trying-to-give-us/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s a 2018 story on a first-of-its-kind event, the Global Game Changers awards. – (this article was first published in 2018): Keynote and
- [10 Years of Innovators Magazine](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-milestone-for-innovators-magazine/) - We published our first story in 2015 with the ambition of showcasing innovators and solutions advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which launched the same year. Since that first story, we have been lucky enough to experience many memorable moments, including: signing an MoU as an official media partners for COP23; hosting a St Andrews day reception
- [Inside new labs building a Quantum Future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/inside-new-labs-building-a-quantum-future/) - Quantum computers are now built, tested and operated in laboratories around the world. Making them work requires precise, near-perfect environments designed to protect their processors from the imperfections and disturbances of the modern world, which takes immense effort and resources. Understanding quantum computing Before exploring the measures necessary to maintain quantum computers, it helps to
- [From Bonn to Brazil: how UN climate conferences shape our world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/from-bonn-to-brazil-how-un-climate-conferences-shape-our-world/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s a 2017 story on us being named a 'key partner' for COP23. - (this article was first published in 2017): Innovators Magazine
- [Magazine signs European Pact for Innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/magazine-signs-european-pact-for-innovation/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s a 2017 article, looking back on our co-founder's speech in the European Parliament in Brussels, where she signed the Pact for
- [When technology shouldn’t replace humans](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/when-technology-shouldnt-replace-humans/) - There’s a lot of noise about artificial intelligence (AI) replacing writers and scholars. Among the careers often predicted to vanish, the historian is a notable example. Many of these gloomy forecasts come from those with only the faintest understanding of what goes into making complex events of yesterday and today intelligible to others, whether in
- ['When you have women at the table, you achieve better results'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/when-you-have-women-at-the-table-you-achieve-better-results/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s a Twitter Chat (remember them?) from 2018, which Innovators Magazine co-hosted with the Knowledge4Innovation (K4I) Forum in the European Parliament. __
- [An innovator on a mission to create a better world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/an-innovator-on-a-mission-to-create-a-better-world/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, new initiatives and projects that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s the announcement of Marc Buckley as our new editor-at-large in 2018, now also host of the Inside Ideas podcast. ___
- [Join World Climate Summit & Investment COP 2025 in Belém](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/join-world-climate-summit-investment-cop-2025-in-belem/) - Innovators Magazine is a media partner with next week's World Climate Summit & Investment COP in Belém Over two days, 13 and 14 November, topics including: scaling innovation and regeneration through industry and nature; and transforming business and finance for climate action will take centre stage. "Engage with global decision-makers, innovators, and sustainability champions driving
- [New publication a 'perfect fit' for biotech](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-publication-a-perfect-fit-for-biotech/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s a partnership announcement from 2018, when Innovators Magazine was named official publishers for the iconic triennial ACHEMA event, one of
- [Should we speak differently about Artistic and Artificial Intelligence?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/should-we-speak-differently-about-artistic-and-artificial-intelligence/) - _____ A thought experiment with our vocabulary about Art and AI _____ Wondering about a conceptual vacuum The revolution in generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has impacted the visual arts in a disruptive manner: This might be what the iphone moment was for music. AIs ability to generate complex, aesthetically sophisticated images in seconds has radically
- [For young innovators by young innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/for-young-innovators-by-young-innovators/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s a story from 2018, when we put a team of young creatives into the European Parliament to cover the continent's premier innovation
- [Living legend on the mindset trait all successful pioneers have](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/living-legend-on-the-mindset-trait-all-successful-pioneers-have/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s a memorable podcast with legendary explorer, Dr Bertrand Piccard. __ (this episode of Inside Ideas first dropped in 2021) What
- [The future is back... and young people love it](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-future-is-back-and-young-people-love-it/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s a 2019 story on a unique UNFCCC-led initiative reshaping the future. - (this article was first published in 2019): The future as
- [Takeaways from Amsterdam](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/takeaways-from-amsterdam/) - Last week, I had the pleasure to attend the 16th Food Innovate Summit in Amsterdam.
- [An app called Integrity](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/an-app-called-integrity/) - Our Engagement Lead, Carlotta De Toni, has arrived at Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) 16 of 17 on her Instagram campaign on all things SDGs.
- [How to become a top EU women innovator](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-become-a-top-eu-women-innovator/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s an article on International Women's Day, first published in 2020, from one of the winners of the prestigious EU Prize for
- [Follow Innovators Magazine on Apple News](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/follow-innovators-magazine-on-apple-news/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s an update from our early days on the Apple News app, which we have been on since 2016. __ (this
- [Top 2025 innovation magazine named](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/top-2025-innovation-magazine-named/) - Feedspot has named Innovators Magazine the number one innovation magazine for 2025: ‘the best innovation magazine selected from 'thousands of magazines on the web ranked by relevancy, authority, social media followers & freshness'. This is great news in this our 10th anniversary year. We published our first story in 2015 with the ambition of showcasing innovators and
- [How to put your country on the innovation map](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-put-your-country-on-the-innovation-map/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s an announcement from 2019 about the increasing global reach of the magazine's digital editions. (this article was first published in 2019): Are
- ['The future of AI to be made in Europe'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-future-of-ai-to-be-made-in-europe/) - The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, this month called for the "future of AI to be made in Europe" as she set out two new strategies for delivering on that ambition. Accelerating the adoption of AI across all sectors and within the public sector is the focus of the Apply AI Strategy; while the
- [Innovation that spreads new hope for the future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/innovation-that-spreads-new-hope-for-the-future/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, images, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s 10 of our favourite spreads from the magazines and publications we have produced over the last 10 years. Click
- [Entries Now Open for the 4YFN26 Awards](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/entries-now-open-for-the-4yfn26-awards/) - Innovators has been a media partner of MWC and 4YFN Barcelona since 2017 - and we are delighted to join forces again with the annual tech showcase in 2026. ____ Below is a news update from the organisers: The 4YFN Awards are back - and if you're building something bold in digital tech, we want
- [Houses learn how to breathe using AI](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/houses-learn-how-to-breathe-using-ai/) - Homes are no longer passive spaces. They’re becoming intelligent ecosystems that adapt to the people living in them. With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and smart HVAC systems, houses can now sense and respond to changing comfort needs. These technologies analyze data from sensors that monitor temperature, humidity and air quality. They automatically adjust
- [Shaping the next chapter of Africa’s digital transformation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/shaping-the-next-chapter-of-africas-digital-transformation/) - Innovators Magazine is a media partner of MWC25 Kigali - the below is a news update from the organisers, GSMA: - The GSMA is pleased to share that His Excellency Paul Kagame, the President of the Republic of Rwanda, will formally open MWC25 Kigali on 21 October at the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda for
- [MWC25 Las Vegas: shaping the future of connectivity](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/mwc25-las-vegas-shaping-the-future-of-connectivity/) - As the demands on enterprise tech leaders continue to intensify – driven by rapid AI adoption, growing infrastructure complexity, and persistent cybersecurity challenges – so too does the need for more actionable insight and meaningful thought leadership grounded in real-life application. Put simply, today’s tech leaders aren’t just looking for inspiration; they’re seeking the kind
- [The NEB winners making Europe's future beautiful and sustainable](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-neb-winners-making-europes-future-beautiful-and-sustainable/) - Labelled the ‘cultural and creative dimension to the European Green Deal’, the New European Bauhaus (NEB) is on a mission to deliver the ‘EU’s ambition of creating beautiful, sustainable, and inclusive places, products and ways of living’. The creative innovators bringing this vision to life were recognised last week at the fifth annual NEB Prizes ceremony in Brussels.
- [Hybrid Habitats: Innovating Pathways to Evolutionary Design](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/hybrid-habitats-innovating-pathways-to-evolutionary-design/) - In his now-iconic 2005 Stanford commencement address, Steve Jobs spoke of connecting the dots—how meaning emerges not in the moment, but in retrospect. When examining our relationship with nature through the lens of design and the built environment, this notion becomes strikingly relevant. To envision more prosperous futures, we must first look back—to understand how
- [MWC25 Kigali Returns with Focus on Africa's Digital Future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/mwc25-kigali-returns-with-focus-on-africas-digital-future-and-new-ministerial-programme/) - MWC25 Kigali, the African continent's largest and most influential connectivity event, will return on 21- 23 October with a dynamic agenda designed to foster cross-border collaboration, investment, and policy dialogue. Hosted by the GSMA in partnership with the Ministry of ICT & Innovation of Rwanda, the event will bring together regional and global leaders to shape
- [Translations + AI: The Italian innovation that’s changing the game](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/translations-ai-the-italian-innovation-thats-changing-the-game/) - Artificial intelligence is revolutionising the world of translation, yet Machine Translation is not always reliable. Language Check, an Italian innovation, aims to spot AI translation errors, changing the rules of the game. AI can be seen as a shining sun of opportunity. There are huge expectations surrounding artificial intelligence. Undeniably, AI will soon transform every
- [We are partnering with New York's Biodiversity Summit](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/we-are-partnering-with-new-yorks-world-climate-biodiversity-summit/) - OnePoint5Media and Innovators Magazine are media partners for the World Climate & Biodiversity Summit in New York this week. The Summit, on 25 September, 2025, is being held alongside NY Climate Week. Learn more.
- [European Mobility Week 2025 gets underway](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/european-mobility-week-2025-gets-underway/) - The German city of Essen has been transformed into a 'colourful climate garden' as part of European Mobility Week 2025 which kicked off today in more than 2000 cities and towns across Europe. A car-free day on 22 September is part of a programme of events created to inspire people to choose public transport, walking
- [Hold the front page – Europe to headline world innovation stage](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/hold-the-front-page-europe-to-headline-world-innovation-stage/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here are five of our favourite magazine front covers from the past decade. - Click cover. __ Sign up for our newsletter to get
- [The age of the augmented worker calls for  responsible innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-age-of-the-augmented-worker-calls-for-responsible-innovation/) - Technology has progressed to the point where gadgets and tools are no longer external items but attachments and augmentations to the worker’s body. Exoskeletons, wearable sensors and smart glasses are becoming more common across warehouses and facilities worldwide. What Is an augmented worker? An augmented worker is a human employee whose capabilities become enhanced through
- [Innovators Magazine & A4F dial up the hope in Dubai](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/innovators-magazine-a4f-dial-up-the-hope-in-dubai/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s an interview with, part of our podcast series produced at COP28 Dubai in partnership with Allied4Future. __ (this article was first
- [Registration open now for MWC25 Kigali](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/registration-open-now-for-mwc25-kigali/) - MWC25 Kigali will return to the Kigali Convention Centre from 21-23 October 2025. Innovators Magazine and OnePoint5Media are media partners with the event, which will convene government, enterprise, and startup leaders from across the technology ecosystem to define how innovation can accelerate the Africa continent’s digital transformation. On the show floor, MWC Kigali will welcome exhibitors
- [How to fall in love with the innovation process](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-become-a-better-innovator/) - Sign up for our newsletter and get the latest innovation news and opportunities sent to your inbox - from the number one platform for global changemakers.
- [Fact checking in the information era](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/fact-checking-in-the-information-era-2/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s an article on our founding ethos, written by a long-term friend to the magazine. __ (this article was first published in 2020):
- [Registration for World Climate & Biodiversity Summit is now open!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/registration-for-world-climate-biodiversity-summit-is-now-open/) - The World Climate and Biodiversity Summit returns to New York next month for its 5th edition, taking place on the sidelines of Climate Week NYC and the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly. OnePoint5Media and Innovators Magazine are media partners with the Summit taking place on 25 September, which aims to 'catalyse cross-sector collaboration
- [New deadline to apply for Refugee-led Innovation Fund](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/refugee-led-innovation-fund-is-now-open-for-applications/) - The deadline to deadline to apply for the Refugee-led Innovation Fund has been extended to 31 August. This Fund is not about aid – it's about shifting power and backing refugees as innovators and leaders. Hovig Etyemezian, Head of Innovation Service, UNHCR First introduced in 2022 by the UN Refugee Agency's (UNHCR) the fund offers a
- [New platform for Japanese innovators advancing the Global Goals](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-platform-for-japanese-innovators-advancing-the-global-goals/) - 2025 is a big year for Innovators Magazine - it's our 10th anniversary year - and to mark the milestone, we will be bringing you new initiatives, starting with J-Changers. J-Changers is a platform for Japanese changemakers advancing the UN Global Goals to master the language of innovation, reach new English-speaking markets and capitalise on
- [Europe is experiencing a "reawakening of its architectural imagination"](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-a-reawakening-of-the-architectural-imagination-is-reshaping-europe/) - I think a vision of how we live in Europe is needed. How is it we're going to live that’s European, that's different from America, that’s different from a watered down version of China? It's ours. And I think we need to spend some time on that question and really start to think beyond what
- [“I exist, therefore I worry”: Lessons from Apocalyptic Thinking](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/i-exist-therefore-i-worry-lessons-from-apocalyptic-thinking/) - Doomsday predictions have been a persistent thread throughout human history. Whether the end of the world as we know it is envisioned as a divine intervention, a natural or man-made environmental disaster, or a catastrophic failure of an artificial intelligence system like Skynet in the Terminator movie franchise, for many, the question is not if
- [How to thrive in the new world of regenerative leadership](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-thrive-in-the-new-world-of-regenerative-leadership/) - There is an urgent need for a new type of leadership that is built on nature's principles and the interconnectedness of life - a paradigm shift, and one my guest on the Inside Ideas podcast, Giles Hutchins, gives shape to in his new book: 'Keys for Future Fit Leadership'. Exploring the intricate dance between consciousness,
- [When tech meets social innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/when-tech-meets-social-innovation/) - With only five years remaining to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a roadmap to create a better future — time is running out fast. Urgent action is needed across all sectors to tackle interconnected social challenges. For corporations, in particular, there are growing expectations that while business goals are important,
- [Young innovators are responding to world's biggest climate challenge](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/young-innovators-are-responding-to-worlds-biggest-climate-challenge/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partnerships that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s an announcement about our efforts to bring Climathon to Glasgow for the first time. __ (this article was first published
- [Weekend read](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-read/) - I spoke to the author of ‘A Child in Berlin’, Rhonda Lauritzen, earlier this year, and the child – now a grandmother – who the book is about, Heidi Posnien. The books is Heidi’s real-life story in Germany during World War Two when, as a 10-year-old, she had to survive alone in her Berlin apartment
- [Is personalized medicine finally within reach thanks to advanced diagnostics?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-personalized-medicine-finally-within-reach-thanks-to-advanced-diagnostics/) - Personalization has taken over many industries. Customers expect it when shopping online or browsing social media, and custom pricing has become the norm in insurance. These applications can save people money and are convenient, but in health care, personalization could save lives. It’s a promising step forward, though making it practical has proved difficult. Now,
- [5 things AI says innovators need to be successful](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/5-things-ai-says-innovators-need-to-be-successful/) - Chat GPT says if they want to be successful in the age of AI innovators must be "part technologist, part systems thinker, and part ethicist." The LLM also says the "game isn’t just to use AI—it’s to rethink what’s possible when intelligence becomes a utility." And here are the five things Chat GPT believes every
- [Building the new workforces of tomorrow through community-focused Learning](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/building-the-new-workforces-of-tomorrow-through-community-focused-learning/) - We talk a lot about getting young people ready to lead, but rarely do we create the conditions for them to actually do it. Experiential learning, especially when students are given the chance to lead their own projects, is one of the most powerful ways to build the confidence leadership demands. It is one thing
- [Register now for MWC Las Vegas 2025](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/pre-register-now-for-mwc-las-vegas-2025/) - Innovators Magazine is a media partner for October's MWC Las Vegas - and the event's iconic 4YFN startup platform. "MWC Las Vegas, in partnership with CTIA, is the GSMA's flagship event in North America, showcasing the hottest trends in connectivity and mobile innovation," GSMA said. Pre-register now for the event taking place in the Las Vegas
- [How to impact next week's World Climate Investment Summit](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-impact-next-weeks-world-climate-investment-summit/) - Next week's World Climate Investment Summit on 26 June at the London Stock Exchange is on a mission to reshape the future of climate finance dynamics ahead of COP30. OnePoint5Media and Innovators Magazine are media partners with the event, which will bring together influential global leaders, investors, and policymakers committed to mobilising investment at the intersection
- [Events innovators will want to be at in 2025](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/events-innovators-wont-want-to-miss-in-2025/) - As we enter the second quarter of our 10th anniversary year we want to give a shoutout to the amazing media partnerships we have across five continents. From world-leading tech startup platforms in Asia and Africa, to energy and investment events in Europe, as well as climate and biodiversity summits in North and South America,
- [How to connect with refugee-led innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-connect-with-refugee-led-innovation/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. And ahead of World Refugee Day on 20 June, here’s one from 2023, on the refugee-led Innovation Fund. __ (this article was first
- [Last chance to get your free MWC Shanghai ticket](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/secure-your-free-ticket-now-to-mwc-shanghai/) - Innovators Magazine is a media partner for this summer's Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai - and our readers can get a free pass to the event here. "MWC Shanghai is the prestigious international event that brings together global operators, vendors, solutions-providers and the Chinese connectivity ecosystem," the organisers said. "Discover the big topics and technologies
- [New Climate Change Challenge open to school students worldwide](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-climate-change-challenge-open-to-school-student-worldwide/) - High school students worldwide are being urged to pitch their big ideas for a better future as part of the 2025 Climate Change Challenge. Led by Oxford University's Saïd Business School and Burjeel Holdings, the Challenge is open to student and teacher groups with big ideas for solving five climate change areas: air pollution, extreme
- [How tech can keep your pet better protected](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-tech-can-keep-your-pet-better-protected/) - Everyone can rest easy when knowing their pets will likely be located if they go missing. Technology becomes more adept every year, increasing the accuracy and safety of location and recovery tools. Discover next-generation ways people are bringing their pets home. The advent of GPS tracking and smart collars Smart technology connects to the internet
- [New offer to shape the future of climate finance](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-offer-to-shape-the-future-of-climate-finance/) - Next month's World Climate Investment Summit at the London Stock Exchange is on a mission to shape the future of climate finance in the critical lead-up to COP30. OnePoint5Media and Innovators Magazine are media partners with the event, which will bring together influential global leaders, investors, and policymakers committed to mobilising investment at the intersection of
- [New strategy makes EU best place in the world to start a business](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-strategy-makes-eu-best-place-in-the-world-to-start-a-business/) - In a bid to boost innovation and growth in the European Union (EU), the European Commission has unveiled its new strategy, "Choose Europe to Start and Scale." The plan focuses on creating a vibrant playing field for startups and scaleups in Europe, reducing regulatory burdens and encouraging the success of technology-driven companies across the continent.
- [Calling all Japanese innovators working for the Global Goals](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/calling-all-japanese-innovators-working-for-the-global-goals/) - This year is a big one for Innovators Magazine - it's our 10th anniversary - and to mark the milestone, we are going to try out some new innovations, like J-Changers. J-Changers is a platform Japanese changemakers advancing the UN Global Goals can use to master the language of innovation, reach new English-speaking markets and
- [Creativity: the 21st century leadership skill we all need](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/creativity-the-21st-century-leadership-skill-we-all-need/) - Whether you’re a salaried employee or a gig worker, a member of the C-suite or an entry-level workhorse, the odds are pretty high that you’re currently drowning in a sea of reskilling and upskilling buzzwords, most ending with the letter -y. Agility, empathy, integrity, sensitivity, accountability, sustainability, resiliency, digital literacy: best to embrace some or
- [How to generate new and more creative ideas](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-generate-new-and-more-creative-ideas/) - Let’s talk ideas. What exactly are they? What impact do they have on our daily lives? And most crucially, is there a secret formula for generating them? The etymology of the word reveals that its current use has lost much of its intellectual depth. Despite Eleanor Roosevelt’s memorable quote that “great minds discuss ideas, average
- [Businesses have the muscle memory to be more innovative](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/businesses-have-the-muscle-memory-to-be-more-innovative/) - The United States is in a crucial election year. The stakes are high and opinions, as ever, are sharply divided. But polarization is neither a political nor a uniquely American phenomenon. Tempers can flare on issues far less consequential and turn friends into temporary foes. Simply ask: Who is the G.O.A.T. in basketball? Does pineapple
- [Creativity: the 21st century leadership skill we actually need](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/creativity-the-21st-century-leadership-skill-we-actually-need/) - Whether you’re a salaried employee or a gig worker, a member of the C-suite or an entry-level workhorse, the odds are pretty high that you’re currently drowning in a sea of reskilling and upskilling buzzwords, most ending with the letter -y. Agility, empathy, integrity, sensitivity, accountability, sustainability, resiliency, digital literacy: best to embrace some or
- [How constraints can make you more creative](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-constraints-can-make-you-more-creative/) - Life is full of contradictions, each one more paradoxical than the next. A child – or a visitor from outer space – would be perplexed to hear that humans learn more from failures than successes, or that we must experience sadness to truly appreciate joy. Equally alien are the many cognitive biases that are hardwired
- [AI unlocks new golden age of the 'consulting historian'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/ai-unlocks-golden-new-age-of-the-consulting-historian/) - In 2023, global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company launched its own generative AI platform, Lilli. Named after Lillian Dombrowski – who had joined McKinsey in 1945, became the first woman to earn her MBA while at the firm, and played a pivotal role organizing its historical records – Lilli activates nearly a century of
- [Inside Ibiza's ‘leadership experience of a lifetime’](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/inside-ibizas-leadership-experience-of-a-lifetime/) - Episode 1, Season 6 of the Inside Ideas podcast has dropped - and we couldn't be off to a better start, as my guest is the phenomenal Canay Atalay.Atalay is a visionary strategist and conscious business model designer, reshaping the future of innovation through regeneration. She integrates AI, leadership, and cultural transformation with nature-inspired systems
- [Bangladesh's pro-democracy leader and Nobel laureate on Inside Ideas](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/bangladeshs-pro-democracy-leader-and-nobel-laureate-on-inside-ideas/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s my Inside Ideas podcast from 2021, the 100th episode, with Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, revered worldwide for his groundbreaking
- [The small world of the big business success story](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-small-world-of-the-big-business-success-story/) - The last few years have exposed how fragile global supply chains are. Businesses have faced disruptions from the pandemic like halting ports and factories, and rising geopolitical tensions disrupt trade routes. Long, complex supply chains lack the flexibility in a dynamic industry. In response, many are moving toward localization and nearshoring as a smarter, long-term
- [The future as you have never seen it before](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/a-new-and-desirable-world/) - Former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, said of the UN Global Goals, they are the 'blueprint for a better world'.
- [My thoughts on Climate Reality training](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/my-thoughts-on-climate-reality-training/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s an article by Carlotta De Toni, the magazine’s Impact Comms Programme lead in 2018. During her time with the magazine Carlotta
- [Keynote confirmed for Game Changers](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/keynote-named-for-global-game-changers/) - Marc Buckley will present the keynote speech at this year’s Global Game Changers awards in Glasgow.
- [Get Early Bird Tickets for the World’s Leading Climate Investment Summit](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/get-early-bird-tickets-for-the-worlds-leading-climate-investment-summit/) - The World Climate Investment Summit 2025 will take place on 26 June 2025 at the London Stock Exchange, bringing together influential global leaders, investors, and policymakers to shape the future of climate finance in the critical lead-up to COP30. OnePoint5Media and Innovators Magazine are media partners for the Summit, which will provide a high-level platform for
- [Sign up for season 6 of the Inside Ideas podcast](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/sign-up-for-new-season-of-the-inside-ideas-podcast/) - I have some amazing guests lined up for Season 6 of my Inside Ideas podcast dropping later this year - make sure to get every episode sent straight to your inbox by signing up for our newsletter. And a shout out to the youngest member of our team, Holly, for her first-ever podcast, available now
- [Look who is inspiring new generations of women innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/look-who-is-inspiring-new-generations-of-women-innovators/) - The winners of this month's European Prize for Women Innovators are creating a future young people can finally get excited about. Led jointly by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and the European Innovation Council (EIC), the Horizon Europe-funded competition has three categories: the Women Innovators Prize, open to women who have 'founded
- [One week to go until the EU-Startups Summit 2025](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/one-week-to-go-until-the-eu-startups-summit-2025/) - Innovators Magazine is delighted to be a media partner for next week's EU-Startups Summit in Malta. It is one of the big annual events for startups, with a reputation for giving young companies the exposure they need to expand into global markets: not to mention the April sunshine, surely the perfect shot of serotonin for
- [What new human-robot relationship means for your future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-the-new-human-robot-relationship-means-for-your-future/) - As robots become increasingly integrated into workplaces, health care, homes and public spaces, understanding the complexities of human-robot interactions has never been more important. Practical collaboration, psychological comfort and social acceptance all play crucial roles in ensuring that robots enhance human lives rather than disrupt them. Addressing these factors is essential for innovators to design
- [Be part of Youth-Led Innovation push for a better future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/be-part-of-youth-led-innovation-push-for-a-better-future/) - New Horizons: Youth-Led Innovation for a Livable Planet is the theme of this year's World Bank Group (WBG) Youth Summit being held in Washington. May's summit, open to young people worldwide aged between 18-35, will focus on three transformative areas: digital transformation and data; climate action and resilience; and creative industries, with participants exploring ways they can each
- [Enter the Iris Prize 2025: open to 14-24 year olds](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-iris-prize-2025-is-open-to-14-24-year-olds/) - Iris Goldsmith is an inspiring figure who loved the beauty of the natural world. She died aged 15 but lives on through the amazing work of the Iris Project founded in her memory. The Iris Prize is a big part of this and it is now open across three categories: The Seed Prize, $5k, for
- [How to inspire a culture of giving](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-inspire-a-culture-of-giving/) - The Life You Can Save is a book millions worldwide use to do just that. It is the goto text for effective altruism (EA) the act of doing the most good, and its author, Peter Singer, regarded as one of the world's most influential moral philosophers and known as the father of effective altruism, is
- [Congrats to K4I on anniversary summit](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/congrats-to-k4i-on-anniversary-summit-6/) - The 10th anniversary European Summit continues in Brussels today.
- [Win signed new copy of 'A Child in Berlin'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/win-signed-new-copy-of-a-child-in-berlin/) - I spoke to the author of ‘A Child in Berlin’, Rhonda Lauritzen, and the child – now a grandmother – who the book is about, Heidi Posnien. The books is Heidi’s real-life story in Germany during World War Two when, as a 10-year-old, she had to survive alone in her Berlin apartment and protect it
- [Registration now open for World Climate Investment Summit](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/registration-now-open-for-world-climate-investment-summit/) - Impact investors are being urged to take part in the flagship event at this year's London Climate Action Week: the World Climate Investment Summit. Organised by the World Climate Foundation (WCF), the event is being held at the London Stock Exchange on 26 June, and both OnePoint5Media and Innovators Magazine are media partners of the summit.
- [The amazing impact of Al Gore's Climate Reality Project](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-amazing-impact-of-al-gores-climate-reality-project/) - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovators Magazine in 2025, every month this year we will publish some of our milestone moments: the stories, podcasts, initiatives, projects and partners that have shaped our journey so far. Here’s an article by Carlotta De Toni, the magazine's Impact Comms Programme lead in 2018. During her time with the magazine Carlotta
- [Take world's biggest climate challenge](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/take-worlds-biggest-climate-challenge/) - There are 11 days left to sign up to the world's biggest ever climate action hackathon.
- [It's International Day of Happiness! Learn how to make a habit out of being happy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/its-international-day-of-happiness-learn-how-to-make-a-habit-out-of-being-happy/) - It's International Day of Happiness and according to the author of the bestselling book The Science of Happiness we can all learn to be happy but staying that way is a matter of routine. The findings of a 2024 study, based on feedback from students on the 'Science of Happiness' course at Bristol University, revealed
- [Europe presents golden new opportunity for women-led tech startups](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/europe-presents-golden-new-opportunity-for-women-led-tech-startups/) - The EIT Supernovas Rocket Up programme is now open to women-led startups located outside - as well as inside the EU - with sights on impacting European markets. The programme focusses on five different activities: three dedicated to boosting knowledge and skills relating to investment, both in venture capital and as business angels; the other
- [What makes someone an innovator?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-makes-someone-an-innovator/) - “If you want to innovate, it’s not a question of having new ideas, it’s a question of getting rid of old beliefs, and then you have a mind and a heart that is empty enough to welcome something new.” The words of explorer and living legend, Dr Bertrand Piccard, who has made the space time and
- [Smart - clean - fast - urban transport](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/smart-clean-fast-urban-transport/) - Dr Rocio Ortego speaks with Jean Phillipe Mangeot, CEO of Urbanloop, about the company's smart urban transport innovation for sustainable cities.
- [We are partnering with the 2025 Climate Investment Summit](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/we-are-partnering-with-the-2025-climate-investment-summit/) - OnePoint5Media and Innovators Magazine have been announced as media partners for the 2025 Climate Investment Summit taking place on 26 June at the London Stock Exchange. Organised by the World Climate Foundation (WCF), the summit will catalyse actions that can direct an ‘acceleration of investments' towards ‘nature-based solutions’. "With COP30 on the horizon, this year’s Summit will focus on
- [Finalists announced for 2025 European Prize for Women Innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/finalists-announced-for-2025-european-prize-for-women-innovators/) - The winners of this year's European Prize for Women Innovators will be announced at the EIC Summit on 3 April. And ahead of Saturday's International Women's Day, the finalists of the 2025 edition have been announced. Led jointly by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and the European Innovation Council (EIC), the Prize is funded under
- [How innovators can promote genuine sustainability](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-innovators-can-promote-genuine-sustainability/) - As sustainability drives consumer choices, companies are eager to present themselves as environmentally responsible. However, many businesses exaggerate or fabricate their green initiatives, a practice known as greenwashing. Greenwashing misleads consumers, stalls genuine environmental progress and fosters skepticism about corporate sustainability efforts. From false advertising to misleading labels, greenwashing is now a global concern, prompting
- [Get ready for the new innovation economy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/get-ready-for-the-new-innovation-economy/) - Creativity, curiosity, courage, compassion and communication - the 5 C's - are the critical human tools that will allow you to thrive in the new innovation economy, according to Aneesh Raman, Chief Economic Opportunity Officer at LinkedIn. To be alive, is to be creative. Claudia Rinke Speaking at CNBC’s 2025 Converge leadership event, Raman said
- [Startups can use 4YFN as springboard to international success](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/startups-use-4yfn-as-springboard-to-international-success/) - 4YFN Barcelona is one of the world's most iconic and influential startup events and Innovators Magazine is a media partner for this year's edition. 4YFN is the event partner of MWC Barcelona, the world’s largest and most influential connectivity event. It brings together the 'most innovative startups from across the global ecosystem, and springboards them
- [Is there an exciting new future in store for robots?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-there-an-exciting-new-future-in-store-for-robots/) - Warehouses are the backbone of the booming e-commerce and manufacturing industries. As important as they are, keeping them efficient is often a challenge, especially amid labor shortages and rising pressure for fast shipping. Amid this difficulty, autonomous robots have arisen as a promising solution. How common are robots in warehouses today? Today’s warehouses are more
- [Welcoming our editor-at-large](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/welcoming-our-editor-at-large/) - We are delighted to announce that Marc Buckley is going to be our Editor-at-large, and co-host of the new podcast: Talks at Innovators Magazine.
- [Closing the loop on reusable stadium cups](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/closing-the-loop-on-reusable-stadium-cups/) - Every year, millions of single-use plastic cups pile up as waste from European events, creating significant environmental challenges. While initiatives to phase out these disposables have gained momentum, the question of what comes next remains un-answered. The transition to reusable cups has already had a measurable impact, reducing event-related carbon footprints and lowering overall waste
- [Top women innovators show how to 'dream with ambition'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/top-women-innovators-show-how-to-dream-with-ambition/) - The semi-finalists have been announced in this year's European Prize for Women Innovators competition open to females solving some of the world's biggest problems. Led jointly by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and the European Innovation Council (EIC), the Prize is funded under the Horizon Europe framework programme and has three categories: Women Innovators Prize,
- [Students worldwide battle it out for $65k circular economy prize](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/students-worldwide-battle-it-out-for-65k-circular-economy-prize/) - The 15 semifinalists have been announced in the 2025 international ‘Wege Prize’ design competition where college and university students worldwide pitch ideas for accelerating the shift to a circular economy. With a cash prize of $65,000 up for grabs, the Wege Prize by Ferris State University's Kendall College of Art and Design (KCAD), has named
- [Why the new Symbiocene is the place to be](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-the-new-symbiocene-is-the-place-to-be/) - “Life doesn’t have to be a continuation of the despotic Anthropocene,” Dr Glenn A. Albrecht tells me on the new season of Inside Ideas. “We have an alternative - it’s called the Symbiocene". The Symbiocene, a term coined by the Australian philosopher, is a future state where humans are re-integrated with the rest of nature. “Bringing
- [Why the new Symbiocene is the place to be in 2025](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-the-new-symbiocene-is-the-place-to-be-in-2025/) - “Life doesn’t have to be a continuation of the despotic Anthropocene,” Dr Glenn A. Albrecht tells me on the new season of Inside Ideas. “We have an alternative – it’s called the Symbiocene”. The Symbiocene, a term coined by the Australian philosopher, is a future state where humans are re-integrated with the rest of nature. “Bringing our
- [How Japanese tech innovators can headline 4YFN Barcelona](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-japanese-tech-innovators-can-headline-4yfn-barcelona/) - Innovators Magazine is a media partner of 4YFN Barcelona and users of the J-Changers platform have the opportunity to feature in our digital edition being distributed by the organisers. 4YFN is the event partner of MWC Barcelona, the world’s largest and most influential connectivity event. J-Changers is for Japanese changemakers advancing the UN Global Goals, a space
- [Building superstructures in 11 days: inside the new world of smart construction](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/superstructures-built-in-11-days-inside-the-new-world-of-smart-construction/) - From robotics to the Internet of Things, the construction industry is embracing a digital revolution that is redefining how we design, build and manage infrastructure. Here are some of the essential technologies driving this new smart construction, and the impact it is making on the industry: Building information modeling The evolution of smart construction is
- [Special edition presented to President of the Assembly Parliament of North Macedonia](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/special-edition-presented-to-president-of-the-assembly-parliament-of-north-macedonia/) - Pictured: World Future Forum 2024 special edition of Innovators Magazine being presented to Afrim Gashi, President of the Assembly Parliament of North Macedonia, by EU Climate Pact Ambassador, IIija Vuchkov, during a working meeting in December. _ On Linkedin, IIija writes: "At a high-level meeting with the Parliaments of the EU candidate countries, I had the distinct privilege
- [Innovators Mag 'key partner' for COP23](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/innovators-mag-key-partner-for-cop23/) - Innovators Magazine is proud to be one of the key partners announced today for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) in Bonn.
- [Why we need to better consider families and the home ecosystem in stroke rehabilitation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-we-need-to-better-consider-families-and-the-home-ecosystem-in-stroke-rehabilitation/) - In the UK, someone has a stroke every 5 minutes. Most survivors return home following their time in hospital and are faced with establishing an entirely new normal. Of the 1.3 million stroke survivors living in the UK, roughly 600,000 live with a disability. These individuals must cope with a variety of disabilities, the combination
- [Radical new rethink will save our oceans and our health](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/radical-new-rethink-can-save-oceans-and-our-health/) - In a world increasingly aware of the environmental impacts of human activities, one of the most insidious pollutants is one we cannot even see: nano-plastics. Each year, approximately 8 million tonnes of plastic end up in our oceans. Much of this degrades into micro and nano-plastics: tiny particles now found in the air we breathe, the food
- [Star of Disney’s Farm Rebellion in new 'epicentre of coolness'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/star-of-disneys-farm-rebellion-unveils-new-epicentre-of-coolness/) - “Farmers are the custodians of our world and future generations,” said the star of popular Disney+ documentary Farm Rebellion, Benedikt Bösel, on Season 5 of Inside Ideas. As the stewards of our food systems, the choices they make today will shape the future of our planet. “We have developed an agricultural system that is very, very
- [Will these new edible sensors make your food safer?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/will-these-new-edible-sensors-make-your-food-safer/) - Amid growing awareness around safety and environmental sustainability, the food and beverage industry urgently needs to innovate beyond traditional preservation methods. One of the most promising advancements in this field is the integration of edible sensors and smart packaging technologies. Let's delve into how harnessing these innovations can extend the shelf life of products and
- [Having the heart to fall in love with the future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-we-find-the-heart-to-fall-in-love-with-the-future/) - “As consciousness about caring for ourselves, each other and the planet, becomes more prevalent, there is an opportunity for humanity to drive change from the inside out," said Tammy Michelle Scarlett the executive director of UNIFY, on Season 5 of Inside Ideas This growing sense of togetherness, oneness, an amuse-bouche tasted by some of the social movements
- [World Future Forum: A New Beginning](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/world-future-forum-a-new-beginning/) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomes the first-ever World Future Forum in our new special event edition produced in partnership with organisers, Allied4Future. In this edition, we step inside the Unicorn Factory in Lisbon, speak to the city's Mayor, and former European Commissioner of Innovation, Carlos Moedas; as well as Maria da Graça Carvalho, Portugal's Minister for
- [Micro and nano-plastics: The invisible crisis threatening our oceans and our health](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/micro-and-nano-plastics-the-invisible-crisis-threatening-our-oceans-and-our-health/) - In a world increasingly aware of the environmental impacts of human activities, one of the most insidious pollutants is one we cannot even see: nano-plastics. Each year, approximately 8 million tonnes of plastic end up in our oceans. Much of this degrades into micro and nano-plastics: tiny particles now found in the air we breathe,
- [SDG 5: Gender-based violence demands an urgent and unified response](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/sdg-5-gender-based-violence-demands-an-urgent-and-unified-response/) - Despite hard fought gains, we are not on track to meet SDG 5 – the sustainable development goal to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls by 2030. Decades of progress have faltered or even reversed as we witness alarming rates of gender-based violence, the restriction of bodily rights and an increased heavy
- [Is this the iPhone moment for the circular economy?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-this-the-iphone-moment-for-the-circular-economy/) - Europe’s transition to a circular economy took a giant leap forward this year after lawmakers approved new ecodesign legislation that will transform the way products are traded in the EU. It will mean circular products becoming more mainstream, as industry is tasked now to ‘think circular from the very design conception of the products they plan to
- [Happy New Year!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/happy-new-year-11/) - All the best for 2025! This is a big anniversary year for Innovators Magazine, our 10th birthday. Let's make it the best yet!
- [How to be a regenerative leader in 2025](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-be-a-regenerative-leader-in-2025/) - An out-of-body experience following a horrific car crash, turned author Giles Hutchins‘ life and worldview on its head. At the time a senior strategist for corporate giants, like KPMG and Atos, championing the best practices of the day, today Giles is creating a new playbook inspired by nature – and our inner nature – as he
- [European investors’ network does what it says on the TIN](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/european-investors-network-does-what-it-says-on-the-tin/) - In the Mission Letter of Pres. Ursula von der Leyen to the Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, it is stated that, as part of her mandate, the incoming Commissioner will develop a network of Trusted Investors, to bring together deep tech investors across Europe to foster co-investments with the EIC Fund and
- [Merry Christmas](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/merry-christmas-11/) - Wishing all our readers, listeners and subscribers a fun holiday season!
- [Are you locked in a circular economy mindset trap?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/are-you-locked-in-a-circular-economy-mindset-trap/) - The circular economy represents a fundamental shift in how we approach sustainability, aiming to eliminate waste and maximise resources. However, many leaders find themselves stuck in mindset traps or cognitive blind spots that sabotage sustainability initiatives and prevent real progress. These traps are subtle. Recognising them is the first step to breaking free. Let’s explore
- [Why mentorship is such a powerful tool](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-mentorship-is-such-a-powerful-tool/) - Recent studies reveal a stark reality: one’s ability to climb the social ladder is still tightly bound by the wealth of their parents. Children from affluent backgrounds are likely to retain their status throughout their lives, while those from impoverished beginnings still struggle to improve their socio-economic standing. In fact, it takes an average of five
- [Startups learn how to make perfect Dragon’s Den pitch](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/startups-learn-how-to-make-perfect-dragons-den-pitch/) - Pitching for new investment is a chance to go to the next level and for early-stage startups, scaleups and larger SMEs, success hinges on getting it right. So, what does it take to produce a standout pitch? When you arrive on stage, you should be primed to deliver a clear, lean, enticing pitch. The ‘how
- [A unique new glimpse into the future of recycling](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/a-unique-new-glimpse-into-the-future-of-recycling/) - One of the key challenges to the circular economy resides in the extraction of materials from the recycling stream that even sophisticated recycling facilities have long deemed by-products or waste. These materials, often considered low-value, include plastic films and other difficult-to-recycle components that are typically landfilled or incinerated. Yet, as our understanding of waste and
- [New passport lets people talk to the circular economy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-passport-lets-people-talk-to-the-circular-economy/) - Europe's transition to a circular economy took a giant leap forward this year after lawmakers approved new ecodesign legislation that will transform the way products are traded in the EU. It will mean circular products becoming more mainstream, as industry is tasked now to 'think circular from the very design conception of the products they
- [Learn how to optimise your creativity in the age of AI](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/learn-how-to-optimise-your-creativity-in-the-age-of-ai/) - The role of human creativity in the age of artificial intelligence is currently subject of many discussions. The author and futurist James Bridle even asks in his essay about the advancements of technology: Is Creativity over? Machines are very good at large-scale data analysis, but so far cannot replace human creativity, intuition and contextual understanding. Creativity
- [Overused word finds new meaning as ingredient for startup success](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/overused-word-finds-new-meaning-as-ingredient-for-startup-success/) - In the bustling landscape of modern entrepreneurship, where innovation meets investment and ambition sparks growth, one company stands as a beacon of the power of collaboration. Like John Donne proclaimed centuries ago, “No man is an island,” and yet we need partners to help build those bridges and networks. In the face of a challenge
- [How to make data work for your business](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-make-data-work-for-your-business/) - Who invented Business Intelligence? These two words were first used in 1865 by the banker Henry Furnese, who became very successful because he used political and market information to act ahead of competitors. In more recent times, IBM was the first company to value the importance of data, as they were the inventors of floppy
- [These new biotechnologies can save humanity and the planet](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/these-new-biotechnologies-can-save-humanity-and-the-planet/) - The fact that we are only aware of life on Earth highlights the uniqueness and significance of biology in the universe, with ‘biology’ referring to our planet Earth. Humans, the most evolved entity in biology, have been able to explore and understand the world in a way that no other species has been able to
- [New alchemy of the digital age: turning e-waste into gold ](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-alchemy-of-the-digital-age-turning-e-waste-into-gold-2/) - E-waste is a growing problem worldwide. However, there’s a silver lining — turning garbage into gold. This process helps the environment by reducing harmful waste and finding worth in places most people wouldn’t expect. Technology changes fast, and more electronic devices end up getting tossed. Turning these discarded gadgets into a valuable commodity can be
- [Can the Holomovement bridge the gap to a better future?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/can-the-holomovement-bridge-the-gap-to-a-better-future/) - Emanuel Kuntzelman was up first on Season 5 of the Inside Ideas podcast with Marc Buckley. Kuntzelman’s life’s work is indelibly linked to the concept of the Holomovement, a way of thinking and being in a universe experienced as an interconnected whole. “So how do we break down those inner and physiological, emotional, spiritual boundaries and borders
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- [Countdown to 4YFN Barcelona](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/countdown-to-4yfn-barcelona/) - The Catalan capital will host one of the great international startup platforms next month: 4YFN Barcelona.
- [Enter the Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation 2025](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/enter-the-touch-of-genius-prize-for-innovation-2025/) - National Braille Press is now accepting applications for the 2025 Louis Braille Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation. The annual $10,000 prize will reward a 'project, or projects, that show the most innovative idea in the field of braille and tactile literacy. Projects can involve software and apps for education, professionals, or gaming, or a tactile/braille hardware device that promotes learning
- [Check out our new World Future Forum edition](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/check-out-our-new-world-future-forum-edition/) - The first-ever World Future Forum was held in Lisbon this month - with European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, opening the event, which saw global technology, finance, and policy leaders take part in what was labelled “a conversation that will define tomorrow’s world”. Carlos Moedas, Mayor of Lisbon and former European Commissioner for Innovation; and Maria
- [The number one innovation magazine in 2024](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-number-one-innovation-magazine-in-2024/) - Feedspot has named Innovators Magazine the number one innovation magazine for 2024 - ‘the best innovation magazine selected from thousands, ranked by traffic, social media followers and freshness’. This is great news ahead of our 10th anniversary in 2025. We published our first story in 2015 with the ambition of showcasing innovators and solutions advancing the UN Sustainable
- [Find new purpose with a good book this weekend](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/find-new-purpose-with-a-good-book-this-weekend/) - A ‘call to unity, but not uniformity’ is the clarion call of the holomovement - the growing global collective nudging us to find purpose through collaboration. Emanuel Kuntzelman, who has dedicated his life to the holomovement, joined me on season 5 of Inside Ideas to explain how mindsets shift when people begin to see the
- [Europe's top food startups named](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/15-food-startups-to-watch/) - EIT Food announced the 15 winners of the EIT Food Accelerator Network Tech Validation Awards in Rome. EIT Food, backed by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), named the winners during its new flagship event, Next Bite, with innovations ranging from 'alternative protein innovations to technology reducing food waste'. Viktoria de Bourbon de Parme,
- [Digitally-connected garments: a sustainability innovation the fashion industry urgently needs](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/digitally-connected-garments-a-sustainability-innovation-the-fashion-industry-urgently-needs/) - Of the 100 billion garments produced globally each year, 92 million tonnes end up in landfills, according to Earth.org. No wonder the sector is facing pressure to address its significant environmental impact, with industry conferences and global climate events regularly highlighting the urgent need for change. Despite high-profile commitments and ambitious goals, such as achieving
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- [The new story of women founders in deep tech](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-new-story-of-women-founders-in-deep-tech/) - The number of female founders in deep tech is on the rise in Europe but women are still underrepresented across the sector as a whole, according to a new report. The Women Founders in European Deep Tech Start-ups report reveals that only around one quarter (24%) of deep tech startups created in 2022 could count
- [Danish diners can't get enough of new climate-friendly fungi dish](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/danish-diners-cant-get-enough-of-new-climate-friendly-fungi-product/) - Chefs at the two-Michelin-starred Alchemist restaurant in Copenhagen temporarily ditched their sous chef for a few scientists to conjure up a new "nutritious and sustainable source of protein" made with fungi that customers have instantly fallen in love with. The main ingredient of the new fermentation-made product, which is packed with micronutrients including vitamin B5
- [New deal at COP to fund emerging market climate solutions](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-deal-at-cop-to-fund-emerging-market-climate-solutions/) - Iceland and the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) were confirmed Thursday as the newest members of the Investment Mobilisation Collaboration Alliance (IMCA). Launched at COP28 by the United States and the Nordic governments, IMCA is a pioneering platform for establishing blended finance solutions to catalyse investments in climate mitigation, adaptation and nature across emerging markets and developing
- [New €1.5M opportunity for agrifood startups](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-e1-5m-opportunity-for-agrifood-startups/) - Warsaw is going to be the home of the new Future Resilient Agriculture accelerator hub opening in January that will invest millions of euros in early stage agrifood startups. Part of the EIT Food accelerator network, the hub has the backing of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and will invest in solutions
- [Register now for this week's World Climate Summit 2024 in Baku](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/register-for-the-world-climate-summit-2024-in-baku/) - ...be part of the conversation that will shape our path to a sustainable, nature-positive future... The conversation is happening this Sunday at the World Climate Summit in Baku - and you can register now for in-person and digital access. "The World Climate Summit in Baku will bring together key voices driving global efforts in sustainability
- [The big advantages of using mesh WiFi](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-big-advantages-of-using-mesh-wifi/) - From radio networks to WaveLAN, networking has gone through many revolutions. Experts cite mesh networking as the connectivity option for homes and companies in the coming years. What makes it such a well-regarded topology, and how does it impact the average internet user? What is mesh networking? Mesh networking links devices, which are also called
- [How to become a truly regenerative leader](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-become-a-truly-regenerative-leader/) - After an out-of-body experience following a horrific car crash, author Giles Hutchins' life and worldview took an abrupt turn. At the time a senior strategist for corporate giants, like KPMG and Atos, espousing best practices, today Giles is creating novel practices inspired by nature - and our inner nature - as he introduces new tools
- [New European investors' network does exactly what it says on the TIN](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-european-investors-network-does-what-it-says-on-the-tin/) - In the Mission Letter of Pres. Ursula von der Leyen to the Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, it is stated that, as part of her mandate, the incoming Commissioner will develop a network of Trusted Investors, to bring together deep tech investors across Europe to foster co-investments with the EIC Fund and
- [A conversation that will define tomorrow’s world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/a-conversation-that-will-define-tomorrows-world/) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is giving the keynote speech at next week's World Future Forum in Lisbon - a new hybrid event where finance and tech innovators will embark on "a conversation that will define tomorrow’s world". Organisers Allied4Future (A4F) will use the Forum as a launchpad to mobilise and mainstream sustainable finance mechanisms
- [New COP29 event partner announced](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/onepoint5media-named-new-cop29-event-partner/) - OnePoint5Media, producers of Innovators Magazine and the Inside Ideas podcast, has been named media partner for the World Climate Summit taking place next month at COP29 in Baku. “We are thrilled to announce OnePoint5Media as Media Partner for this year’s World Climate Summit,” said WCF. “OnePoint5Media is a purpose-driven project management and creative services agency that brings
- [Register now for World Biodiversity Summit in Colombia](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/register-now-for-world-biodiversity-summit-in-colombia/) - This month's World Biodiversity Summit in Colombia will address the twin threats of biodiversity loss and climate change. Hosted by the World Climate Foundation (WCF), the Summit is happening alongside COP16 in Cali, Colombia, as a space where nature-based solutions and investments for biodiversity restoration will take centre stage. OnePoint5Media, producers of Innovators Magazine, is
- [Are you stuck in a circular economy mindset trap?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/are-you-stuck-in-a-circular-economy-mindset-trap/) - The circular economy represents a fundamental shift in how we approach sustainability, aiming to eliminate waste and maximise resources. However, many leaders find themselves stuck in mindset traps or cognitive blind spots that sabotage sustainability initiatives and prevent real progress. These traps are subtle. Recognising them is the first step to breaking free. Let's explore
- [New circular design student competition open until 6 October](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-circular-design-competition-is-open-to-students-worldwide/) - The 2025 edition of the international 'Wege Prize' design competition is open to college and university students worldwide with ideas for accelerating the shift to a circular economy. Led by the Wege Center for Sustainable Design at Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University (KCAD), the annual five person team competition asks
- [New Iraq Innovation Challenge closes this week](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-iraq-innovation-challenge-closes-this-week/) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched its first-ever call for applications in Iraq in search of ‘both low- and high-tech solutions’ in areas including sustainable agriculture and water scarcity. The PALM (Promoting Adaptation through Localized Methods) Iraq Innovation Challenge, is open to for-profit and not-for-profit organisations that have a ‘legal established entity registered in Iraq’, or
- [New design eliminates the need for electricity](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-design-that-eliminates-the-need-for-electricity/) - Buildings use a lot of energy. Heating and cooling account for much of that consumption, with heat often coming from natural gas and air conditioners relying on fossil fuel-derived electricity. While air conditioners (ACs) have gotten more efficient over the years, they’re still a major source of power usage — one the world needs to
- [Power and the energy revolution](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/power-and-the-energy-revolution/) - Shalanda H. Baker is my guest today on Inside Ideas.
- [Biofilms help unravel health enigma](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/biofilms-lift-curtain-on-health-enigma/) - Since biofilms contribute to disease and are difficult to treat, understanding them and their formation could lie at the heart of better treatment.
- ['Food out of thin air'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/food-out-of-thin-air/) - Finland's Solar Foods is pioneering the production of what could turn out to be one of the world's most carbon-friendly proteins - out of thin air. Taking a single-celled microbe, the company grows the protein, which it calls Solein, by fermenting it, and instead of watering and fertilising it as part of the process, uses
- [Art inspires ideas for a better future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/art-inspires-ideas-for-a-better-future/) - Sam Van Aken is my guest today on Inside Ideas.
- [How to thrive long-term](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-thrive-long-term/) - Ida Faldbakken is my guest today on Inside Ideas. Actively engaged in social impact communities and projects around the world, Ida is the co-founder of the Katapult Future Fest and Katapult Cloud conference and community platforms. And as a former partner at Nordic Impact and The Katapult group, she has extensive experience working with impact investing,
- [Toyota startup accelerator](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/toyota-startup-accelerator/) - The Toyota startup accelerator is searching for five early stage companies pioneering solutions that can support its drive to achieve a zero-emissions society. Run by Toyota, in collaboration with the ISDI Accelerator, it is open to startups that can demonstrate impact in the fields of: mobility for all, carbon neutrality, circular economy for plastics, or
- [Has the future of food just arrived?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/has-the-future-of-food-just-arrived/) - The first moon landing, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the launch of the iPhone have been some of the most memorable and iconic moments of recent history. But will the moment that Solar Foods first broke ground on its new factory in Finland this week one day join that list? In a fun
- [How to adopt a systems view of life](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-adopt-a-systems-view-of-life/) - Dr Fritjof Capra is a world famous systems theorist and activist who has written several international bestsellers that connect ‘conceptual changes in science with broader changes in our worldview’. The Vienna-born physicist turned science writer, and founding director of the Berkeley-based Center for Ecoliteracy, is someone who has been a mentor to me. His work set me
- [Can AI deliver a net zero world?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/can-ai-deliver-a-net-zero-world/) - AI is a potentially game changing technology capable of accelerating actions that reduce carbon emissions. The flip side is it generates its own negative environmental impact, as highlighted by a new report out today, which means the challenge is on to develop policies and strategies which ensure the good outstrips the harm. To develop truly
- [Young people are planet's big hope](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/young-people-are-planets-big-hope/) - I went to the FridaysForFuture march in Glasgow on youth day. I went to see Greta Thunberg and I loved the march. I also went inside COP26, to a place named the action hub, where I saw big letters on the wall saying we are in the race of our lives, that we are in a race to zero
- [Doctor robots help offer better healthcare](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/doctor-robots-help-offer-better-healthcare/) - A robot surgeon called STAR has successfully performed a complex surgery in America without the guidance of a human hand. Pioneered by Johns Hopkins University researchers STAR, which stands for Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot, proved itself capable of outperforming a human surgeon in carrying out the tricky laparoscopic surgery procedure of connecting two ends of
- [Could this new biotech breakthrough help avert a climate catastrophe?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/could-this-new-biotech-breakthrough-help-avert-a-climate-catastrophe/) - Scientists in America that have engineered bacteria capable of converting captured carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable chemicals say it could completely "transform the bioeconomy". The researchers from Northwestern University and LanzaTech have demonstrated that the bacteria can convert CO2 into acetone, a solvent found in plastics and synthetic fibres; and isopropanol (IPA), needed to make
- [Final call for European food innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/final-call-for-european-food-innovators/) - European startups developing products with the potential to transform global food systems have less than a week to apply for one of three bespoke programmes built to propel them towards success. Delivered by EIT Food, the continent's leading community for agrifood startups, the programmes give young companies the chance to work with the biggest names
- [Brain surgeons taught by AI perform much better](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/brain-surgeons-taught-by-ai-perform-much-better/) - Technology has been a substitute teacher for much of the world in recent times. As the pandemic locked people inside, learning and knowledge exchange had to happen digitally. But could a needs must scenario now become the best choice for teaching surgeons? Possibly. Because in a study carried out by the Neurosurgical Simulation and Artificial
- [How to grow food in the desert](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-grow-food-in-the-desert/) - An exciting new innovation that uses solar power to extract water from the air to grow vegetables could provide a major boost for food and water security in the world's most remote and arid regions. The 'solar-driven' system being developed by scientists in Saudi Arabia works by using a unique hydrogel that is placed under
- [How to grow your own food and change your world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-grow-your-own-food-and-change-your-world/) - I am delighted to welcome Justin Rhodes back onto Inside Ideas today, at what is a very busy moment for the renowned permaculturalist, film producer and author, as he releases his new book: The Rooted Life: Cultivating Health and Wholeness Through Growing your own Food. We grow most of our own food, pretty much all of our
- [New cancer-killing implant set for human trials this year](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-cancer-killing-implant-set-for-human-trials-this-year/) - Bioengineers in America have made a major breakthrough in developing 'implantable drug factories' that can deliver continuous waves of targeted treatment to destroy late-stage ovarian and colorectal cancer within days. The size of a pinhead, the 'drug factories' contain a natural compound that triggers the ability of white blood cells to kill cancer. Once inside
- [Netflix Canada on the hunt for indigenous on-screen content creators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/netflix-canada-on-the-hunt-for-indigenous-on-screen-content-creators/) - Canada's Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) and Netflix have teamed up to offer funding support to indigenous content creators resident in Canada. The funding call is open to 'First Nations, Inuit or Métis persons residing in Canada' who are 'working in screen-based content, including TV, film, web, gaming, apps, and XR (VR, AR)'. Companies in Canada
- [Take part in the Festival of the New European Bauhaus](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/festival-of-the-new-european-bauhaus-open-call/) - Labelled the ‘cultural and creative dimension to the European Green Deal’, the New European Bauhaus is on a mission to deliver the ‘EU’s ambition of creating beautiful, sustainable, and inclusive places, products and ways of living’. The hybrid event will propose live performances, exhibitions, participatory activities and a forum to debate and exchange ideas. The initiative will take
- [Food system transformation begins in the classroom ](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/food-system-transformation-starts-in-the-classroom/) - ICLEI Europe has joined two new initiatives, bringing together food actors and advocates of sustainable public food procurement, organisations, cities and local as well as regional governments to boost healthier and more sustainable meals in schools and public settings, in line with the EU Farm to Fork strategy. With the new EU-funded project SchoolFood4Change, ICLEI
- [Are these the new heroes of fashion?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/are-these-the-new-heroes-of-fashion/) - The fashion industry is a major polluter in need of an urgent makeover. Responsible for up to 10% of global emissions, it has been a disaster for people and the planet. A new fashion world is emerging though, one that is designed to be circular and transparently fair to all those working across the industry. At
- [What COVID tells us about the future of the world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-covid-tells-us-about-the-future-of-the-world/) - The pandemic moved humanity indoors. Instead of people on busy city streets, wildlife appeared in urban centres, as the anthropause - the moment citizens stopped moving around during lockdown, happened. In the midst of terrible human suffering, a new reality emerged that indicated something valuable could yet come out of the darkness. We are doing
- [Technology that can make the clean energy dream come true](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/technology-that-can-make-the-clean-energy-dream-come-true/) - Energy deep beneath our feet has been hitting the headlines this week as an American company confirms plans to drill 20km under the Earth's crust to get a hold of it. The clean geothermal energy Quaise Energy has set its sights on is, it says, the 'largest untapped energy source on the planet'. Our mission
- [New infinity train will be a zero emissions ride](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-infinity-train-will-be-a-zero-emissions-ride/) - An infinity train might sound like a cross between something from the world of science fiction and a ride at the fair but it is very much real - or will be. When the international green energy company Fortescue Future Industries announced earlier this month it had bought UK-based Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), the deal
- [Attention all deep tech startups](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/calling-deep-tech-startups/) - The Building Global Innovators (BGI) Accelerator programme is searching for startups developing solutions 'capable of meeting the challenges of an ever-changing world'. BGI is increasingly committed to building global innovators in sustainable businesses.BGI CEO, Gonçalo Amorim The 13th edition of the accelerator is offering early stage companies the chance to win new investment, meet potential partners
- [St Andrews Prize for the Environment 2022 launches](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/st-andrews-prize-for-the-environment-2022-launches/) - The St Andrews Prize for the Environment is an annual awards led by the University of St Andrews. The St Andrews Prize provides a unique opportunity to those who are driving innovative solutions to tackle the climate emergency.Dr Hayaatun Sillem, Chair of the St Andrews Prize for the Environment Trustees Scotland's oldest university launched the prestigious international prize
- [Is European innovation procurement your thing?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-european-innovation-procurement-your-thing/) - If it is, the European Innovation Procurement Awards (EUIPA) launched this week wants to hear from you. There are six prizes across three categories: Innovation procurement strategy; Facing societal challenges; and Procurement leadership category. In each the winner will walk away with €75 000, the runner-up receiving €25 000. Backing the EUIPA, Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation,
- [Join the Global Climate Strike](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/join-the-global-climate-strike/) - Citizens worldwide will take to the streets this Friday (25 March) for the Global Climate Strike to demand a future where #PeopleNotProfit are the priority. It is people power that will make real change inevitable - and this Friday is a great opportunity to mobilise that power for a better world. On the strike, the
- [It's time to vote for nature](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/it-is-time-to-vote-for-nature/) - People are being urged to cast their vote for nature by picking their favourite finalist in Europe's Nature 2000 Award. The projects going head-to-head in the Citizens’ Award category are making an impact in safeguarding Natura 2000 sites, located in what is the 'largest coordinated network of protected areas in the world'. The sites offer
- [Is a sharing economy the road to a better world?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-a-sharing-economy-the-route-to-a-better-world/) - Life is a ticket to travel on ‘spaceship earth’ for a very limited time, tech pioneer Pascal Morgan told me on the Inside Ideas podcast. The founder of think.speak.transform, Pascal has over three decades of experience working as a technology and media strategist for Fortune 500 companies, experience he is now using to prepare companies
- [How to be the most effective altruist](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-6/) - The Life You Can Save is much more than a book. It has inspired a global movement of people committed to actions characterised by their amelioration of human lives - and it's our weekend read pick for you. In defining the idea of effective altruism: doing the most good, its author, Professor Peter Singer, known as the father
- [What does your voice say about your heart health?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-does-your-voice-say-about-your-heart-health/) - AI technology has been successfully used to predict if someone is likely to suffer from heart problems in the future. In a breakthrough study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session, researchers revealed that people with a 'high voice biomarker score were 2.6 times more likely to suffer major problems associated with
- [Is your startup in need of a jumpstart?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-your-startup-in-need-of-a-jumpstart/) - The EIT Jumpstarter Programme is for early-stage startups developing ideas from the healthcare, agri-food, raw materials, energy, urban mobility, or manufacturing industries - or from the area of the New European Bauhaus. EIT, the European Institute of Innovation & Technology - which has been driving innovation across the continent since 2008, labels Jumpstarter its 'best programme
- [Are you a social innovator based in the UK?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/are-you-a-social-innovator-based-in-the-uk/) - The Cambridge Social Innovation Prize is open to social innovators in the UK. "Our support is intended to help leaders of established social and environmental ventures to upskill, strategise, reflect and grow so they can scale-up and make real impact in the years to come," the competition's website states. The winner will receive £10,000 to
- [Future chapters ours to write](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/future-chapters-ours-to-write/) - All together now - why we need to tell different stories Humans are wired for stories. Brain scans have shown that reading or hearing stories activates various areas of the cortex that are known to be involved in social and emotional processing. Stories let us share information in a way that creates emotional connections and empathy;
- [Is the Youth Innovation Challenge for you?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-the-youth-innovation-challenge-for-you/) - Young people in Canada, Mexico, or the United States - aged between 18-30 - are being urged to submit their solution for the Youth Innovation Challenge ahead of this week's Thursday deadline. Led by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Council, the Challenge is seeking innovative proposals for kickstarting the COVID recovery phase. Up for
- [Is regenerative capitalism the answer to the world's problems?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-regenerative-capitalism-the-answer-to-the-worlds-problems/) - John Elkington is a bestselling author, serial entrepreneur and leading figure in the wold of corporate social responsibility (CSR). In 2009, he was named fourth in an international survey of the top 100 CSR leaders, after Al Gore, Barack Obama, and the late Anita Roddick. And today he joins me on Inside Ideas to talk about why
- [Cars double as toilets to power new hybrid range](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/could-these-cars-save-the-world/) - Cars filled with number twos are putting the world on the fast track to a sustainable future. New Hybrid cars made by Spanish startup, Prila, run on clean electricity - but also on the strength of their passengers’ faeces. “It has to finally drop that the world needs to act now to save the planet,”
- [New implant offers relief from serious pain](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-implant-offers-relief-from-serious-pain/) - A wireless implant the size of a grain of rice could soon offer relief to patients that suffer from neuropathic pain but don’t respond well to traditional therapies. The wirelessly powered nerve simulators can be used instead of opioids to manage pain and the American-based neuroscientists behind the innovation believe it is a breakthrough that
- [Wishcycling won’t protect planet](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/wishcycling-wont-protect-planet/) - Plastic is everywhere. It is in your food, sea salt and is even coming out of your tap. Which all adds up to us ingesting about a credit card’s worth of microplastics every week. But surely the tide is turning? Awareness levels appear to be commensurate with the problem and businesses and governments tell us they are
- [Developing vaccines and new drugs is about to get one million times faster](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/developing-vaccines-and-new-drugs-is-about-to-get-one-million-times-faster/) - Making life-saving vaccines and drugs one million times faster than today – and at a fraction of the cost - may soon be possible thanks to a new breakthrough made by scientists in Denmark. We had to keep things hush-hush since we didn’t want to risk others publishing something similar before us.Nikos Hatzakis, Associate Professor
- [New IPCC climate report shows "we can halve emissions by 2030" ](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-ipcc-climate-report-shows-we-can-halve-emissions-by-2030/) - “It’s now or never, if we want to limit global warming to 1.5°C (but) without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, it will be impossible.” The words of IPCC Working Group III Co-Chair Jim Skea at today's launch of the latest IPCC climate report. And while recognising the scale of the challenge, the paper also makes
- [These solar panels keep generating energy after the suns goes down](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/these-solar-panels-keep-generating-energy-after-the-suns-goes-down/) - Nearly one billion citizens worldwide can't access electricity during the night because the solar panels many of them rely on don't generate power in the dark. One solution is to store up excess daytime energy so it can be used when it is needed but this requires serious amounts of battery storage. These intermittency and
- [Seven innovators shaping the world of net zero fashion](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/seven-innovators-shaping-the-world-of-net-zero-fashion/) - Fashion for Good has revealed the seven new innovators that will join its 2022 Asia Innovation Programme. All of them are pioneering within the processing space, converting waste products using technologies including bioprocessing and microorganisms, to create dynamic solutions in dyeing, pretreatment and finishing. “We are extremely excited to kick off our third year in
- [This passive technology can stop COVID from spreading indoors](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/this-passive-technology-can-stop-covid-from-spreading-indoors/) - Making the air indoors as safe as the air outdoors is key to preventing the rapid and deadly person-to-person transmission of airborne diseases like COVID - which is where ultraviolet light comes in. In a recent joint study led by scientists from the UK and the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, a
- [Businesses that want to stay relevant should listen to this](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/businesses-that-want-to-stay-relevant-should-listen-to-this/) - Lucía Hernández is my guest today on Inside Ideas. An expert on the platform-based business models used by the likes of Facebook and Uber - which create value by facilitating communication between consumers and producers, Lucía helps businesses harness it to deliver real impact. I really think that we are at a moment here as
- [Free Ocean Lovers Festival at Bondi Beach this weekend](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/free-ocean-lovers-festival-at-bondi-beach-this-weekend/) - 'An ocean inspired festival of free entertainment with art, live music, talks, markets, workshops, yoga and more'. Sounds rather good - and if you are anywhere near Bondi Beach this weekend you will be able to enjoy what promises to be an awesome Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival. "Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival is bringing you inspirational
- [Are you an energy innovator working in Europe?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/are-you-an-energy-innovator-working-in-europe/) - 'Woman in Energy', 'Young Energy Trailblazer', 'Innovation' and 'Local Energy Action' are the four categories in this year's EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) Awards. "The final nominees in each category will be selected by a high-level jury, with the winners decided via an online public vote and announced at the Awards ceremony taking place in
- [Now is the time for a Fashion Revolution](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/now-is-the-time-for-a-fashion-revolution/) - Fashion Revolution Week got underway on Monday with a rallying call for citizens worldwide to "rise up together for a regenerative, restorative and revolutionary new fashion system". Running until 24 April, the annual campaign led by the world’s largest fashion activism movement is urging people, brands, retailers and producers to 'collectively reimagine a just and equitable
- [The changing story of the seafood on your plate](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-changing-story-of-the-seafood-on-your-plate/) - The global seafood industry has gone through a serious transformation in recent decades in a bid to secure a sustainable future for itself. It is an ongoing journey writer Nicholas P. Sullivan explores in his wonderfully researched new book: The Blue Revolution - Hunting, Harvesting, and Farming Seafood in the Information Age. Sullivan - a
- [Happy Earth Day - find out how to get involved](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/happy-earth-day-heres-what-it-means-for-you/) - Invest in Our Planet is the theme of today's Earth Day. There are lots of ways you can get involved: find an event, tune into the Earth Day Digital livestream: Nature in The Race to Zero, from pm CST, discover 52 ways to invest in our planet. Whatever you choose - be part of it.
- [Make your pitch to the European Social Innovation Competition](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/time-to-enter-the-european-social-innovation-competition-2022/) - The 10th annual European Social Innovation Competition (EUSIC) launched this month. Supported by the European Innovation Council (EIC), the competition "recognises social innovation projects that shape the local innovation ecosystem and promote game-changing innovation", the EIC website states. "The European Social Innovation Competition has been supporting for over a decade the potential of social innovation projects,
- [Why the age of artificial intelligence is great for your heart](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence-is-great-for-your-heart/) - Knowing when someone is likely to suffer a heart attack would allow for lifesaving interventions. And thanks to a new artificial intelligence (AI) led approach pioneered by Johns Hopkins University researchers, this type of critical information - which would completely transform clinical decision making, could soon be at the fingertips of the medical profession. The
- [How to make clothes that are a better fit for the planet](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-make-clothes-that-are-a-better-fit-for-the-planet/) - The fashion industry has a shocking record when it comes to exploiting workers and damaging the environment. Responsible for up to 10% of global emissions, it is a major polluter in need of an urgent makeover. And while this won't happen overnight, there are some really positive signs - from all across the supply chain -
- [Your chance to help build a new European Innovation Area](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/your-chance-to-help-build-a-new-european-innovation-area/) - The inaugural European Innovation Area (EIA) Summit will take place this summer to coincide with the unveiling of the European Commission’s new plans for accelerating innovation across the continent. The summit is expected to be the launchpad for a new and dynamic era of innovation in Europe – one dedicated to delivering the world’s first climate-neutral
- [These stories show we can build a better world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/these-stories-show-we-can-build-a-better-world/) - Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 is key to unlocking a post-2030 world that people can truly thrive in. And a groundbreaking new online exhibition takes us inside the storylines of how that can happen. Based on the award-winning Thames & Hudson publication Habitat: Vernacular Architecture for a Changing Planet, the exhibition: HABITAT:
- ["The time is now for a European Innovation Area"](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-time-is-now-for-a-european-innovation-area/) - The inaugural European Innovation Area Summit will be held in Brussels this summer. And organisers Knowledge4Innovation (K4I) want it to be a milestone moment for the continent in its journey towards creating a vibrant new European Innovation Area (EIA). "If we want to overcome Europe’s innovation deficit and improve the impact from our wealth of
- [The 'disruptive dozen'  technologies that will cure our deadliest diseases](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-disruptive-dozen-technologies-that-will-cure-our-deadliest-diseases/) - Cures for deadly brain cancer, sight loss and deafness are among the life changing solutions that could result from what are called the ‘disruptive dozen’ technologies. Sitting down with senior Harvard faculty attached to Mass General Brigham, America’s leading biomedical research body and affiliate of Harvard Medical School, the question being discussed was: which scientific
- [Running out of charge? Why algae is the answer](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/running-out-of-charge-why-algae-is-the-answer/) - Blue-green algae, ambient light and water. For the past 12 months scientists at Cambridge University have used these three ingredients to run a microprocessor – which is still running. A discovery that means small devices might soon have a reliable source of renewable charge. The new research shows algae-power might have a big role to
- [Remember to enter the European Social Innovation Competition](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/remember-to-enter-the-european-social-innovation-competition/) - Applications for the European Social Innovation Competition must be submitted by next Tuesday, 17 May at 5pm CET. Backed by the European Innovation Council (EIC), the competition "recognises social innovation projects that shape the local innovation ecosystem and promote game-changing innovation", the EIC website states. "The European Social Innovation Competition has been supporting for over a
- [Energy shift can reduce racial inequalities linked to air pollution](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/energy-shift-can-reduce-racial-inequalities-linked-to-air-pollution/) - Black residents in Los Angeles suffer more from the effects of air pollution than white people because systemic injustices have forced them in greater numbers to live in areas with less green space and heavier traffic. Some of the health implications of this historic inequality were detailed in a 2019 research paper that revealed Black
- [How to shape the future of innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-shape-the-future-of-innovation/) - A Nobel prize winner; the iconic explorer who co-piloted the first ever round-the-world solar powered flight; one of the world’s most influential moral philosophers; Joe Biden’s deputy director for energy justice at the U.S. Department Of Energy; a world famous systems theorist; and inspirational UN leaders, are among the amazing guests to have appeared on Inside
- [Drink to the planet with vodka made using CO2](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/drink-to-the-planet-with-vodka-made-using-co2/) - Drinking vodka made using CO2 emissions could be just about the perfect way to toast the prospects of what many expect to be a multi-trillion dollar future for the carbontech sector. According to Carbon180, an NGO on a mission to deliver a 'carbon-removing world', carbontech products made with waste carbon can help generate a near
- [Toyota Ventures offering up to $2 million to tech startups](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/toyota-ventures-offering-up-to-2-million-to-tech-startups/) - The new Toyota Ventures 2022 Call for Innovation is on the hunt to 'find and fund early-stage companies that can help make the factory of the future a reality sooner'. On offer is between $500,000 and $2 million in venture capital funding to young companies that are developing solutions in a range of areas, including
- [Carbon removal can help tip the scales in climate fight](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/carbon-removal-can-help-tip-the-scales-in-climate-fight/) - "If you have a gigatonne scale problem, you need gigatonne scale solutions." The emissions crisis is clearly that scale of a problem and the solutions Dr Arun Majumdar, Professor in Stanford University's faculty member of the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, calls for in response will need to include carbon removal
- [How to see the climate crisis as an opportunity](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-see-the-climate-crisis-as-an-opportunity/) - Opportunity is not the first word that will spring to mind for most people when they think about the climate crisis. But when viewed only with despair there is a real danger too many will switch off or become paralysed by fear when it comes to tackling the world's biggest challenge. A manifesto that turns
- [Biden launches $3.5 billion plans for Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs ](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/biden-launches-3-5-billion-plans-for-regional-direct-air-capture-hubs/) - Community engagement is at the heart of the Biden Administration's plans for four new regional hubs across America that will prioritise carbon dioxide removal (CDR). The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently said developing carbon capture technologies at the gigaton scale will be vital to the success of the transition to net-zero - and
- [European Innovation Area being built "by innovators for innovators"](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/european-innovation-area-is-being-built-by-innovators-for-innovators/) - Next month will be a milestone moment in the journey towards creating a new European Innovation Area (EIA) dynamic enough to scale solutions that can deliver the world's first climate-neutral continent. Building on ideas first debated during the 2020 European Innovation Summit led by Knowledge4Innovation (K4I), the EIA will, Mariya Gabriel, EU Commissioner for Innovation says,
- [Inside the new metaverse village where the future can be found](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/inside-the-new-metaverse-village-where-the-future-can-be-found/) - A new virtual Global Collaboration Village located inside the metaverse was launched today by the World Economic Forum at its annual meeting Davos. The goal is for this virtual village to be a place where the public and private worlds can come together to explore ways for overcoming the world’s most pressing challenges. “The metaverse
- [How we can avoid the worst impacts of the 'hunger hurricane'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-we-can-avoid-the-worst-impacts-of-the-hunger-hurricane/) - New AI-led analysis released today reveals the number of people facing food insecurity could jump to 1.9 billion - up nearly 300 million - by the end of the year. “Failure to open the ports is a declaration of war on global food security.” David Beasley, Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme. The findings
- [The tech innovations that can cut emissions in the most polluting sectors by 20%](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-tech-innovations-that-can-cut-emissions-in-the-most-polluting-sectors-by-20/) - By using digital technologies the three highest-emitting sectors can cut their emissions by up to 20% by 2050, according to new research release today at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos. The new findings in the WEF and Accenture report also indicate that the quick adoption of these technologies can cut emissions by between
- [What can big business do for the green technology revolution?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-can-big-business-do-for-the-green-technology-revolution/) - More than 50 global corporations and nine major governments, including the US and Japan, have committed to mobilising their multi-trillion dollar might to create a thriving marketplace for zero carbon technologies. The latest backers of the First Movers Coalition were announced this week at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. Targeting sectors responsible
- [This is how we say goodbye to animal farming](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/this-is-how-we-say-goodbye-to-animal-farming/) - "We're all here today because of soil. Everything depends on it yet we treat it like dirt." This was George Monbiot, the highly respected and educated writer on global environmental issues, speaking today during the RSA online event: feeding the world, saving the planet. Talking about his new book Regenesis: Feeding the World Without
- [Finland to become 'world’s first fossil-free society'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/finland-to-become-worlds-first-fossil-free-society/) - The Finnish Parliament this month made becoming carbon neutral by 2035 and carbon negative by 2035 a legally binding target. And for Finland, the historic move addresses both environmental and security issues. "The Climate Change Act is a strong signal to companies that in this country clean solutions are worth investing in," said Minister of
- [Engage with Japan's most promising startups](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/engage-with-japans-most-promising-startups/) - A free online matching event this Friday will give international investors the chance to connect with 10 of Japan's most exciting deep tech startups. Created by Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City, the Osaka Finance Forum will be held in English. "The Osaka Finance Forum offers a valuable and unique opportunity to engage with Japan's most
- [EU Green Week gets underway](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/eu-green-week-gets-underway-2/) - This year’s EU Green Week kicks off today with a Youth Citizens Dialogue ahead of the official opening ceremony. EU Green Week 2022 will explore how EU policy can promote the circular economy, protect biodiversity and better engage young people - to put Europe on a course to become the world's first climate-neutral continent by
- [We Love Green Festival ready to open doors to one of the world's greenest events](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/we-love-green-festival-ready-to-open-doors-to-one-of-the-worlds-greenest-events/) - The We Love Green Festival kicking off in Paris tomorrow is being billed as one of the world's premier sustainability festivals. Powered by 100% renewable energy, with free water taps, compostable cutlery, sets made from recycled plastic, a whole host of other green features, and a commitment to donate unsold meals to charity, it has
- [$3M eco prize open to schools, NGOs and small businesses](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/3m-sustainability-prize-open-to-schools-ngos-and-small-businesses/) - Applications for the Zayed Sustainability Prize need to be submitted by 6 July. With a total prize fund of US$3 million, the annual award for high schools, NGOs and small businesses 'recognises and rewards the achievements of those who are driving impactful, innovative and inspiring sustainability solutions across five distinct categories: Health, Food, Energy, Water
- [Can your tech innovation improve the lives of refugees?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/can-your-tech-innovation-improve-the-lives-of-refugees/) - Techfugees creates and accelerates tech solutions that can offer every day improvements to the lives of displaced people worldwide. And the organisation is calling on innovators around the globe to pitch the products they believe can make an impact in doing this. Which means any 'proven solutions, already available on the market' have a shot.
- [Two weeks to go until Europe's most important innovation summit](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/one-month-to-go-until-europes-most-important-innovation-summit/) - The European Union's ambition to become the world's first climate-neutral continent by 2050 will hinge on its ability to scale innovations that can accelerate the journey to net-zero. Creating the conditions for this is the goal of the burgeoning European Innovation Area (EIA), an ecosystem Dr Roland Strauss, co-founder of Knowledge4Innovation (K4I), the organisers of
- [Inside Japan's smart city of the future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/inside-japans-smart-city-of-the-future/) - A futuristic smart city called Woven City is being built at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan. Labelled a 'living laboratory' for new technologies it is being developed by Toyota subsidiary, Woven Planet, and will be the world's first programmable city. As well as being a testing ground for smart solutions it will also
- [These young creatives make the final cut when it comes to social impact](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/these-young-creatives-make-the-final-cut-when-it-comes-to-social-impact/) - The finalists of this year’s Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Entrepreneurship (DBACE) - recognising young changemakers that are making a positive social impact - have been announced. The awards, run in collaboration with MeWe360, has named the young UK creative entrepreneurs, aged 18-30, who will go forward to have a shot at winning a share of
- ['Don't Look Up' star backs new multi-million dollar circular investment fund](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/dont-look-up-star-backs-new-multi-million-dollar-circular-investment-fund/) - 'Have an innovation ready to supercharge?' is the big question Regeneration.VC is asking innovators worldwide. And if your company is pioneering circular solutions that can tackle the climate emergency then you should seriously think about giving Leonardo Di Caprio and the team at Regeneration.VC a call. The fund, which recently brought down the gavel on
- [How to be part of Europe's innovation revolution](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-be-part-of-europes-innovation-revolution/) - Europe is on the brink of an innovation revolution that could transform the continent into a sustainable powerhouse that future generations can thrive in. The current landscape, characterised by disconnected innovation ecosystems and counterproductive bureaucratic restrictions, could soon be left far behind in the rear mirror, replaced by a European Innovation Area that its architects
- [New €7M fund launches to support data-driven climate solutions in Europe](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-e7m-fund-launches-to-support-data-driven-climate-solutions-in-europe/) - A new call for applications for the ICLEI Action Fund is officially open. Non-profit and civil society organisations can now apply to receive up to €1 million each to implement data-driven action to help cities reduce emissions and build resilience to climate change. The deadline to submit a proposal is 24 July 2022. In
- [7 startups pioneering climate-fighting technologies](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/7-startups-pioneering-climate-fighting-technologies/) - Seven of America’s most promising startups are heading to the country’s Argonne National Laboratory to begin scaling ideas that support the country’s mission to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The innovators join the groundbreaking Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI) programme at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne lab, where they will work with leading scientists - and access cutting-edge facilities
- [Growing food on the moon gives new meaning to the idea of space food](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/growing-food-on-the-moon-gives-new-meaning-to-the-idea-of-space-food/) - Feeding people during a NASA pit-stop on the Moon en route to Mars could prove a lot easier now scientists have discovered it is possible to grow food on lunar soil. Working with minuscule amounts of soil from the moon, researchers from the University of Florida have been successful in growing plants on it. “For
- [Plant packaging extends the shelf life of food](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/plant-packaging-extends-the-shelf-life-of-food/) - To receive our newsletter, sign up here. Indian agri-biotech startup GreenPod Labs has shown it can significantly extend the shelf life of fresh produce using packaging containing plant extracts that slow the ripening process. We first invested in GreenPod Labs because we believed in the co-founders, Deepak Rajmohan and Vijay Anand, and their mission to create
- [Calling all female entrepreneurs in the EU](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/time-to-enter-the-eu-prize-for-women-innovators-2022/) - The 2022 EU Prize for Women Innovators will award €100,000 to each of the top three women selected by an independent expert jury, who will also pick three ‘Rising Innovators’ under the age of 35 to receive €50,000 each. Led by the European Innovation Council (EIC), this is the ninth edition of the annual Prize,
- [Young people hold the key to shaping a better future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/young-people-hold-the-key-to-shaping-a-better-future/) - Hind and Mohammad’s Journey to the Future is a new comic book for kids aged between six and 14-years-old. I am 8 and would recommend the book to kids. It's like a fun time machine for your imagination that takes your thinking into the future. There is a robot called robo that shows Hind and
- [New wearable 'like a complete lab on the skin'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-wearable-is-like-a-complete-lab-on-the-skin/) - Using a new wearable that is currently being developed in America people will soon be able to monitor key health stats on the go. The beauty of this is that it is a fully integrated system that someone can wear without being tethered to benchtop equipment.Patrick Mercier, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at UC
- [Culture and creativity now part of Europe's largest innovation network](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/culture-and-creativity-become-part-of-europes-largest-innovation-network/) - Europe's cultural and creative sectors are being plugged into the continents dynamic innovation community led by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). EIT Culture & Creativity will be the ninth community to join Europe's largest innovation network, with €300 million of funding earmarked to transform Europe's Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSI).
- [Big opportunity for Europe's deep tech companies](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/big-opportunity-for-europes-deep-tech-companies/) - The European Innovation Council (EIC) has launched the EIC Scale-Up 100 call ‘to identify, promote, and support the growth of 100 promising deep tech companies that show the potential to become ‘unicorns’. Those selected will receive European Commission funding to help them ‘develop their corporate and leadership strategies, reach strategic investors and partners, expand internationally and obtain
- [Time to enter the EU Prize for Women Innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-women-innovators-need-to-respond-to-this-challenge/) - This year's EU Prize for Women Innovators is now open for applications. Launched this week by the European Innovation Council (EIC), the ninth edition of the annual Prize will award €100,000 to each of the top three women innovators selected by an independent expert jury, who will also pick three ‘Rising Innovators' under the age
- [Apply now for €10k European sustainability competition](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/big-opportunity-for-urban-changemakers-to-shine/) - Local and regional authorities and civil society organisations spearheading the implementation of Local Green Deals or advancing the sustainable urban transformation in Europe are encouraged to apply for the chance to win €10,000. The 2022 edition of the Transformative Action Award was launched recently as part of the ICLEI World Congress during a session on
- [AI successful in early diagnosis of arthritis](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/ai-successful-in-early-diagnosis-of-arthritis/) - Computer scientists and physicians in Germany have collaborated to develop an AI system that can detect different types of arthritis early. Focusing on the finger joints, which are often the first parts of the body to show signs of arthritis, the team have pioneered an artificial network that can successfully read scans for signs of
- [These smart clothes will make you sit up straight](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/these-smart-clothes-will-make-you-sit-up-straight/) - Sitting in unnatural and awkward positions can lead to serious health issues, with various studies showing bad posture can result in increased risk of heart disease and strokes, as well as a number of musculoskeletal diseases. "People often sit in various poor postures in their daily life, leading to pain and discomfort."Kai Dong To tackle
- [Digital twin of the immune system will make precision medicine a reality](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-digital-twin-of-the-immune-system-will-make-precision-medicine-a-reality/) - Precision medicines are the holy grail of healthcare. Being able to treat patients with diseases like cancer using therapies created specifically for them is the vision of scientists worldwide working in this field. And that dream moved a step closer this year after researchers launched a roadmap for developing a digital twin of the immune
- [Look at the world with a fresh perspective](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-9/) - Dr Fritjof Capra is a world famous systems theorist and activist who has reached mainstream audiences with his international bestsellers connecting ‘conceptual changes in science with broader changes in our worldview’. His books on the systems view of life, a term he coined, have been seminal works in advancing understanding about the interconnected relationships between nature
- [New blueprint for building a sustainable future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-blueprint-for-building-a-sustainable-future/) - Climate change is a major player in the polycrisis of simultaneous catastrophic events threatening the future of humanity. So not great news for us - but there are ways out of this. Billions of people live on the planet and that number is growing - we all need somewhere to call home. But the industries
- [Step beyond growth to a life after capitalism](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-4/) - If we buy the capitalist myth that everything is a struggle for existence, in which only the fittest survive, then we lock our vision of humanity down into this narrow cage, says Professor Tim Jackson, author of Post Growth – life after capitalism. Professor Jackson wants to cut the shackles from the cage and open the door
- [Follow our coverage from COP28 in Dubai](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/follow-our-coverage-from-cop28-in-dubai/) - The OnePoint5Media and Innovators Magazine team has arrived at COP28 in Dubai, an event we have covered annually since we were media partners of COP23 in Bonn. The Dubai COP will run until 12 December and we will be bringing you video interviews from Dubai. We are also official media partners of the World Climate
- [COP28 youth lay down trillion tree challenge](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop28-youth-lay-down-trillion-tree-challenge/) - The world needs both young and old to 'plant trees in whose shade they may never sit'. And while planting a trillion of them might sound like a big ask, the Plant For The Planet team is committed to getting us there as part of its drive for global climate justice. And as we're asking decision
- [COP28: sustainable investing the new bottom line for financial sector](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop28-sustainable-investing-the-new-bottom-line-for-financial-sector/) - Investing in sustainable projects should be a primary focus for the financial sector, the Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative (LSFI) is telling decision makers at COP28 in Dubai. Speaking to OnePoint5Media and Allied4Future, Nicoletta Centofanti, CEO, LSFI, and Maria Eugenia Tapia Rojo, the not-for-profit's communication manager, shared their vision of how sustainable finance systems can be
- [What will socialising look like in 2050?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-will-socialising-look-like-in-the-future/) - 10 years after the birth of Social Street, a disruptive innovation featured in the New York Times, founder Federico Bastiani asks what the future looks like for social interaction.  How many times have you entered a cafe full of people and once you have your order you cannot find a place to sit and
- [New platform is the future of data-driven drug discovery](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-platform-is-the-future-of-data-driven-drug-discovery/) - A new platform designed by researchers from the University of Cambridge is using machine learning to rapidly speed up the process of making drugs that can effectively target disease. Called the ‘reactome’, it combines big data and genomics to discover how different chemicals react with each other. Dr Alpha Lee, who led the research -
- [New recipe will put cultivated meat in supermarkets](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-recipe-will-put-cultivated-meat-in-supermarkets/) - Producing meat steaks and hamburgers directly from animal cells is an expensive business but scientists in America have found a way to slash the cost by removing one ingredient. Making slaughter-free meat has become possible thanks to some amazing innovation from the world of cell agriculture. And it has some major backers. In 2021, the
- [New season of the inside ideas podcast](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-season-of-the-inside-ideas-podcast/) - Systemic change is needed to move us on to the right side of history. And since hosting my first Inside Ideas podcast in 2019, I have been speaking with some of the amazing game-changers on a mission to get us there as fast as possible; including Nobel prize winners, UN leaders, world famous philosophers and
- [Simple new spit test can screen for breast cancer](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/simple-new-spit-test-can-screen-for-breast-cancer/) - By using a handheld device and a tiny amount of saliva it is possible to successfully screen for breast cancer, new research published today has revealed. The new breast cancer screening device, developed by researchers from the University of Florida and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan, is cheap and portable - ideal
- [One week to go to enter new European Innovation Procurement Awards](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/enter-european-innovation-procurement-awards/) - The 2024 European Innovation Procurement Awards (EUIPA) are open for entries. Launched in July by the European Commission, there are six prizes up for grabs across two categories. The 'Facing societal challenges' category says it is for ‘innovation procurement initiatives that help Europe in its transition to a Net Zero economy’; while the Innovation procurement
- [Register for tomorrow's World Biodiversity Summit in New York](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/register-for-next-months-world-biodiversity-summit-in-new-york/) - The World Biodiversity Summit in New York tomorrow will steer the world towards a nature-positive future, as cross-sector leaders and innovators come together to shape the 'global biodiversity and climate agenda'. "This year, with the aim to contribute to the COP16 outcomes, the programme will encompass the key topic areas such as achieving nature goals,
- [Sign up for this week's World Climate Summit in New York](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/sign-up-for-this-weeks-world-climate-summit-in-new-york/) - The World Climate Summit in New York tomorrow has big plans to help "guide the world towards a 1.5°C pathway". Organised by the World Climate Foundation (WCF), the 'World Climate Summit facilitates the exchange of best practices and innovations across vital sectors crucial to decarbonisation efforts in energy, transport, buildings, industry, finance, and nature.' OnePoint5Media, which
- [This is how you design and scale a better world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/this-is-how-you-design-and-scale-a-better-world/) - London's Royal College of Art (RCA) is ranked number one in the world for art and design producing some of the most exciting and innovative problem-solvers on the planet. In the first of two Q&As with RCA students, Sven Winkler von Stiernhielm tells us about Ziwa Vision, his solution for making fishing more sustainable. ______
- [How to control AI while enjoying its benefits](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-control-ai-while-enjoying-its-benefits/) - London’s Royal College of Art (RCA) is the world's leading art and design institution producing some of the most exciting and innovative problem-solvers on the planet. In the second of two Q&As with RCA students, Caini Iris Liu tells us about Scribe Expert, her solution for maintaining "human autonomy in our increasingly digital environment". ______
- [A new glimpse into the future of recycling](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/a-new-glimpse-into-the-future-of-recycling/) - One of the key challenges to the circular economy resides in the extraction of materials from the recycling stream that even sophisticated recycling facilities have long deemed by-products or waste. These materials, often considered low-value, include plastic films and other difficult-to-recycle components that are typically landfilled or incinerated. Yet, as our understanding of waste and
- [European citizens show world how to share public spaces](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/european-citizens-show-world-how-to-share-public-spaces/) - Millions of people in towns and cities across 44 European countries are getting from A to B this week as sustainably as they can as part of European Mobility Week. The European Commission’s flagship annual awareness-raising campaign on sustainable urban mobility is this year focussed on the theme of 'shared public space', asking the public
- [New tech puts precision medicine within range](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-tech-puts-precision-medicine-within-range/) - Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies are advancing the field of genomics, enabling rapid analysis of DNA and RNA sequences. Multiple studies show these cutting-edge tools are revolutionizing how health care providers decipher the genetic makeup of diseases and tailor treatments to individual patients. The implications are profound, promising a future where medical care is more precise
- [Enter European Prize for Women Innovators now](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/enter-european-prize-for-women-innovators-now/) - I had the privilege of attending the European Innovation Council Summit in Brussels earlier this year for the award ceremony of the 10th European Prize for Women Innovators. "Europe is home to inspiring women innovators and entrepreneurs leading successful and game-changing companies," said Iliana Ivanova, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth. "The European Prize
- [New innovator challenges open to high school and university changemakers](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-innovator-challenges-open-to-high-school-and-university-changemakers/) - As part of a host of new challenges open to young innovators in Europe and across the world the search is on for scaleable solutions that can build a better future. Here are three of the latest, now open to high school students, teachers and university students. ____ Climate Change Challenge The 2024 Climate Change Challenge
- [New $65k circular design competition open to students worldwide](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-65k-circular-design-competition-open-to-students-worldwide/) - The 2025 edition of the international 'Wege Prize' design competition is now open to college and university students worldwide. Led by the Wege Center for Sustainable Design at Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University (KCAD), the annual five person team competition asks students to collaborate 'across institutional, disciplinary, and cultural boundaries
- [How to perfect your dragons' den pitch](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-perfect-your-dragons-den-pitch/) - Pitching for new investment is a chance to go to the next level and for early-stage startups, scaleups and larger SMEs, success hinges on getting it right. So, what does it take to produce a standout pitch? When you arrive on stage, you should be primed to deliver a clear, lean, enticing pitch. The ‘how
- [Latest episodes of the Inside Ideas podcast available now](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-episodes-of-the-inside-ideas-podcast-available-now/) - The world has a golden opportunity to move beyond the despotic Anthropocene, says philosopher, Dr Glenn A. Albrecht, on Season 5 of the Inside Ideas podcast. That opportunity, he tells me, lies in the Symbiocene, a future in which humans become fully reintegrated with nature. Albrecht shows us where we can see it emerging in
- [New Climate Change Challenge open to all 15-18 year olds](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-climate-change-challenge-open-to-all-15-18-year-olds/) - High school students worldwide are being urged to pitch their big ideas for a better future as part of the 2024 Climate Change Challenge. Led by Oxford University's Saïd Business School and Burjeel Holdings, the Challenge is open to two groups: teams of students and teachers, who have to suggest solutions across any of these
- [Lisbon's new World Future Forum is a 'call to action'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/lisbons-new-world-future-forum-is-a-call-to-action/) - The World Future Forum in Lisbon this November plans to lay down markers that set the world on an irreversible path to climate-neutrality. Organisers Allied4Future (A4F) have labelled the Forum a call to action and are inviting leading scientists, technologists, visionary business leaders, investors and policymakers from around the globe to join them in accelerating
- [New AI recycling solution is good news for the circular economy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-ai-recycling-solution-is-good-news-for-the-circular-economy/) - Sorting post-consumer waste is one of the key steps towards creating a circular economy for the materials we produce. According to Plastics Europe over 10 million tonnes of post-consumer plastic waste is sent for recycling every year, yet 65% of this plastic waste is still going to energy recovery or to landfill. Over the last
- [The green wall revolution: how vertical gardens are purifying urban air](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-green-wall-revolution-how-vertical-gardens-are-purifying-urban-air/) - Vertical gardens have become popular in urban landscapes in recent years, transforming cityscapes with lush, green walls that climb buildings and structures. As cities grapple with increasing air pollution, these innovative gardens offer a promising solution. Vertical gardens, or living walls, add aesthetic value to urban areas and purify the air. Plants have natural air-filtering
- [How innovation can secure the future of clean energy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-innovation-can-secure-the-future-of-clean-energy/) - The world has undergone a rapid transition to renewable energy in an attempt to reduce emissions and the impact of climate change. Solar power is at the forefront of its adoption, with experts exploring ways to harness the sun's energy for clean electricity. Sufficient storage capacity is among the more significant challenges hindering solar power
- [Enter new 2025 European Prize for Women Innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/enter-new-2025-european-prize-for-women-innovators/) - I had the privilege of attending the European Innovation Council Summit in Brussels earlier this year where the winners of the 10th European Prize for Women Innovators were revealed. You can read about some of them in my article: Europe’s exceptional women innovators are building a better world, to hopefully inspire you to apply for the 2025
- [Paving the way for gender equality](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/paving-the-way-for-gender-equality/) - Achieving societal success in the disruptive economy.
- [Good chat on gender equality + STEM](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/good-chat-on-gender-equality-stem/) - Thanks to our fellow hosts Knowledge4Innovation and all of the panelists who participated in today's Twitter Chat on achieving gender equality in STEM.
- [Does entrepreneurship have a gender?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/does-entrepreneurship-have-a-gender/) - Women constitute 52% of the European population, but for every 10 male entrepreneurs, there are only seven women.
- [International Women’s Day: diversity drives innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/international-womens-day-innovate-dont-discriminate/) - In 1975 the UN declared 8 March as International Women’s Day (IWD). Originally, this day was to promote equal rights between men and women at work. Today, it is a general celebration of the role of women in society and their economic, political and social achievements. Talking about women and work can be a sensitive
- [Why mentors are key to unlocking social mobility](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-mentors-are-key-to-unlocking-social-mobility/) - Recent studies reveal a stark reality: one’s ability to climb the social ladder is still tightly bound by the wealth of their parents. Children from affluent backgrounds are likely to retain their status throughout their lives, while those from impoverished beginnings still struggle to improve their socio-economic standing. In fact, it takes an average of
- [Are bald men walking solar panels?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/are-bald-men-walking-solar-panels/) - Bald-headed males could help accelerate the shift a future powered entirely by clean energy, according to new research.
- ['Global Goals are our lifeblood'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/global-goals-are-our-lifeblood/) - Inspiring innovation that can impact the UN Global Goals is the key motivation for the team at Innovators Magazine.
- [Climathon 2017 is underway](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/climathon-2017-is-underway/) -  The world's biggest ever climate action hackathon is underway.
- [Social impact key to young pioneers](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/social-impact-key-to-young-pioneers/) - Nearly 4000 entrepreneurs - from across 11 countries - have talked about their priorities in a new report by HSBC Private Banking.
- [Brush up on the Global Goals](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/brush-up-on-the-global-goals/) - The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is an international blueprint for achieving a better and more equal world.
- [Intrapreneurs take centre stage](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/intrapreneurs-take-centre-stage/) - Tech Open Air Berlin - an exciting fusion of conference and festival - gets underway tomorrow.
- [FoodBytes! coming to Europe](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/foodbytes-comes-to-europe/) - One of North America's most impactful platforms targeting startups pioneering products that support the growth of sustainable food systems is coming to Europe.
- [Introducing the Moonshot Award](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/introducing-the-moonshot-award/) - The Moonshot Award is a new edition to Global Game Changers 2018.
- [Step forward circular pioneers](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/step-forward-circular-pioneers-2/) - Global Game Changers (GGC) 2018 will again celebrate innovation in the circular economy.
- [STEM pioneers deserve recognition](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/stem-pioneers-deserve-recognition/) - The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) field is an important one to us - especially when it comes to bridging the gender gap.
- [All hail corporates for good](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/all-hail-corporates-for-good/) - Star Renewable Energy (SRE) won the Corporates for Good title at Global Game Changers (GGC) last year in Glasgow.
- [Women in innovation transform society](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/women-in-innovation-transform-society/) - Women spearhead innovation across all industries - including biotechnology - picking up accolades for their revolutionary contribution to delivering change.
- [Working together is how we progress](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/working-together-is-how-we-progress/) - Collaboration is the antidote to out-of-date business practices.
- [Are you a circular economy pioneer?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/are-you-a-circular-economy-pioneer/) - Global Game Changers (GGC) 2018 is a cross-sector awards recognising impact towards the UN Global Goals.
- [Innovative startups WANTED](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/innovative-startups-wanted/) - Global Game Changers (GGC) 2018 is open for applications.
- [What's your Moonshot idea?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/whats-your-moonshot-idea/) - The world needs more big ideas than ever to help generate the types of solutions needed to save the planet.
- [Tuck into some sustainability](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tuck-into-some-sustainability/) - Global Game Changers (GGC) is one of the world's first cross-sector awards platform rewarding impact towards the UN Global Goals.
- [UN Global Goals can't stand alone](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/un-global-goals-cant-stand-alone/) - Industries and governments must work more closely together to connect the dots when it comes to the UN Global Goals, according to sustainability experts.
- [Rewarding impact towards the SDGs](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/rewarding-impact-towards-the-sdgs/) - Global Game Changers 2018 is looking for cross-sector innovators that are making an impact towards the UN Global Goals.
- [Win for the circular economy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/win-for-the-circular-economy/) - Global Game Changers 2018 will celebrate the best of the circular economy again this year.
- [Are you a food innovator?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/are-you-a-food-innovator/) - Global Game Changers 2018 has a new Food for Thought award this year - that will reward efforts to zero hunger.
- [One for young pioneers](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/one-for-young-pioneers/) - We are talking all things Global Game Changers (GGC) 2018 this weekend.
- [We're celebrating moonshot ideas](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/were-celebrating-moonshot-ideas/) - The Moonshot Award is a new title at this year's Global Game Changers awards.
- [What's your circular breakthrough?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/whats-your-circular-breakthrough/) - Are you working in the circular economy?
- [How are you shifting paradigms?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-are-you-shifting-paradigms/) - You don’t innovate with a new idea, you innovate when you understand the paradigm that prevents you from moving ahead, and you get rid of this paradigm
- [Recognition for corporates doing good](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/recognition-for-corporates-doing-good/) - The efforts of corporates to accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy powered by clean energy is a narrative that features regularly on these pages.
- [Apply for circular award](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/apply-for-circular-award/) - Global Game Changers (GGC) 2018 has a category again this year dedicated to circular economy innovation.
- [Do you facilitate intrapreneurship?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/do-you-facilitate-intrapreneurship/) - Empowering Intrapreneurship is one of the awards at this year's Global Game Changers (GGC) event - which rewards impact towards the UN Global Goals.
- [Calling all female innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/calling-all-female-innovators/) - Women in Innovation will be celebrated at Global Game Changers (GGC) 2018 in Glasgow.
- [Enter now for a #GlobalGoals award](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/enter-now-for-a-globalgoals-award/) - All things Global Game Changers (GGC) 2018 is the focus over on our Instagram feed today. 
- [New voice on GGC panel](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-voice-on-ggc-panel/) - Joanna Dupont-Inglis, Deputy Secretary General, EuropaBio, wrote in our latest edition about the impact the industry she represents has on the UN Global Goals.
- [Circular economy pioneers WANTED](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-become-a-game-changer-in-7-days/) - There is one week left to enter Global Game Changers 2018 - an international awards platform that rewards impact towards the UN Global Goals.
- [How are you flying without fuel?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-are-you-flying-without-fuel/) - Bertrand Piccard told us success will come from good communication - and we are committed to harnessing it to inspire ideas that can impact the UN Global Goals.
- [#zerohunger ideas get recognition](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/zerohunger-ideas-get-recognition/) - The Bayer Foundations is sponsoring the Food for Thought award at this year's Global Game Changers (GGC) event in Glasgow.
- [Apply for #GlobalGoals startup award](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/apply-for-globalgoals-startup-award/) - Early stage companies developing innovations that can tackle the #GlobalGoals should enter Global Game Changers 2018.
- [Young pioneers to take centre stage](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/young-pioneers-to-take-centre-stage/) - Innovators Magazine and Newsquest Media will celebrate the next generation of industry pioneers at Global Game Changers.
- [Do you harness intrapreneurship?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/do-you-harness-intrapreneurship/) - Thomson Reuters and Daimler are a couple of big names that certainly do.
- [Awards champion Women in Innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/awards-champion-women-in-innovation/) - Will you win the Women in Innovation title at Global Game Changers 2018 and help inspire the next generation of female pioneers?
- [Food innovation award up for grabs](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/food-innovation-award-up-for-grabs/) - The Bayer Foundations is sponsoring the new Food for Thought title at Global Game Changers 2018. 
- [Talk up your Circular Breakthrough](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/talk-up-your-circular-breakthrough/) - The Circular Glasgow initiative is sponsoring the Circular Breakthrough category at Global Game Changers 2018.
- [We are looking for disruptors](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/we-are-looking-for-disruptors/) - As the name sort of implies, Global Game Changers (GGC) is an event where disruptors are going to shine.
- [Paradigm shifters, this is for you](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/paradigm-shifters-this-is-for-you/) - Global Game Changers 2018 - specifically the enter to win part - is the message we're shouting out loudly this week.
- [Creating cultural transformation?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/are-you-transforming-business-culture/) - The Corporates for Good category at Global Game Changers 2018 will go to a company or initiative transforming business culture.
- [...DEADLINE DAY...](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/deadline-day/) - Apply before midnight (CET) today for Global Game Changers 2018.
- […DEADLINE DAY…](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/deadline-day-2/) - Apply by midnight (CET) today for Global Game Changers 2018.
- [...DEADLINE DAY...](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/deadline-day-3/) - Apply by midnight (CET) today for Global Game Changers 2018.
- [Good luck!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/good-luck/) - Thanks to everyone who has entered Global Game Changers 2018.
- [Veel succes!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/veel-succes/) - Ik wil graag iedereen bedanken die de Global Game Changers 2018 heeft bezocht!
- [Bonne chance!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/bonne-chance/) - Merci à tous ceux qui ont participé aux Global Game Changers 2018.
- [Buena Suerte!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/held-og-lykke/) - Gracias a todos los que participarán en los Global Game Changers 2018.
- [Buona Fortuna!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/onnea/) - Ringraziamo tutti coloro che parteciperanno ai Global game Changers 2018.
- [Held og lykke!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/held-og-lykke-2/) - Thanks to everyone who has entered Global Game Changers 2018.
- [Powodzenia!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/powodzenia/) - Thanks to everyone who has entered Global Game Changers 2018.
- [Pob lwc!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/pob-lwc/) - Thanks to everyone who has entered Global Game Changers 2018.
- [Join us in Glasgow on 12 September](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/join-us-in-glasgow-on-12-september/) - Global Game Changers (GGC) 2018 takes place five weeks today in Glasgow.
- [Decision day has arrived...](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/decision-day-has-arrived/) - The judging session for Global Game Changers 2018 takes place in Glasgow today.
- [Circular economy answers our call](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/circular-economy-answers-our-call/) - Last week we called on circular innovators to speak now and enter Global Game Changers 2018 before the deadline.
- [GGC shortlist reacts on social media](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/ggc-shortlist-reacts-on-social-media/) - Finalists named in both the Startup and Share; and Young Pioneers categories of Global Game Changers (GGC) 2018 are sharing their delight on social media.
- [Circular innovators #StepUp2018](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/circular-innovators-stepup2018/) - Finalists named in the Circular Breakthrough category of Global Game Changers 2018 have been reacting to the news on Twitter.
- [Celebrating big ideas](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/celebrating-big-ideas/) - “You don’t innovate with a new idea, you innovate when you understand the paradigm that prevents you from moving ahead, and you get rid of this paradigm.”
- [Here's a question for you...](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/heres-a-question-for-you/) - Have you booked your tickets for Global Game Changers 2018?
- [Thanks for applying](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/thanks-for-applying/) - The response to Global Game Changers 2018 has been staggering - and is an indicator of the importance industries are placing on tackling the UN Global Goals.
- [Glasgow to welcome world's innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/glasgow-to-welcome-worlds-innovators/) - The countdown is on to Global Game Changers 2018.
- [Glasgow to welcome world’s innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/glasgow-to-welcome-worlds-innovators-2/) - The countdown is on to Global Game Changers 2018.
- [Glasgow to welcome world’s innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/glasgow-to-welcome-worlds-innovators-4/) - The countdown is on to Global Game Changers 2018.
- [Glasgow to welcome world’s innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/glasgow-to-welcome-worlds-innovators-3/) - The countdown is on to Global Game Changers 2018.
- [Glasgow to welcome world’s innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/glasgow-to-welcome-worlds-innovators-5/) - The countdown is on to Global Game Changers 2018.
- [Glasgow to welcome world’s innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/glasgow-to-welcome-worlds-innovators-6/) - The countdown is on to Global Game Changers 2018.
- [City of Glasgow College](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/city-of-glasgow-college/) - Thanks to the City of Glasgow College for sponsoring the Empowering Intrapreneurship category at Global Game Changers 2018.
- [It's #GlobalGameChangers weekend](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/its-globalgamechangers-weekend/) - This weekend, make sure you have a chance of being a winner at Global Game Changers 2018.
- [Global Game Changers 2018 launches](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/global-goals-awards-launches/) - The 2018 Global Game Changers (GGC) awards officially launches today - a platform that rewards impact towards the UN Global Goals.
- [Hands up game changers](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/put-your-hands-up-game-changers/) - The next generation of impact innovators will be celebrated at Global Game Changers 2018.
- [...GLOBAL GAME CHANGERS 2018...](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/global-game-changers-2018/) - Apply by midnight (CET) today for Global Game Changers 2018.
- [...GLOBAL GAME CHANGERS 2018...](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/global-game-changers-2018-2/) - Apply by midnight (CET) today for Global Game Changers 2018.
- [...GLOBAL GAME CHANGERS 2018...](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/global-game-changers-2018-3/) - Apply by midnight (CET) today for Global Game Changers 2018.
- [Get your Global Game Changers tickets](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/get-your-global-game-changers-tickets-3/) - Global Game Changers 2018 in Glasgow next month will be an opportunity to celebrate and inspire innovation that impacts the UN Global Goals.
- [Get ready for Global Game Changers](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/get-ready-for-global-game-changers/) - The original international awards platform rewarding cross-sector impact towards the UN Global Goals takes place in Glasgow on 12 September.
- [Get ready for Global Game Changers](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/get-ready-for-global-game-changers-2/) - The original international awards platform rewarding cross-sector impact towards the UN Global Goals takes place in Glasgow on 12 September.
- [Get ready for Global Game Changers](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/get-ready-for-global-game-changers-3/) - The original international awards platform rewarding cross-sector impact towards the UN Global Goals takes place in Glasgow on 12 September
- [Global Game Changers is next week...](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/global-game-changers-is-next-week/) - Glasgow's Grand Central Hotel will host Global Game Changers 2018 next Wednesday - 12 September
- [Global Game Changers is next week…](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/global-game-changers-is-next-week-2/) - Glasgow’s Grand Central Hotel will host Global Game Changers 2018 next Wednesday – 12 September.
- [Global Game Changers is next week…](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/global-game-changers-is-next-week-3/) - Glasgow’s Grand Central Hotel will host Global Game Changers 2018 next Wednesday – 12 September.
- [Global Game Changers is next week…](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/global-game-changers-is-next-week-4/) - Glasgow’s Grand Central Hotel will host Global Game Changers 2018 next Wednesday – 12 September.
- [Global Game Changers is next week…](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/global-game-changers-is-next-week-5/) - Glasgow’s Grand Central Hotel will host Global Game Changers 2018 next Wednesday – 12 September.
- [Global Game Changers is next week…](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/global-game-changers-is-next-week-6/) - Glasgow's Grand Central Hotel will host Global Game Changers 2018 next Wednesday - 12 September.
- [Global Game Changers: 1 day to go...](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/global-game-changers-1-day-to-go/) - Global Game Changers 2018 in Glasgow tomorrow will turn Scotland's largest city into the world capital of action for the UN Global Goals.
- [Global Game Changers: 1 day to go...](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/global-game-changers-1-day-to-go-2/) - Global Game Changers 2018 in Glasgow tomorrow will turn Scotland's largest city into the world capital of action for the UN Global Goals.
- [Global Game Changers: 1 day to go...](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/global-game-changers-1-day-to-go-4/) - Global Game Changers 2018 in Glasgow tomorrow will turn Scotland's largest city into the world capital of action for the UN Global Goals.
- [Global Game Changers: 1 day to go...](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/global-game-changers-1-day-to-go-5/) - Global Game Changers 2018 in Glasgow tomorrow will turn Scotland's largest city into the world capital of action for the UN Global Goals.
- [Global Game Changers: 1 day to go...](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/global-game-changers-1-day-to-go-6/) - Global Game Changers 2018 in Glasgow tomorrow will turn Scotland's largest city into the world capital of action for the UN Global Goals.
- [It’s Global Game Changers Day 2018!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/its-global-game-changers-day-2018-3/) - The international awards event that rewards cross-sector impact towards the UN Global Goals - Global Game Changers - takes place in Glasgow today.
- [It’s Global Game Changers Day 2018!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/its-global-game-changers-day-2018-4/) - The international awards event that rewards cross-sector impact towards the UN Global Goals - Global Game Changers - takes place in Glasgow today.
- [It’s Global Game Changers Day 2018!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/its-global-game-changers-day-2018-5/) - The international awards event that rewards cross-sector impact towards the UN Global Goals - Global Game Changers - takes place in Glasgow today.
- [It’s Global Game Changers Day 2018!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/its-global-game-changers-day-2018-6/) - The international awards event that rewards cross-sector impact towards the UN Global Goals - Global Game Changers - takes place in Glasgow today.
- [It's Global Game Changers Day 2018!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/its-global-game-changers-day-2018/) - The international awards event that rewards cross-sector impact towards the UN Global Goals - Global Game Changers 2018 - takes place in Glasgow today.
- [It’s Global Game Changers Day 2018!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/its-global-game-changers-day-2018-2/) - The international awards event that rewards cross-sector impact towards the UN Global Goals - Global Game Changers - takes place in Glasgow today.
- [Global Game Changers: 1 day to go...](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/global-game-changers-1-day-to-go-3/) - Global Game Changers 2018 in Glasgow tomorrow will turn Scotland's largest city into the world capital of action for the UN Global Goals.
- [Why collaboration is the new route to success](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-collaboration-is-the-new-route-to-success/) - In the bustling landscape of modern entrepreneurship, where innovation meets investment and ambition sparks growth, one company stands as a beacon of the power of collaboration. Like John Donne proclaimed centuries ago, "No man is an island," and yet we need partners to help build those bridges and networks. In the face of a challenge
- [Biotech offers bright new future for the planet](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/biotech-offers-colourful-new-antidote-to-human-greed/) - The fact that we are only aware of life on Earth highlights the uniqueness and significance of biology in the universe, with ‘biology’ referring to our planet Earth. Humans, the most evolved entity in biology, have been able to explore and understand the world in a way that no other species has been able to
- [Register for the World Biodiversity Summit in New York](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/registration-open-for-the-world-biodiversity-summit-in-new-york/) - OnePoint5Media and Innovators Magazine are media partners with September's World Biodiversity Summit in New York. Now open for in-person and digital registration, the event bring cross-sector innovators and leaders to the table to shape the 'global biodiversity and climate agenda'. "This year, with the aim to contribute to the COP16 outcomes, the programme will encompass
- [What is Resilience Frontiers?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-is-resilience-frontiers/) - Resilience Frontiers is a new platform that brings together visionaries dedicated to brainstorming desirable futures for us all - and it launched today in Asia.
- [How to stay motivated in 2024](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/learn-how-to-harness-your-motivation-in-2024/) - We all have a burning desire to be good at something - to show others that we're good at something. This 'profound motivation' drives our desire to perform but it can also make us procrastinate. Princeton University’s Nic Voge, a senior associate director at the McGraw Center for Teaching & Learning at Princeton University, talks
- [Lisbon to host groundbreaking new World Future Forum](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/lisbon-to-host-new-world-future-forum/) - The first-ever World Future Forum in Lisbon this November aims to trigger a new wave of investment into solutions that can tackle the climate crisis. Organisers Allied4Future (A4F), in partnership with the Portuguese Government, Taguspark and the City of Lisbon, will host the event in the 2023 European Capital of Innovation. Positioning itself at the
- [How to make your memory a superpower](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-make-your-memory-a-superpower/) - Right off the bat, know that "forgetting is important when it comes to memory", so when those keys don't play ball, tell yourself nicely that "somewhat paradoxically, forgetting is related to the ability to remember more and take a broader, more integrated perspective". This advice comes from expert psychologists and scientists, Megan Sumeracki and Althea
- [Refugees create new innovations to empower their communities](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/refugees-create-new-innovations-to-empower-their-communities/) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is collaborating with organisations run by stateless and displaced people through the groundbreaking refugee-led Innovation Fund. To learn about the scope of the fund and its impact, I caught up with Erika Pérez Iglesias, an Innovation Officer with UNHCR’s Innovation Service, who leads the Refugee-led Innovation Fund. These refugee-led organisations
- [Apply for the new $150k Somalia plastics innovation challenge](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/apply-for-the-new-150k-somalia-plastics-innovation-challenge/) - Innovators with solutions for reducing the human and environmental cost of plastic pollution in Hargeisa are being offered up to $150k to 'pilot their groundbreaking solutions’. Launched by Engineers without Borders Norway and Somali Response Innovation Lab, the Social Plastics for Economic Development - Innovation Challenge 2024 "aims to find and test innovative solutions to sustainably
- [COP28: Start regenerating now for a just transition](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop28-start-regenerating-now-for-a-just-transition/) - Arvea Marieni, technical director of the Regenerative Society Foundation, the leading alliance for a regenerative economy, spoke to OnePoint5Media and Allied4Future at COP28, about the priorities for delivering a just transition. Arvea shares her vision of a regenerative economy ahead of the Foundation's panel event taking place at COP28 on 11 December. The panel event,
- [Star of Disney's Farm Rebellion issues new rallying call](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/star-of-disneys-farm-rebellion-issues-new-rallying-call/) - "Farmers are the custodians of our world and future generations," says the star of popular Disney+ documentary Farm Rebellion, Benedikt Bösel, on the latest episode of Inside Ideas. Which makes sense - they are the stewards of our nourishment systems, the choices they make today have life and death consequences for the future of our
- [Time to ditch greed and decarbonise the global economy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/time-to-ditch-greed-and-decarbonise-the-global-economy/) - In a bid to bridge the climate investment gap the first-ever World Future Forum in Lisbon this November has big plans to transform global financial systems. The Allied4Future (A4F) event is asking financial players to price in the importance of decarbonising the global economy – and create and green light the types of systems that can support
- [New 7 year early warning system for Parkinson's](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-7-year-early-warning-system-for-parkinsons/) - A new AI-powered blood test has been developed that can predict Parkinson's seven years before the onset of symptoms. The neurodegenerative disorder, affecting 10 million people worldwide, is typically not treated until symptoms appear; making the blood test developed by research teams at University College London and the University Medical Center Goettingen a real game-changer. "We
- [Can new 3D printing options tackle scourge of plastic pollution?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/can-new-3d-printing-options-tackle-scourge-of-plastic-pollution/) - Innovators may have contradicting opinions regarding plastic packaging. On the surface it is an accessible option, benefiting corporate resilience and customer affordability. But microplastics pollute oceans, impact human health and worsen climate change. Balancing plastic’s perk with a more eco-conscious composition may now be possible though, thanks to advancements in 3D printing. Closing in on
- [New win-win money deal would increase GDP and cut emissions](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-win-win-scheme-to-raise-gdp-and-cut-emissions/) - A basic income for all could double global GDP and reduce emissions, according to new analysis. The payment, which could trigger a potential 130% increase in GDP, would in part be funded by taxing carbon emitters, says the report in today's journal, Cell Reports Sustainability. “We are proposing that if we can couple basic income
- [Energy for food security innovation challenge open to innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/energy-for-food-security-innovation-challenge-open-to-innovators/) - In Niger well over 3 million people are suffering from food insecurity largely as a result of conflict and the climate crisis. What people urgently need is access to energy to grow and cook food. And a new accelerator, the Energy for Food Security innovation challenge, from World Food Programme (WFP) innovation and WFP Niger,
- [New Ideas Box connects humans to the ocean](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-ideas-box-to-connect-humans-to-the-ocean/) - When you put a seashell to your ear it sounds like the sea thanks to the air vibrations inside. The beauty of listening to the sea feels real though, and as it taps into our deep connection with water, with the oceans, we are transfixed for as long as we hold it in our hands.
- [Climate investors make new date with London Stock Exchange](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/climate-investors-make-new-date-with-london-stock-exchange/) - The Climate Investment Summit returns to the London Stock Exchange next month. A major global finance event, its programme is designed to help shape the future of nature-positive investing. "The Summit takes a frontrunning approach, delivering impact through sector-specific and market-driven actions, investments and partnerships required by investors to play a key role in helping the world limit
- [New Lisbon Forum plans to shake up the world of climate finance ](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-lisbon-forum-plans-to-shake-up-the-world-of-climate-finance-/) - At the occasion of the K4I Forum New Year Reception 2024 in January we celebrated 15 years of the K4I Forum and presented Allied4Future (A4F), a global forum, driving a sustainable, circular, and inclusive future by tackling climate inaction and the climate financing gap. For the event we produced a special Innovators Magazine titled “Shaping
- [Lisbon forum wants to create new culture of climate investing](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/lisbon-forum-wants-to-create-new-culture-of-climate-investing/) - Twenty-first century moonshots don't get much bigger or more important than trying to decarbonise the global economy. And if the de facto engineer of this mission is the financial world, then reengineering the financial world should go top of the pre-launch priorities list. Because only by transforming the financial system can the current climate investment
- [Application deadline for new refugee-led innovation fund is fast approaching](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/application-deadline-for-new-refugee-led-innovation-fund-is-fast-approaching/) - The latest round of the UNHCR's Refugee-led Innovation Fund is open to refugee-led organizations (RLOs) worldwide until 31 May. Speaking about the fund to Innovators Magazine in 2023, Erika Pérez Iglesias, who leads the Refugee-led Innovation Fund, said: "UNHCR’s Refugee-led Innovation Fund proposes a fundamental shift in the way humanitarian and development programming gets designed and
- [This is how humanity moves to a sustainable new future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/this-is-how-humanity-moves-to-a-sustainable-new-future/) - At COP28 in Dubai Tammy Michelle Scarlett captured the zeitgeist when she said that “as consciousness about caring for ourselves, each other and the planet, becomes more prevalent, there is an opportunity for humanity to drive change from the inside out.” This growing sense of togetherness, of oneness, a fringe essence first felt in some
- [This is how we build a better world ](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/this-is-how-we-build-a-better-world-together/) - Emanuel Kuntzelman is up first on Season 5 of the Inside Ideas podcast with Marc Buckley. Kuntzelman's life's work, inextricably linked to the concept of the Holomovement, promotes a new way of thinking and being, inspired by the idea that the universe is an interconnected whole. The entrepreneur, writer, philanthropist, and activist for social transformation,
- [Changemakers are flocking to the new world of EU innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/changemakers-are-flocking-to-the-new-world-of-eu-innovation-2/) - At the European Innovation Council Summit, Anna Panagopoulou, Director of ERA & Innovation at the European Commission, said the EU will do everything it can to deliver the twin green and digital transition. To learn more, I sat down with Anna to get her take on the current state of EU innovation, where it’s heading, and how
- [Private funds to finance new era of European dynamism ](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/private-funds-to-finance-new-era-of-european-dynamism-/) - Europe's economy can compete to win on the global stage if it brings its private funding strengths to the table. That's the view of Lars Frølund, lecturer in the field of innovation ecosystems at MIT and board member of the European Innovation Council (EIC). When I spoke with Lars at the EIC Summit in Brussels, he
- [New research on the way diet impacts how you age](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-research-on-the-way-diet-impacts-how-you-age/) - Caloric restriction may extend the average human life span, according to multiple studies. It’s common knowledge that a wholesome diet alongside healthier lifestyle choices like regular exercise and smoking abstinence can impact longevity at the cellular level. Now, researchers are exploring the correlation between nutrition and slower cell death rates to shed more light on
- [How to make the perfect dragons' den pitch](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-dragons-den-pitch/) - Pitching for new investment is a sink or swim moment that can strike fear into even the most confident young companies. It’s a big opportunity, a chance to take things to the next level, and for early-stage startups, scaleups and larger SMEs, success or failure will hinge on impressing the person sitting in front of
- [How to assess your risk of burnout and what to do about it](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-assess-your-risk-of-burnout-and-what-to-do-about-it/) - Lots of people are chronically fatigued, burnt out. All the surveys, polls, research indicates this, with one from 2022, a study by Asana, showing that 70% of 10,000 workers surveyed across seven countries had experienced burnout in the previous year. There are countless others saying similar things. Stress at work can be a trigger, leading
- [How to assess your risk of burning out](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-online-tool-assesses-your-risk-of-burning-out/) - Lots of people are chronically fatigued, burnt out. All the surveys, polls, research indicates this. One from 2022, a study by Asana, showed that 70% of 10,000 workers surveyed across seven countries had experienced burnout in the previous year. And there are countless others saying the same thing. Too much work can lead to the
- [Here's what the new circular fashion industry looks like](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/heres-what-the-new-circular-fashion-industry-looks-like/) - The new What Goes Around Comes Around exhibition in Amsterdam is showcasing the best of circular fashion. On at the soon to be retired Fashion for Good (FFG) museum, it displays the range of regenerative fashion emerging from the chrysalis of an industry responsible for 10% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. Clothes maketh the
- [How to become a champion of your own heart health](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-become-a-champion-of-your-own-heart-health/) - Death rates from heart disease and strokes have dropped dramatically worldwide over the past century, thanks in part to the efforts of the American Heart Association. And one hundred years after launching in 1924, the Association is pausing to reflect on some "remarkable achievements" responsible for cutting the rates of death from heart disease by
- [How a pioneering spirit can inspire new climate action](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/worlds-first-green-hydrogen-powered-flight-will-takeoff-in-2028/) - The "first non-stop, round-the-world journey in a green hydrogen-powered aircraft" will takeoff in 2028, when Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard teams up with engineer, Raphaël Dinelli, to pilot the Climate Impulse, a plane that "will be living proof that we can do better with less" Piccard says. And it won't be Piccard's first rodeo. He piloted
- [Books that will change your life forever](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/books-that-will-change-your-life-forever/) - If you are on holiday this weekend here are two great books to consider, with links to my podcasts with the authors. The Web Of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe by Jeremy Lent (Inside Ideas podcast interview with the author) To answer some of our biggest questions: Who am I?
- [European cities get chance to secure new innovation status](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/european-cities-get-chance-to-secure-new-innovation-status/) - European cities 'creating a better future for people through innovation' are being urged to enter the tenth edition of the European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital). Launched by the European Commission, the prize is open to cities with a minimum population of 50,000, and there are six prizes up for grabs across two categories: the European
- [How to optimise your creativity in the age of AI](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-optimise-human-creativity-in-the-age-of-ai/) - The role of human creativity in the age of artificial intelligence is currently subject of many discussions. The author and futurist James Bridle even asks in his essay about the advancements of technology: Is Creativity over? Machines are very good at large-scale data analysis, but so far cannot replace human creativity, intuition and contextual understanding. Creativity
- [Refugee-led innovation fund launches new call](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/refugee-led-innovation-fund-launches-new-call/) - The latest round of the UNHCR's Refugee-led Innovation Fund is now open to refugee-led organizations (RLOs) worldwide. Speaking about the fund to Innovators Magazine in 2023, Erika Pérez Iglesias, who leads the Refugee-led Innovation Fund, said: "UNHCR’s Refugee-led Innovation Fund proposes a fundamental shift in the way humanitarian and development programming gets designed and delivered, ensuring
- [Scientists use creative hack to develop new lifesaving biotechnologies](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/scientists-use-creative-hack-to-create-new-lifesaving-biotechnologies/) - In delivering breakthroughs in precision medicine, boosting food security, tackling climate change and putting momentum behind the UN SDGs, the biotechnology industry is transforming our world. "Biotechnology is able to significantly address unmet medical needs, enable smarter, more efficient use of natural resources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the quantity and quality of food
- [Harmony in the depths: the healing power of sound in coral reef conservation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/harmony-in-the-depths-the-healing-power-of-sound-in-coral-reef-conservation/) - Coral reefs are among the most critically endangered ecosystems on the planet. Warmer ocean temperatures, pollution and unsustainable fishing practices continue to cause mass destruction with severe implications for wildlife, ocean health and society. As coral bleaching events also become more prevalent, delicate reefs are dying fast. Fortunately, scientists are exploring unlikely solutions to restore coral
- [Refugee-led innovation opens door to a new world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/refugee-led-innovation-opens-door-to-a-new-world/) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, through its Refugee-led Innovation Fund, supports the work of organisations that are run by stateless and displaced people. To learn more about the scope of the fund and its impact, I caught up with Erika Pérez Iglesias, an Innovation Officer with UNHCR’s Innovation Service, who leads the Refugee-led Innovation Fund.
- [How our deepest desires can lead to better decision-making](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-our-deepest-desires-can-lead-to-better-decision-making/) - Our deepest desires can help us unlock lasting change, says a leading professor of organisational behaviour. In her new book: The Possible Self A Leader's Guide to Personal Development, Maja Djikic, from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, says tinkering around the edges, trying to tweak our behaviour, or change our mindset, won't deliver
- [How to use gaming to better understand the climate crisis](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-use-gaming-to-better-understand-the-climate-crisis/) - Playing games in the workplace - or in the classroom - can give us a better understanding of issues like climate change and sustainable development, according to a team of top UK researchers. In playing what are called 'serious games' - designed to improve problem solving skills, it is easier to get to grips with
- [Thank you for making us the number one innovation magazine](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/thank-you-for-making-us-the-number-one-innovation-magazine/) - Based on 'the best Innovation magazines selected from thousands of magazines on the web ranked by traffic, social media followers & freshness' Feedspot has named Innovators Magazine number one. We published our first story in 2015 with the ambition to showcase innovators and solutions advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which were launched the same year. While the
- [New international call for papers on creativity and innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-international-call-for-papers-on-creativity-and-innovation/) - The biennial Making Futures conference has launched a global call for papers for its 2024 edition. Led by the Arts University Plymouth, Making Futures shapes stories at the criss-crossing interface of creativity and material innovation. ‘Beyond Objects - Materiality at the Edge of Making’ is the theme this year, with the call for papers open
- [Use this new technique to become an ideas machine](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/use-this-new-technique-to-become-an-ideas-machine/) - Think like an engineer and watch your creative problem-solving abilities soar. So say researchers in Singapore and Oxford, who have adapted a technique typically used by engineers to successfully solve different types of abstract problems, specifically in healthcare and biomedicine. Dr Tony McCaffrey, an AI researcher and cognitive psychologist, took what's called Innovation Enhancing Techniques
- [New alchemy of the digital age: turning e-waste into gold ](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-alchemy-of-the-digital-age-turning-e-waste-into-gold/) - E-waste is a growing problem worldwide. However, there’s a silver lining — turning garbage into gold. This process helps the environment by reducing harmful waste and finding worth in places most people wouldn’t expect. Technology changes fast, and more electronic devices end up getting tossed. Turning these discarded gadgets into a valuable commodity can be
- [Procurement is the new poster child for a green transition](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/procurement-is-the-new-poster-child-for-a-green-transition/) - A digital twin innovation that reduces the ecological footprint of public buildings has received €75k after winning the 'societal challenges' category at the prestigious European Innovation Procurement Awards in Brussels. The ceremony on Wednesday, presided over by Jo Brouns, Flemish Minister for Innovation, and Elisa Ferreira, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, named France's REGEN3TIQ,
- [These amazing innovators protect people in times of crises](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/these-amazing-innovators-protect-people-in-times-of-crises/) - Trying to survive the shifting sands of a humanitarian crisis must strain every sinew. And in the maelstrom, calming the storm - a gargantuan task, calls for the types of ingenuity celebrated in Brussels Tuesday at the first-ever European Prize for Humanitarian Innovation (InnovAid). The outright winner, the Signpost initiative, received €250k in prize money for
- [Europe's exceptional women innovators are building a better world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/europes-exceptional-women-innovators-are-building-a-better-world/) - Europe's top female pioneers took centre stage Monday as the winners of the 10th European Prize for Women Innovators were revealed at a ceremony in Brussels. The event was held during the launch of the annual R&I Week, with winners named across three categories: Rising Innovator, Women Innovators, and the EIT Women Leadership category. Inspiring
- [What flow state really is and how to access it](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-flow-state-really-is-and-how-to-access-it/) - In a flow state magic happens. But what exactly is it? And how do we get there? With the help of a little jazz improvisation, a new neuroimaging study from Drexel University’s Creativity Research Lab discovered it is the combination of 'expertise and letting go' that puts us 'in the zone'. Using electroencephalograms (EEGs) to measure areas of
- [How to get into the habit of being happy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-get-into-the-habit-of-being-happy/) - You can learn how to be happy but staying happy is a matter of routine, a new study shows. The findings, based on the experience of students taking the 'Science of Happiness' course at Bristol University, reveal that while taking the course provides a 'wellbeing boost', being able to enjoy a better mood longer term
- [A celebration of new European innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/a-celebration-of-new-european-innovation/) - The 2024 European Innovation Council (EIC) Summit kicks off one week today, as part of this year's Research & Innovation week. Three EIC Prize ceremonies will take place, on 18 and 19 March, and Innovators Magazine will be in Brussels to cover them: the Women Innovators Prize, InnovAid - the first edition of the European Prize for
- [Great books and bibliotherapy for your World Book Day](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/great-books-and-bibliotherapy-for-your-world-book-day/) - It is World Book Day and below are two of my favourites - also check out my podcasts with the authors. The Web Of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe by Jeremy Lent (Inside Ideas podcast interview with the author) This book is a beautiful exploration of humanity's biggest questions: Who
- [New study says Gen Z can shape the future they want](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-study-says-gen-z-can-shape-the-future-they-want/) - Young Australians are anxious about a climate crisis they didn't cause and fear it will seriously limit their future prospects, a new study has revealed. The Curtin University survey of Australian university Gen Z students shows 80% are nervous about what lies ahead because of climate change, saying they are either ‘concerned’ or ‘very concerned’
- [How to make AI more human-centred](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-make-ai-more-human-centred/) - There is nothing that can be done to stop it, we just need to step aside and let it do its thing. Hell, it'll probably do a better job than us anyway, right? This is the mood music whistling loudly from the AI steam train heading our way. But wait a minute, humans don't work
- [New design connects Londoners to the ocean](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-design-connects-londoners-to-the-ocean/) - Some of the world's best young designers have been busy working with Londoners to co-create proposals for building connections between the city's communities and the ocean. The students involved are part of the Royal College of Art's (RCA) Grand Challenge: Ocean & Cities, the 'biggest single-institution postgraduate design project in the world', which this year
- [This is how to make data work for your business](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/this-is-how-to-make-data-work-for-your-business/) - Who invented Business Intelligence? These two words were first used in 1865 by the banker Henry Furnese, who became very successful because he used political and market information to act ahead of competitors. In more recent times, IBM was the first company to value the importance of data, as they were the inventors of floppy
- [How to overcome everyday digital stressors in the workplace](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-overcome-everyday-digital-stressors-in-the-workplace/) - With all its pings and alerts the digital workplace can be a stressful place to be. What helps dial down the various stressors, according to new research, is mindfulness. The study published today in PLOS ONE, was led by researchers from the University of Nottingham’s Schools of Psychology and Medicine, who explore what goes into
- [How to invest in ending global hunger](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-invest-in-ending-global-hunger/) - "We believe we can end global hunger with innovation and technology." Anyone watching Friday's WFP Innovation Pitch Event, held on the sidelines of the 60th Munich Security Conference, will understand why Bernhard Kowatsch said this. The Head of the WFP Innovation Accelerator, in the Bavarian capital to showcase solutions disrupting hunger, spoke passionately about the
- [EU Prize for Women Innovators announce this year’s finalists](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/eu-prize-for-women-innovators-announces-this-years-finalists/) - The 10 finalists in this year's European Prize for Women Innovators were announced this week by the European Innovation Council (EIC). The annual prize, now a joint venture between EIC and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), has three categories: Rising Innovator, Women Innovators, and the EIT Women Leadership category. "From creating entirely
- [COP28 president says we now know how to keep 1.5°C target in reach](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop28-president-says-we-now-know-how-to-keep-1-5c-target-in-reach/) - COP28 President Dr Sultan Al Jaber said today that the world will only achieve the targets set in Dubai if decision makers take 'unprecedented action'. He said the historic UAE Consensus agreed by world leaders in December is the thing 'every government, business and industry' should see as their green light to deliver transformative change.
- [New report on benefits of gender lens investing](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-report-on-benefits-of-gender-lens-investing/) - 'Gender inequality, coupled with the climate crisis, is one of the greatest challenges of our time'. This is the opening line of a new UN report published today exploring the transformative potential Gender Lens Investing (GLI) has to 'pave the way for inclusive and sustainable development that leaves no woman or girl behind'. Produced in collaboration
- [A place where startups go to go big](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/a-place-where-startups-go-to-go-big/) - 4YFN Barcelona has been electrifying the startup world for the past 10 years becoming part of startup vocabulary along the way. And this month the platform returns to the Catalan capital alongside its partner event, Mobile World Congress, with some major birthday plans to help launch the next generation of startups onto the global stage.
- [Fashion for Good museum to bow out in style](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/fashion-for-good-museum-is-going-out-in-style/) - Fashion for Good (FFG) is synonymous with the world of regenerative fashion. This month we reported the impact being made by the Amsterdam-based platform's investor network, which since 2017 has ploughed €1.9 billion into reshaping the future of the industry. Now, as it plans for the next stage in its evolution, FFG is bringing the curtain
- [Smart design puts new spring in the healthy aging economy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/smart-design-puts-new-spring-in-the-healthy-aging-economy/) - Top designers and innovators in the UK are turning on the style to create happier and healthier lives for people young enough to be the next American president. Putting good design at the heart of the healthy aging economy, these creative change makers have been scaling a range of solutions through the Pathfinder Innovation Programme
- [New host city announced for Earthshot Week 2024](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-host-city-announced-for-earthshot-week-2024/) - This year's Earthshot Prize winners will be revealed at a ceremony in Cape Town, it was announced today. The announcement that South Africa's legislative capital will host five days of Earthshot Week 2024 events and conversations aimed at catalysing solutions specifically designed to 'protect and restore our planet' was welcomed by Hannah Jones, CEO of
- [Humanitarian innovation makes big pitch for a better world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/humanitarian-innovation-makes-big-pitch-for-a-better-world/) - Humanitarian innovations are a lifeline for millions of people facing food insecurity. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator scales these innovations and next Friday, 16 February, some of the accelerator's latest cohort will pitch their solutions at an event taking place on the sidelines of the 60th Munich Security Conference. Register to
- [Piccard tells world leaders: 'profit and ecology go hand-in-hand'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/fly-forever-without-fuel/) - Bertrand Piccard says startups must prioritise good communication if they want to push their innovations to market. 
- [If better world syndrome catches on the future is bright](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/if-better-world-syndrome-catches-on-the-future-is-bright/) - Humanity is edging along a tightrope that is in danger of becoming the noose that strangles it out of existence. Right now, at least 20 wars or conflicts are ending lives and destroying countless futures worldwide. Up to 780 million people around the planet are going hungry, according to UN figures released in 2023. Weather
- [New ideas connect the dots](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/sign-up-for-our-september-newsletter/) - Innovators Magazine's newsletter has all our latest stories and funding news, as well as the latest episodes of the Inside Ideas podcast with Marc Buckley, who speaks with the game-changers bringing about systemic change, including Nobel prize winners, UN leaders, world famous philosophers and scientists. Sign up to the Innovators Magazine newsletter; and subscribe to the Inside
- [Why World Wetlands Day is making a big splash](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-world-wetlands-day-is-a-big-deal/) - Peat bogs are an amazing natural resource storing more CO2 than all the forests of the world combined. In some places though, the greenhouse gas budget of wetlands are negative, with methane and nitrous oxide produced as a byproduct of an environment lacking oxygen. On today's World Wetlands Day, a new research centre has launched
- [Explore new green tech at 4YFN Barcelona](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/explore-new-green-tech-at-4yfn-barcelona/) - We are media partners with next month's 10th anniversary 4YFN startup event at MWC Barcelona. Always one of the hottest startup tickets in town, it is where early-stage companies go to reach the next level. And its birthday edition promises to be bigger and better than ever, with 'more interaction and hands-on experiences' Check out
- [Europe invests in the 'greatest business opportunity of our generation'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/europe-invests-in-the-energy-transition/) - The European Investment Fund pledged €60 million support today for a fund that helps scale businesses powering the clean energy economy. The Future Energy Ventures Fund I, managed by Future Energy Ventures (FEV), a global venture capital investor spun out from the world of E.ON, says the strategy is to work with digital and software ventures
- [Is the new stability-and-peace-accelerator for you?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-the-new-stability-and-peace-accelerator-for-you/) - "We are calling on innovators, entrepreneurs and changemakers to come forward with groundbreaking solutions that can drive resilience, ensure food and nutrition security, enhance climate adaptability and promote social cohesion and sustainability among communities battered by conflict and fragility." This is from the new 'stability-and-peace-accelerator' from CGIAR and the World Food Progamme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator,
- [How group think is threatening global food security](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-group-think-is-threatening-global-food-security/) - Power hierarchies can threaten global food security and 'silence innovative voices', according to new research published today. In a situation where communities are asked to adopt sustainable farming practices, handing control over to centralised social networks, to the same people who did it last time, isn't necessarily a recipe for success, researchers from the University
- [Emerging artists offer creative response to a world in transition](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/emerging-artists-offer-creative-response-to-a-world-in-transition/) - Consequences is an exciting new UK art exhibition where audiences can engage with works presenting unique interpretations of a world in transition. Exploring themes of political activism, propaganda, the Anthropocene, and gender, emerging artists from the Arts University Plymouth launch the exhibition this week. “'Consequences' is a creative response by a driven cohort of emerging
- [New legal protection can secure justice for the planet](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-legal-protection-could-secure-justice-for-the-planet/) - It is time to put the planet on a new legal footing and stop critical Earth systems from being destroyed. That's according to some of the world's leading legal, political and Earth system scientists, who today called for the safeguarding of planetary commons to be part of a "new law and governance approach". The scientists
- [Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa open until 8 February](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/kofi-annan-award-for-innovation-in-africa-open-until-8-february/) - The second edition of the Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa is offering grants of $250,000 to social innovators with tech solutions that can tackle UN Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger. Open to social entrepreneurs across Africa it "seeks to support technology-powered solutions and approaches that are helping to improve food security and systems
- [AI points to better and new cancer treatments](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/ai-points-to-better-and-new-cancer-treatments/) - A new AI tool used to predict when cancer will resist chemotherapy could pave the way for pioneering new treatments, a study published today suggests. Scientists at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine employed a machine learning algorithm to look at how tumours react to drugs. Leveraging its model to investigate cervical
- [Canadian companies accused of SDG-washing](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/canadian-trend-of-sdg-washing-is-a-new-wake-up-call-for-the-world/) - Despite their promises to do so companies in Canada are failing to invest in communities that are at an economic disadvantage, a new University of Waterloo study out today shows. The university researchers found that while an increasing number of companies over the past decade have committed to act in accordance with the United Nation's
- [Social Innovators of the Year 2024 revealed](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/social-innovators-of-the-year-2024-revealed/) - The Social Innovators of the Year 2024 as chosen by the Schwab Foundation were announced today at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “The Social Innovators of the Year 2024 represent a diverse group of entrepreneurs and innovators who are driving the change we need to create a more sustainable, inclusive future,” said Hilde Schwab,
- [A new sense of hope as COP28 wraps up](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/a-new-sense-of-hope-as-cop28-wraps-up/) - The COP28 conference in Dubai came to a close today with the world holding an historic new deal in its hands to ‘transition away from fossil fuels". With each COP that passes more and more of the world has come into sight; inclusivity and passion are complementing the diplomatic dance taking place inside the negotiating
- [Regenerative fashion is now on a good footing](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/regenerative-fashion-is-now-on-a-good-footing/) - Fashion for Good (FFG) is the global trendsetter when it comes to creating the right environment for a regenerative fashion industry to grow and prosper. The Amsterdam-headquartered platform, alongside its investor network, has directed €1.9 billion in funding to change makers reshaping the future of the industry since 2017 - and it now plans to
- [New breakthrough cancer treatments on the horizon](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-breakthrough-cancer-treatments-on-the-horizon/) - New analysis released today by the Wellcome Sanger Institute will make it possible to speed up the development of drugs that can kill cancer cells. The Institute's novel study of cancer cells led to the pinpointing of 370 previously overlooked drug targets capable of tackling common cancers. Dr Mathew Garnett, co-lead author of the study
- [New vision for European innovation in 2024](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-vision-for-european-innovation-in-2024/) - We are teaming up with the Knowledge4innovation Forum in the European Parliament to produce a special New Year edition of Innovators Magazine - due to be released in the Brussels Parliament later this month. It will take an in-depth look at the recent European Innovation Area Summit held in the European Parliament, Brussels; recap the
- [How to ensure climate justice means climate justice](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-ensure-climate-justice-means-justice/) - A new tool that will help scientists and policymakers make justice an unambiguous element of climate decisions has been developed by a team of international researchers. With buzz words used like confetti, critical terms like climate justice can often be misused and misunderstood - to combat this the pioneering new framework created through the International
- [New plan to put global economy back on track](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-plan-to-put-global-economy-back-on-track/) - Without a rapid change of direction the global economy is facing a "decade of wasted opportunity", according to a new report published today by the World Bank. The Global Economic Prospects report reveals grim statistics showing that by the end of this year the world could be heading towards its "slowest half-decade of GDP growth in 30
- [Scientists reveal new plan to save the world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/scientists-reveal-new-plan-to-save-the-world/) - "Humanity can embark on the journey of saving the world" if it opts for 'radical incrementalism', a top team of international scientists has said today. Led by Oregon State University (OSU) researchers, the team sets out a 'restorative pathway' approach built using a 500-year dataset that it argues, can allow humanity to avert the worst
- [New wearable has 'instantaneous' impact on Parkinson’s symptom](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-robotic-wearable-has-instantaneous-affect-on-parkinsons-symptom/) - A new wearable device pioneered in America could prevent Parkinson’s patients from freezing mid-stride and falling over. The 'robotic garment' works by nudging the hips of sufferers when their legs swing to create a longer stride. Speaking about the breakthrough technology, Conor Walsh, Professor of Engineering at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied
- [Free comic book helps kids imagine a better tomorrow](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/free-weekend-read-for-kids/) - Hind and Mohammad’s Journey to the Future is a comic book for kids aged between six and 14-years-old. I am 9 and would recommend the book to kids. If you like the movie Back to the Future, like I do, you'll love this because it takes your imagination into the future. There is a robot called robo that
- [The creativity hack you need to unlock 2024](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-creativity-hack-you-need-to-unlock-2024/) - In his book The Creativity Factor Garry Pratt takes us outdoors to introduce us to our creativity. He explains the science of why walking takes us to new peaks of creativity and urges us to get out there in 2024 and experience it for ourselves. So stick his book or e-reader version in your pocket
- [Supercharging the biology among us will create healthy new societies](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/supercharging-the-biology-among-us-will-create-healthy-new-societies-2/) - Planet Earth is on the brink of its next rebirth, says Zach Bush MD - the world renowned authority on the microbiome, with the only question left being: "do we get to see it?". It's a fun possibility that we could start to re-imagine societies in the context of natural law.Zach Bush MD At COP28
- [Resilience gives new momentum to the UN Global Goals](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/resilience-gives-new-momentum-to-the-un-global-goals/) - To stop the Sustainable Development Goals “disappearing in the rear-view mirror', a UN report is calling for a major shift towards actions that can support greater resilience. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) published the new UN Global Assessment Report 2023 (GAR Special Report), entitled ‘Mapping Resilience for the Sustainable Development Goals’,
- [Garden for a better planet](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/garden-for-a-better-planet/) - The Good Garden: How to Nurture Pollinators, Soil, Native Wildlife, and Healthy Food—All in Your Own Backyard is a your goto book for sustainable gardening. Chris McLaughlin, the author, is associate editor of Scratch Magazine, and has been gardening and studying plants for over 40 years, writing nine books along the way. “We want to be
- [How we correct the past mistakes made by humans ](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-we-correct-the-past-mistakes-made-by-humans/) - "I recommend that all who want to do something about the impacts that we are experiencing because of past mistakes made by humans in stewarding the Earth's natural systems do something about it." Straight talking from John D Liu, Ecosystem Ambassador, Commonland Foundation and founder of the Ecosystem Restoration Camps and Communities Movement. As part
- [New bibliotherapy tips to guide your holiday reading](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-bibliotherapy-tips-to-guide-your-holiday-reading/) - Ella Berthoud is a bibliotherapist, writer and painter who has prescribed fiction novels that have helped thousands of people tackle life's common setbacks. Ella has written several books, including the bestselling The Novel Cure: An A-Z of Literary Remedies with Susan Elderkin, and more recently Fiction Prescriptions.  Bibliotherapy (n): the use of reading as therapy  After
- [How we design and live in a regenerative world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-we-design-and-live-in-a-regenerative-world/) - Daniel Christian Wahl's book Designing Regenerative Cultures explains how the way we choose to live can help solve some of the world's biggest existential challenges. A core text in many university programmes, Wahl's book explores how subjects including quantum theory, biomimicry, systems theory and the circular economy can intertwine to make life on this planet
- [Look around you at the economies you're standing in right now](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/look-around-you-at-the-economies-youre-standing-in-right-now/) - You have the power to transform the economies you're standing in right now, says Della Duncan, co-teacher of the Economics Dimension course at Gaia Education. "If you offer eggs to your neighbour when they come over and knock on the door, or you give a ride to a friend, that’s the sharing economy or the
- [New faith put in people to protect the planet](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-faith-put-in-people-to-protect-the-planet/) - A science-led booklet and website launched earlier this year showing people what they can do to protect the planet - and was written with input from the Vatican, to help 'ground it in language' that will speak to the world's 1.3 billion Catholics. Through a collaboration between the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the Vatican's
- [Is the fashion industry finally cleaning up its act?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-the-fashion-industry-finally-cleaning-up-its-act/) - Is one of the world's worst emitters, the fashion industry - responsible for 10% of all global greenhouse gas emissions finally changing its appearance? Yes says journalist and author, Lucianne Tonti, and she backs up the claim in her new book, Sundressed: Natural Fabrics and the Future of Clothes. Sundressed is the journey Tonti takes
- [8 million reasons to love this student-run social enterprise](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/8-million-reasons-to-love-this-student-run-social-enterprise-2/) - Students at Aryabhatta College, Delhi University are behind innovative social entrepreneurship organisation, Enactus Aryabhatta, which runs projects focused on building a community that is socially, economically and environmentally sustainable. I caught up with the Enactus Aryabhatta team to learn more about three of these projects. And first up they told me about Project Palaash and
- [Why humanity needs to pay attention to bees](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-humanity-needs-to-pay-attention-to-bees/) - What do most of us really know about bees? Stephen Buchmann, a pollination ecologist specialising in bees, certainly knows a thing or two. His new book What a Bee Knows: Exploring the Thoughts, Memories, and Personalities of Bees delves into the 'incredible, amazing life histories of bees'. An adjunct professor with the departments of Entomology and of
- [Women inside Malawi’s Dzaleka refugee camp develop new aquaponics solution](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/women-inside-malawis-dzaleka-refugee-camp-develop-new-aquaponics-solution/) - In Malawi’s Dzaleka refugee camp a pioneering refugee-led organisation (RLO) called Women for Action is leading an aquaponics project to tackle food insecurity and equip women with vital new skills. Cécile Pango is the founder and manager of the female run RLO, which is collaborating with the UN refugee agency’s Refugee-led Innovation Fund to train
- [The hidden environmental heroes of our time](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-hidden-environmental-heroes-of-our-time/) - Heroes of Environmental Diplomacy: Profiles in Courage is a book that will change how you think about global climate conferences and the people working at the heart of them. The book, edited by award-winning writer and environmentalist, Chris Spence, and Felix Dodds, a leading thinker in the area of global governance for 30 years, and someone who has
- [How to restore our ecosystems from the ground up](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-restore-our-ecosystems-from-the-ground-up/) - “We can restore all the degraded lands on Earth – and that needs to be the central intention of human civilisation. If it’s not, then we don’t know what we’re doing.” The words of John D. Liu, founder of the Ecosystem Restoration Camps, which are “repairing the Earth” by “bringing everyday people together, to restore
- [Upcoming edition of Innovators Magazine](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/european-innovation-area-summit-edition/) - We are collaborating with the Knowledge4innovation Forum in the European Parliament to produce a special New Year edition of Innovators Magazine. It will look at the impact made at this month's European Innovation Area Summit held in the European Parliament, Brussels, where the focus was on how Europe can capitalise on its strong research and
- [How to tap into your motivation when you need it](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-tap-into-your-motivation-when-you-need-it/) - We all want to project to ourselves and to others that we’re good at something. It’s one of the most powerful human desires, a need, and one Princeton University’s Nic Voge says is a profound motivation for all of us. So why do we procrastinate on tasks that could bathe us in a positive light?
- [Perspective that will change your view of the world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/perspective-can-change-our-view-of-the-world/) - "I recommend that all who want to do something about the impacts that we are experiencing because of past mistakes made by humans in stewarding the Earth's natural systems do something about it." The words of John D Liu, Ecosystem Ambassador, Commonland Foundation and founder of the Ecosystem Restoration Camps and Communities Movement, are a
- [Happy New Year!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/happy-new-year-10/) - All the very best for 2024, readers, viewers and listeners.
- [Merry Christmas](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/merry-christmas-10/) - Have a great Christmas break with all your loved ones!
- [Supercharging the biology among us will create healthy new societies](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/supercharging-the-biology-among-us-will-create-healthy-new-societies/) - Planet Earth is on the brink of its next rebirth, says Zach Bush MD - the world renowned authority on the microbiome, with the only question left being: "do we get to see it?". It's a fun possibility that we could start to re-imagine societies in the context of natural law.Zach Bush MD At COP28
- [African Royal Houses can reenergise the Global Goals](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/african-royal-houses-can-reenergise-the-global-goals/) - H.R.H Princess Abze Djima took time out from the negotiating rooms at COP28 in Dubai this week to reveal to OnePoint5Media and Allied4Future that she is "convening the African royal houses for the UN Sustainable Development Goals" in a bid to "support a just transition". The Mossi Princess and Traditional Leaser from Burkina Faso will
- [Green Man vows to save the planet at COP28](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/green-man-vows-to-save-the-planet-at-cop28/) - I'm at COP28, Dubai, speaking with Green Man: Daily Planet moniker, Matthias Gelber, who told his father when he was 16 that his job would be to save the planet. He says we can have a #COPHalfFull of optimism about the future, with the private sector "driving radical decarbonisation" and big companies delivering "real action"
- [New future on the horizon at #COP28](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-future-on-the-horizon-at-cop28/) - I'm at at COP28, Dubai, speaking to Angela Jacob Bermudo, from Future Horizon,: a 'global community with a shared vision: to create the regenerative future.' Angela says "a world that works for everyone is one where love is the primary value and people are able to seek out moments of joy, and on a practical
- [World strikes historic new deal at COP28 to 'transition away from fossil fuels'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/world-makes-historic-new-deal-at-cop28-to-transition-away-from-fossil-fuels/) - "An unprecedented reference to transitioning away from all fossil fuels to enable the world to reach net zero by 2050" is included in the historic new text agreed in overtime at COP28 in Dubai. Reacting to 'The UAE Consensus' in his closing remarks, COP28 President, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, said: “The world needed to find
- [COP28: new plan for living in harmony with Earth](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop28-new-plan-for-living-in-harmony-with-earth/) - John D Liu, Ecosystem Ambassador, Commonland Foundation and founder of the Ecosystem Restoration Camps and Communities Movement speaks to me at COP28 in Dubai. He has been saying for a long time that “the restoration of the Earth’s systems must be the great work of our time”. And the focus of his work in repairing the Earth by bringing
- [Why food is feeding new sense of optimism at COP28](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-food-is-feeding-new-sense-of-optimism-at-cop28/) - I'm speaking to my old pal Alex Paris, technical officer, UNFCCC, as he takes time out from the Global Innovation Pavilion at COP28, and from filling up at his favourite vegan trucks here at the conference. He speaks with OnePoint5Media and Allied4Future about the pavilion and what's giving him hope, keeping his #COPHalfFull in Dubai,
- [COP28 inspires hopes of a better future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop28-inspires-hopes-of-a-better-future/) - Cynthia Jonströmer is at COP28, Dubai. On the board of the Harvard Business School of Sweden, Cynthia has been a business trailblazer globally for three decades. In 2021, she founded Antarez ClimateTech Capital, focusing on venture investment in climate technology; the following year establishing Regeneration Nature Alliance (RNA), focusing on using AI and technology to
- [COP28: Evercity platform plots new future for green finance](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop28-evercity-platform-is-the-new-future-for-green-finance/) - I'm speaking to India Rose Matharu-Daley, a sustainability strategist with EcoAdvisors, at COP28, Dubai. India speaks to OnePoint5Media and Allied4Future about the pioneering Evercity Platform, a startup transforming the world of green finance by "streamlining green debt origination to reach the market from indigenous communities and local communities on the ground in developing countries". India
- [Support for Mexico's new regenerative revolution at COP28](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/support-for-mexicos-new-regenerative-revolution-at-cop28/) - I caught up with the founder of an innovative organisation doing amazing work regenerating the urban ecosystems of Mexico, called at Ectagono, at COP28 in Dubai. Erica Valencia Torres is in Dubai to meet international partners that can support the impact Ectagono is making. "We are regenerating urban ecosystems all over Mexico, blue and green
- [COP28: something we can all do today to create a better world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop28-something-we-can-all-do-today-to-create-a-better-world/) - If this moment in time comes to embody the maxim, it's darkest before the dawn, as I believe it will, then it will be humanity's inner light that will rise to illuminate the dawn skies. "As consciousness about caring for ourselves, each other and the planet becomes more prevalent, there is an opportunity for humanity
- [COP28: why world's collective problems matter on a personal level](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop28-why-worlds-collective-problems-matter-on-a-personal-level/) - Dr Marta Neskovic is an associate fellow of the World Academy of Art & Science (WAAS) an institution founded over 60 years ago by leading thinkers of the time including Albert Einstein. Speaking to OnePoint5Media and Allied4Future at COP28 in Dubai, Dr Neskovic says the "collective problems we face matter on a personal level" and
- [COP28: the biggest present we can give to the future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop28-the-biggest-present-we-can-give-to-the-future/) - I'm at COP28 in Dubai, with OnePoint5Media and Allied4Future, speaking to Sinead Bovell, a futurist who says we can all step into the future when we view it as the "culmination of the decisions we make in the present". This way it can inspire us to take actions for the future we want. What Sinead
- [COP28: regenerative agriculture not fertile ground for greenwashing ](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop28-regenerative-agriculture-not-fertile-ground-for-greenwashing-/) - Rachel Parent is a safe food activist, or as she puts it: "that girl that debated about GMO". Speaking to OnePoint5Media and Allied4Future at COP28, Dubai, Rachel told me she welcomes the fact the event has a major focus on regenerative agriculture but says we must all defend those practices from greenwashing. Watch what she
- [First ever indigenous impact accelerator launches at COP28](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/first-ever-indigenous-impact-accelerator-launches-at-cop28/) - I caught up with some old friends at Al Gore’s Climate Reality Leadership reception on the sidelines of COP28, Dubai. As an alumni of Gore's inaugural Climate Reality Leadership training programme, it was good to catch up with my old mentor, and to speak with Shri Rituraj Phukan and Claudia Laricchia, two good friends of
- [Why COP28 and Dubai are actually a good fit](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-cop28-and-dubai-are-actually-a-good-fit/) - Manjula Lee - founder and CEO, World Wide Generation, and the G17Eco platform, gets our #COPHalfFull coverage underway, picking up on a journey we began in Egypt last year, where we ask decision makers and innovators at the COP to tell us about the green shoots of hope in their area and how people can support
- [Here's why COP28 in Dubai offers new hope](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/heres-why-cop28-in-dubai-offers-new-hope/) - Are global climate conferences just an excuse for wealthy bureaucrats to get together and enjoy a few daiquiris? A lot of people probably think so but with COP28 getting underway in Dubai this week, is public scepticism about climate events justified? There is one book that says it's not: Heroes of Environmental Diplomacy: Profiles in
- [Rewind: St Andrew's Day reception in the European Parliament](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/rewind-st-andrews-day-reception-in-the-european-parliament/) - It is St Andrew's Day today - Scotland's national day, and a moment for us to rewind to 2017 and Innovators Magazine's St Andrew's Day reception in the European Parliament, held during the European Innovation Summit|Week. It was the year the event organisers Knowledge4Innovation (K4I) first unveiled its EU Top 50 startup initiative. And Innovators Magazine, in partnership
- [One week until COP28 in Dubai](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/one-week-until-cop28-in-dubai/) - Innovators Magazine has covered every COP since 2017 and will have a team in Dubai covering this year's event, taking place from 30 Nov-12 Dec. We are also official media partners of the World Climate Summit's Investment COP in Dubai, on from 7-8 December. Sign up to the Innovators Magazine newsletter to get our comprehensive COP28
- [How to be a good gardener](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-be-a-good-gardener/) - The Good Garden: How to Nurture Pollinators, Soil, Native Wildlife, and Healthy Food—All in Your Own Backyard is a book brimming with tricks and tips for creating a sustainable garden. Chris McLaughlin, the author, is associate editor of Scratch Magazine, and has been gardening and studying plants for over 40 years, writing nine books along the
- [We are partnering with The Investment COP 2023](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/we-are-partnering-with-the-investment-cop-2023/) - OnePoint5Media and Innovators Magazine are official media partners of The Investment COP taking place in Dubai on 7 and 8 December. Organised by the World Climate Foundation, it is the key Public-Private Partnership event happening alongside next month's Dubai COP, and will 'facilitate the exchange of best practices and innovations across vital sectors crucial to decarbonisation
- [Coffee cure strong enough to offer protection from neurodegenerative diseases](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/coffee-cure-strong-enough-to-offer-protection-from-neurodegenerative-diseases/) - Used coffee grounds could be used to slow the progress of neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s, according to new research published today. Our aim is to come up with a solution that can prevent most cases of these conditions.Mahesh Narayan, Ph.D., and professor and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry The research team
- [Forgotten oil shortens journey time to a sustainable future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/forgotten-oil-shortens-journey-time-to-a-sustainable-future/) - It was 2004 when Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov discovered graphene by chance while trying to create thin layers of graphite. It is a layer of carbon atoms bonded in a hexagon pattern that is a million times thinner than paper and up to two hundred times stronger than steel. Twenty years after this discovery,
- [The secrets hidden inside an innovators mindset](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-secrets-hidden-inside-an-innovators-mindset/) - On the Inside Ideas podcast I sit down with Nobel prize winners, UN leaders, world famous philosophers and scientists to learn about the mindsets inspiring systemic change. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch all the episodes; listen wherever you get your podcasts, follow us on Instagram, and sign up to the Innovators Magazine newsletter to get all the shows
- [Communities turn to nature to save Australian rivers](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/rivers-in-australia-more-resilient-thanks-to-nature-based-community-approach/) - A river valley in New South Wales held up against one of the worst floods in its history last summer thanks to two decades of care from the local community, research has revealed. In taking what has been labelled a 'nature-based approach' to managing it, Wollombi Brook, which flows into the Hunter Valley, was saved
- [Innovators Magazine at COP28](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/innovators-magazine-at-cop28/) - Innovators Magazine has covered every COP since 2017 and will have a team in Dubai covering this year's event, taking place from 30 Nov-12 Dec. We are also official media partners of the World Climate Summit's Investment COP in Dubai, on from 7-8 December. Sign up to the Innovators Magazine newsletter to get our comprehensive COP28
- [New device turns toxic water into green fuel](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-device-makes-purified-water-and-fuel-from-polluted-seas/) - Highly polluted waters and seawater can be transformed into renewable sources of purified drinking water and green hydrogen fuels thanks to an innovative new device developed at Cambridge University. The floating solar-powered technology is the type of solution desperately needed by the 1.8 billion people worldwide still lacking safe drinking water at home and offers
- [How to become more creative](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-become-more-creative/) - In his book The Creativity Factor Garry Pratt beautifully walks through why walking outdoors helps bring out our creative side. He gives us the science on why walking lets us scale the peaks of creativity urging readers to go and experience it for themselves. So stick your boots on, download my podcast with Garry to
- [How you alone can change the world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-you-alone-can-change-the-world/) - “You alone can change the world – don’t wait for anybody else. You alone can change the world. Not because you will actually be alone but because you will be such a power, like a magnet you will bring everybody to your ideas. Ideas are the power, demonstration is the power: then you make it
- [New habits that can lead us to a regenerative world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/these-new-habits-can-give-us-a-regenerative-world/) - On the iconic BBC radio show Desert Island Discs guests are asked for one book they would take with them if they were cast away on an a faraway island. And it's true to say that anyone choosing Designing Regenerative Cultures by Daniel Christian Wahl would return home, with it, and them, changed forever. Because
- [COP28 Dubai to make pitch for a better future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop28-in-dubai-to-make-pitch-for-a-better-future/) - "We need to shift from incremental steps to transformational progress that delivers for everyone, everywhere," says COP28 President-Delegate, Dr Sultan Al Jaber. It must be a "COP of action, a COP of solidarity, and a COP of unity," insists Dr Al Jaber. "Many of us remember that moment in Paris when the world chose to
- [Big opportunity for European innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/big-opportunity-for-european-innovators/) - The upcoming European Innovation Area Summit in December is being held in the European Parliament, Brussels. Led by the Knowledge4innovation Forum in the European Parliament - the tip of the European innovation spear, this year's Summit, with its theme of 'Research and Innovation for the Green and Digital Transition', is one Innovators Magazine is proud to
- [What does a world that works for everyone look like?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-does-a-world-that-works-for-everyone-look-like-2/) - The Dubai Future Forum returns for a second year this month and our editor-at-large Marc Buckley, one of the friends of the forum, will deliver a keynote on his vision of a regenerative world. Taking place on 27 and 28 November, the Forum, led by the Dubai Future Foundation, will "provide an international platform for
- [This comic book will help save the world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/world-book-day-has-lots-to-offer-kids/) - I love books and my friend Marc Buckley has a book club with lots of great recommendations, like The Most Important Comic Book on Earth. It is full of stories to save the world done by different artists, authors, environmentalists, actors, and filmmakers. Watch this video of Marc speaking with Paul Goodenough, a man who
- [We need to call time on ageism](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/we-need-to-call-time-on-ageism/) - What a tiny part of the boundless abyss of time has been allotted to each of us - and this is soon vanished into eternity. The translated words of Marcus Aurelius, written two millennia ago, help remind us how minuscule our bit of this 'boundless abyss of time' is. All of us, no matter our
- [Innovation at work inside Malawi’s Dzaleka refugee camp](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/refugee-led-organisation-builds-new-aquaponics-farm-in-malawis-dzaleka-camp/) - In Malawi’s Dzaleka refugee camp a pioneering refugee-led organisation (RLO) called Women for Action is leading an aquaponics project to tackle food insecurity and equip women with vital new skills. Cécile Pango is the founder and manager of the female run RLO, which is collaborating with the UN refugee agency’s Refugee-led Innovation Fund to train
- [Traditional foundations unearth a new future for architecture](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/traditional-foundations-point-to-a-new-future-for-architecture/) - What the billions of us living on this planet all need is somewhere to call home. Unfortunately, building them causes emissions, lots of them. New technologies and more sustainable materials are parts of the answer but so is the experience of regional crafts people expert in vernacular architecture: the people who know how to work
- [How to thrive by taking a systems view of life](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-take-a-systems-view-of-life/) - Dr Fritjof Capra's bestsellers on the systems view of life - a term he coined - elucidate beautifully the ways ‘conceptual changes in science' have come to effect 'broader changes in our worldview’. Speaking about Patterns of Connection, Capra says that as “systems thinking and the systems view of life are inherently multi-disciplinary" he touches
- [Here's how anyone can learn to be a better innovator](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/heres-how-anyone-can-learn-to-be-a-better-innovator/) - 3… 2… 1… Stop. You have three seconds to attract a potential customer to demonstrate that a new innovation serves a valuable purpose in their life. This branding exercise does not need to be initiated after the product or service has already been created. Instead, how to communicate with potential customers should be part of
- [Future forum an open door to a better world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/future-forum-an-entry-point-to-a-better-world/) - The Dubai Future Forum returns for its second year next month and our editor-at-large Marc Buckley, one of the friends of the forum, will be there to lay out his vision of a regenerative world. Taking place on 27 and 28 November, the Forum - led by the Dubai Future Foundation, will "once again seek
- [Children and young people have big ideas to help the world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/children-and-young-people-have-big-ideas-to-help-the-world/) - The world needs help from young people as well as old people. Working together we can solve our problems. I want to tell you about a book called A Handbook of Children and Young People’s Participation - Conversations for Transformational Change. It is all about the 'role that children and young people can play in
- [New lifestyle can lead us through the storm](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-lifestyle-can-lead-us-through-the-storm/) - “In many ways, regeneration is very simple,” says Laura Storm, founder of Regenerators, and a World Economic Forum ‘Young Global Leader’. Regenerators is a collective dedicated to nurturing growth in nature-inspired regenerative design, leadership and living, advising those ready to take the leap. In living by these principles everyday with her family on their permaculture farm in Portugal,
- [Free guide on how to do the most good](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/free-guide-on-how-to-do-the-most-good/) - If you want to help tackle issues like global poverty but don't know how, Peter Singer's free book The Life You Can Save is a great tool to use. With the book, Professor Singer, known as the father of effective altruism - the pursuit of doing the most good, has inspired millions to become agents for
- [New fiction that will stop you procrastinating](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-fiction-that-will-stop-you-procrastinating/) - Ella Berthoud is a bibliotherapist, writer and painter who has prescribed fiction novels that have helped thousands of people tackle life's common setbacks. Ella has written several books, including the bestselling The Novel Cure: An A-Z of Literary Remedies with Susan Elderkin, and more recently Fiction Prescriptions.  Bibliotherapy (n): the use of reading as therapy  After
- [Unleash your creative super powers with free new online-workshop](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/unleash-your-creative-superpowers-with-new-online-workshop/) - The world is currently experiencing a storm on all fronts. Economic historian Adam Tooze popularised the term polycrisis for multiple challenges happening all at once – from climate change to wars. He finds the variety of different shocks of the type we are dealing with right now extremely unusual and told Time magazine: “It’s an
- [Resilience offers new hope for achieving the UN Global Goals](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/resilience-offers-new-hope-for-achieving-the-un-global-goals/) - To stop the Sustainable Development Goals “disappearing in the rear-view mirror', a UN report is calling for a major shift towards actions that can support greater resilience. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) published the new UN Global Assessment Report 2023 (GAR Special Report), entitled ‘Mapping Resilience for the Sustainable Development Goals’,
- [Take part in landmark event for ocean energy innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/take-part-in-landmark-event-for-ocean-energy-innovators/) - The 10th annual Ocean Energy Europe Conference & Exhibition (OEE2023) takes place in The Netherlands this month. This year's anniversary edition in the Hague, which Innovators Magazine is a media partner of, has the tagline: Driving Industry Through Innovation "Europe’s competitiveness and leadership depend on its ability to foster innovation, and ocean energy: indigenous, infinite, and highly predictable – is
- [How to think like a renegade economist](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-think-like-a-renegade-economist/) - When talk on tv turns to the economy people quite sensibly look for the quickest escape route to keep their ears from getting toothache. That's because commentators like to reach for the esoteric, the dystopian, the never ending set meal of tired old tropes and warnings that remind people they shouldn't be thinking about economics
- [Be part of the European Innovation Area Summit 2023](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/be-part-of-the-european-innovation-area-summit-2023/) - Earlier this year at a ceremony held by the Knowledge4Innovation (K4I) Forum in the European Parliament a special edition of Innovators Magazine was presented to the European Commissioner for Innovation, Mariya Gabriel. Inside was a kaleidoscope of amazing ideas from individuals, startups, companies and organisations who are on a mission to make Europe the world's first
- [What is the future for green-clean hydrogen?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-is-the-future-for-green-clean-hydrogen/) - Arda Yakici is the MD at Nexus Energy Resources and has decades of experience in the energy industry. I sat down with him to get his thoughts on how tech innovations and green-clean hydrogen are shaping the future of energy. How are you involved in the global transition to clean energy use? I have been
- [What is the future for social interaction?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-is-the-future-for-social-interaction/) - 10 years after the birth of Social Street, a disruptive innovation featured in the New York Times, founder Federico Bastiani asks what the future looks like for social interaction. How many times have you entered a cafe full of people and once you have your order you cannot find a place to sit and wander
- [Fashion industry makeover designed to be future fit](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/designing-a-new-future-for-fashion-that-wont-wear-out/) - Is one of the world's worst emitters, the fashion industry - responsible for 10% of all global greenhouse gas emissions finally changing its appearance? According to journalist and author, Lucianne Tonti, yes it is. And in her new book, Sundressed: Natural Fabrics and the Future of Clothes, Tonti takes us inside an industry she says
- [Make your pitch klaxon: European Prize for Women Innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-european-prize-for-women-innovators-launched/) - Female pioneers making a 'positive impact for people and planet' have until tomorrow to enter the European Prize for Women Innovators 2023. Led by the European Innovation Council and European Institute of Innovation and Technology, the awards will go to the 'most inspiring women entrepreneurs' across three categories. "My hope is for a large field
- [Why walking this weekend will make you more creative](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-walking-this-weekend-will-make-you-more-creative/) - In his book The Creativity Factor Garry Pratt takes us outdoors to let us enjoy a fresh breath of creativity. He lays out the science that shows why walking can take us to the peaks of creativity and urges readers to get out there and experience it for themselves. So stick his book or e-reader
- [An activist's guide on the path to a regenerative world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/an-activists-guide-on-the-path-to-a-regenerative-world/) - “In many ways, regeneration is very simple,” says author Laura Storm, named by the World Economic Forum as a ‘Young Global Leader’. The founder of Regenerators – a collective effusive in its praise and advocacy for nature-inspired regenerative design, leadership and living, Storm practices what she preaches on the permaculture farm in Portugal where she
- [Dream big with bibliotherapist's novel cures to beat procrastination](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/dream-big-with-bibliotherapists-novel-cures-to-beat-procrastination/) - Ella Berthoud is a bibliotherapist, writer and painter who has prescribed fiction to thousands of people searching for novel cures to life's niggly ailments. Ella has written several books, including the bestselling The Novel Cure: An A-Z of Literary Remedies with Susan Elderkin, and more recently Fiction Prescriptions. Bibliotherapy (n): the use of reading as therapy After reading
- [People being fundamentally good is the big story](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/people-being-fundamentally-good-is-the-big-story/) - What American novelist David Foster Wallace called the 'subsurface unity of all things' - human qualities like compassion and love - should be at the heart of our news stories. This is according to an academic study which shows that doing so inspires belief in the goodness of humanity. Because being presented with the best
- [How nature can inspire a new type of leadership](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-24/) - Leaders and organisations told us 'building back better' and 'no more business as usual' is how it would work in the post-COVID corporate world. While detail was thin on the ground it did leave the door open for people like Giles Hutchins to step forward, cross a few t's and dot a few i's and
- [Resource goes all in to build a better planet](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/resource-can-help-innovators-build-a-better-planet/) - Innovators Magazine has been named the number one magazine for innovation. Born in 2015, following the launch of the UN Sustainable Development Goals the same year, the magazine features the innovators, mindsets and ideas advancing the Global Goals. And our amazing community of contributors, active in fields such as creativity, frontier technologies, global food systems, biotechnology, and social
- [How we can leave a better world for future generations](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-we-can-leave-the-world-better-than-we-found-it/) - As part of our Inspiring Minds series, inspired by the Mark Twain quote: great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too, I spoke with the award-winning global food reformist and member of the World Economic Forum Expert Network, Marc Buckley, also the inspiring host of the Inside Ideas podcast, and editor-at-large for Innovators
- [How to ride the bumpy road of the entrepreneur](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-ride-the-bumpy-road-of-the-entrepreneur/) - This is the first in my new series exploring the innovators journey, where changemakers share with me the secrets that help them successfully ride the inevitable ups and downs of their rollercoaster world. Getting us rolling is Emre Ünay, entrepreneur in innovative startups... Can you describe your business activities? In what sense are they innovative?
- [New call goes out to Europe's female entrepreneurs](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-call-goes-out-to-europes-female-entrepreneurs/) - The deadline to enter the European Prize for Women Innovators 2023 is next month - 27 September 2023. It is open to female changemakers delivering a 'positive impact for people and planet' through their work. Led by the European Innovation Council and European Institute of Innovation and Technology, the 'awards will be given to the most
- [Here's the world in 2112](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-see-the-future-the-adults-dont-see-yet/) - The Adventures of Sam is a book that takes you into the year 2112 and a future where people are living with the nature that is all around us. The creators of the book, Sabine, Pia, and Merel talk about the book in the interview below, where they speak about a world where people can
- [Weekend Reads](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-2/) - “You alone can change the world – don’t wait for anybody else. You alone can change the world. Not because you will actually be alone but because you will be such a power, like a magnet you will bring everybody to your ideas. Ideas are the power, demonstration is the power: then you make it
- [Last chance to enter Youth Art Challenge: From Waste to Art](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/enter-youth-art-challenge-from-waste-to-art/) - Open to all artists worldwide 35 and younger the 'RCE Youth Art Challenge: From Waste to Art' is looking for works inspired by community action advancing SDG 12 — responsible consumption and production. The competition is being organised by UNESCO and the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS). "We’re looking
- [5 titles that will complete every Book Lovers Day](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/5-books-that-will-expand-your-mind-this-summer/) - It's #BookLoversDay and I have been lucky enough to interview some truly amazing authors on the Inside Ideas podcast, who have written books that have helped shape my worldview. Below are 5 of them - but you can find many more on our books page . _________ 5 to read this summer The Web Of
- [TikTok for conscious brands, really?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tiktok-for-conscious-brands-really/) - For the last couple of years many fashion brands have been eager to follow a conscious track but while chasing this goal many brands have forgotten to take the fast pace of SoMe into consideration – which leads me to TikTok. Because a brand with a conscious approach needs to have a conscious strategy when
- [Make your pitch for the Water Resource Innovation Challenge](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/water-resource-innovation-challenge-launches/) - The Water Resource Innovation Challenge 2023 is offering €50k to the startup or SME with the best solution for protecting the world's most important resource. Mining group, Eramet, and EIT RawMaterials are running the challenge which will invest in an innovation that can 'preserve water quality or reduce water consumption and/or maximise recycling in mining
- [Learn how to think like the world's great innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/learn-how-to-think-like-the-worlds-great-innovators/) - On the Inside Ideas podcast I speak with some of the inspiring global game changers that are moving people and planet on to the right side of history. Nobel prize winners, UN leaders, world famous philosophers, scientists and many more have come onto the show to tell stories that will inspire all those working for
- [Leaving a love letter to future generations](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/leaving-a-love-letter-to-future-generations/) - Life gives us a the short ride on ‘spaceship earth’ - so we better make the most of it, tech pioneer Pascal Morgan told me on the Inside Ideas podcast. Founder of think.speak.transform, Pascal has for over three decades worked as a technology and media strategist for Fortune 500 companies, experience he now shares with companies keen to
- [Thanks for making us the number one innovation magazine](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/thanks-for-making-us-your-number-one-innovation-magazine/) - Based on 'the best Innovation magazines selected from thousands of magazines on the web ranked by traffic, social media followers & freshness' Feedspot has named Innovators Magazine number one. We published our first story in 2015 with the ambition to showcase innovators and solutions advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which were launched the same year. The huge
- [What clothes would the planet want us to wear?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-clothes-would-the-planet-want-us-to-wear/) - Journalist and author, Lucianne Tonti is the fashion editor of The Saturday Paper and a regular contributor to The Guardian where she writes the weekly series Closet Clinic. Lucianne has also written her first book: Sundressed: Natural Fabrics and the Future of Clothes - which she spoke with me about on Inside Ideas this week.
- [New tech eliminates need for organ donors](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-tech-eliminates-need-for-organ-donors/) - Being able to print personalised organs and tissues directly inside patients is now a real possibility after scientists in Canada pioneered a handheld device that can do the job. An innovation that can put complex biocompatible structures inside humans represents a major breakthrough in regenerative medicine. Explaining the potential uses of in situ bioprinter technology,
- [Here's what's coming up on the Inside Ideas podcast](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/heres-whats-coming-up-on-the-inside-ideas-podcast/) - Efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 are “woefully off track”, the UN said this week. Which has been met with calls to 'rescue the SDGs', with a new UN Global Assessment Report (GAR) saying resilience should be the 'foundation of efforts to achieve the SDGs'. To explore how resilience ties to
- [New challenge offers $100k to startups disrupting hunger](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-challenge-offers-100k-to-startups-disrupting-hunger/) - The World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Challenge is open to startups and innovators trying to disrupt hunger. Selected startups will get up to 'USD $100,000 in equity-free funding, mentorship and access to the world’s largest humanitarian organization'. "This edition of the WFP Innovation Challenge seeks to identify and support disruptive social innovations that address key challenges
- [Restoration of the Earth’s systems is the great work of our time](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/restoration-of-the-earths-systems-is-the-great-work-of-our-time/) - “We can restore all the degraded lands on Earth – and that needs to be the central intention of human civilisation. If it’s not, then we don’t know what we’re doing.” John D. Liu hinting there perhaps that we don’t know what we’re doing... He is the founder of the Ecosystem Restoration Camps, which are
- [These environmental heroes will surprise you](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/these-environmental-heroes-might-surprise-you/) - Heroes of Environmental Diplomacy: Profiles in Courage is a book that will change how you think about global climate conferences and the people working at the heart of them. The book, edited by award-winning writer and environmentalist, Chris Spence, and Felix Dodds, a leading thinker in the area of global governance for 30 years, and someone who has
- [Your invite to the 'make-or-break' UN Food Systems Summit](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/your-invite-to-the-un-food-systems-summit/) - To "come close to ending hunger by 2030" the science is clear that investment of "40 to 50 billion US dollars a year" is needed. Joachim Von Braun, chair, UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) scientific group, said this at the inaugural UNFSS held in New York two years ago. At the same event countries brought
- [Introducing Europe’s best health innovation startups](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/introducing-europes-best-health-innovation-startups/) - The brilliantly named Bits & Pretzels Healthtech conference held in Germany last month celebrated some of Europe's best health startups. At the event in Munich the winners of the EIT Health Catapult 2023 competition, led by EIT Health - part of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), were announced. These innovative young companies, recognised
- [Delhi students match style with love of the planet](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/delhi-students-match-style-with-love-of-the-planet/) - In the last of our three-part series on social entrepreneurs, Enactus Aryabhatta – led by students at Aryabhatta College, Delhi University, the team invites us inside the stylish homes combatting climate change with a little help from Project Ibtida. What is Project Ibtida? The students of Enactus Aryabhatta have taken a bold initiative with Project Ibtida. Ibtida
- [New generation of innovators puts people and planet before profit](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-generation-of-innovators-put-people-and-planet-before-profit/) - In the second of our three-part series on social entrepreneurs, Enactus Aryabhatta - led by students at Aryabhatta College, Delhi University, the team tells us why Project Utkarsh is integral to its mission to build socially, economically and environmentally sustainable communities. The spectacular efforts of these entrepreneurs have helped us save over 90,000 gallons of water
- [Refugee-led innovation fund deadline now](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-refugee-led-innovation-fund-launches/) - Organisations led by people with 'lived experience of forced displacement' are being urged to apply for $45,000 of funding support to advance innovative ideas that have the potential to deliver a 'lasting positive impact on their communities'. Run by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, the call is open to 'refugees, asylum-seekers, the internally displaced, returnees,
- [Art students design new future for people and planet](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/art-students-design-new-future-for-people-and-planet/) - Graduates from London's Royal College of Art have created a range of design solutions that can help tackle some of the biggest challenges of the day. And this summer the public and visitors to London can see the work of RCA MA graduates, from 30 June to 3 July at the RCA's Battersea and Kensington campuses, and from 13
- [8 million reasons why you'll love this student-run social enterprise](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/8-million-reasons-to-love-this-student-run-social-enterprise/) - Students at Aryabhatta College, Delhi University are behind innovative social entrepreneurship organisation, Enactus Aryabhatta, which runs projects focused on building a community that is socially, economically and environmentally sustainable. I caught up with the Enactus Aryabhatta team to learn more about three of these projects. And first up they told me about Project Palaash and
- [Inside the new 'future fit' world that works for everyone](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-a-new-future-fit-world-works-for-everyone/) - Pretending everything is great when it's not isn't the way to tackle a problem but without a sense that better days lie ahead we can become easily enervated by seemingly insurmountable challenges. We humans need something worthwhile to aim at - a better future, but imaging it can sometimes be difficult, which is where people
- [Watch how tech responds to the humanitarian emergency](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/watch-tech-response-to-the-humanitarian-emergency/) - There are 339 million people in need of humanitarian assistance protection this year, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA). A fast and effective response to reduce and ultimately bring an end to this suffering is critical - with innovations that can tackle emergency and humanitarian challenges going to
- [How to make climate resilience the new bottom line](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-make-climate-resilience-the-new-bottom-line/) - The Climate Investment Summit taking place this Wednesday in London is a chance for investors and institutions to focus on ways they can increase the flow of finance to support the drive for a net-zero future. Organised by the World Climate Foundation, the summit will push for an ‘acceleration of investments in global climate solutions this decade’
- [Podcast shows how to make every day World Environment Day](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/podcast-shows-how-to-make-every-day-world-environment-day/) - The Inside Ideas podcast with Marc Buckley is your goto channel for how to make today's World Environment Day a year round effort. Nobel prize winners, UN leaders, world famous philosophers and scientists are among the guests Marc has welcomed on to a show which gets straight to the point on how we move the
- [And the best innovation magazine is...](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/innovators-magazine-comes-top-of-the-pile/) - Based on 'the best Innovation magazines selected from thousands of magazines on the web ranked by traffic, social media followers & freshness' Feedspot has named Innovators Magazine number one. Who we are Innovators Magazine was born in 2015, following the launch of the UN Sustainable Development Goals the same year, with the aim of taking a solutions journalism approach
- [How to make the most of your garden this weekend](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/read-this-then-go-out-into-your-garden/) - It is nearly the weekend and some of you will be heading out into the garden. And a book, written by the wonderful Chris McLaughlin, who appeared on my podcast, is the perfect guide for the green fingered, as well as those twiddling in that direction. The Good Garden: How to Nurture Pollinators, Soil, Native Wildlife,
- [The truth about climate conferences](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-truth-about-climate-conferences/) - Global climate conferences are typically met with scepticism by a public struggling to see them as anything more than a bastion of empty promises. But a new book asks us all to look again, at the detail, and specifically to the people shifting the needle of progress towards the symbiotic interests of people and planet.
- [Gut reaction tells us something important about Parkinson’s](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/gut-key-to-preventing-parkinsons-disease/) - Scientists at the University of Helsinki have discovered bacteria strains that likely trigger the majority of Parkinson’s disease cases, according to new peer-reviewed research published this month. The study makes it possible to screen for the 'carriers of the Desulfovibrio strains' and for its removal from the gut, an intervention that could prevent Parkinson’s disease. “Our findings
- [New AI tool an early warning system for pancreatic cancer](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-ai-tool-an-early-warning-system-for-pancreatic-cancer/) - A new AI tool has the potential to screen populations detecting those at high risk of pancreatic cancer three years before a typical diagnosis, according to a study published this month. The research, led by teams from Harvard Medical School and the University of Copenhagen, used patients’ medical records to pinpoint those at the highest
- [Why we need to pay attention to bees](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-we-need-to-pay-attention-to-bees/) - Most of us know bees are important but what else do we know about them? To find out more I spoke with Stephen Buchmann, a pollination ecologist specialising in bees. Stephen, the author of What a Bee Knows: Exploring the Thoughts, Memories, and Personalities of Bees, is also an adjunct professor with the departments of
- [New road to net zero paved in sunshine](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-road-to-net-zero-is-paved-in-sunshine/) - A renewable fuel for cars produced with solar power that doesn't compete with food crops for agricultural land is in the works at the University of Cambridge. Researchers at the institution are making liquid fuels from carbon dioxide and water in a solar-powered process ‘inspired by photosynthesis’. Available directly as a drop-in fuel the innovation produces
- [Make your pitch for Social Innovation Competition](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/make-your-pitch-for-social-innovation-competition/) - The three winners of this year's European Social Innovation Competition will walk away with €50k each to 'develop their ideas into working solutions'. This year's theme is fighting energy poverty and innovators with solutions to mitigate the impact of spiralling costs on the public have until 30 May at 5pm CET to submit proposals. "The competition
- [Sustainable agriculture's strong links to peace building in Colombia](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/sustainable-agriculture-has-strong-links-to-peace-building-in-colombia/) - New research published today shows sustainable agriculture practices can contribute to both climate mitigation and peace building efforts. In parts of Colombia where conflict is linked to land use, researchers from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT have discovered that sustainable land-use systems (SLUS) are reducing conflicts. “In environmental peacebuilding there’s an approach called
- [Startups 'made in Europe' have new plan for success](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/startups-made-in-europe-have-new-plan-for-success/) - Startup ecosystems spread across 14 European countries have come together to form the 'Rise Europe' initiative whose goal is to give the continent's early stage companies the tools to compete on a global stage. The new collective wants to improve the pipelines of talent and capital available to startups and give global exposure to the
- [Urban park investments add value to the economy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/urban-park-investments-add-value-to-the-economy/) - A new Canadian study has calculated that investing in urban parks generates multi-million dollar benefits linked to factors including better air quality and improved mental health. Researchers at the University of Waterloo published a framework today outlining 'significant economic health savings and benefits from urban park investments'. In a case study of Quaker Foods City
- [New US portal a launchpad for next-generation climate workforce](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-us-portal-a-launchpad-for-next-generation-climate-workforce/) - A new US National Virtual Climate Laboratory (NVCL) connecting ecosystems working on climate science projects funded by the Department of Energy (DOE) is now online. The NVCL portal gives researchers, students, organisations and others a place where they can access 'experts, programs, projects, activities, and user facilities that are engaged in climate research'. “Climate science impacts
- [Arctic microbes fed a new diet of plastics](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/arctic-microbes-fed-a-new-diet-of-plastics/) - Microbes found in alpine and arctic soils capable of breaking down plastics at low temperatures could reduce the environmental costs associated with recycling, according to new research published today. A number of microrganisms have been discovered that can 'digest plastic' but the enzymes critical to the process only work on an industrial scale when heated
- [How to translate disruptive innovation to the world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-translate-disruptive-innovation-to-the-world/) - Aqrate is the Bologna-based company that embodies the essence of the word 'disruptive'. It is the only company in the world that is progressively changing a market niche, that of translations, upsetting the normal equilibrium by introducing process innovation and developing highly sophisticated algorithms. ______________________________ When can one define a company as disruptive? According to
- [How to plan your perfect Earth Day](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-earth-day/) - Ahead of Earth Day on Saturday, I caught up with Kathleen Rogers, President at EARTHDAY.ORG, to get her take on the current state-of-play for people and planet. What actions do you take on a personal level to invest in our planet? KR - In my day-to-day: reducing plastic usage, limiting food waste, composting, and taking public
- [Fashion fixes that are better for the planet](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/fashion-in-good-hands-with-these-new-innovators/) - A recent guest on the Inside Ideas podcast with Marc Buckley was journalist and author, Lucianne Tonti. The fashion editor of The Saturday Paper, she is also a regular contributor to The Guardian where she writes the weekly series Closet Clinic. The regenerative fashion consultant was speaking to Marc about her new book: Sundressed: Natural Fabrics
- [7 ways to be part of Earth Day 2023](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/7-ways-to-be-part-of-earth-day-2023/) - Earth Day 2023 is this Saturday - and here are 7 ways you can get involved: Plant trees or a pollinator garden. Trees are one of the most powerful tools to combat the climate crisis. Attend a local tree planting event or donate to campaigns, like EARTHDAY.ORG’s The Canopy Project, to help reforestation efforts across the
- [New water action agenda offers renewed hope](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-water-action-agenda-offers-renewed-hope/) - Approximately 7000 people attended the United Nations global water conference that took place from March 22-24, 2023, at UN Headquarters in New York City. The conference took place with a backdrop of worldwide crises including droughts, floods, the melting cryosphere, unprecedented human induced climate changes, biodiversity loss, toxic pollution, and war. To say that the
- [Learn how to become a good gardener](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/learn-how-to-become-a-good-gardener/) - My guest today on Inside Ideas, the wonderful Chris McLaughlin, is your goto person for anything and everything relating to gardening. Her latest book: The Good Garden: How to Nurture Pollinators, Soil, Native Wildlife, and Healthy Food—All in Your Own Backyard, is the perfect guide for the green fingered, as well as those twiddling in
- [Fate of a better future lies in our actions](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/creating-a-new-world-that-is-beyond-despair/) - XPRIZE has launched a call for 'future-positive Ideas' asking people for their big ideas for a 'potential XPRIZE competition in one of five domains: Biodiversity & Conservation, Climate & Energy, Health, Learning & Society, or Space & Exploration'. Those meeting the criteria 'may be the basis for a more in-depth competition design' XPRIZE says, ahead
- [Why walking every day will make you more creative](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-walking-every-day-will-make-you-more-creative/) - In his book The Creativity Factor Garry Pratt provides the scientific and practical evidence on how to effectively tap into your entrepreneurial creativity. With advice on the mechanisms, habits, and techniques that develop this skill, this uniquely holistic guide should help give you a newfound awareness of your creative potential and how it can lead
- [Weekend reads](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-14/) - Yoko Ono, Jane Goodall, and Ricky Gervais are among the hundreds of activists, celebrities, scientists, comedians and others across the planet to have created stories for Rewriting Extinction, creators of The Most Important Comic Book On Earth. “One of the problems I have found a lot is that the average person can’t imagine what a good,
- [New funding on offer for agrifood innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-funding-on-offer-for-agrifood-innovators/) - 'Have you got an idea for an innovative project that will create positive change in the food system?' That is the opening question in the EIT Food Open Innovation Call 2023. And agrifood innovators pushing Europe towards a net zero food system are being urged to apply for a share of the multi-million euro funding pot on
- [Deadline day to apply for digital challenge offering startups €50k ](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/deadline-day-to-apply-for-digital-challenge-offering-startups-e50k/) - The EIT Digital Challenge aims to accelerate European deep tech ambitions by supporting entrepreneurs scale up internationally. The challenge is offering up to 10 winning companies a full year package of support through the EIT Digital Accelerator worth €50,000 to scale up their business. Apply today 28 March. Go to our resources page for more challenges and funding opportunities worldwide – and sign up to our newsletter
- [How to make clothes a better fit for the planet](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-make-the-future-of-clothes-a-better-fit/) - My guest today on Inside Ideas is the journalist and author, Lucianne Tonti. The fashion editor of The Saturday Paper, she is also a regular contributor to The Guardian where she writes the weekly series Closet Clinic. Lucianne's first book Sundressed: Natural Fabrics and the Future of Clothes, already released in Australia will be published
- [Your free pass to the UN Water Conference ](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/your-free-pass-to-the-un-water-conference/) - The UN Water Conference gets underway today in New York. I am at the event along with the contributing editor of Innovators Magazine, John D. Liu, to bring you coverage of what is being hailed as a 'once-in-a-generation opportunity to to accelerate progress towards universal access to safe water and sanitation by 2030'. Today is
- [New money on the table for European innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-opportunities-for-european-innovators/) - Check out these opportunities for innovators working in tech, wind power, and alternative proteins: TrustChain, a project funded by the European Commission, is looking for developers, innovators, researchers, SMEs and entrepreneurs working on different Next Generation Internet (NGI) relevant topics and applications domains at the intersection between the technical field, the social sciences and humanities,
- [In electing a new president Brazilians secure a "huge victory for the planet"](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/in-electing-a-new-president-brazilians-secure-a-huge-victory-for-the-planet/) - The recent presidential victory secured by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, in Brazil has been hailed by many as a major win for the natural world. Felipe Villela, the co-founder of renature, which supports farmers and corporates to scale regenerative agriculture, spoke at COP27 of his delight that Lula would replace Bolsonaro and help bring
- [EU makes strong pitch to startups at 4YFN Barcelona](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/eu-makes-strong-pitch-to-startups-at-4yfn-barcelona/) - Startups heading to 4YFN Barcelona next week will find EU organisations there to explain why Europe is the perfect place to scale. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), the continent’s largest innovation ecosystem, will be there to show how the institute’s EIT Digital, EIT Food, EIT Health and EIT Urban communities can support those
- [Enter the Zurich Innovation Championship now](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/enter-the-zurich-innovation-championship-now/) - The Zurich Innovation Championship is open to startups worldwide tackling challenges including sustainability. With the 27 February deadline for submissions looming, Joel Agard, Group Head of Innovation at Zurich, and Antony Elliott, Group Head of Digital R&D at Zurich, tell us about this year's championship, and what to expect from them when they head to 4YFN
- [Check out our new monthly newsletter](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/check-out-our-new-monthly-newsletter/) - Our new monthly newsletter series kicking off this month includes exclusive interviews with documentary maker John D Liu, Kathleen Rogers, President at EARTHDAY.ORG, as well as our latest digital edition - check it out.
- [New wave of innovative designs can protect our oceans](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-wave-of-innovative-designs-can-protect-our-oceans/) - Students at the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London have been combining design with citizen science to come up with innovative new ways of increasing the resilience of UK coastal communities. The designs were entered into this year's RCA Grand Challenge: Engaging Communities for Generating Marine Sustainable Economies - and from the 97 student
- [A new era of fashion PR & communication? ](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/a-new-era-of-fashion-pr-communication-/) - Where is the VOICE of the PR & Communication Managers working within the fashion industry? Louise Nyboe Andersen, Head of PR & Communication at Danish conscious fashion brand Skall Studio, advocates for a stronger voice within this profession. I still remember my first experiences with PR & Communication Managers within the fashion industry. It was
- [Learn how to walk the talk in the creative world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/learn-how-to-walk-the-talk-in-the-creative-world/) - Garry Pratt joins me today on Inside Ideas to talk about his new book: The Creativity Factor, which explores how walking impacts our creativity and innovation. The co-founder of Earswitch, an innovative sensor technology start-up, Garry was previously entrepreneur in residence, as well as a teaching fellow in entrepreneurship, at the University of Bath, where
- [New multi-billion euro superfund to drive Europe's tech ambitions](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-multi-billion-euro-superfund-to-drive-europes-tech-ambitions/) - A €3.75 billion investment pot led by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and five EU member states launched this week to support promising European tech companies in the 'late-stage growth phase'. The new European Tech Champions Initiative (ETCI), labelled a Fund of Funds, will make capital available to innovators at what is a critical stage of
- [New guidebook puts faith in people to protect the planet](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-guidebook-puts-faith-in-people-to-protect-the-planet/) - A new science-led booklet and website launched today showcasing actions people can take to protect the planet has been written with input from the Vatican to 'ground it in language' that will speak to 1.3 billion Catholics worldwide. Through a collaboration between the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human
- [Eco labelling is setting fashion circularity in motion ](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/eco-labelling-is-setting-fashion-circularity-in-motion-/) - With great gusto, the French government is building a new ecological model where the sustainability specifications of consumer products, such as garments, shoes and home textiles, are clearly flagged to shoppers. The broader vision behind new legislation is that industry and consumers will gradually switch away from the wastefulness of linear consumption, towards more sustainable,
- [This is how human civilisation can save itself](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/this-is-how-human-civilisation-can-save-itself/) - "We can restore all the degraded lands on Earth - and that needs to be the central intention of human civilisation. If it's not, then we don't know what we're doing." John D. Liu speaks with a sensibility that should be second nature to all humans. He lays bare the dark fantasy humanity is engaged
- [Humanity's search for meaning takes a new turn](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/humanitys-search-for-meaning-takes-a-new-turn/) - "The future is not like some spectator sport. It’s not something that is happening ‘out there’. The future is actually something that we are co-creating. It is a process that each of us is part of. And, even more than that, the future that we want is something that we can live in every day
- [Tell us your big ideas](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tell-us-your-big-ideas/) - “Great minds discuss ideas,” Eleanor Roosevelt said. And the Knowledge4Innovation (K4I) Forum in the European Parliament has created an open access platform for European innovators to do just that. On there are some big ideas that should give us a real sense of optimism when we think about the future, reminding us that it is
- [How to find Europe's sweet spot for people and planet](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-make-europe-a-sweet-spot-for-people-and-planet/) - By Roland Strauss, founder, Knowledge4Innovation “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity,” is a quote often attributed to Albert Einstein. It could also quite easily be the slogan of our times. The climate crisis, pandemic, and political instability can sometimes appear like all-consuming, intractable problems that are pushing humanity to the brink. But in the midst
- [Europe has the ideas to create a better future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/europe-has-the-ideas-to-create-a-better-future/) - “Great minds discuss ideas,” Eleanor Roosevelt said. And in today's Innovators Magazine special, being distributed at this evening's New Year reception in the European Parliament in Brussels, and produced in partnership with the Knowledge4Innovation (K4I) Forum in the European Parliament, we bring you some of the great ideas European innovators are discussing on an open
- [Artists asked to make big impression on people's love for the ocean](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/artists-asked-to-make-big-impression-on-peoples-love-for-the-ocean/) - This is the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and creatives are being called on to make a big splash by inspiring people to forge a deep and meaningful relationship with the ocean. Leading the call is the European Marine Board, which is currently on the hunt for two new artists for its
- [An activists' guide to achieving a better world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/an-activists-guide-for-achieving-a-better-world/) - Every one of us has the ability to make a lasting and positive mark on the world we want to leave for future generations. And more and more people are responding to the day-to-day challenge of building this better future, as they grasp the opportunity to help create it. Storm before the calm One of
- [Can new innovation agenda create world's first climate neutral continent?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/can-new-innovation-agenda-create-worlds-first-climate-neutral-continent/) - The EU's goal to become the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050 is an ambition the New European Innovation Agenda, an action plan launched last year to accelerate the continent’s twin digital and green transitions, aims to support. And in a special new edition of Innovators Magazine, developed in partnership with the Knowledge for Innovation
- [Weekend reads](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-13/) - An antidote to predictions that technology is at the gates and preparing to lay waste to all that lies before it, Tomorrow’s People and New Technology, by Professor Felix Dodds, is more of a glass half full look at the future. It explores the impact the Fourth Industrial Revolution will have on peoples’ lives by
- [Energy startups this one is for you](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/energy-startups-this-one-is-for-you/) - The 2023 international Start Up Energy Transition Award (SET) competition is now open for entries. Startups from anywhere in the world can apply, if they are developing solutions with the potential to impact the energy transition and climate change. Each winner will walk away with €10k in prize money, have their profile celebrated across the
- [Happy New Year!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/happy-new-year-9/) - Let's make it a great one for people and the planet.
- [New edition on the 100 'actions and ideas' transforming Europe](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-edition-on-the-100-actions-and-ideas-transforming-europe/) - The EU wants to become the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050. It is an ambition the New European Innovation Agenda, an action plan launched earlier this year to deliver the continent’s twin digital and green transitions, has been devised to deliver. And in a special new edition of Innovators Magazine, being produced in partnership with
- [We all have a big role to play in 2023](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/we-all-have-a-big-role-to-play-in-2023/) - A huge thanks to all of the amazing people who joined me and Paula Maultasch, the creative executive producer of the Inside Ideas podcast, and shared with us during COP27 in Egypt their ideas, ambitions and reasons for being #ACopHalfFull of optimism about the opportunities that lie ahead for people and the planet. Yes, there are plenty of
- [This is how we make food systems work for everyone](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/this-is-how-we-make-food-systems-work-for-everyone/) - If you want to know why our food systems are broken and what we need to do to fix them then one of the best people to speak to is my recent guest on Inside Ideas, Danielle Nierenberg. A truly world-renowned expert speaker and advocate for transforming food systems and agriculture, Danielle is President of Food
- [Congratulations to this year's EU Prize for Women Innovators winners](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/congratulations-to-this-years-eu-prize-for-women-innovators-winners/) - The awards ceremony for the ninth edition of the annual EU Prize for Women Innovators took place in Brussels earlier this month. Led by the European Innovation Council (EIC), €100,000 is awarded to each of the top three women innovators. And the three winners in the Women Innovators category were: Dr Ciara Clancy, from Ireland, founder and
- [Here's everything you ever wanted to know about soil](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/heres-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-soil/) - Scientists are increasingly discovering the different ways the gut biome impacts human health. And thanks to Dr Elaine R. Ingham, my guest earlier this year on Inside Ideas, we already understand the nature of another critical life source, the soil biome: the many threats it faces, and the steps we can take to save it for
- [Why the world can be optimistic going into 2023](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-the-world-can-be-optimistic-going-into-2023/) - At the Food4Climate Pavilion during COP27 last month it was very much #ACopHalfFull of optimism as food system experts said they were confident that real change - that can deliver a better future for people and planet - is well underway. I caught up with an old friend of mine and of the Inside Ideas podcast, author Felix Dodds, Adjunct Professor
- [EU Prize for Women Innovators announces this year's winners](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/eu-prize-for-women-innovators-announces-this-years-winners/) - The awards ceremony for the ninth edition of the annual EU Prize for Women Innovators took place in Brussels today. Launched earlier this year by the European Innovation Council (EIC), €100,000 goes to each of the top three women innovators. And the three winners in the Women Innovators category were: Dr Ciara Clancy, from Ireland,
- [Innovation puts Europe on new path to net-zero](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/innovation-puts-europe-on-new-path-to-net-zero/) - “Innovation and technological leadership is the only way for the EU to maintain a strong, sustainable and competitive economy," says Dr Roland Strauss, founder, K4I Forum in the European Parliament. One of the most influential figures within the European innovation landscape, and co-founder of the K4I Forum in the European Parliament, told me this on Inside
- [A successful transition is how we secure a resilient future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/a-successful-transition-is-how-we-secure-a-resilient-future/) - “We have so much evidence that if we succeed in this transition, a more resilient, secure, peaceful and healthy future” lies ahead, Professor Johan Rockström said when asked for signs of #ACopHalfFull at COP27 last month. Giving an honest assessment on where we are, the director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, who has written or contributed
- [Merry Christmas](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/merry-christmas-9/) - To all our readers and listeners, have a great Christmas and holiday season.
- [Why we need to make good soil health a priority](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-we-need-to-make-good-soil-health-a-priority/) - Soil is one of our most precious resources and has been mismanaged for too long but that is changing – thanks to people like Nicole Masters, my guest earlier this year on Inside Ideas. In her new new book: For the Love of Soil: Strategies to Regenerate our Food Production Systems, Masters presents a range of
- [People power will secure prosperity for future generations](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/people-power-will-secure-prosperity-for-future-generations/) - Dr Gunhild A. Stordalen, founder of the international nonprofit, EAT Forum, which exists to transform global food systems, is one of the original trailblazers when it comes to highlighting the connections between food, health and climate. And looking back on our stories of the year, we return to Egypt and COP27, where me and Paula Maultasch, the
- [The climate crisis is our chance to create a better world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-climate-crisis-is-our-chance-to-create-a-better-world/) - The climate crisis can't be all about extinguishing fires real and metaphorical, it must also push us to find new ways to prosper and thrive. Seeing opportunity in the midst of a crisis is a tough ask but it is possible. And Corinne Sawers, a sustainability and climate advisor and investor, and Eric Lonergan, a
- [One-way ticket to the future: kids go free](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/one-way-ticket-to-the-future-kids-go-free/) - Hind and Mohammad’s Journey to the Future is a comic book that came out this year for kids aged between six and 14-years-old. I am 8 and would recommend the book to kids. It’s like a fun time machine for your imagination that takes your thinking into the future. There is a robot called robo that
- [Investing in social and ecological wellbeing can unlock meaningful growth](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/investing-in-social-and-ecological-wellbeing-can-unlock-meaningful-growth/) - “People say, why are you so passionate about climate action or social justice action? And to be honest, I’m not passionate, it’s a responsibility, I don’t have the luxury to focus on something else because when you see inequality increasing, when you see the effects of climate change happening all around the world then the
- [Digital twin of immune system opens the door to precision medicine](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/digital-twin-of-immune-system-opens-the-door-to-precision-medicine/) - Precision medicines are the holy grail of healthcare. Being able to treat patients with diseases like cancer using therapies created specifically for their body is the vision of scientists worldwide working in this field. And that dream moved a step closer this year after researchers launched a roadmap for developing a digital twin of the immune
- [Weekend reads](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-21/) - “Doesn’t it drive you crazy to think so many people are not engaged in their work? I mean we spend more time working than sleeping in our lifetime, we have one life and so many people are spending a huge amount of it miserable.” The words of Lisa Whited, author of Work Better. Save The Planet,
- [Is your New Year's resolution to grow your own food?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-your-new-years-resolution-to-grow-your-own-food/) - I was delighted to welcome Justin Rhodes back onto Inside Ideas earlier this year, at what was a very hectic time for the renowned permaculturalist, film producer and author, as he was busy releasing his new book: The Rooted Life: Cultivating Health and Wholeness Through Growing your own Food. A hugely popular champion of growing your own food, Rhodes has inspired
- [Breakthrough solution in plastics recycling](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/breakthrough-solution-in-plastics-recycling/) - A headline on these pages last year proclaimed wishcycling won’t protect the planet but a new innovation being pioneered in Finland might just put plastics on the road to a circular future. In developing a ‘process that can affordably convert most of the world’s waste plastics back to usable virgin grade materials an infinite number of times’,
- [Seafood industry has a new and positive story to tell](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/seafood-industry-has-a-new-and-positive-story-to-tell/) - The global seafood industry has gone through a serious transformation in recent decades in a bid to secure a sustainable future for itself. It is an ongoing journey writer Nicholas P. Sullivan explores in his wonderfully researched book: The Blue Revolution – Hunting, Harvesting, and Farming Seafood in the Information Age. Sullivan – a graduate of
- [AI acts as an early warning system for arthritis](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/ai-acts-as-an-early-warning-system-for-arthritis/) - In excess of 350 million people worldwide suffer from some form of arthritis, according to the Global RA Network, while figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show 1 in 4 adults in America has the disease. Which makes a breakthrough earlier this year in Europe extremely notable. It involved computer scientists and physicians
- [Can regenerative capitalism fix some of the world's problems?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/can-regenerative-capitalism-fix-some-of-the-worlds-problems/) - John Elkington is a bestselling author, serial entrepreneur and leading figure in the wold of corporate social responsibility (CSR). In 2009, he was named fourth in an international survey of the top 100 CSR leaders, after Al Gore, Barack Obama, and the late Anita Roddick. And he was one of my top podcasts of the year. During
- [Why going groovy this Christmas is the smart choice](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-going-groovy-this-christmas-is-the-smart-choice/) - Nietzsche said that “without music, life would be a mistake” and according to research out earlier this year the groovier the beat the better life is going to get. Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have discovered that dancing to ‘music with a groove’ can boost cognition, executive function and overall brain performance, as well as
- [New laws can lock in a better future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-laws-can-lock-in-a-better-future/) - Dr Abir Haddad was one of the top podcasts of 2022. Dr Haddad is Director of the Institute for Legal Transformation, alumni of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science, and teaches Modern Law of Arab States at the Institute for Private International Law at the University of Cologne, where she received her doctorate.
- [New wearable tells you when you are drinking too much](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-wearable-tells-you-when-you-are-drinking-too-much/) - A new wearable being developed in America will let people monitor their vital health stats on the go. The beauty of this is that it is a fully integrated system that someone can wear without being tethered to benchtop equipment.Patrick Mercier, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at UC San Diego As well as
- [New values for a new world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-values-for-a-new-world/) - Lucía Hernández joined me on Inside Ideas in April to share her expert insight on the platform-based business models used by the likes of Facebook and Uber – which create value by facilitating communication between consumers and producers. “It is a more efficient way of organising value-creation,” she said of platform-based business models. “It’s also
- [Food lessons inspire new school of thought](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/food-lessons-inspire-new-school-of-thought/) - ICLEI Europe has joined two new initiatives, bringing together food actors and advocates of sustainable public food procurement, organisations, cities and local as well as regional governments to boost healthier and more sustainable meals in schools and public settings, in line with the EU Farm to Fork strategy. With the new EU-funded project SchoolFood4Change, ICLEI
- [Why thinking small-scale is the new big idea](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-thinking-small-scale-is-the-new-big-idea/) - What should we value? That's a question one of my guests from earlier this year, Ashley Colby, spends much of her time asking and trying to answer. In essence Ashley wants local, small-scale production to become the beating heart of economies everywhere. And the executive director of the Rizoma Foundation says growth in local economies can
- [Enter the regional world of future thinking](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/enter-the-regional-world-of-future-thinking/) - Why think about the future? The future is the time that is to come. We are experiencing visible changes in our lifetime and existential threats from climate change, pandemics, geopolitical instabilities, or technological paradigm shifts not always serving the public good. Long-term thinking can prepare us for a future that is rapidly changing in unpredictable
- [New turbo-powered plants produce more food](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-super-powered-plants-produce-more-food/) - Boosting the yield of soybean - a major food crop - can be achieved by enhancing its ability to photosynthesise, a team of international scientists has revealed. It is a major breakthrough in the fight to end the horror of global hunger. In 2021, 811 million people were undernourished - about 10% of the global
- [Innovation that can hunt down killer cancers wins new investment](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tech-that-can-track-down-killer-cancers-attract-critical-investment/) - "Some of the greatest minds in innovation" developing technologies capable of detecting cancers early have been awarded 'wild card' investment to fast-track their potentially breakthrough innovations. Following EIT Health's intensive hunt for Europe's most promising tech disruptors in the field of cancer, to two teams: Bonescreen and NIB biotec, were picked to receive €1.5 million each
- [A "decisive moment for our natural world"](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/a-decisive-moment-for-our-natural-world/) - Innovators Magazine and OnePoint5Media are delighted to continue our media partnership with The World Climate Foundation (WCF) for its upcoming World Biodiversity Summit in Montreal. The Summit, taking place on 11 December, is a side event of COP15, the annual UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), being held between 7-19 December. "The summit is the
- ['Quantum leap in recycling' offers new hope in the fight to tackle plastic waste ](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/quantum-leap-in-recycling-offers-new-hope-in-the-fight-to-tackle-plastic-waste/) - A headline on these pages last year proclaimed wishcycling won't protect the planet but a new innovation being pioneered in Finland might just put plastics on the road to a circular future. In developing a 'process that can affordably convert most of the world’s waste plastics back to usable virgin grade materials an infinite number
- [How to become a better leader](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-become-a-better-leader/) - In his latest book, Leading by Nature, author Giles Hutchins peels back the toxic leadership traits and practices that have stymied progress towards a sustainable world to reveal a model that can hopefully expedite the transition. Giles, who has written several books on the evolving nature of leadership and work, has a wealth of expertise gained
- [Fast transition to clean energy will save trillions](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/fast-transition-to-clean-energy-will-save-trillions/) - "Accelerating the transition to renewable energy is now the best bet not just for the planet, but for energy costs too." So says Dr Rupert Way, commenting on the findings of a new Oxford University peer-reviewed study published last month in the journal, Joule, which examined the potential impacts of decarbonising the energy sector by
- [New dawn for guilt-free meat](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-dawn-for-guilt-free-meat/) - Meat eaters might soon find themselves having their cake and eating it by eating meat in a way that is better for the environment and the welfare of animals. That is because the future of cultivated meat: slaughter-free meat made directly from cells in cultivators, and with 92% less greenhouse gas emissions than conventional meat,
- [COP27 can act as a springboard to a better future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop27-can-act-as-a-springboard-to-a-better-future/) - That is a wrap from COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. A huge thanks to all of the amazing people who have joined me and Paula Maultasch, the creative executive producer of the Inside Ideas podcast, and shared their ideas, ambitions and reasons for being #ACopHalfFull of optimism about the opportunities that lie ahead for people and
- [New COP27 food advice that will help blast us towards a better future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-cop27-food-advice-that-will-help-blast-us-towards-a-better-future/) - Paul Newnham is a man with his finger very much on the pulse at COP27, as he tells me about his plans to double global bean consumption by 2028. The SDG Advocacy Hub director is in Sharm el-Sheikh launching the Beans is How initiative, in a bid to make that happen in the next five
- [New disruptive solutions offer hope at COP27](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-disruptive-solutions-offer-hope-at-cop27/) - Bernhard Kowatsch is head of the World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator and he is at COP27 to showcase "solutions that not only help tackle the climate crisis but also the current hunger crisis". What gives Bernhard some belief that these crises will be tackled more effectively is the fact that for the "first time
- [New addition at COP27 is a 'big moment for young people'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-addition-at-cop27-is-a-big-moment-for-young-people/) - Dr Saad Uakkas, the North Africa coordinator for the African Youth Initiative on Climate Change, says the introduction of the new Children and Youth pavilion at COP27 is a "big moment for young people" "For the first time ever we have a whole pavilion for children and youth," Dr Uakkas said. "It is a big moment
- [COP27 shows new and better future possible with innovation at the 'centre of a just transition' ](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop27-shows-new-and-better-future-possible-with-innovation-at-the-centre-of-a-just-transition/) - Didier Toubia is the co-founder and CEO of Aleph Farms, a cultivated meat company growing slaughter-free beef steaks directly from cow cells. At COP27 to promote the role of innovation in building towards a better future, Didier says he wants to see regenerative practices at the heart of global food systems. "What is important for us
- [COP27 and a future we can get excited about](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop27-and-a-future-we-can-get-excited-about/) - We will be in Egypt next week for COP27 to shine a spotlight on all the reasons people should be hopeful about the future. We will be asking innovators and decision makers in Sharm El-Sheikh what gives them real belief that a brighter future is coming down the pike. Alongside Paula Maultasch, the creative Executive
- [The world isn’t facing an energy crisis](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-world-isnt-facing-an-energy-crisis/) - The world is in the grip of a fossil fuel crisis, not an energy crisis, says Professor Eric Beinhocker from the Oxford Martin School. Joining University of Oxford and Harvard academics today in calling on world leaders to seize the moment at COP27 and accelerate the renewable energy transition, Professor Beinhocker insists "the sun and
- [COP27 is finding new ways to talk about climate](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop27-is-finding-new-ways-to-talk-about-climate/) - Most of us are permanently glued to our phones, various apps and countless news and social media feeds. Which makes it easy to miss important information. And when that missed information pertains to the very future of humanity, then we have a problem. The issue of how to communicate big issues more effectively is being
- [Women's leadership kickstarts new era for food at COP27](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/womens-leadership-kickstarts-new-era-for-food-at-cop27/) - Jennifer Stojkovic, author of The Future of Food is Female and founder of the Vegan Women Summit (VWS), is at COP27 to "elevate women's leadership in the future of food". Jenny landed in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on a mission to put 'The Future of Food is Female' movement at the heart of the world's biggest
- [Turning a new page at COP27 with Hunter Lovins](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/turning-a-new-page-at-cop27-with-hunter-lovins/) - In place of the usual weekend reads here is a weekday one for you from inside COP27. I caught up with the co-author of the seminal turn of the century book Natural Capitalism, Hunter Lovins, in Sharm el-Sheikh, who for decades has been showing companies that a business plan predicated on caring for nature will
- [Is COP27 the world's new 'Yes We Can' moment?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-cop27-the-worlds-new-yes-we-can-moment/) - Dr Gunhild A. Stordalen, founder of the international nonprofit, EAT Forum, which works to transform global food systems, is truly one of the original trailblazers when it comes to highlighting the connections between food, health and climate. Asked at COP27 if we can have #ACopHalfFull mindset when looking towards the future, Dr Stordalen said that
- [New "signs of momentum" at COP27](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-signs-of-momentum-at-cop27/) - "We have so much evidence that if we succeed in this transition, a more resilient, secure, peaceful and healthy future" lies ahead, Professor Johan Rockström said when asked for signs of #ACopHalfFull at COP27. Giving an honest assessment on the current state of play though, the director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research,
- [COP27 is giving off some good vibes about the future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop27-is-giving-off-some-good-vibes-about-future/) - From inside the negotiating rooms and side events at COP27, and from speaking with the activists and leaders involved, there is a growing belief that we are now moving from the 'getting it' stage to the scaling actions stage. What is really quite hopeful is that COP looks a little different this time around; the
- [COP27 game opens up new desert portal to the future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop27-game-opens-up-new-desert-portal-to-the-future/) - "Our belief in what the future holds is literally what is created" my good friend Lucian Tarnowski, the founding curator of the fantastically inventive United Planet (UP) Game series, told me when I asked if it is #ACopHalfFull for him here at COP27. Lucian insists people "should not be conquered by dystopia" and should move
- [COP27 leaders view the future with new optimism](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop27-leaders-view-the-future-with-new-optimism/) - There is a sense of real optimism and hope among many of the people we are talking with at COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt. Together with Paula Maultasch, the creative executive producer of the Inside Ideas podcast, we are on #ACopHalfFull tour of COP27 to find out why the future is a place we can get excited about.
- [COP27 is serving up a sense of renewed hope](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop27-is-serving-up-a-sense-of-renewed-hope/) - At the Food4Climate Pavilion at COP27 it is very much #ACopHalfFull as food system experts say they are confident that real change is now happening that will deliver a better future for people and planet. I caught up with an old friend of the Inside Ideas podcast, author Felix Dodds, Adjunct Professor at the University of
- [COP27 gives us reasons to be hopeful](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop27-gives-us-reasons-to-be-hopeful/) - I am with Paula Maultasch, the creative Executive Producer of the Inside Ideas podcast, on #ACopHalfFull tour of COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to find out why we can be truly optimistic about the future. The amazing Barbara Love from Sustaining All Life, a 'global grassroots organisation working to end climate change within the context of
- [Weekend reads](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-23/) - The award-winning film-maker and journalist, Jenny Kleeman, was one of my first guests on the Inside Ideas podcast. In her brilliantly titled debut, Sex Robots & Vegan Meat, Jenny takes us on a wonderfully entertaining journey looking at what it means to be human in a rapidly changing world. Where 'eating meat without killing animals, having
- [Join us at COP27 to hear about a better future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/join-us-at-cop27-to-experience-a-better-future/) - Alongside Paula Maultasch, the creative Executive Producer of the Inside Ideas podcast, we are here at COP27 in Egypt to bring you more than a few good reasons why you should be cheerful about the future. It is a journey we are calling #ACopHalfFull as we ask leaders and change makers inside COP27 what makes them
- [Big offer on the table for European cities chasing climate neutrality](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-offer-for-european-cities-on-a-net-zero-journey/) - NetZeroCities is launching a groundbreaking programme that tests new approaches to reaching climate neutrality goals across cities in Europe. This Pilot Cities Programme is part of the EU Mission for 100 climate-neutral and smart cities (EU Cities Mission), providing €32 million in grants and hands-on support to cities. The call inviting applications has been extended
- [Are you innovative enough to win a tech Oscar?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/are-you-innovative-enough-to-win-a-tech-oscar/) - Innovators Magazine is a proud media partner of Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2023 and its prestigious Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards. "The awards will recognise the brands, both established and new, who are leading the way into the hyperconnected and hyperreality world," the GLOMO website says. Check out the full list of categories and apply by
- [Final call for the World Food Programme's innovation challenge](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/final-call-for-the-world-food-programmes-innovation-challenge/) - The World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Challenge is offering up to $100,000 in equity-free funding to accelerate solutions that can tackle the worsening global food crisis. More than one in ten of the world’s population, some 830 million people, are starving right now. And with the war in Ukraine and the continuing economic fallout pushing
- [Weekend reads](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-22/) - My guest on Inside Ideas this week, Laura Storm, is co-author of the book Regenerative Leadership. A guidebook on how to implement regenerative business models and practices, the book presents innovative new styles of leadership that are designed to support ecosystems, the economy, and the well-being of staff. It is packed full of practical tools and
- [Minuscule radar monitors Parkinson's patients in their home](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tiny-new-human-radar-monitors-parkinsons-patients-in-their-home/) - A wireless device the size of a wifi router has been developed with the support of the Michael J. Fox Foundation that can effectively monitor Parkinson’s patients in their home. “This could greatly reduce the burden and cost and speed up the development of new therapies."Dina Katabi, principle investigator in the MIT Jameel Clinic. The
- [Weekend reads](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-18/) - The global seafood industry has undergone a serious transformation in recent decades in a bid to secure a sustainable future for itself. It is an ongoing journey writer Nicholas P. Sullivan explores in his wonderfully researched book. “A lot of the perceptions that people had about the state of fisheries are based on things that
- [Biotech presents new vision of the future in Vilnius](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/biotech-presents-new-vision-of-the-future-in-vilnius/) - Innovators Magazine was a proud media partner again this year of EuropaBio's annual European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology & the Bioeconomy (EFIB), which took place this week in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. The event attracted nearly 300 members of the rapidly growing EU biotech community, including scientists, policy makers, academics, investors and civil society. "We were
- [Singapore says yes to producing food out of thin air](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/singapore-says-yes-to-producing-food-out-of-thin-air/) - Singaporeans will soon be tucking into food containing proteins that are quite literally produced out of thin air - and with a dash of electricity. This is because the city state has given the rockstars of food, Finland's Solar Foods, the green light to produce its biggest hit, a protein called Solein, made with the
- [Crab shells could help power homes with clean energy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/crab-shells-could-help-power-homes-with-clean-energy/) - Storing clean energy typically means using batteries that are bad for the environment but thanks to a new zinc option put together with biodegradable material made from crab shells that could be about to change. In a paper published last month in the journal, Matter, scientists showed that the parts of a battery that take
- [This will speak to people with biotech in their bio](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/this-will-speak-to-people-with-biotech-in-their-bio/) - Innovators Magazine is a media partner with the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology & the Bioeconomy (EFIB) 2022. The magazine has partnered with EFIB since 2016 and this year's event promises to be the most impactful yet, as the sector continues its exponential rise in influence over every aspect of our daily lives. "EFIB is
- [Are you an ocean energy innovator?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-the-ocean-part-of-your-energy-life/) - This year’s Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) event is taking place this month in San Sebastián in combination with the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE). Innovators Magazine is delighted to be a media partner with the new combined ICOE-OEE 2022, building on our previous partnerships with OEE. “The Basque Energy Cluster and Ocean Energy Europe are
- [Weekend reads](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-19/) - In her new new book: For the Love of Soil: Strategies to Regenerate our Food Production Systems, Nicole Masters presents a range of tools, principles and mindsets that producers can use to regenerate their soils. And the independent agroecologist brings a few acres of knowledge to this, after spending the last two decades writing and speaking
- [Enter Cultivated Meat Innovation Challenge](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-cultivated-meat-challenge-open-to-european-innovators/) - EIT Food and GFI Europe have teamed up to launch the Cultivated Meat Innovation Challenge. Producing meat directly from cells instead of slaughtering animals is the essence of cultivated meat, with a study by CE Delft showing a shift to this means of production could 'cut the climate impact by up to 92%, reduce air pollution
- [Share this recipe to help build a better world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/share-this-recipe-to-help-build-a-better-world/) - If you want to know why our food systems are broken and what we need to do to fix them then my latest guest on Inside Ideas, Danielle Nierenberg, is the person to listen to. A truly world-renowned expert speaker and advocate for transforming food systems and agriculture, Danielle is President of the hugely impactful
- [Croatia invites world to embrace new vision of the future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/croatia-invites-world-to-embrace-new-vision-for-the-future/) - The Croatian Chamber of Economy is organising the 3rd International Conference on Sustainability in Croatia - a central event on sustainability which every year attracts participants from all sectors of the economy, this year under the title Support Sustainability 2022 - Together For A More Resilient Future. The conference will take place at Lauba in
- [An important thing biotech professionals need to remember](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/an-important-reminder-for-all-biotech-people/) - Innovators Magazine is a media partner with the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology & the Bioeconomy (EFIB) 2022. The magazine has partnered with EFIB since 2016 and this year’s event promises to be the most impactful yet, as the sector continues to transform our daily lives. “EFIB is Europe’s primary conference dedicated to the economic
- [Startups can now secure $250k health accelerator opportunity](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/250k-for-startups-with-digital-solutions-to-better-prep-for-next-pandemic/) - WFP Innovation is on the hunt for ‘digitally-powered solutions that can contribute to building pandemic preparedness capabilities in the following countries: Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone, and Togo‘. The Digital Health Innovation Accelerator Program (DHIAP) offers startups up to US$250K in funding, mentorship and a chance to scale. Only mature startups and solution providers that 'already
- [Remember to enter the World Food Day Poster Contest](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/world-food-day-poster-contest-is-for-young-people-like-you-and-me/) - 'If you’re aged between 5 and 19, we want to hear from you! Use your imagination and create a poster showing a world where no one is left behind, and everyone has access to healthy and affordable food'. When I read the above on the World Food Day Poster Contest website I was in -
- [Major funding on offer to Europe's food innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/major-funding-on-offer-to-europes-food-innovators/) - Organisations pushing Europe towards a net zero food system are being urged to apply for a share of a new multi-million euro funding pot. EIT Food’s Open Innovation Call for Proposals 2023 supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is open to projects advancing one of the following goals: a net zero food system;
- [How the laws of the future can secure a better world for all](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-the-laws-of-the-future-can-secure-a-better-world-for-all/) - Dr Abir Haddad is my guest today on Inside Ideas. Dr Haddad is Director of the Institute for Legal Transformation, alumni of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science, and teaches Modern Law of Arab States at the Institute for Private International Law at the University of Cologne, where she received her doctorate
- [European cities unveil plans on how to thrive in the face of climate change](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/european-cities-unveil-plans-on-how-to-thrive-in-the-face-of-climate-change/) - The 9th edition of the European Urban Resilience forum took place in Athens, Greece, this week, gathering experts and decision makers working at the forefront of resilience and climate change adaptation. From nature-based solutions, digital twinning, to a sustainable post-war recovery for Ukraine the event covered burning topics in the resilience field. The event took
- [$30M 'Google climate challenge' is perfect for 'big bet projects'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/30m-google-climate-challenge-seeking-big-bet-projects/) - The $30M Google.org Impact Challenge on Climate Innovation is on a mission to 'fund big bet projects that accelerate technological advances in climate information and action'. "Selected organisations may receive up to $5M in funding, along with access to Google’s technical expertise and products, to accelerate progress toward a more sustainable and resilient future," the Challenge website
- [Is this the biggest climate event on Earth?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-this-the-biggest-climate-event-on-earth/) - Next week's Climate Week NYC displays all the Big Apple moxy you would expect when describing itself as 'the biggest climate event on Earth'. But what matters most is the content and the event is not light on that. One of the highlights of the event is a one being held by ClimateAction Tracker (CAT)
- [How you can shape Europe's new vision for urban mobility](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/have-your-say-on-europes-new-urban-mobility-plans/) - Europe’s premier urban mobility event takes place next month in the city of Brno, Czech Republic. Innovators Magazine is a media partner with Urban Mobility Days 2022, taking place from 20-22 September. This year's theme is 'Moving people and goods more sustainably' and the event says it will "traverse the length and breadth of sustainable urban mobility,
- [Young people in Ireland - have your say on biodiversity loss!](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/young-people-in-ireland-have-your-say-on-biodiversity-loss/) - “I think it’s important that children and young people like us can have our say because we don’t usually get to be involved in things that adults do, and we have lots of interesting things to say.” That's what Elsie, age 8, a Young Advisor from Co. Tipperary, says about a national Children and Young People’s
- [Female tech leaders of tomorrow have an important task to finish today](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/female-tech-leaders-of-tomorrow-have-an-important-task-to-finish-today/) - The Women TechEU challenge is out to support the next wave of 'deep-tech start-ups led by women'. "This year, up to 130 deep-tech start-ups led by women will qualify for funding and business acceleration services to grow into tomorrow’s female tech leaders," the challenge website states. Launched by the European Commissioner this summer Women TechEU is
- [Smart cities show why a climate-neutral Europe is now on the horizon](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/smart-cities-show-why-a-climate-neutral-europe-is-now-on-the-horizon/) - Europe’s desire to become the world’s first climate-neutral continent is ambitious, but not unattainable. With the Cities Mission for 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030, 100 EU cities - with 12 more from associated countries - are taking big strides to achieve climate-neutrality by exploring innovative pathways that will lead to smarter, more
- [This will whet the appetite of ocean energy people everywhere](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/this-will-whet-the-appetite-of-ocean-energy-people-everywhere/) - This year's Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) event is taking place in San Sebastián in combination with the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE). Innovators Magazine is delighted to be a media partner with the combined ICOE-OEE 2022. "The Basque Energy Cluster and Ocean Energy Europe are teaming up to deliver a joint event on ocean
- [European cities learn important lessons from a summer of climate emergencies](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/european-cities-learn-important-lessons-from-a-summer-of-climate-emergencies/) - In light of the extreme heatwaves and disastrous wildfires that have hit Europe this summer, the 2022 edition of the European Urban Resilience Forum will gather cities and experts to discuss how to address the emergency. The flagship resilience event in Europe will focus on the next steps to take towards climate change adaptation and urban resilience.
- [Find out how smart cities are shifting to clean energy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/find-out-how-smart-cities-are-shifting-to-clean-energy/) - 'Designing smart, resilient cities for all' is the tagline of next month's RUGGEDISED event in Rotterdam. Innovators Magazine is media partners with the event, which will showcase the combined 'lessons from the RUGGEDISED project, where the cities of Rotterdam, Glasgow, Umeå, Parma, Brno and Gdansk have been working with researchers and private industry on pushing urban
- [Are these the building blocks for a better future? ](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/are-these-the-building-blocks-for-a-better-future/) - I’ve worked for more than a decade in the circular economy and realised a startling fact: 500 million tonnes of construction waste is produced every year in the EU. This is enough waste to fill up the entire nation of The Netherlands. It motivated me to find greener construction methods and eco-friendly materials. One solution is an
- [Looking to fund your climate project in a developing country?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/looking-to-fund-your-climate-project-in-a-developing-country/) - Up to €2.5 Million in funding is available to climate action projects in developing countries via the G-STIC Climate Action Programme. "The Government of Flanders is providing €15,88 million subsidies for the second project call of the G-STIC Climate Action Programme in 2022. These subsidies are meant for both demonstration projects as well as dissemination
- [What does a world that works for everyone look like?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-does-a-world-that-works-for-everyone-look-like/) - Southeast Asia's sauciest tech event, the Techsauce Global Summit returns to Bangkok in physical form this month. And our editor-at-large, Marc Buckley, is giving a keynote at the event, and will also be leading a workshop with Dr Sirikul Nui Laukaikul, titled: 'Transformational Models of the Future: What Does a World That Works for Everyone Look
- [Major new funding opportunity for food innovators in Europe](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/major-new-funding-opportunity-for-food-innovators-in-europe/) - A multi-million euro open innovation call offering funding support to organisations advancing solutions that can help deliver a net zero food system in Europe launches today. EIT Food's Open Innovation Call for Proposals 2023 is backed by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), and is open to projects that are advancing one of
- [New study shows breadfruit can be 'food of the future'](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-study-shows-breadfruit-can-be-food-of-the-future/) - With staple crops like rice and corn under increasing threat from climate change researchers at Northwestern University have identified breadfruit as the type of resilient crop option the world should be looking at. In the new study researchers first looked at the climate conditions needed for growing breadfruit and then factored in how these might
- [Could remote island communities one day be powered by artificial floating leaves?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/could-remote-island-communities-one-day-be-powered-by-artificial-floating-leaves/) - Inspired by the way plants turn sunlight into food through photosynthesis researchers at the University of Cambridge have pioneered a floating artificial leave that can convert sunlight and water into clean fuel. The low-cost autonomous devices trialled on the River Cam have showed they can match the efficiency of plants; doing the same on a
- [Lowlands Festival hits high notes for being sustainable](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/lowlands-festival-hits-high-notes-for-being-sustainable/) - The music festival season still has a few hits left to bash out this summer and this weekend's Lowlands Festival in the Netherlands is gearing up for a big one using power from the 'largest solar carport in the world'. Around 300,000 kWh of electricity is needed to run the annual Lowlands Festival and the new
- [If you are a female entrepreneur you must read this now](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/if-you-are-a-female-entrepreneur-you-must-read-this-now/) - The deadline for this year's EU Prize for Women Innovators is this week – the 18 August. Led by the European Innovation Council (EIC), the annual Prize will award €100,000 to each of the top three women innovators selected by an independent expert jury, who will also pick three ‘Rising Innovators' under the age of 35
- [America has new plan to save the planet](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/america-has-new-plan-to-save-the-planet/) - "Let us embrace this moment as a tipping point for climate action – in America and around the world" Al Gore says of the $370 billion of "transformative climate legislation" that has be green lighted by US senators. Part of the Inflation Reduction Act the package of clean energy and climate investments has, Gore says, "been
- [Weekend reads](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-16/) - The popular permaculturalist, film producer and author, Justin Rhodes, this year released his new book: The Rooted Life: Cultivating Health and Wholeness Through Growing your own Food. What this book offers is inspiration and practical insight, whatever your motivation. Whether it is to boost health, save or make money, or you just want to feel a closer
- [Join the urban energy transition in Rotterdam](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/join-the-urban-energy-transition-in-rotterdam/) - 'Anyone working towards a clean urban energy transition is invited to attend the final RUGGEDISED Smart Cities and Communities event' in Rotterdam next month. Innovators Magazine is media partners with the event, which has the tagline: 'designing smart, resilient cities for all' and will "combine the lessons from the RUGGEDISED project, where the cities of
- [Are blockbuster biotech events your thing?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/are-blockbuster-biotech-events-your-thing/) - Innovators Magazine is a media partner with the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology & the Bioeconomy (EFIB) 2022. The magazine has partnered with EFIB since 2016 and this year's event promises to be the most impactful yet, as the sector continues its exponential rise across the continent and globally. "EFIB is Europe’s primary conference dedicated
- [One for book lovers everywhere](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/one-for-book-lovers-everywhere/) - I could take up the rest of your Book Lovers Day giving you recommendations on what to read but instead I will point you towards one. In The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe, Jeremy Lent explores some of the biggest questions: Who am I? Why am I? How should
- [Weekend reads](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-17/) - In his latest book, Green Swans: The Coming Boom In Regenerative Capitalism, John Elkington – the man known as the ‘Godfather of Sustainability’ – presents solutions for how we can transform global systems so they can better serve the needs of people and the planet. To move towards this brighter future he calls for the
- [Europe to become deep tech capital of the world  as part of new innovation agenda plans](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/europe-to-become-deep-tech-capital-of-the-world-as-part-of-new-innovation-agenda-plans/) - Creating regional innovation valleys, improving access to finance for startups, and training 1 million deep tech innovators, are among the promises listed in the New European Innovation Agenda launched this summer by the European Commission. A detailed and dynamic action plan to deliver the continent’s twin digital and green transitions, the Agenda confidently announces a new era
- [€25M investment fund responds to startups in one week](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-e25m-investment-fund-responds-to-startups-in-one-week/) - Startups in central and eastern Europe (CEE) can now apply to a new multi-million euro investment fund that promises to evaluate their applications within a week. "We’ve simplified our project submission form - that certainly distinguishes us from other funds."Dariusz Żuk, CEO of AIP Seed More than 30 startups will be supported annually through the
- [Weekend reads](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-20/) - Supercharge Me – Net Zero Faster, a Financial Times Best New Books on Climate title in March, is a fast-paced gem packed with policy hacks that can help move the dial on climate action in the corridors of power. It was written by Corinne Sawers, a sustainability and climate advisor and investor, and Eric Lonergan, a leading
- [What does a Degrowth future offer the world?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-does-a-degrowth-future-offer-the-world/) - "People say, why are you so passionate about climate action or social justice action? And to be honest, I’m not passionate, it’s a responsibility, I don’t have the luxury to focus on something else because when you see inequality increasing, when you see the effects of climate change happening all around the world then the
- [Weekend reads](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-15/) - In The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe, Jeremy Lent explores some of the biggest questions: Who am I? Why am I? How should I live? In a narrative which connects discoveries from fields including modern systems thinking, neuroscience and indigenous wisdom. It is a truly remarkable book,
- [The groovy beats that will boost your brain health](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-groovy-beats-that-will-boost-your-brain-health/) - Nietzsche said that "without music, life would be a mistake" and according to new research out today the groovier the beat the better life is going to get. Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have discovered that dancing to 'music with a groove' can boost cognition, executive function and overall brain performance, as well as prevent
- [How data is helping Berlin move in carbon-free ways](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-data-is-helping-berlin-move-in-a-carbon-free-direction/) - Climate and environmental data are crucial to accelerating cities’ transition to sustainable and inclusive mobility. Evidence on air quality and traffic support decision-making processes and action implementation, driving climate protection initiatives that also contribute to healthy air. In ICLEI member Berlin, the non-profit organisation Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) uses data on air quality, noise level and urban
- [Organisations urged to take up the Global Food System Challenge](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/global-food-system-challenge-open-for-entries/) - The Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge is offering grants and prizes of up to one million US dollars. Organised through the Institute of Food Technologists and funded by the Seeding The Future Foundation, the Challenge is open until 1 August. "The goal of the Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge is to
- [Enter the regional world of future thinking](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/enter-the-exciting-world-of-future-thinking/) - Why think about the future? The future is the time that is to come. We are experiencing visible changes in our lifetime and existential threats from climate change, pandemics, geopolitical instabilities, or technological paradigm shifts not always serving the public good. Long-term thinking can prepare us for a future that is rapidly changing in unpredictable
- [Europe is showing the world how to get around](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/europe-is-showing-the-world-how-to-get-around/) - Europe's flagship urban mobility event takes place this September in the city of Brno, Czech Republic. Innovators Magazine is a media partner with the Urban Mobility Days 2022, being held on 20-22 September, which this year has the theme: Moving people and goods more sustainably. "Urban Mobility Days provides a unique forum for policymakers, local authorities, academics, NGOs, urban transport
- [The metaverse and South Korea's digital new deal](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/the-metaverse-and-south-koreas-digital-new-deal/) - A supercharged and interactive virtual-reality world is taking shape that will increasingly come to impact our daily lives, or it might just all be a gimmick. We are talking, of course, about the metaverse. “The metaverse will influence the way, people, governments, companies and society at large think, work, interact and communicate for the purpose
- [What is the circular economy?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-is-the-circular-economy/) - Headlines and press releases tell us policymakers and business leaders are focused on accelerating the transition to a circular economy. But what exactly is it they are all speeding towards? At its the heart the circular economy is about transforming how materials are used and produced to eliminate wastage. The United Nations Economic Commission for
- [What happens when work doesn't feel like work?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-happens-when-work-doesnt-feel-like-work/) - "I’m an environmental feminist. That’s me, I don’t shy away from that label at all." The words of Lisa Whited, author of Work Better. Save The Planet, and my guest today on Inside Ideas. A straight talker, Lisa argues that job titles, and more specifically the uninspiring nature of the roles themselves, are forcing too
- [New innovation plans will help secure Europe's climate-neutral dream](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-innovation-plans-will-help-secure-europes-climate-neutral-dream/) - The first-ever European Innovation Area (EIA) Summit, organised by Knowledge4Innovation, will take place this month in the European Parliament in Brussels – and online, from 27 to 29 June. Coinciding with the unveiling of the European Commission’s New European Innovation Agenda, the Summit will help launch a new and dynamic era of innovation in Europe
- [Everything you need to know about the European Innovation Area Summit](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-european-innovation-area-summit/) - Next week the first-ever European Innovation Area Summit will take place in the European Parliament in Brussels - and online. My recent guest on Inside Ideas, Dr Roland Strauss - one of the most influential figures within the European innovation landscape, and co-founder of the Knowledge4Innovation (K4I) Forum in the European Parliament, organisers of the
- [If you want to learn how to protect soil this is the way to do it](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/if-you-want-to-learn-how-to-protect-soil-this-is-the-way-to-do-it/) - It feels like scientists are revealing to us on a daily basis something about the different ways the gut biome impacts human health. And thanks to Dr Elaine R. Ingham, my guest today on Inside Ideas, we already fully understand the nature of another critical life source, the soil biome: the many threats it faces,
- [Does your innovative solution tackle the climate crisis?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/does-your-innovative-solution-tackle-the-climate-crisis/) - To receive our newsletter, sign up here. The World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation says "in a world that is 2°C warmer at least 189 million more people are at risk of becoming food insecure". Which is why the WFP Innovation Challenge 2022 is searching for 'game-changing innovations to tackle the climate crisis'. "Eradicating hunger requires bold efforts
- [Set your alarm for the Festival of the New European Bauhaus](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/set-your-alarm-for-the-festival-of-the-new-european-bauhaus/) - The first ever Festival of the New European Bauhaus kicks off tomorrow. On a mission to support the ‘EU’s ambition of creating beautiful, sustainable, and inclusive places, products and ways of living’ the wider New European Bauhaus initiative has been labelled the ‘cultural and creative dimension to the European Green Deal’. And the festival element of this
- [World Environment Day is a chance to lay the foundations for a better world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/world-environment-day-is-a-chance-to-lay-the-foundations-for-a-better-world/) - There is a "sustainable future where everyone can thrive" out there, the man on the World Environment Day video says. That is the future we all want and can have if we make the right choices. And this Sunday's World Environment Day, 5 June, says there is #OnlyOneEarth - so we must live for the
- [How can we make Europe and innovation the perfect match?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-can-we-make-europe-and-innovation-the-perfect-match/) - The world has a few problems it needs to solve. And while there are no silver bullet solutions to the challenges being created by runaway climate change, it is in the area of innovation that the most exciting prospects can be found. "We can develop a European Innovation Area which offers equal access to funding
- [Follow this instagram account for a better life](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/follow-this-instagram-account-for-a-better-life/) - The future doesn't always get the best of write ups. Of course, the climate crisis and COVID pandemic don't make for the most uplifting storylines, but the unfolding story of the future shouldn't have people hiding behind their sofas. Because ultimately the future is still ours to write together - and we can make it
- [If we rise up now we can achieve a desirable world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/if-we-rise-up-now-we-can-achieve-a-desirable-world/) - Michael Shaun Conaway is the well-known director of the award-winning documentary, WeRiseUP - and my guest today on Inside Ideas. "People, together, can invent a world that works for all of us, that works for the planet." Michael Shaun Conaway The hit film asks what success looks like for humanity, a question it explores with some of the
- [Limited places left for this month's Innovate4Climate virtual conference](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/limited-places-left-for-this-months-innovate4climate-virtual-conference/) - Innovate4Climate (I4C) is an annual conference from the World Bank Group that focuses on boosting innovation and investment opportunities linked to 'low-carbon, resilient and inclusive development'. Taking place entirely online between 24-26 May, the three-day event has a programme of sessions and workshops that will showcase the systems and innovations that can help shift the
- [How to become a top innovator](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-be-a-top-innovator/) - A Nobel prize winner; the legendary explorer who co-piloted the first ever round-the-world solar powered flight; one of the world’s most influential moral philosophers; Joe Biden’s pick for deputy director for energy justice at the U.S. Department Of Energy; a world famous systems theorist; and several UN leaders, are among the amazing guests to have
- [Coldplay puts sustainability at the centre of new tour](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/coldplay-puts-sustainability-at-the-centre-of-new-tour/) - Coldplay will hop between dates on its new Music Of The Spheres World Tour on planes that run on cooking oil. It is the latest move by a band which continues to hit the high notes when it comes to touring sustainably. Making it possible is Neste, and its Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™, which
- [Regenerative agriculture far more profitable than industrial farming](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/regenerative-agriculture-is-78-more-profitable-than-industrial-farming/) - If the soil could talk it would rain complements on all those who know how to look after it properly. One of our most precious resources, it has been mismanaged and misunderstood for too long but that is changing - thanks to people like Nicole Masters, my guest today on Inside Ideas. There are multiple
- [South Asia rises to fashion challenge](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/south-asia-rises-to-fashion-challenge/) - SRI LANKA - Fashion for Good held its inaugural South Asia Innovation Day this week ahead of the January launch of its innovation programme in the region.
- [Join Europe's creative revolution](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/join-europes-creative-revolution/) - Europe's creative community is being called on to help devise a multi-million euro plan to strengthen the continent's cultural and creative future. In a call launched by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), a new sustainable innovation partnership is being sought that can support Europe’s Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSI). "The
- [Apply to join the Amazon startup accelerator](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-amazon-startup-accelerator-launches/) - An accelerator led by Amazon and EIT Climate-KIC is looking for European startups in the early stages of developing products that are designed to help people live more sustainably. Tech giant Amazon, in partnership with EIT Climate-KIC, Europe’s groundbreaking climate innovation hub, today announced the new 12-week Launchpad Sustainability Accelerator that will help companies scale
- [Search on for green tech projects](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/search-on-for-green-tech-projects/) - Europe is stepping up its efforts to become the world's first climate-neutral continent with a new $1 billion support fund for green technologies. Called the EU-Catalyst partnership, it is an initiative backed by the European Commission, European Investment Bank and Breakthrough Energy, which was set up in 2015 by Bill Gates to invest in innovations
- [Meet the new rock stars of climate-friendly food](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/meet-the-new-rock-stars-of-climate-friendly-food/) - Producing food using only electricity and air might sound like a magic trick but Solar Foods has found a way of pulling it off. The global carbon footprint could be significantly reduced with large-scale adoption of Solein as it is created completely without agriculture.Solar Foods The Finnish company's technology can make what promises to be
- [Hurry up and apply for the Social Innovation Tournament](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/social-innovation-tournament-opens/) - Europe's Social Innovation Tournament 2022 is searching for the continent's best blue and green economy projects. One of Europe's flagship initiatives for social entrepreneurs, it is focused on channeling funds and support towards game changing innovations with the power to create 'social, ethical or environmental impact'. Judges will select 15 finalists to take part in
- [Breakthrough that could see people with paralysis walk again](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/breakthrough-that-could-see-people-with-paralysis-walk-again/) - Researchers in Israel have engineered human spinal cord implants in a breakthrough that could lead to paralysed people being able to walk again within a few years. In a world-first, the team from Sagol Center for Regenerative Biotechnology at Tel Aviv University, developed 3D spinal cord tissues and implanted them in lab models, achieving an
- [Why small-scale is the next big idea](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-small-scale-is-the-next-big-idea/) - What should we value? It is a question many of us are asking right now as we confront the existential threat of climate change and the different ways COVID-19 has rocked our worldview. People know that moving forward as before is a one-way ticket to disaster. In that sense it does feel a bit like
- [Cars that double as carbon capture devices](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cars-that-double-as-carbon-capture-devices/) - The race to develop viable hydrogen fuel cells for cars has been moving swiftly through the gears in recent years and now engineers from the University of Delaware think they have found a way they could also capture CO2. By using an innovative hydrogen-powered electrochemical system, the Delaware team discovered a way to grab 99%
- [Scientists' new plan to hunt down and kill cancer](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/scientists-new-plan-to-hunt-down-and-kill-cancer/) - Scientists in London are developing a pioneering cancer therapy that uses an MRI scanner to guide a magnetic seed through the brain that can 'heat and destroy tumours'. The team from University College London (UCL) say they have established a ‘proof-of-concept’ that the magnetic thermoseed, demonstrated on mice, can provide 'precise and effective treatment' in
- [Bill Gates invests in carbon capture startup](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/bill-gates-invests-in-carbon-capture-startup/) - An American startup has attracted $80 million of investment to develop its promising new electrochemical carbon capture technology. Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), led by Bill Gates, are among the early investors in Verdox's emissions drawdown technology which, for now, remains operable only in the lab. The company says that will now soon change, as the
- [New global trading platform for plastics](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-global-trading-platform-for-plastics/) - The Rebound Plastic Exchange platform launching this summer has been described as 'an intervention that will transform the world's plastic recycling industry'. Set up by the International Holding Company (IHC), it is a global marketplace for recycled plastic feedstock that aims to trigger growth in the circular economy, while reducing toxic plastic pollution. "We've developed
- [Are sensor implants going mainstream?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/are-sensor-implants-going-mainstream/) - Injectable sensor implants the size of a rice grain that can generate vital body data via a smartphone app are becoming a mainstream innovation, according to a Swedish company pioneering the technology. The tiny injectable implant models being designed by Swedish deep tech company, Dsruptive, allow users to access a reading of their body metrics
- [Malnutrition threat reduced by AI](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/malnutrition-threat-reduced-by-ai/) - A new study in Canada shows that AI technology can outperform staff when it comes to monitoring the nutrient intake of residents in long-term care. Checking whether residents are eating the right diet is currently down to staff members, which Robert Amelard, a postdoctoral fellow at University Health Network, who is involved in the research,
- [Kenya to begin printing houses](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/kenya-to-begin-printing-houses/) - The construction of the largest 3D-printed housing project in Africa will soon get underway in the Kenyan town of Kilifi. The 52-house Mvule Gardens complex is being built by cement giant, Holcim, through the 14Trees joint venture company it operates with CDC Group, the UK Government's impact investor. The development is part of the innovative
- [Historic moment for carbon capture](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/historic-moment-for-carbon-capture/) - The world’s largest carbon capture and CO₂ storage facility was switched on in Iceland today. The new Orca plant launch by Climeworks and Carbfix is a historic moment for a technology that ‘permanently removes CO₂ from the air’ and ‘can easily be replicated at different locations worldwide and on ever larger scales’. ”Orca, as a milestone in the direct
- [Why an ecological civilisation is the answer](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-an-ecological-civilisation-is-the-answer/) - The future is not like some spectator sport. It’s not something that is happening ‘out there’. The future is actually something that we are co-creating. It is a process that each of us is part of. And, even more than that, the future that we want is something that we can live into every day
- [How to hail a flying taxi](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-hail-a-flying-taxi/) - It won't be long before you can book a flying cab to the airport. A number of companies are testing their electric air taxis right now in cities worldwide, as the future of short-distance Urban Air Mobility (UAM) travel prepares for takeoff. In November Volocopter completed the 'first ever crewed public test flight of a
- [Is this the future of fashion?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-this-the-future-of-fashion/) - Fashion for Good has launched the D(R)YE Factory of the Future initiative in a bid to clean up one of the most polluting processes in the industry. It is in the pre-treatment and colouration phases of textile production that the highest emissions of the fashion value chain are generated. To combat this, the new global
- [How empathy can unlock innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-empathy-can-unlock-innovation/) - Pioneering approaches to tackling homelessness Pop up accommodation equipped with sensor technologies that can detect whether a person has stopped breathing is one of the innovative solutions being used to tackle homelessness in England. Vital life signs sensors in what are called NAPpads harness microwave technology to monitor the wellbeing of people inside. By alerting
- [Biotech boosts food security](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/biotech-boosts-food-security/) - A new multi-million dollar Cornell University-led project aims to improve food security in Bangladesh and the Philippines by producing insect-resistant eggplant crops using pioneering biotechnology. Thanks to a $10 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the Feed the Future Insect-Resistant Eggplant Partnership initiative will develop genetically engineered (GE) eggplant varieties capable
- [Floating city to be self-sustainable](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/floating-city-to-be-self-sustainable/) - The South Korean city of Busan recently signed an historic deal to build the world's first sustainable floating city. Blue tech pioneer and designer of the prototype city, OCEANIX, along with UN-Habitat, are collaborating with Busan Metropolitan City to test what promises to be a transformative solution for citizens in coastal cities threatened by sea
- [Is your innovation tackling hunger?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-your-innovation-tackling-hunger-2/) - The Earth Observation (EO) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for SDGs Innovation Programme has been set up to support the development of innovative solutions that can disrupt hunger. Led by the World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator and the European Space Agency Φ-lab, the programme aims to accelerate EO and AI breakthroughs that can help end the
- [Can fashion secure net-zero future?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/can-fashion-secure-net-zero-future/) - The fashion industry, currently responsible for up to 10% of global emissions, can still reach net-zero by 2050 if $1 trillion of investment is mobilised to scale a range of targeted solutions, according to a recent report. Co-authored by Fashion for Good, the Apparel Impact Institute, and sponsored by HSBC, the report headlines with the
- [Robotic hand aids stroke recovery](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/robotic-hand-aids-in-stroke-recovery/) - A robotic exoskeleton designed to support the rehabilitation of stoke patients is being developed as part of a pioneering new collaborative project in the UK. To help patients recover their natural hand and arm movements after a stroke the robotic device acts as a rehabilitation aid that can be used without the need for physiotherapists. The
- [Get advice from a Nobel Laureate](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/get-advice-from-a-nobel-laureate/) - “You alone can change the world – don’t wait for anybody else. You alone can change the world. Not because you will actually be alone but because you will be such a power, like a magnet you will bring everybody to your ideas. Ideas are the power, demonstration is the power: then you make it
- [Why a better world for all is possible](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-a-better-world-for-all-is-possible/) - Andrew Winston, my guest today on Inside Ideas, is an internationally-renowned expert on megatrends and how to build companies that thrive by serving the world. His strategic vision and insight has been called on by some of the world's biggest brands, including PepsiCo, Unilever and Marriott. "My job in the world is generally a kind
- [How to stay stylish and sustainable](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-stay-stylish-and-sustainable/) - The pace of change can be overwhelming at times, irrespective of whether this change refers to technological innovation, politics, the world experiencing a pandemic, and last but not least to the adverse effects of climate change. A call for long – term resilience resonates throughout global and regional discourse. The European Green Deal too, is
- [Directions to a decarbonised world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/directions-to-a-decarbonised-world-2/) - Electrification blurs the boundaries between two historically separate industries: energy and transport. The transition to electric mobility gives us the opportunity to rethink and redesign the mobility system to improve sustainability and access for all socio-economic spectrums worldwide. The introduction of the electric bus fleet in Santiago de Chile, for example, was driven by the
- [How do we want to live?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-do-we-want-to-live/) - Dr Thomas Juli is my guest today on Inside Ideas. He is a human business architect, the founder, managing director and curator of Motivate2B, and a renowned coach in agile company and project transformation with more than 25 years of experience across a variety of industries and organisations. His vision is to help human business establish itself
- [How comics can save the world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-comics-can-save-the-world/) - My guest today on Inside Ideas is the Emmy-nominated and award-winning writer, producer, entrepreneur and environmentalist, Paul Goodenough. Working across broadcast, comics, digital, games and publishing, Goodenough is the designer and founding member of BAFTA ALBERT, the calculator and sustainability accreditation you see appear on productions by media giants including Netflix, NBC Universal, Warner Bros,
- [Is this food we will eat in the future?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-this-food-we-will-eat-in-the-future/) - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $10 million in the country’s first-ever government backed research institute dedicated to cellular agriculture. In a move welcomed by the Good Food Institute, the investment will help establish the new National Institute for Cellular Agriculture. “Cell agriculture is the field of producing animal products like meat, dairy
- [How to think like a cyborg](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-think-like-a-cyborg/) - Marques D. Anderson is a cyborg with an RFID chip implanted inside him. An innovator from the inside out, the founder of the World Education Foundation is on a mission to connect the dots of what is possible – to develop new ways of living and learning that ally with the goals of creating a regenerative world. Since
- [Is there life after capitalism?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-there-life-after-capitalism/) - The COVID pandemic has many asking if there might be a ‘better life for us outside of capitalism’, says the award-winning ecological economist and writer, Tim Jackson, a September guest on Inside Ideas. The Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP) at the University of Surrey since 2016, where he is also
- [Urban solutions to deforestation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/urban-solutions-to-deforestation/) - The British building industry is suffering a supply crisis. Everything from roof tiles to steel, timber and insulation is scarce and as a consequence becoming increasingly expensive. As it stands timber currently costs 80% more than it did in November and looks set to continue rising. Every challenge brings with it the opportunity to explore innovative solutions. A
- [Food systems need to change](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/food-systems-need-to-change/) - Dr Sonia Massari was one of my September guests on Inside Ideas. A multi-award winning researcher and designer in the fields of food sustainability, and innovative agri-food systems, Dr Massari is a senior consultant at the Barilla Foundation and the academic director of the Future Food Academy. While teaching at universities around Europe Dr Massari has designed
- [Can AI tell a good story?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/can-ai-tell-a-good-story/) - Deep-Story: Artificial Intelligence and Next Generation Storytelling I am an author and screenwriter and love the creative process – from the first inspiration to the finished book and film. Currently the mystical dance with the muse can take years and includes many highs and even more lows which test the perseverance of the writer. Almost
- [What food is good for the planet?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-food-is-good-for-the-planet/) - Frances Moore Lappé was one of my September guests on Inside Ideas. A household name in America, Frankie is the author of 20 books, including the three-million bestseller Diet for a Small Planet. Which for decades has taught people about the plant-based food solutions that offer better choices for supporting the health of people and planet. This month
- [Looking beyond era of greed](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/looking-beyond-era-of-greed/) - According to one of the world’s best known environmentalists, the ruthless pursuit of profit is to blame for the toxic food systems that continue to ruin the health of millions worldwide. Helena Norberg-Hodge, a September guest on Inside Ideas, is the winner of the alternative Nobel prize, the Arthur Morgan Award, and the Goi Peace Prize
- [How smart cities cut emissions](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-smart-cities-cut-emissions/) - Internet, software, applications, and datasets are some of the many contributions that technological progress and innovation has made to sustainable development. As a support mechanism to local governments and stakeholders and to foster innovation as a way to drive sustainability, ICLEI Europe and Google.org developed an Action Fund, which granted €2M to non-profit institutions using data to drive environmental
- [Energy revolution can fight injustice](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/energy-revolution-can-fight-injustice/) - Shalanda H. Baker was my guest earlier this year on Inside Ideas. She had recently been appointed Deputy Director for Energy Justice at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), after the DOE announced its new Biden-Harris Administration senior leadership appointees. A professor of law, public policy, and urban affairs at Northeastern University, Shalanda has spent more than
- [Why storytelling is so important](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-storytelling-is-so-important/) - All together now – why we need to tell different stories Humans are wired for stories. Brain scans have shown that reading or hearing stories activates various areas of the cortex that are known to be involved in social and emotional processing. Stories let us share information in a way that creates emotional connections and empathy;
- [Why we must all value the truth](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-we-must-all-value-the-truth/) - “It is a story of corporate malfeasance on a grand scale – a chilling revelation of the chemical industry’s greed, arrogance and reckless disregard for human life and the health of our planet.” That words of Phil Landrigan, founding director of Boston College’s Global Public Health Program, on Carey Gillam’s brand new book hot off the press
- [How to do good right now](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-do-good-right-now/) - Global poverty might sometimes feel to people like a problem they are powerless to do much about. What if it isn’t, though? What if you could easily make a real impact in helping those most in need? Since its launch in 2009, The Life You Can Save is a book that has acted as a guide in
- [How to grow your own food](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-grow-your-own-food/) - Justin Rhodes is my guest today on Inside Ideas. A permaculturalist, film producer, author and teacher, he helps people learn to work with nature to produce their own sustenance so they can live a more abundant life. Rhodes is a seasoned homesteader who has been practicing beyond organic and permaculture methods on a 75 acre family farm near
- [Welcome to the world of the future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/welcome-to-the-world-of-the-future/) - A deal has been struck between Saudi Arabia’s $500 billion new super city and urban air mobility pioneer Volocopter to create the world's first ever public air taxi and logistic services. Last month Volocopter completed the first ever crewed public test flight of a fully electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi in South Korea –
- [Are you an SDG3 innovator in Africa?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/are-you-an-sdg3-innovator-in-africa/) - The first ever Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa is on the hunt for digital innovations that can support the continent achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 3: good health and well-being. Open to African social entrepreneurs and purpose-driven enterprises pioneering digital healthcare solutions, it is offering grants of $250,000 to the top three innovators. “With
- [What will life be like in 2030?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-will-life-be-like-in-2030/) - I am delighted to welcome back Professor Felix Dodds as my guest on the Inside Ideas podcast. An Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina and an Associate Fellow at the Tellus Institute, he was listed one of the world's top 25 environmentalists ahead of his time in 2011. The same year, he chaired
- [Ride world's first flying art car](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/ride-the-worlds-first-flying-art-car/) - Where we're going, we don't need roads, the iconic line from 1980s Hollywood blockbuster Back to the Future, could become the tagline for the future of domestic travel. Inventor Doc Brown's words would certainly work well in an advert featuring the range of flying cars Slovakia’s AeroMobil plans to bring to market in 2023. Innovators Magazine first
- [AI helps deliver new vaccine facility](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/ai-helps-deliver-new-vaccine-facility/) - A Singapore-based biopharmaceutical has built a vaccine facility to fight COVID in just eight months using an AI-system that helps limit the number of human errors made during the construction phase. Prestige Biopharma, which has operations in Korea and America, completed the build of the 'global- scale manufacturing facility' in Osong, South Korea, with the
- [How to make the economy work](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-make-the-economy-work/) - Jenny Andersson is my guest today on Inside Ideas. A regenerative strategist, facilitator and educator, she harnesses the power of the collective intelligence of organisations and communities to help them create the futures they want. The power of the collective intelligence is always going to be better and more powerful than the knowledge of individuals.Jenny Andersson "The
- [New turbines work in typhoon winds](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-turbines-work-in-typhoon-winds/) - Japan experiences dozens of typhoons annually, and with climate change predicted to push this number higher, establishing a wind energy sector in the country is a challenging one. But Japanese startup, Challenergy, is working to lead the way using innovative wind turbines that are capable of converting typhoon winds into renewable energy. The turbines use
- [Top EU women innovators named](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/top-eu-women-innovators-named/) - The winners of the annual EU Prize for Women Innovators, a platform that helps to inspire and catalyse the next generation of female changemakers, have been announced. The three that were awarded €100,000 in the Women Innovators category were: Merel Boers from the Netherlands: co-founder and CEO of NICO-LAB, a company offering cutting-edge technology to help physicians improve emergency
- [How to deal with food waste](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-deal-with-food-waste/) - Tessa Clarke, my guest today on Inside Ideas, is the co-founder and CEO of OLIO, a free app tackling the problem of food waste. The app connects neighbours and volunteers with local businesses, so that surplus food can be given away, not thrown away. "If you look at food waste in the UK, half of all
- [WANTED: SDG3 solutions for Africa](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/wanted-sdg3-solutions-for-africa/) - The inaugural Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa is searching for digital solutions that can help the continent achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 3: good health and well-being. African social entrepreneurs and purpose-driven enterprises pioneering digital healthcare innovations are being urged to apply for the chance to win up to EUR 250,000 in grants. "With
- [Plant trees to stop climate change](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/plant-trees-to-stop-climate-change/) - Tali Orad is my guest today on Inside Ideas. She is the founder of 1treellion.org an NGO on a mission to inspire communities to plant trees and help fight climate change. "I read the research that came out that said if you plant 3.04 trillion trees you can stop climate change," she said. "Now, I’m a
- [Is storytelling ripe for AI rewrite?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-storytelling-ripe-for-ai-rewrite/) - Deep-Story: Artificial Intelligence and Next Generation Storytelling I am an author and screenwriter and love the creative process – from the first inspiration to the finished book and film. Currently the mystical dance with the muse can take years and includes many highs and even more lows which test the perseverance of the writer. Almost
- [EU cities fly the flag for innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/eu-cities-fly-the-flag-for-innovation/) - The winner of this year's €1 million European Capital of Innovation title will be announced at next week's European Innovation Council (EIC) Summit in Brussels. Dublin, Dortmund, Vilnius, and Malaga are competing for the award; with Cascais, Trondheim, and Vantaa vying to be named the first-ever European Rising Innovative City, and the winner of €500k. "The
- [Self-driving cars have brain wave](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/self-driving-cars-have-brain-wave/) - Self-driving supermarkets and autonomous electric taxis capable of slashing emissions in New York are some of the innovations driving the driverless revolution. The issue of safety is the recurring question though, but thanks to new research it will now be possible for automated vehicles to tap into the way our brains work to predict when
- [Kids’ message to leaders @COP26](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/kids-message-to-leaders-cop26/) - I went to the FridaysForFuture march in Glasgow on youth day. I went to see Greta Thunberg and I loved the march. I also went inside COP26, to a place named the action hub, where I saw big letters on the wall saying we are in the race of our lives, that we are in a race
- [Watch the Climate Crisis Film Fest](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/watch-the-climate-crisis-film-fest/) - The Climate Crisis Film Festival is showcasing diverse stories of climate change, at the same time as world leaders are in Glasgow for COP26. Running online until 14 November, it is dedicated to 'amplifying underrepresented climate stories'. “Pioneering, aspirational, grassroots and youth-led, our diverse and eye-opening programming focuses on channeling constructive collective action and providing an intersectional analysis of climate,
- [COP26 showcases climate solutions](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/cop26-showcases-climate-solutions/) - Innovation is taking centre stage at COP26 in Glasgow this week where the winners of the UN Global Climate Action Awards are showcasing their solutions. The 11 winning initiatives have been labelled the 'most practical, scalable and replicable examples' of innovations that can effectively fight climate change. “While we have the Paris Agreement as our
- [Explore virtual @COP26 exhibition](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/explore-virtual-cop26-exhibition/) - Looking for a sign that we can still win this race? In need of ideas and inspiration to recharge you? Step into the power of storytelling with us. For our planet and for our future. That's the message from international non-profit Youth4Nature (Y4N), which has launched a virtual, 3D storytelling exhibition, Our Story Your Turn,
- [Your all access pass to COP26](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/your-all-access-pass-to-cop26/) - Our teams are busy reporting from the blue zone inside COP26 and from the streets of Glasgow where the public is demanding leaders rise to the challenge of the climate crisis. We are tracking developments, speaking to decision makers and the public, and discovering more about the innovative solutions countries are prioritising in the fight
- [$130tn net zero pledge](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/blah-blah-blah-show-me-the-money/) - Through the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), over $130 trillion of private capital is committed to transforming the economy for net zero. These commitments, from over 450 firms across 45 countries, can deliver the estimated $100 trillion of finance needed for net zero over the next three decades. These are the opening lines
- [Inside Ideas at COP26](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/inside-ideas-at-cop26/) - The Inside Ideas podcast team is heading to Scotland for COP26. We will be filming special shows at the event, and speaking to the decision makers and changemakers involved in what has been labelled the last chance for world leaders to avoid run away climate change. As this week's UN Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report 2021 showed,
- [Energy fund eyes developing nations](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/energy-fund-eyes-developing-nations/) - A $1 billion fund to accelerate the roll out of renewable energy technologies in developing countries was launched today at COP26. In a partnership between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the International Renewable Energy Agency, the new Energy Transition Accelerator Financing (ETAF) platform is aiming to fund 1.5GW of additional clean power by the end
- [Glasgow clean energy breakthrough](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/glasgow-clean-energy-breakthrough/) - World leaders representing more than 50% of the world's economy have pledged to accelerate the roll out of clean technologies during this critical decade. The new Glasgow Breakthrough Agenda signed at COP26 aims to cut the cost of clean technologies to make them the goto choice for the most polluting sectors, with efforts to focus
- [Deforestation to end by 2030](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/deforestation-to-end-by-2030/) - In the first major agreement made at COP26 in Glasgow more than 100 world leaders - representing countries that support 85% of the world’s forests - have sounded a welcome death knell for deforestation. In a bid to save the lungs of the planet $19.2 billion in public and private funding will be mobilised to
- [Weekend reads](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-10/) - A parts of the world become increasingly uninhabitable due to climate change what does that mean for the future of people living on the frontline? In his new book MOVE: The Forces Uprooting Us, Dr Parag Khanna explores four potential future scenarios that might lie ahead for people and planet. “One scenario is what I call regional
- [Off-grid solar boost for Nigeria](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/off-grid-solar-boost-for-nigeria/) - Around 10% of the 800 million people worldwide living with no access to electricity live in Nigeria. To help give more if its citizens access to power Bboxx has begun rolling out off-grid solar in the southwest of the country. The company, which makes, supplies and finances decentralised solar powered systems for use in developing countries,
- [Which of these futures do you want?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/which-of-these-futures-do-you-want/) - If we know the southern hemisphere is going to suffer more from climate change than the northern hemisphere, the question is: what are we going to do about it? Dr Parag Khanna has been tackling that particular question. Named one of Esquire’s 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century, and featured in WIRED magazine’s Smart
- [How to follow the latest from COP26](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-follow-the-latest-from-cop26/) - This week's UN Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report 2021 revealed that the pledges being made by nations ahead of COP26 fall well short of putting the world on track to meet the 1.5°C Paris goal. Current commitments would see a temperature rise this century of at least 2.7°C, the type of increase a recent IPCC report said will result
- [Why COP26 needs indigenous voices](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/why-cop26-needs-indigenous-voices/) - The Kogi of Colombia are an indigenous South American tribe from the Andes who have been warning about the impact of climate change for decades. In a film first shown on Netflix, the Kogi raise awareness of climate change through self-filmed footage that reveals the symbiotic relationship that can exist between nature and planet. The
- [How to invest in farming and nature](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-invest-in-farming-and-nature/) - Mark Shepard, who leads one of America's most ambitious sustainable agriculture projects - New Forest Farm - is my guest today on Inside Ideas. New Forest Farm is a planned conversion of a typical row-crops grain farm into a commercial-scale, perennial agricultural ecosystem using oak savanna, successional brushland and eastern woodlands as the ecological models. Trees, shrubs,
- [Calling circulars startups](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/calling-circulars-startups/) - The Circulars Accelerator ’22 was launched this year by Accenture in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. And there are five days remaining to apply to join the six-month programme, which is designed to catalyse actions that can accelerate the global transition to an equitable and circular economy. "We are looking for early to growth stage entrepreneurs,
- [How to build cities of the future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-build-cities-of-the-future/) - A community of urban researchers and city makers recently launched 17 keys for sustainable and just cities. The keys provide practical ways for urban decision makers, administrators, activists and urban planners to tackle the twin challenges of injustice and unsustainability. In order to build sustainable cities, we need to get to the root of injustice.
- [Urban pioneers recognised](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/urban-pioneers-recognised/) - Innovators Magazine was a media partner with this month's CIVITAS Forum - Europe’s premier sustainable mobility conference - held in Aachen. One of the highlights of the event was the CIVITAS Awards. This year's winners were Parma, which picked up the Climate-Neutral award, Aachen - winner of the Transformation award, and Gdynia, winner of the
- [Meet Europe's young innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/meet-europes-young-innovators/) - Some of Europe's finest young pioneers are competing for this year's prestigious World Summit Awards (WSA). The 15 finalists, selected by an expert European jury, are all developing digital solutions that can positively impact the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “The WSA European Young Innovators initiative combines two major perspectives: first the commitment on the
- [Can your startup do this?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/can-your-startup-do-this/) - European startups and scale-ups developing sustainable urban mobility solutions can apply for €150k of funding. In a new call launched today by EIT Urban Mobility, early stage companies are being urged to pitch innovations that can shape cities of the future. The call is looking for startups and scale-ups pioneering products that can contribute to at least
- [NYC students dig hydroponic farming](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/nyc-students-dig-hydroponic-farming/) - Non-profit Teens for Food Justice (TFFJ) is tackling food insecurity in New York through school-based hydroponic farming initiatives. The innovate farming technique is used to grow plants without soil, and TFFJ has been training school kids in districts where access to food is limited to small local stores - areas referred to as food deserts -
- [Tune into the Climate Crisis Film Fest](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tune-into-the-climate-crisis-film-fest/) - The programme has been announced for next month's Climate Crisis Film Festival. Running online from 1-14 November, it will showcase diverse stories of climate change, at the same time as world leaders are gathering in Glasgow for COP26. "Pioneering, aspirational, grassroots and youth-led, our diverse and eye-opening programming focuses on channeling constructive collective action and providing
- [Meat minus the slaughter](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/meat-minus-the-slaughter/) - The food tech company that unveiled the world's first-ever cultivated beef burger in 2013 has received European funding to progress an EU market for cell agriculture. “Cell agriculture is the field of producing animal products like meat, dairy and even products like leather, directly from cells instead of raising animals for these exact same products,"
- [Calling startups and scaleups](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/calling-startups-and-scaleups/) - Early stage companies on a mission to make Europe a more sustainable and inclusive continent are being urged to apply for support worth €1 million. The support is being offered by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) community: EIT Digital, EIT Climate-KIC, EIT Food, EIT Manufacturing and EIT Urban Mobility. To accelerate the New
- [Do we need an organic mindset?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/do-we-need-an-organic-mindset/) - Sebastian Kretschmer is passionate about developing programmes that can foster food sovereignty and support the next generation of organic farmers. The biodynamic farmer and organic agriculturalist is a founding member of the Organic Food System Program and the UN One Planet Network. He is also my guest today on Inside Ideas. In all aspects of
- [Women are building a better world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/women-are-building-a-better-world/) - The annual EU Prize for Women Innovators is much more than an event that simply rewards excellence, it is a platform that is helping to inspire and catalyse the next generation of female changemakers. This year's 17 finalists were announced today, ahead of next month's European Innovation Council Summit, where the winners will be announced.
- [Latest newsletter out](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/latest-newsletter-out-2/) - There are growing calls for the democratisation of technology. The how of which will be explored next week during the G-STIC Dubai conference, in a series of virtual events focused on the issue - viewed through the lens of indigenous peoples and young people. Today's newsletter has more on this, more of our latest stories and new episodes of the Inside Ideas podcast with Marc Buckley,
- [How tech can save the world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-tech-can-save-the-world/) - How do we future-proof the values and knowledge of people in a world defined by technology? The questions posed by the exponential rise in frontier technologies are many, and they leave civilisation sitting at a point that is more spaghetti junction than crossroads. Navigate them, though, and the road ahead looks bright. But we can't
- [Your pass to COP26](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/your-pass-to-cop26/) - A 1.5°C world is still possible, but only just. COP26 represents a crucial opportunity to secure the future of humankind and prevent environmental catastrophe. That was the message tweeted by Nigel Topping, UN High Level Climate Action Champion for COP26, who added that 'businesses and world leaders must act now'. The upcoming COP26, taking place
- [Vote for clean power](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/vote-for-clean-power/) - The 16th edition of EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) gets underway next week under the theme Towards 2030: Reshaping the European Energy System. And the public can vote online now for their picks in the EUSEW Awards: in the young energy trailblazer; woman in energy; and citizens’ award categories. “The event will comprise a 3-day digital Policy Conference,
- [Solutions for a net zero future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/solutions-for-a-net-zero-future/) - A new online resource showcasing effective net-zero solutions that policymakers can adopt has been launched ahead of COP26. NetZero Pathfinders is a searchable platform containing a bank of policies that are proving successful at a regional and national level worldwide, and has been created by BloombergNEF (BNEF), Bloomberg LP, and Bloomberg Philanthropies. “Setting ambitious net-zero
- [How city life is changing](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-city-life-is-changing/) - How can cultural heritage and electric mobility be the common theme for a conference? What brings these seemingly very different topics together, and how will they both shape our cities in the future? This event will shed light on how to create cities that combine cultural heritage with sustainable mobility – creating cities where infrastructure
- [EU cities lead sustainable transition](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/eu-cities-lead-sustainable-transition/) - The Spanish City of A Coruña, La Titaranya SCCL and the City of Nijmegen, in the Netherlands, have been named as the finalists for the 2021 Transformative Action Award.The award is organised jointly by ICLEI Europe, the Basque Country and the City of Aalborg (Denmark) with support from the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Investment Bank
- [Earthshot Prize winners announced](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/earthshot-prize-winners-announced/) - The first Earthshot Prize winners were announced Sunday at a star-studded event at London’s Alexandra Palace. Supported by the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Earthshot Prize will be awarded annually until 2030 – the target year for the UN Global Goals to be achieved. "Our Finalists all give us hope which, we
- [Weekend reads](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-8/) - Broken food systems are responsible for one in 10 of the global population going hungry and one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions. In her book Diet for a Hot Planet, author and leading expert on global food systems, Anna Lappé warns that without radical change to food systems run away climate change is inevitable. “If we
- [€363M innovation pot for startups](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/e363m-innovation-pot-for-startups/) - More than 60 European startups developing breakthrough innovations are to receive a share of €363 million in new funding. The 65 early stage companies selected by the European Commission's European Innovation Council (EIC)will each get access to up to €17 million to accelerate and scale their innovations, which are in areas including digital technologies, energy, and biotechnology.
- [How to identify healthy foods](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-identify-healthy-foods/) - A new Food Compass system developed by researchers in America has been labelled 'one of the most comprehensive nutrient profiling systems in the world'. Using cutting-edge science the system, created by a team at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, has taken three years to develop and explains 'how different
- [How to become an agent of change](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-become-an-agent-of-change/) - Google’s Innovation Lab uses her Responsible Business Framework - and her books are required business school reading at Stanford and Harvard. She is Carol Sanford, the author of five best-selling books and Senior Fellow of Social Innovation at Babson College, and she is my guest today on Inside Ideas. Her writing does not present the
- [Is this the future of food?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-this-the-future-of-food/) - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $10 million in the country's first-ever government backed research institute dedicated to cellular agriculture. In a move welcomed by the Good Food Institute, the investment will help establish the new National Institute for Cellular Agriculture. "Cell agriculture is the field of producing animal products like meat,
- [Countdown to Climathon](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/countdown-to-climathon/) - Events will take place in hundreds of cities during this month's Climathon Week of climate action. "Each year, Climathon brings together hundreds of cities and thousands of participants," said organisers Climate-KIC. "Our 2021 edition is back and bolder than ever - spanning an entire Week of Action on 25-31 October where we celebrate, recognise and
- [Ideas that have changed the world](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/ideas-that-have-changed-the-world/) - Every week I take a deep dive with the global changemakers leading the transition to a just and sustainable future. A Nobel prize winner; the legendary explorer who co-piloted the first ever round-the-world solar powered flight; Joe Biden’s pick for deputy director for energy justice at the U.S. Department Of Energy; and inspirational UN leaders,
- [Hands up for a circular economy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/hands-up-for-a-circular-economy/) - Switzerland's Circular Economy Transition initiative is dedicated to supporting startups that can accelerate the country's transition to circularity. It has put more than 50 startups through its Circular Economy Incubator programme, with the latest cohort of 33 set to start the three-month hybrid incubator next week. They include Mission Mycelium, which transforms waste products into
- [Boost for social impact pioneers](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/boost-for-social-impact-innovators/) - A European investment fund committed to accelerating circular economy solutions has raised €110m. The Rubio Impact Ventures fund says it expects to support more than 30 companies through this second funding round, across its three impact themes: circular solutions, people power, and healthy living. Fair-coffee brand Wakuli, cultivated meat headliner Mosa Meat and Litterati, a free app that inspires people
- [Follow sign to climate-neutral cities](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/follow-sign-to-climate-neutral-cities/) - Europe’s premier sustainable mobility conference is being held in the German spa city of Aachen this month. Held annually, the CIVITAS Forum, which Innovators Magazine is media partners with, brings together 'experts and practitioners from across the continent to explore the role of transport in paving the way towards building climate-neutral cities by- and for
- [Climate hopes on a knife-edge](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/climate-hopes-on-a-knife-edge/) - Without food system transformation there can be no meaningful solution to the climate crisis, says best selling author Anna Lappé, my guest today on Inside Ideas. The internationally renowned expert on food systems also told me that when it comes to climate change the burden of responsibility very much lies at the doors of the
- [How to watch the Earthshot final](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-to-watch-the-earthshot-final/) - The final of the inaugural Earthshot Prize recognising 'innovators with ground-breaking solutions to repair our planet' will be broadcast worldwide this Sunday. Backed by the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Earthshot Prize will be awarded annually until 2030 - the target year for the UN Global Goals to be achieved. The
- [Who will conserve nature and how?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/who-will-conserve-nature-and-how/) - The UN Biodiversity Conference starting today has been labelled a 'critical meeting for people and for nature'. For it to succeed it must turn to traditional knowledge, because when Indigenous Peoples lead on conservation efforts the results are far more positive than those achieved through 'externally' controlled conservation, new research shows. Sidelining Indigenous Peoples and
- [Is your innovation tackling hunger?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-your-innovation-tackling-hunger/) - The World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation challenge is offering up to €100K in equity-free funding to game-changing solutions that can support the transition to sustainable food systems. Transforming food systems is one of the most powerful ways to change course and realise the vision of the #SDG2030 agenda.WFP Innovation "This year’s campaign challenges us to
- [Weekend reads](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-7/) - A lot of the problems that we are facing in the world today I think of as nature telling us ‘sorry – it doesn’t work like that here', farmer and author, Chris Smaje, told me this week. For Chris, one of the ways we can reconnect with nature would be to ditch destructive agriculture practices.
- [Climate innovators recognised](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/climate-innovators-recognised/) - Innovators tackling climate change were recognised this week at a special 10th anniversary edition of the United Nations Global Climate Action Awards. Running since 2011, the annual awards added a new Climate Leaders category this year, which recognised 'transformational and replicable government action at any level’. Climate Action is essential to limit global temperature rise to
- [Robot hospital visit improves day](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/robot-hospital-visit-improves-day/) - A robot call Robin has been making life a little bit better for children and staff at an American hospital. In a new UCLA study, Robin was shown to improve the mood of young patients, as well as the medical interactions for hospitalised children. Standing at 4 feet tall this friendly social companion robot, remotely
- [Is this the future of farming?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-this-the-future-of-farming/) - To create the small farming world of the future he envisions, farmer and author Chris Smaje says it is time to ditch destructive agriculture practices. In place of the behemoth global farming systems and networks currently destroying soils and leaving hundreds of millions of people malnourished, Chris wants to see a shift to A Small
- [Startups can enter net-zero race](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/startups-can-enter-net-zero-race/) - Europe's race to net-zero challenge is open to startups pioneering climate mitigation solutions. "The EIT Climate-KIC is working together with the European Innovation Council (EIC) Business Acceleration Services to offer you a new programme, in which 80 EIC accelerator startups, scale-ups or SMEs will be able to participate," the call says. "EIT Climate KIC will help you understand, measure,
- [On the frontline of the climate fight](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/on-the-frontline-of-the-climate-fight/) - Cities are responsible for around 80% of emissions and consume two-thirds of the world's energy. Transitioning to a resilient future rests on these urban centres undergoing a sustained transformation. If successful this will deliver inclusive, climate-neutral cities, an outcome this month's Innovate4Cities (I4C) conference, co-sponsored by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), will seek
- [Youth Climate Action Challenge](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/youth-climate-action-challenge/) - Young innovators under 30 are being urged to take part in the Youth Climate Action Challenge. Led by the Climate Reality Project and Global Shapers Community, the challenge is looking for solutions in five areas: circular economy; green cities; climate justice; nature; and civic engagement. "This challenge is a global call for youth-led innovative solutions
- [Follow all the action from COP26](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/follow-all-the-action-from-cop26/) - Glasgow is the place, 2021 is the time. The words of John Kerry, the 68th U.S. Secretary of State, and the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, on the upcoming COP26 event taking place in Scotland's biggest city. Innovators Magazine will have a team at the climate summit, tracking developments, speaking to decision makers, and finding
- [Zero carbon film a world premiere](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/zero-carbon-film-a-world-first/) - Hitachi has released what it says is the first film powered completely by zero-carbon energy. A cast and crew of 30 came together to make it, using pedal power and a solar-powered generator to create a film that generated zero carbon emissions from energy. Oscar-winning director Sir Sam Mendes agreed to be the narrator as
- [Latest newsletter out](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/latest-newsletter-out/) - Today's newsletter has all the latest news, podcasts, challenges and event updates targeted at innovators working to overcome the world's biggest challenges. It features insight on the new deep-learning algorithm developed to trigger an early warning system against runaway climate change; and new episodes of the Inside Ideas podcast with Marc Buckley. Guest David Jensen, head of the Environmental Peacebuilding
- [Biotechs need to remember this](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/biotechs-need-to-remember-this/) - The European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy (EFIB) gets underway in Vienna tomorrow. There is still time to register and be part of the continent's flagship annual event for the bioeconomy. It is the 14th edition of EFIB, and Innovators Magazine is again a proud media partner of the event, which will welcome ambitious
- [New York's answer to food waste](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-yorks-answer-to-food-waste/) - According to the World Food Programme an average household wastes a staggering US$1,600 of food every year, with around one-third of all food worldwide never eaten. When globally more than 811 million are malnourished, hunger levels are rising - as the most recent State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report revealed,
- [AI predicts climate tipping points](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/ai-predicts-climate-tipping-points/) - A new deep-learning algorithm has been developed that can trigger an early warning system 'against runaway climate change'. The research, led by Chris Bauch, a professor of applied mathematics at the University of Waterloo, explores the tipping points 'beyond which rapid or irreversible change happens in a system'. I just hope that these new findings
- [Green light for climate-neutral cities](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/green-light-for-climate-neutral-cities/) - Europe is aiming to have 100 climate-neutral cities by 2030, as part of the continent's EU missions strategy to 'solve major societal challenges'. It is estimated that more than two-thirds of the world's population will live in cities by 2050, up from around 55% today, so making these urban centres climate-neutral is a 'must' for
- [Big potential in this climate solution](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/big-potential-in-this-climate-solution/) - Billions of dollars of investment have gone into developing carbon capture technologies and researchers at Stanford want to see similar sums mobilised to pioneer methane removing technologies. There is a strong case for this. Every year one million premature deaths are caused by high concentrations of tropospheric ozone resulting from methane emissions. Another major problem
- [Is meat on the way out?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/is-meat-on-the-way-out/) - The global food production system is responsible for 35% of all greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report published this week in Nature Food. That is higher than previous studies have shown, which is because the researchers accounted for the entire food production ecosystem, to calculate the impact of food subsectors, including transportation, the
- [New dawn for the future of food](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/new-dawn-for-the-future-of-food/) - Kazakhstan said it wants to achieve a more efficient use of land and water resources, so it is increasing land fertility, introducing water saving technologies, and digitalising water supply systems; Poland is building a food identification system to provide transparent information about how and where food is produced; New Zealand is joining the Indigenous Peoples
- [Can technology save agriculture?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/can-technology-save-agriculture/) - Digital data drives better soil management When we think about limited resources in agriculture, water is normally the first that springs to mind. The bad news is that just like water, soil is a finite resource that is fast deteriorating as a result of human activity. The good news: research is providing farmers, landowners and
- [Brands accelerate net-zero plans](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/brands-accelerate-net-zero-plans/) - Global brands signing up to The Climate Pledge are committed to hitting the Paris Agreement targets 10 years early by being net-zero carbon by 2040. The initiative, led by Amazon and Global Optimism, has already attracted more than 200 of the biggest names in business. Combined all the companies signed up to the pledge, including HEINEKEN, Telefónica, Scania
- [Mobilising climate-neutral cities](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/mobilising-climate-neutral-cities/) - Innovators Magazine is media partners with this month’s CIVITAS Forum, all about accelerating ‘smart routes towards climate-neutral cities’. Citizens, cities, policymakers, projects, NGOs, and academics will come together to connect and push on with the ‘European Commission’s mission to create 100 climate-neutral cities by 2030′. “What is the role of mobility and transport in meeting this 2030 goal?
- [Big moment for biotech](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/big-moment-for-biotech/) - Vienna will become the European capital of biotechnology next week when it welcomes the continent's flagship industry event. The European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy (EFIB) will celebrate its 14th edition, and Innovators Magazine is again a proud media partner of the event. The annual get together is when the biotech community looks to
- [Science fiction and fact have a chat](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/science-fiction-and-fact-have-a-chat/) - Climate science will meet science fiction next month in what promises to be an exciting online event. In the fact corner, representing science, is Friederike Otto, a world-renowned climate researcher who works with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); and in the science fiction corner, Kim Stanley Robinson, a famous science fiction author, known
- [Countdown to Junior World Food Day](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/countdown-to-junior-world-food-day/) - Young school children aged between six and 12 are being urged to get their dancing shoes for Junior World Food Day on 5 October. It is a chance to 'meet food heroes and get inspired to make change happen and become a food hero too', the organisers say. "Get ready to sing along with the launch
- [What to ask about the future of tech](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-to-ask-about-the-future-of-tech/) - How do we future-proof the values and knowledge of people in a world defined by technology? The questions posed by the exponential rise in frontier technologies are many, and they leave civilisation sitting at a point that is more spaghetti junction than crossroads. Navigate them, though, and the road ahead still looks bright. The challenge
- [Join me on Inside Ideas](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/join-me-on-inside-ideas/) - A Nobel prize winner; the legendary explorer who took control of the first non-stop around-the-world balloon flight and co-piloted the first ever round-the-world solar powered flight; Joe Biden’s pick for deputy director for energy justice at the U.S. Department Of Energy; and several UN leaders, are among the amazing guests to have appeared on Inside
- [Youth respond to climate inaction](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/youth-respond-to-climate-inaction/) - Th #Youth4Climate pre-COP event is on right now in Milan with 400 international youth champions presenting their big ideas for achieving a sustainable future. Greta Thunberg has already spoken at the event, where she decried decades of inaction and sounded a 'blah, blah, blah' warning about promises world leaders have made about building back better and reaching
- [Hurdles to a meat-free future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/hurdles-to-a-meat-free-future/) - Last week's UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) in New York was heralded as a new dawn for the future of food. It saw countries announce the actions they would take to contribute to a global transformation of food systems, which are currently responsible for 80% of biodiversity loss, and a third of global greenhouse gas
- [Calling circular pioneers](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/calling-circular-pioneers/) - The Circulars Accelerator '22 was launched this year by Accenture in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. The six-month programme is designed to catalyse actions that can accelerate the global transition to an equitable and circular economy. Early stage companies pioneering circular economy innovations can find out more about the accelerator during a live event
- [Earthbeat Challenge](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/earthbeat-challenge/) - Young filmmakers are being urged to submit a 3-minute film showcasing their efforts to protect nature and the climate. The Earthbeat Challenge, open to young people aged 14-30, is looking for video stories that feature participants tackling the climate crisis; working to protect and restore biodiversity and ecosystems in rural or urban areas; or protecting and
- [Inside the restaurant of the future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/inside-the-restaurant-of-the-future/) - In the heart of bustling Bangkok sits an urban farm and zero-waste restaurant that is defining the future of sustainable dining. With a philosophy to ‘grow to give back’, chef Deepanker Khosla’s Haoma restaurant is on a mission to be a ‘living example’ of what the sustainable future of eating out can look like. Serving up
- [European innovators WANTED](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/european-innovators-wanted/) - ‘Are you aligned with our mission of a net-zero, resilient and just society by 2030? Are you interested in leveraging innovation for system change?' If the answers are yes, the EIT Climate-KIC Innovation Call 22 could be the perfect fit. Offering partial funding, the pan-European programme is focused on innovations in five areas: city systems;
- [Go and explore biotech](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/go-and-explore-biotech/) - European Biotech Week gets underway today with over 100 accessible events that invite the public to come and learn more about biotech and science. Nearly half of them are available online, so there are plenty of opportunities for people to discover the variety of ways this sector is transforming their daily lives. Celebrating its 25th
- [Weekend Reads](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/weekend-reads-5/) - The 50th-anniversary edition of Diet for a Small Planet is hot off the press this week and author Frances Moore Lappé joined me on Inside Ideas to talk about the new and updated version of her book. "Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food, it’s caused by a scarcity of democracy,” she told me.
- [NYC hosts Food Systems Summit](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/food-systems-summit-underway/) - Today's historic UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) in New York marks the launch of a ‘global movement on food system transformation'. After 18-months of global dialogues, world leaders and decision makers have arrived to announce action plans for fixing broken food systems that are responsible for 80% of biodiversity loss, and a third of global
- [How can the world eat back better?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-can-the-world-eat-back-better/) - Frances Moore Lappé is my guest today on Inside Ideas. A household name in America, Frankie is the author of 20 books, including the three-million bestseller Diet for a Small Planet. Which for decades has taught people about the plant-based food solutions that offer better choices for supporting the health of people and planet. This month
- [Food systems prepare for revolution](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/food-systems-prepare-for-revolution/) - Expectations are high ahead of tomorrow's historic UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) in New York that countries will step up to the challenge of fixing broken food systems. Announcements are expected from more than 85 heads of state, with 'school meals for every child, zero food waste and an agriculture innovation mission for climate, among
- [World's startup hotspots ranked](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/worlds-startup-hotspots-ranked/) - Silicon Valley and North America are still the centre of the startup universe, according to the new 2021 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER). The report, from Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), was launched today at London Tech Week. The rankings assess seven factors, including performance and talent, and show that North America
- [$1 Billion for Nature](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/1-billion-for-nature-and-people/) - Amazon boss Jeff Bezos launched the Bezos Earth Fund last year committing $10 billion to the global fight against climate change. And this week the fund has pledged $1 billion to support conservation and biodiversity efforts, especially those driven by 'local communities and Indigenous peoples'. Initiatives in the 'Congo Basin, the tropical Andes, and the tropical Pacific Ocean'
- [Vote for sustainable power](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/vote-for-sustainable-power/) - The 16th edition of EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) takes place next month under the theme Towards 2030: Reshaping the European Energy System. And the public are being urged to vote online now for their favourites in the EUSEW Awards - in the young energy trailblazer; woman in energy; and citizens' award categories. "The event
- [How greed has skewed reality](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/how-greed-has-skewed-reality/) - According to one of the world’s best known environmentalists, the ruthless pursuit of profit is to blame for the toxic food systems that continue to ruin the health of millions worldwide. Helena Norberg-Hodge, my guest today on Inside Ideas, is the winner of the alternative Nobel prize, the Arthur Morgan Award, and the Goi Peace
- [Calling biotech innovators](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/calling-biotech-innovators/) - This year's European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy (EFIB) is being held in Vienna next month. Innovators Magazine is a proud and longstanding media partner of the event, which will celebrate its 14th edition in October. EFIB is where biotech innovators come together to share ideas and forge new partnerships. More than 110 organisations
- [Big names commit to net-zero](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/big-names-commit-to-net-zero/) - More than 200 big businesses have now signed up to The Climate Pledge to become net-zero carbon by 2040. The initiative, led by Amazon and Global Optimism, calls on signatories to reach the Paris Agreement targets 10 years early. In agreeing to support The Climate Pledge corporations commit to implementing a range of decarbonisation strategies that harness new innovations
- [Swiss top innovation league](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/swiss-top-innovation-league-2/) - Europe dominates the top 10 positions in the Global Innovation Index (GII) released today by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Switzerland comes out on top, with Sweden, America, and the UK all securing top five rankings for the fourth year in a row. The GII, now in its 14th year, reveals tech intensive companies
- [Countdown to Climate Week NYC](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/countdown-to-climate-week-nyc/) - Climate Week NYC kicks off in the Big Apple Monday with a packed programme of virtual and hybrid events. The tagline this year is getting it done, and between 20-26 September the city will shout this message loud and clear to help inspire an acceleration in climate action. “Climate Week NYC, returns for 2021 with a
- [Prince William reveals Earthshot finalists](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/prince-william-reveals-earthshot-finalists/) - Prince William today announced the 15 finalists in the inaugural multi-million pound Earthshot Prize - recognising 'innovators with ground-breaking solutions to repair our planet'. Speaking on YouTube, Prince William said the ambition of the Prize is to 'find the most innovative solutions to repair our planet’. Inspired by the quality of entries, which were received from
- [You will never recycle alone](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/you-will-never-recycle-alone/) - Liverpool FC announced today it is implementing a ‘closed loop recycling model’ to deal with the half a million plastic bottles used at its stadium every season. As one of the world’s most famous football clubs - Liverpool has supporters clubs in more than 100 countries, and tens of millions of followers on social media
- [What happened to growing back greener?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-happened-to-growing-back-greener/) - It looks like it was just Gambia that got the memo about growing back greener, according to a report released this week by Climate Action Tracker (CAT). Based on its in-depth assessment, Gambia is the only country in the world taking climate actions that are 'consistent with the Paris Agreement 1.5°C'. “In May, after the
- [What is the future for tourism?](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/what-is-the-future-for-tourism/) - Overtourism was a serious problem pre-pandemic, the question now - as restrictions continue to ease, is will it return? To help answer that and explore ways in which it can be avoided, Dr Martha Honey and Kelsey Frenkiel join me on today's episode of Inside Ideas. They are both tourism experts, and authors who have
- [Rethinking the way we live together](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/rethinking-the-way-we-live-together/) - "The New European Bauhaus offers an unprecedented opportunity to redefine the ‘new normal’ in the context of sustainability, inclusivity, and aesthetics," Dr Sandra Piesik wrote earlier this year. And today the European Commission set out plans for taking forward this opportunity. Billed as the 'cultural and creative dimension to the European Green Deal', the New European Bauhaus
- [Enter the SDG Action Zone](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/enter-the-sdg-action-zone/) - The SDG Action Zone is a virtual event on for three days next week during the 76th UN General Assembly. Organisers say it 'will address the biggest headlines and untold stories alike; and speakers will show, and not just tell'. "Bringing the UN to the world and the world to the UN over the course
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- [Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) edition](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/advertising/industrial-biotechnology-innovation-centre-ibioic-edition/) - Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) annual conference edition The annual IBioIC conference in Glasgow, Scotland is becoming an increasingly influential gathering for biotech experts and innovators. Our tailored print edition will be distributed in the delegate packs to every attendee at the event in January 2018, as well as through our digital channels. We’re offering
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- [Ensymm digital advertising package](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/advertising/ensymm-digital-advertising-package/) - Ensymm digital advertising package incorporating placement of Ensymm logo, with link to Ensymm website on Innovators Magazine website in the two following locations: - ACHEMA 2018 page - Biotechnology & biosciences sector page This placement will commence upon receipt of logo and link and will continue until end of ACHEMA 2018 in June. Booking
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## Challenges

- [AmplifyChange](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/challenges/amplifychange/) - Supports youth-led and civil society organisations advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Funding can be used to strengthen advocacy, community engagement, policy influence, and grassroots initiatives that improve access to SRHR information and services across Africa, Asia, and the MENA region. Rolling Applications.
- [Women and Girls in Science Challenge (WGS)](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/challenges/women-and-girls-in-science-challenge-wgs/) - The WGS26 Challenge calls for applications from young women who are university students (bachelor, master, PhD), early career researchers, or simply interested in starting a career in STEM and/or defence. Proposals should address one of five prescribed foresight scenarios: A Day Without Space; A Day Without Power; A Day Without the Internet; A Day Without
- [AIP Seed 2.0 fund](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/challenges/aip-seed-2-0-fund/) - Open to startups in central and eastern Europe (CEE) this €25 million fund offers up to €250k to early-stage startups. More than 30 startups will be supported annually through the AIP Seed 2.0 early-stage investment fund, which is targeting the most promising young companies from the CEE. Through its unique model the fund will evaluate
- [$100M Prize for Carbon Removal](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/challenges/100m-prize-for-carbon-removal/) - 'This four-year global competition invites innovators and teams from anywhere on the planet to create and demonstrate solutions that can pull carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere or oceans, and sequester it durably and sustainably. Funded by Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation, this $100M competition is the largest incentive prize in history.‎'
- [Regeneration.VC fund](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/challenges/regeneration-vc-fund/) - ‘Have an innovation ready to supercharge?’ is the big question Regeneration.VC is asking innovators worldwide. And if your company is pioneering circular solutions that can tackle the climate emergency then you should seriously think about giving Leonardo Di Caprio, a strategic advisor to the fund, and the team at Regeneration.VC a call. The fund, which recently brought down the
- [Good Fashion Fund](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/challenges/good-fashion-fund/) - The Good Fashion Fund finances the 'implementation of highly impactful and disruptive production technologies in Asia'. It specifically targets 'long-term USD debt investments in textile and apparel manufacturers in India, Vietnam and Bangladesh'.
- [Rubio Impact Ventures fund](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/challenges/rubio-impact-ventures-fund/) - The Rubio platform has more than €100 million in capital to invest in projects that fall into three thematic areas: Circular Solutions; People Power; Healthy Living. Take the test and explore opportunities to collaborate with Rubio Impact Ventures.
- [Sustainability Seed Program](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/challenges/sustainability-seed-program/) - Launched by the Founders Factory and G-Force, it offers investment of €150k to early stage eco-tech ventures pioneering planet-saving solutions. The investment, which also includes six-months of support and access to the Founders Factory network, will be targeted at climate-tech startups developing climate-friendly solutions in areas including mobility, the circular economy, food production, carbon capture, housing and

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## Timeline

- [Official ACHEMA 2018 edition](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/official-biotech-mag-for-achema-2018/) - “Innovators Magazine – the name already implies why it’s a perfect match for ACHEMA,” says Dr Marlene Etschmann, ACHEMA communications. “Always on the forefront of technology and covering a broad range of topics, the magazine is just like our trade show.”
- [Impact Comms Programme](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/impact-comms-programme/) - Impact Comms programme for under 25s launches, a paid internship putting young voices at the heart of the sustainability agenda. Carlotta De Toni excels in the role, visiting and reporting on cross sector events across Europe, a circular economy event in Taiwan, and also giving a keynote speech for the magazine.
- [Closing ceremony](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/special-edition-ceremony/) - Co-host the closing ceremony of the European Innovation Summit at the European Parliament, Brussels.
- [#ACopHalfFull at COP27 in Egypt](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/acophalffull-at-cop27-in-egypt/) - At COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, innovators and leaders share #ACopHalfFull vision of a better future, including Professor Johan Rockström, pictured, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research He said: “We have so much evidence that if we succeed in this transition, a more resilient, secure, peaceful and healthy future” lies ahead.
- [New Year edition presented to European Commissioner for Innovation, Mariya Gabriel](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/new-year-edition-presented-to-european-commissioner-for-innovation-mariya-gabriel/) - At a ceremony held by the K4I in the European Parliament, a special edition of Innovators Magazine was presented to then European Commissioner for Innovation, Mariya Gabriel. by Maria da Graça Carvalho, Portugal’s Minister for Environment and Energy.
- [World Future Forum in Lisbon](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/world-future-forum-in-lisbon/) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomes the first-ever World Future Forum in our new special event edition produced in partnership with organisers, Allied4Future.
- [Dubai COP28 partnership with A4F](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/dubai-cop28-partnership-with-a4f/) - Innovators Magazine/OnePoint5Media and Allied4Future collaborate to produce coverage of COP28 in Dubai. Pictured: Arvea Marieni, technical director of the Regenerative Society Foundation, the leading alliance for a regenerative economy.
- [Special edition presented to President of the Assembly Parliament of North Macedonia](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/special-edition-presented-to-president-of-the-assembly-parliament-of-north-macedonia/) - World Future Forum 2024 special edition of Innovators Magazine presented to Afrim Gashi, President of the Assembly Parliament of North Macedonia, by EU Climate Pact Ambassador, IIija Vuchkov.
- [Global Goals awards](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/global-goals-awards/) - Created world's first cross-sector Global Goals awards, attracting entries from brands including Budweiser and Barclays.
- [Launch](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/launched/) - Innovators Magazine launches in early 2015, the year the UN Global Goals were officially adopted. Susan Robertson and Iain Robertson (wife and husband) decide to pool their skills in journalism and strategic communications to launch a new European magazine with a vision to connect and inspire cross sector and societal innovation for the Goals.
- [Episode 100 of the Inside Ideas podcast](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/episode-100-of-the-inside-ideas-podcast/) - The Inside Ideas podcast with Marc Buckley celebrates its 100th episode with Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus as guest.
- [MENU B](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/menu-b/) - Menu B: planet-saving food solutions is launching in 2020
- [INSIDE IDEAS](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/inside-ideas/) - Marc Buckley’s new OnePoint5Media + Innovators Magazine podcast show Inside Ideas launches.
- [Readers in 100+ countries](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/readers-in-100-countries/) - Digital editions produced since 2015 have been read in 105 countries worldwide.
- [Innovate Now](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/innovate-now/) - Launch Innovate Now newsletter to share information on online challenges, funding calls, and initiatives dedicated to tackling COVID-19: to help accelerate global solutions to the deadly pandemic.
- [5th annual biotech digital edition](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/5th-annual-biotech-digital-edition/) - The biotech & theme explores the sector's impact in reshaping areas including the circular economy, food, fashion, the SDGs, and cities.
- [Holly meets Hindou](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/holly-meets-meets-hindou/) - Youngest connection Holly Robertson meets Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim at the launch event of Resilience Frontiers in South Korea, an initiative exploring pathways beyond the Global Goals. Innovators Magazine and OnePoint5Media support the event.
- [Resilience Frontiers](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/resilience-frontiers/) - Produce the introductory digital brochure for Resilience Frontiers via our OnePoint5Media sister brand.
- [EIS 10th anniversary edition](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/eis-10th-anniversary-edition/) - Produce the 10th anniversary edition magazine for the European Innovation Summit in Brussels.
- [Connections](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/connections/) - Communication community of experts and friends grows.
- [Twitter chat](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/twitter-chat/) - Co-host twitter chat with Knowledge4Innovation, with a great panel, including two Members of the European Parliament, Ivana Maletić and Angelika Mlinar; and Katherine Manuel – Senior Vice President, Innovation, Thomson Reuters – on #womeninSTEM
- [Marc Buckley named Editor-at-large](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/marc-buckley-as-editor-at-large/) - Marc is an official UN SDG Advocate and member of the World Economic Forum Expert Network.
- [COP 23](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/cop-23/) - Sign Memorandum of Understanding with the UNFCCC at COP23 in Bonn.
- [Apple News](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/apple-news/) - Innovators Magazine channel added to Apple News.
- [Innovation Workshops](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/innovation-workshops/) - Hold innovation and creativity workshops to inspire cross-sector collaboration.
- [Pact for Innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/timeline/pact-for-innovation/) - Co-founder, Susan Robertson speaks at the 8th European Innovation Summit, European Parliament, Brussels, where she signs the Pact for Innovation, as media partners with organisers Knowledge for Innovation.

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- [innovations](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/innovations/)
- [youth](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/youth/)
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- [Washington](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/washington/)
- [Apple](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/apple/)
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- [Google](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/google/)
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- [diabetes](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/diabetes/)
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- [mobile](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/mobile/)
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- [poverty](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/poverty/)
- [solutions](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/solutions/)
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- [data](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/data/)
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- [industry](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/industry/)
- [revolution](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/revolution/)
- [Switzerland](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/switzerland/)
- [change](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/change/)
- [Heriot Watt University](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/heriot-watt-university/)
- [Abertay University](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/abertay-university/)
- [IBioIC](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/ibioic/)
- [digital necklace](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/digital-necklace/)
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- [health](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/health/)
- [smart cities](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/smart-cities/)
- [University of Strathclyde](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/university-of-strathclyde/)
- [competition](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/competition/)
- [social entrepreneurs](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/social-entrepreneurs/)
- [London](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/london/)
- [crowdfunding](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/crowdfunding/)
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- [IoT](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/iot/)
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- [creativity](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/creativity/)
- [Manchester](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/manchester/)
- [Massachusetts Institute of Technology](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/massachusetts-institute-of-technology/)
- [self driving vehicles](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/self-driving-vehicles/)
- [planning](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/planning/)
- [2025](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/2025/)
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- [climate change](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/climate-change/)
- [beer](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/beer/)
- [St Andrews day](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/st-andrews-day/)
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- [delivery](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/delivery/)
- [business](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/business/)
- [Houston](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/houston/)
- [BBC](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/bbc/)
- [spending](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/spending/)
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- [pneumonia](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/pneumonia/)
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- [music](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/music/)
- [artificial intelligence](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/)
- [Paris](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/paris/)
- [Barcelona](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/barcelona/)
- [robotics](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/robotics/)
- [Amsterdam](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/amsterdam/)
- [leadership](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/leadership/)
- [EMEC](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/emec/)
- [subsea](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/subsea/)
- [environment](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/environment/)
- [sustainability](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/sustainability/)
- [Virgin Trains](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/virgin-trains/)
- [biomaterials](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/biomaterials/)
- [William Grant & Sons](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/william-grant-sons/)
- [connectivity](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/connectivity/)
- [ScottishPower Renewables](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/scottishpower-renewables/)
- [Facebook](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/facebook/)
- [research](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/research/)
- [University of York](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/university-of-york/)
- [Disney](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/disney/)
- [local](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/local/)
- [Christmas](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/christmas/)
- [3D printing](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/3d-printing/)
- [nanotechnology](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/nanotechnology/)
- [Hogmanay](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/hogmanay/)
- [IBM](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/ibm/)
- [Netherlands](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/netherlands/)
- [Amazon Web Services](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/amazon-web-services/)
- [South Korea](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/south-korea/)
- [WWF Scotland](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/wwf-scotland/)
- [2030](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/2030/)
- [World Economic Forum](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/world-economic-forum/)
- [The Fourth Industrial Revolution](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/the-fourth-industrial-revolution/)
- [tuberculosis](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/tuberculosis/)
- [malaria](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/malaria/)
- [intellectual property](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/intellectual-property/)
- [golf](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/golf/)
- [millennials](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/millennials/)
- [Davos](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/davos/)
- [big data](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/big-data/)
- [Digitisation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/digitisation/)
- [Tokyo](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/tokyo/)
- [learning](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/learning/)
- [wearables](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/wearables/)
- [electronics](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/electronics/)
- [devices](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/devices/)
- [gadgets](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/gadgets/)
- [cities](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/cities/)
- [Dubai](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/dubai/)
- [Parkinson’s disease](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/parkinsons-disease/)
- [technologies](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/technologies/)
- [algae](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/algae/)
- [MND](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/mnd/)
- [wave](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/wave/)
- [farming](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/farming/)
- [Cisco](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/cisco/)
- [San Diego](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/san-diego/)
- [Total](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/total/)
- [3D](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/3d/)
- [AI](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/ai/)
- [Toyota](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/toyota/)
- [MIT](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/mit/)
- [Stanford](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/stanford/)
- [GSK](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/gsk/)
- [University of Oxford](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/university-of-oxford/)
- [SmartThings](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/smartthings/)
- [Samsung](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/samsung/)
- [sensors](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/sensors/)
- [Scottish Enterprise](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/scottish-enterprise/)
- [SoftBank](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/softbank/)
- [cybersecurity](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/cybersecurity/)
- [KPMG](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/kpmg/)
- [Zika](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/zika/)
- [industrial biotechnology](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/industrial-biotechnology/)
- [BIO](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/bio/)
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- [Atlas](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/atlas/)
- [genome](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/genome/)
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- [UK](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/uk/)
- [quantum](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/quantum/)
- [Microsoft](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/microsoft/)
- [women](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/women/)
- [bioeconomy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/bioeconomy/)
- [USA](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/usa/)
- [Mizuho Bank](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/mizuho-bank/)
- [cyber security](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/cyber-security/)
- [Hamburg](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/hamburg/)
- [drones](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/drones/)
- [Sony](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/sony/)
- [Autodesk](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/autodesk/)
- [3DR](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/3dr/)
- [genetics](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/genetics/)
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- [Corruption](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/corruption/)
- [transparency](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/transparency/)
- [bribery](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/bribery/)
- [biotech](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/biotech/)
- [mentorship](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/mentorship/)
- [cognitive computing](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/cognitive-computing/)
- [Bosch](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/bosch/)
- [Germany](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/germany/)
- [Maersk](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/maersk/)
- [Morocco](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/morocco/)
- [Siemens](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/siemens/)
- [San Francisco](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/san-francisco/)
- [Hilton](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/hilton/)
- [virtual reality](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/virtual-reality/)
- [space](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/space/)
- [vitual](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/vitual/)
- [insurance](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/insurance/)
- [Honda](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/honda/)
- [biology](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/biology/)
- [bioengineering](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/bioengineering/)
- [skills](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/skills/)
- [circular economy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/circular-economy/)
- [scientists](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/scientists/)
- [leaders](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/leaders/)
- [Mongolia](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/mongolia/)
- [MedTech](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/medtech/)
- [biofuels](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/biofuels/)
- [vision](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/vision/)
- [molecules](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/molecules/)
- [gut](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/gut/)
- [Oxford University](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/oxford-university/)
- [supercomputer](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/supercomputer/)
- [Frankfurt](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/frankfurt/)
- [social entrepreneurism](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/social-entrepreneurism/)
- [innovating](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/innovating/)
- [Italy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/italy/)
- [baseball](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/baseball/)
- [emergencies](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/emergencies/)
- [vaccines](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/vaccines/)
- [virtual](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/virtual/)
- [crops](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/crops/)
- [California](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/california/)
- [biomass](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/biomass/)
- [schools](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/schools/)
- [sugars](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/sugars/)
- [microarrays](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/microarrays/)
- [augmented reality](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/augmented-reality/)
- [waste](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/waste/)
- [antenna](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/antenna/)
- [mobiles](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/mobiles/)
- [synthetic biology](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/synthetic-biology/)
- [Sesame Street](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/sesame-street/)
- [Sweden](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/sweden/)
- [cars](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/cars/)
- [engineers](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/engineers/)
- [planes](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/planes/)
- [printing](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/printing/)
- [storage](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/storage/)
- [scan](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/scan/)
- [MRI](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/mri/)
- [environmental](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/environmental/)
- [Will Smith](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/will-smith/)
- [Harvard](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/harvard/)
- [Wyss Institute](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/wyss-institute/)
- [spider silk](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/spider-silk/)
- [Oxford](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/oxford/)
- [fashion](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/fashion/)
- [e-commerce](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/e-commerce/)
- [plane](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/plane/)
- [translation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/translation/)
- [cable](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/cable/)
- [UN](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/un/)
- [wet steam](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/wet-steam/)
- [record](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/record/)
- [consumers](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/consumers/)
- [companies](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/companies/)
- [Shanghai](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/shanghai/)
- [security](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/security/)
- [bees](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/bees/)
- [off-grid](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/off-grid/)
- [bacteria](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/bacteria/)
- [pathogens](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/pathogens/)
- [developers](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/developers/)
- [Singapore](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/singapore/)
- [Ontario](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/ontario/)
- [agriculture](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/agriculture/)
- [Delft](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/delft/)
- [Wimbledon](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/wimbledon/)
- [cognitive technology](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/cognitive-technology/)
- [isobutene](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/isobutene/)
- [Global Bioenergies](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/global-bioenergies/)
- [smart city](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/smart-city/)
- [pollution](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/pollution/)
- [batteries](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/batteries/)
- [electric](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/electric/)
- [roads](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/roads/)
- [Africa](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/africa/)
- [biorefinery](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/biorefinery/)
- [inspection](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/inspection/)
- [cobot](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/cobot/)
- [biomedicine](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/biomedicine/)
- [apps](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/apps/)
- [future](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/future/)
- [Philippines](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/philippines/)
- [project management](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/project-management/)
- [Route 66](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/route-66/)
- [deliveries](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/deliveries/)
- [Alaska Airlines](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/alaska-airlines/)
- [Boeing](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/boeing/)
- [Formula One](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/formula-one/)
- [driverless](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/driverless/)
- [bus](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/bus/)
- [Rolls-Royce](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/rolls-royce/)
- [tech](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/tech/)
- [co-bots](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/co-bots/)
- [Ford](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/ford/)
- [motorcyclists](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/motorcyclists/)
- [Deliveroo](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/deliveroo/)
- [Majestic Wines](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/majestic-wines/)
- [robots](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/robots/)
- [Sotbank](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/sotbank/)
- [Tesla](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/tesla/)
- [Starbucks](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/starbucks/)
- [recycling](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/recycling/)
- [cups](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/cups/)
- [Porsche](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/porsche/)
- [history](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/history/)
- [ocean energy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/ocean-energy/)
- [voice recognition](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/voice-recognition/)
- [banking](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/banking/)
- [Rio Olympics](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/rio-olympics/)
- [Latin America](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/latin-america/)
- [eclipse](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/eclipse/)
- [Cybathlon](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/cybathlon/)
- [dancing](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/dancing/)
- [bioelectronic medicine](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/bioelectronic-medicine/)
- [quantum computer](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/quantum-computer/)
- [water](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/water/)
- [fuel](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/fuel/)
- [aviation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/aviation/)
- [foodtech](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/foodtech/)
- [wind energy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/wind-energy/)
- [autonomous vehicles](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/autonomous-vehicles/)
- [Chile](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/chile/)
- [The Innovation Academy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/the-innovation-academy/)
- [CNN](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/cnn/)
- [food technology](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/food-technology/)
- [oncology](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/oncology/)
- [hydro](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/hydro/)
- [e-bikes](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/e-bikes/)
- [Cuba](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/cuba/)
- [movies](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/movies/)
- [edible food wrappers](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/edible-food-wrappers/)
- [energy storage](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/energy-storage/)
- [LoweBot](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/lowebot/)
- [India](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/india/)
- [Oktoberfest](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/oktoberfest/)
- [Tate Britain](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/tate-britain/)
- [Imperial College London](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/imperial-college-london/)
- [ETH Zürich](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/eth-zurich/)
- [MasterCard](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/mastercard/)
- [Pizza Hut](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/pizza-hut/)
- [pizza](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/pizza/)
- [Manchester City](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/manchester-city/)
- [transport](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/transport/)
- [GoPro](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/gopro/)
- [General Motors](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/general-motors/)
- [gaming](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/gaming/)
- [coffee pods](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/coffee-pods/)
- [GE](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/ge/)
- [biomolecules](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/biomolecules/)
- [SmartestEnergy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/smartestenergy/)
- [bio fuel](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/bio-fuel/)
- [forestry](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/forestry/)
- [turbine](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/turbine/)
- [Industrial Internet of Things](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/industrial-internet-of-things/)
- [5G](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/5g/)
- [farms](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/farms/)
- [surgery](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/surgery/)
- [3D bioprinting](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/3d-bioprinting/)
- [kidneys](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/kidneys/)
- [holographs](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/holographs/)
- [New Zealand](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/new-zealand/)
- [wine](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/wine/)
- [whales](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/whales/)
- [brain](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/brain/)
- [startups](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/startups/)
- [low carbon economy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/low-carbon-economy/)
- [precisions treatments](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/precisions-treatments/)
- [hydrogen](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/hydrogen/)
- [games](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/games/)
- [suitcases](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/suitcases/)
- [travel](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/travel/)
- [Panasonic](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/panasonic/)
- [solar energy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/solar-energy/)
- [shopping](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/shopping/)
- [FinTech](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/fintech/)
- [patents](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/patents/)
- [cognitive systems](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/cognitive-systems/)
- [venture capitalists](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/venture-capitalists/)
- [Carlsberg](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/carlsberg/)
- [wind turbines](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/wind-turbines/)
- [bioplastics](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/bioplastics/)
- [Internet of Things](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/internet-of-things/)
- [G20](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/g20/)
- [nanorobot](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/nanorobot/)
- [biomedical](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/biomedical/)
- [SpotCap](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/spotcap/)
- [Intel](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/intel/)
- [leaves](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/leaves/)
- [tidal energy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/tidal-energy/)
- [Nova Scotia](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/nova-scotia/)
- [food allergies](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/food-allergies/)
- [biopharmaceuticals](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/biopharmaceuticals/)
- [testing](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/testing/)
- [gold mine](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/gold-mine/)
- [venture capital](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/venture-capital/)
- [3fbio](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/3fbio/)
- [solar plane](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/solar-plane/)
- [clean technologies](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/clean-technologies/)
- [levitation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/levitation/)
- [developing countries](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/developing-countries/)
- [connected cars](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/connected-cars/)
- [entertainment](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/entertainment/)
- [Pokémon Go](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/pokemon-go/)
- [conservation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/conservation/)
- [heat power](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/heat-power/)
- [Richard Branson](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/richard-branson/)
- [Virgin Voyages](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/virgin-voyages/)
- [Nagoya](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/nagoya/)
- [geothermal](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/geothermal/)
- [Mexico](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/mexico/)
- [driverless cars](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/driverless-cars/)
- [computer technology](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/computer-technology/)
- [PwC](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/pwc/)
- [sustainable energy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/sustainable-energy/)
- [nanofluid](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/nanofluid/)
- [e-book](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/e-book/)
- [CO2](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/co2/)
- [autonomous](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/autonomous/)
- [unmanned](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/unmanned/)
- [helicopters](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/helicopters/)
- [renewable fuel](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/renewable-fuel/)
- [quantum computing](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/quantum-computing/)
- [electric vehicles](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/electric-vehicles/)
- [biofabrication](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/biofabrication/)
- [renewable fuels](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/renewable-fuels/)
- [biomedical research](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/biomedical-research/)
- [robot deliveries](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/robot-deliveries/)
- [Just Eat](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/just-eat/)
- [medical science](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/medical-science/)
- [nano compressor](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/nano-compressor/)
- [aerospace](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/aerospace/)
- [medical sector](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/medical-sector/)
- [Amazon Go](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/amazon-go/)
- [precision medicine](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/precision-medicine/)
- [Aridhia](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/aridhia/)
- [Ellen MacArthur Foundation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/ellen-macarthur-foundation/)
- [2017](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/2017/)
- [South America](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/south-america/)
- [renewable electricity](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/renewable-electricity/)
- [human motion](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/human-motion/)
- [carbon emissions](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/carbon-emissions/)
- [care](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/care/)
- [elderly](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/elderly/)
- [Queensland](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/queensland/)
- [stimulator](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/stimulator/)
- [spinal injuries](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/spinal-injuries/)
- [abra](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/abra/)
- [solar power](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/solar-power/)
- [therapy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/therapy/)
- [mobility](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/mobility/)
- [virtual power plant](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/virtual-power-plant/)
- [BMW](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/bmw/)
- [mind-control](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/mind-control/)
- [toys](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/toys/)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/saudi-arabia/)
- [wood pellets](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/wood-pellets/)
- [coal](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/coal/)
- [movement](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/movement/)
- [organic](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/organic/)
- [Babcock](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/babcock/)
- [genes](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/genes/)
- [Blackberry](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/blackberry/)
- [crime](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/crime/)
- [jurors](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/jurors/)
- [smoking](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/smoking/)
- [sun](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/sun/)
- [STEM](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/stem/)
- [well-being](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/well-being/)
- [Berlin](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/berlin/)
- [trade](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/trade/)
- [Hungary](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/hungary/)
- [mosques](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/mosques/)
- [emergency](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/emergency/)
- [vehicles](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/vehicles/)
- [renewable diesel](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/renewable-diesel/)
- [Neste](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/neste/)
- [Scania](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/scania/)
- [autonomous trucks](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/autonomous-trucks/)
- [trains](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/trains/)
- [supersonic](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/supersonic/)
- [Brexit](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/brexit/)
- [Aon](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/aon/)
- [biomedical engineering](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/biomedical-engineering/)
- [Waymo](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/waymo/)
- [UAE](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/uae/)
- [legal status](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/legal-status/)
- [4YFN](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/4yfn/)
- [Mobile World Congress](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/mobile-world-congress/)
- [Las Vegas](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/las-vegas/)
- [plastics](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/plastics/)
- [autonomous robots](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/autonomous-robots/)
- [Daimler AG](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/daimler-ag/)
- [fake news](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/fake-news/)
- [sight](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/sight/)
- [Parkinson's](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/parkinsons/)
- [soft robots](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/soft-robots/)
- [heart](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/heart/)
- [muscles](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/muscles/)
- [heartbeat](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/heartbeat/)
- [electronic record](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/electronic-record/)
- [journalism](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/journalism/)
- [trams](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/trams/)
- [emissions](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/emissions/)
- [colour blindness](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/colour-blindness/)
- [Holland](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/holland/)
- [eye surgery](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/eye-surgery/)
- [private jet hire](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/private-jet-hire/)
- [tumours](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/tumours/)
- [surgeons](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/surgeons/)
- [skin](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/skin/)
- [Spain](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/spain/)
- [ham](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/ham/)
- [diversity](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/diversity/)
- [The Hack_D_Gap global challenge](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/the-hack_d_gap-global-challenge/)
- [launched in collaboration between GSMA’s Women4Tech programme and 4YFN](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/launched-in-collaboration-between-gsmas-women4tech-programme-and-4yfn/)
- [called for startups to come forward and present their digital solutions aiming to reduce the gender gap and promote gender diversity in the tech industry. Six finalists have now been selected](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/called-for-startups-to-come-forward-and-present-their-digital-solutions-aiming-to-reduce-the-gender-gap-and-promote-gender-diversity-in-the-tech-industry-six-finalists-have-now-been-selected/)
- [but it wasn’t an easy task! We received some extremely high quality and inspiring applications from startups spanning over 16 different countries](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/but-it-wasnt-an-easy-task-we-received-some-extremely-high-quality-and-inspiring-applications-from-startups-spanning-over-16-different-countries/)
- [confirming the relevance of this challenge is truly on a global scale. Following an evaluation by a board of external experts](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/confirming-the-relevance-of-this-challenge-is-truly-on-a-global-scale-following-an-evaluation-by-a-board-of-external-experts/)
- [we are proud to present the sensational six startups who will travel to Barcelona](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/we-are-proud-to-present-the-sensational-six-startups-who-will-travel-to-barcelona/)
- [cloud technology](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/cloud-technology/)
- [meetings](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/meetings/)
- [Einstein](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/einstein/)
- [tsunamis](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/tsunamis/)
- [ocean](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/ocean/)
- [humanitarian efforts](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/humanitarian-efforts/)
- [clean energy](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/clean-energy/)
- [smart watch](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/smart-watch/)
- [hands-free](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/hands-free/)
- [Safety](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/safety/)
- [Autonomous Drive](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/autonomous-drive/)
- [biomarkers](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/biomarkers/)
- [artificial colourants](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/artificial-colourants/)
- [natural dyes](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/natural-dyes/)
- [fitness](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/fitness/)
- [genomes](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/genomes/)
- [Trump](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/trump/)
- [Twitter](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/twitter/)
- [trading](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/trading/)
- [childhood cancer](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/childhood-cancer/)
- [super computer](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/super-computer/)
- [Innovation City](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/innovation-city/)
- [neuroscience](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/neuroscience/)
- [Sundance](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/sundance/)
- [bats](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/bats/)
- [charging](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/charging/)
- [wallet](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/wallet/)
- [self-driving](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/self-driving/)
- [wastewater](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/wastewater/)
- [sewage](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/sewage/)
- [hyperloop](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/hyperloop/)
- [train](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/train/)
- [coffee](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/coffee/)
- [Super Bowl](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/super-bowl/)
- [Lady Gaga](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/lady-gaga/)
- [Cathay Pacific](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/cathay-pacific/)
- [treatments](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/treatments/)
- [electric busses](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/electric-busses/)
- [sensor technology](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/sensor-technology/)
- [prosthetics](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/prosthetics/)
- [Silicon Valley](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/silicon-valley/)
- [Flanders](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/flanders/)
- [Belgium](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/belgium/)
- [natural wood](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/natural-wood/)
- [Zurich](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/zurich/)
- [Chan Zuckerberg Initiative](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/chan-zuckerberg-initiative/)
- [discovery](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/discovery/)
- [cardiac health](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/cardiac-health/)
- [Google Earth](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/google-earth/)
- [Seoul](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/seoul/)
- [European Commission](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/european-commission/)
- [hydropower](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/hydropower/)
- [pollination](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/pollination/)
- [food innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/food-innovation/)
- [bio-bots](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/bio-bots/)
- [battery storage](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/battery-storage/)
- [Sydney](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/sydney/)
- [wildlife](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/wildlife/)
- [birds](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/birds/)
- [Minecraft](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/minecraft/)
- [UPS](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/ups/)
- [tablets](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/tablets/)
- [space travel](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/space-travel/)
- [sports](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/sports/)
- [synthetic](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/synthetic/)
- [anti-ageing](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/anti-ageing/)
- [smart camera](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/smart-camera/)
- [AT&T](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/att/)
- [rural industries](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/rural-industries/)
- [temperature](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/temperature/)
- [Samsung Electronics](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/samsung-electronics/)
- [brain control](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/brain-control/)
- [agribusiness](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/agribusiness/)
- [Seed and Chips](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/seed-and-chips/)
- [dementia](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/dementia/)
- [Hoversurf](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/hoversurf/)
- [drone technology](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/drone-technology/)
- [holograms](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/holograms/)
- [mixed reality](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/mixed-reality/)
- [bid data](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/bid-data/)
- [social innovation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/social-innovation/)
- [Nissan](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/nissan/)
- [autonomous technology](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/autonomous-technology/)
- [micro-robotics](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/micro-robotics/)
- [wind power](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/wind-power/)
- [Gulf region](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/gulf-region/)
- [self-driving vans](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/self-driving-vans/)
- [biomethane](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/biomethane/)
- [BP](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/bp/)
- [FM](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/fm/)
- [Postcode Lottery Green Challenge](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/postcode-lottery-green-challenge/)
- [machine learning](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/machine-learning/)
- [smart flower](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/smart-flower/)
- [vertical farming](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/vertical-farming/)
- [food security](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/food-security/)
- [fuel poverty](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/fuel-poverty/)
- [smart thermostat](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/smart-thermostat/)
- [social housing](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/social-housing/)
- [ski resorts](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/ski-resorts/)
- [food waste](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/food-waste/)
- [tyres](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/tyres/)
- [rubber](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/rubber/)
- [electronic tags](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/electronic-tags/)
- [International Women’s Day](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/international-womens-day/)
- [equality](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/equality/)
- [metrics](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/metrics/)
- [performance evaluation](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/performance-evaluation/)
- [female influencers](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/female-influencers/)
- [cleantech](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/cleantech/)
- [startup](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/startup/)
- [Middle East and North Africa](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/middle-east-and-north-africa/)
- [Kauai](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/kauai/)
- [Hawaii](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/hawaii/)
- [Starship Technologies](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/starship-technologies/)
- [delivery robots](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/delivery-robots/)
- [CaliBurger](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/caliburger/)
- [Miso Robotics](https://www.innovatorsmag.com/tag/miso-robotics/)
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