Amazon

The internet giant’s B2B marketplace, Amazon Business, reached $1bn in sales within a year of its launch, and is now tackling the lucrative but challenging Chinese market, currently dominated by Alibaba.

Lumkani

Proving non-internet networks still have a place in the future, Lumkani’s radio-connected fire and smoke alarm systems have the potential to save thousands of lives in shack and slum dwellings across the world.

Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology

Located at the University of Waterloo in Canada, the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology researches science and engineering at the atomic scale, pushing the frontiers of submolecular science.

Utility Settlement Coin

Developed cooperatively by UBS, Deutsche Bank, Santander, BNY Mellon and ICAP, this digital payment system could become the industry standard for settling financial trades via blockhain.

Amazon

Amazon’s ceaseless push for a regulatory framework has put it at the forefront of drone-assisted deliveries. The method is perfectly suited to the company’s business, which has not been lost on CEO Jeff Bezos.

Supplements

2016

Amazon

Lumkani

Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology

Utility Settlement Coin