Netflix

Not so much a single innovation as the successful application and extension of an innovative business model, Netflix has impressed by building on what it already had. Taking advantage of the growing digital economy, it’s changed the way television, in particular, is accessed and absorbed

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

2014 was the year Regeneron’s Genetics Centre became fully operational, and new research collaborations, including with Columbia University, were announced. The centre will allow Regeneron to continue its work in biopharmaceuticals

Airbnb

In 2014, Airbnb launched its first global marketing campaign – ‘Views’, by agency Pereira & O’Dell – to showcase its offerings around the world. It worked – the company has continued to grow, and Airbnb is now enshrined in tourists’ thinking

Sallie Krawcheck, Ellevate

Krawcheck’s purchase of women’s networking club 85 Broads, which she rebranded as ‘Ellevate’, has helped open up chances to professional women across the globe. In a world in which equal pay and opportunities have still not been achieved, her efforts are a welcome step

3D Systems

In late November last year, 3D Systems announced 3DSPRINT, a cloud-based platform that allows easy access to and sharing of 3D data. Users of the new system can access on-demand cloud printing capabilities quickly and simply – it’s also free to use, and is proving popular

Long considered the future of supply chain management and expected to shake the foundations of distribution systems, 3D printing teeters on the brink of revolutionising the movement of goods. 3D Systems has been accredited with the invention of the 3D printer, and the firm continues to improve the technology by researching new ways to design and implement both hard and software. The company focuses on faster solutions for 3D printing across a variety of materials for use in a range of industries.

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Innovation 40 - 2014

Netflix

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Airbnb

Sallie Krawcheck, Ellevate