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

Corning

Corning’s series of Gorilla Glass products continued in 2014, as Gorilla Glass 4 was announced. The glass is up to two times tougher than its competitors, and, when placed under strenuous breakage testing, survived up to 80 percent of the time: Soda-lime glass, used in many of today’s devices, broke almost 100 percent of the time

Crafting some of the most highly regarded glass and ceramics products on the market, Corning is a leading innovator in a number of new and traditional material fields. Notably, the firm is a market leader in display and environmental technologies, optical communications, life sciences and speciality materials. Corning has been carrying the torch in these markets for a long time – it was founded over 160 years ago – and enjoys annual revenue well into the billions.

Supplements

Innovation 40 - 2014

Netflix

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Airbnb

Sallie Krawcheck, Ellevate