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The World Economic Forum today announced its list of the 30 most promising Technology Pioneers 2016, including fintech provider Blockchain, collaboration tool Slack and market trend visualizer Quid. (from weforum.org)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other awarded pioneers blend existing innovations like drones, 3D printing and the Internet of Things to create real-world solutions in fields such as health, food, energy, IT and finance<\/p>\n

70 per cent of the recognized pioneers come from the US, a sign of the country\u2019s continued strength in innovation; other nominees come from Canada, France, Israel, Luxembourg and Sweden<\/p>\n

For more information, visit http:\/\/wef.ch\/techpioneers<\/p>\n

Tianjin, People\u2019s Republic of China, 27 June 2016 \u2013Many of the world\u2019s most innovative start-ups come from the US and blend innovations like 3D printing, the Internet of Things and drones to create new ones in health, agriculture, finance and other industries. That is the insight from the World Economic Forum\u2019s 2016 class of Technology Pioneers, announced today in China.<\/p>\n

The annual list this year includes well-known tech start-ups such as Luxembourg-based fintech provider Blockchain, market trends visualizer Quid andcloud-based collaboration tool Slack (US), but also many companies that combine innovations from the Fourth Industrial Revolution \u2013 including 3D printing, genome editing, the Internet of Things, drones and mixed reality \u2013 into innovations for different industries.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis class demonstrates how companies can act at the interplay of different technologies,\u201d said Fulvia Montresor, Head of Technology Pioneers at the World Economic Forum. \u201cIt also shows how quickly some technologies are evolving, and how current innovations start to provide real-world solutions for global challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

Companies like Voxel 8 (US), a 3D electronics printing company; Farmers Edge (Canada), which provides satellite data for precision agriculture; and Cylance (US), which specializes in predictive cyberthreat prevention, are among those pioneers blending innovations.<\/p>\n

Magic Leap (US), which specializes in virtual retinal displays for mixed reality applications; Kensho (US), which does real time analytics for the financial industry through artificial intelligence; and Wrightspeed (US), which provides hybrid electric powertrains for heavy-duty trucks, show how fast certain technologies are evolving in providing real-life solutions to global challenges.<\/p>\n

The Technology Pioneers 2016 follow in the footsteps of companies such as Google (2001), Wikimedia (2007), Kickstarter (2011), Dropbox (2011) and TransferWise (2015). Many of the awardees will take part in the World Economic Forum\u2019s Annual Meeting of the New Champions in China this week, as well as the Annual Meeting 2017 in Davos, Switzerland, in January.<\/p>\n

Twenty-one out of 30 Technology Pioneers 2016 come from the US, continuing a trend from previous years, in which more than 60% of awardees are from the that country. Europe (6) and Canada (1) accounted for the remaining 30% of the awardees.<\/p>\n

\u201cInnovation increasingly happens all around the world, but many breakthrough innovations continue to come from the US and, to a lesser extent, Europe,\u201d said Montresor. \u201cThe availability of funding in the US, the large single market and access to talent make for a pioneer-friendly environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

About half of the technology pioneers also work exclusively on global challenges including food, health, energy and the environment, signalling a shift in innovation towards sustainability, whether for people or the planet.<\/p>\n

\u201cPast technology pioneers like Google introduced the world to the internet reality; today\u2019s Technology Pioneers are fully native in this new world and are working both on digital innovations and how to solve the physical world\u2019s challenges,\u201d Montresor said.<\/p>\n

The Technology Pioneers were selected from hundreds of applicants by a committee of 68 academics, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and corporate executives. The Technology Pioneers join a cohort that will meet for the first time in Tianjin, People\u2019s Republic of China, for the Annual Meeting of the New Champions, and will reconvene at the Annual Meeting 2017 in Davos. <\/em><\/p>\n

Appendix A: Full List of Technology Pioneers 2016 per sector and country<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Health <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Cellectis (France) <\/strong>\u2013 Immunotherapies based on genome edited cell
\n<\/em>Chrono Therapeutics (USA) <\/strong>\u2013 Optimized drug delivery with embedded sensor technology
\n<\/em>Eargo (USA) <\/strong>\u2013 Virtually invisible comfortable hearing device
\n<\/em>Flatiron Health (USA) <\/strong>\u2013 Cloud-based software supporting cancer care
\n<\/em>Healthy.io (Israel) <\/strong>\u2013 Smartphone-based medical test
\n<\/em>Omada Health (USA) <\/strong>\u2013 Digital behavioural medicine tackling chronic disease <\/em><\/p>\n

Production<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Formlabs (USA) <\/strong>\u2013 Accessible 3D printer delivering industrial quality objects
\n<\/em>Voxel 8 (USA) <\/strong>\u2013 Embedded 3D printing of electronics
\n<\/em>SIGFOX (France) <\/strong>\u2013 Communication network dedicated to the Internet of Things
\n<\/em>Ginkgo Bioworks (USA) \u2013 <\/strong>Engineered microbes for food, health and consumer goods
\n<\/em>Synthace (United Kingdom) <\/strong>\u2013 High yielding bioprocesses through computation and automation <\/em><\/p>\n

Food Security<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Impossible Foods (USA) \u2013 <\/strong>Sustainable, plant-based meat
\n<\/em>Farmers Edge (Canada) <\/strong>\u2013 Precision agriculture for productive and sustainable farming<\/em><\/p>\n

Energy <\/strong><\/h2>\n

24M Technologies (USA) <\/strong>\u2013 Lower cost lithium-ion batteries
\n<\/em>Wrightspeed (USA) \u2013 <\/strong>Hybrid electric powertrains for heavy duty trucks <\/em><\/p>\n

Environment and Natural Resources Security <\/strong><\/h2>\n

APATEQ (Luxembourg) <\/strong>\u2013 Membrane-based wastewater treatment
\n<\/em>GlassPoint Solar (USA) <\/strong>\u2013 Solar steam generators for the oil and gas industry
\n<\/em>WaterSmart Software (USA) \u2013 <\/strong>Data analytics and customer engagement for water utilities
\n<\/em>Universal Bio Mining <\/strong>\u2013 Synthetic biology for improving mining productivity <\/em><\/p>\n

Internet<\/h2>\n


\n<\/strong>Cylance (USA) <\/strong>\u2013 Predictive cyber threats prevention and defense <\/em>
\n<\/strong>PrecisionHawk (USA) <\/strong>\u2013 Terrestrial data acquisition and analysis through Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
\n<\/em>Orbital Insight (USA) <\/strong>\u2013 Geospatial big data for studying social and economic trends
\n<\/em>Magic Leap (USA) <\/strong>\u2013 Virtual retinal display and software for augmented reality applications
\n<\/em>APX Labs (USA) <\/strong>\u2013 Smart glasses software for enterprises
\n<\/em>Mapillary (Sweden) <\/strong>\u2013 Crowdsourcing street-level map photos
\n<\/em>Quid (USA) <\/strong>\u2013 Platform for visualization of market trends and cultural phenomena
\n<\/em>FiscalNote (USA) <\/strong>\u2013 Platform for access to legislative and regulative data
\n<\/em>Slack (USA) <\/strong>\u2013 Cloud-based team collaboration tool <\/em><\/p>\n

Financial Systems
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n


\nBlockchain (Luxembourg) <\/strong>\u2013 Bitcoin wallet and transaction data services
\n<\/em>Kensho (USA) <\/strong>\u2013 Real time analytics for the financial industry <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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