Science for Good: A New Breed of Entrepreneurs with Science-Based Solutions for a Positive Impact
Science, technology and innovation are often regarded as critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. However, while scientists have been alerting society for decades on the negative impacts and risks linked to human activity — climate change, growing pollution levels,
’57 Chocolate: Empowering Young People and Farmers in Ghana with Tasty Chocolate
Kimberly and Priscilla Addison are the two Co-founders of '57 Chocolate, a luxury chocolate brand inspired by their Ghanian roots. Kimberly is a graduate of Boston College’s Arts and Sciences Program, where she obtained a Bachelors of Arts in French
Sustainable Travel Solutions: An Interview with Juraj Žlof, Founder of TransferHero
Born and raised in Zagreb, Juraj Žlof has a masters degree in Agriculture and Rural Development from the University of Zagreb. He was the club president of the first American football team in Croatia, known as Zagreb Thunder, for five
Noble Denim: Sustainably-Sourced, American Denim
Nestled in the narrow streets of Cincinnati, Ohio’s Over-the-Rhine (one of the largest historic neighborhoods in the United States) a movement is taking place. Not so much a movement as a change – of jeans, one leg at a time.
The Rise of Sydney Startup Ecosystem
If you are thinking of kick-starting an innovative business and looking for a conducive environment, make sure to place the City of Sydney at the top of your list! This Global City has been ranked 4th for its local connectedness by
Autonomous Vehicles Work to Make Roads Safer
The manufacturing of autonomous vehicles is starting to gain serious momentum, but recent events, including one fatal crash, make us wonder, will self-driving cars, in fact, make the roads safer by reducing the rates of accidents? Thirty years ago, cars that drove
KLARISMO: 3D Visualizations of Your Body
Imagine a world where scanning your body and seeing what is inside is as normal as having a haircut. A world where having a 3D model of your body is just like having a photograph of yourself. There’s a lot of
OUTFITTERY: Revolutionizing the Personal Shopping Experience
With her cofounder Julia Bösch, Anna Alex founded OUTFITTERY in 2012—as an online version of “personal shopping.” With the intention of revolutionizing what people knew about “personal shopping,” they wanted to create an experience that was both accessible and affordable
AUTHOREA: A Startup for Scientists to Share and Advance Research
You’d think that writing scientific papers today, with all the digital tools at hand, would be a breeze. But you’d be wrong. Scientific work is not helped along by the Internet but challenged by it. Why? Because scientists, for the most part,
Interview with Martin Bryant, Editor-at-Large of The Next Web
Martin Bryant has to be described as a polymath, combining the weighty role of editor-at-large for The Next Web with being a prolific music producer. Impakter interviewed Bryant to find out more about what it's like to juggle running a major news
FOAP – TURNING OVER STOCK PHOTOS TO THE PEOPLE
In a day and age where advancing technology has granted our phones high quality cameras, people are increasingly becoming involved in cell phone photography. There's a catch though - up until now, it's been very difficult to monetize all of
François du Chastel: The Man Behind the Slipper
The idea behind Chatelles started with a love story. Founder, François du Chastel, offered his love a pair of slippers he designed, with a verse by Victor Hugo embossed in the inner sole: “I cannot live far away” … “from