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

Moderna Therapeutics

Moderna’s unique ‘Expression’ platform is based on Modified Messenger RNA Therapeutics, which can be encoded for virtually any known protein and designed to be taken up by the cells in specific tissues. The pioneering protein therapies at Moderna have significant implications for the treatment of a wide range of diseases that widely used technologies cannot cure

A forward-looking research and development organisation, Moderna is pioneering the next generation of drug development, using messenger RNA (mRNA). The idea is based on the belief that mRNA can assist the human body in generating protein, which in turn contributes to beneficial activity in and around cells. Moderna has built a unique and diverse workforce capable of focusing and developing the very best technology, working with the latest advances in mRNA understanding.

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Innovation 40 - 2014

Netflix

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Airbnb

Sallie Krawcheck, Ellevate