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

Samsung

Samsung’s curved TV screens have been selling well in 2014, and those sales figures are predicted to boom in the years to come. The pinnacle of the technology is Samsung’s 4K UHD, with four times the resolution of full HD

Perhaps South Korea’s most successful exporter, Samsung moves from strength to strength, constantly surprising competitors. The multinational conglomerate’s huge and dynamic product range continually expands as the firm looks to garner greater shares of different marketplaces. The company has redefined the smartphone market, reshaped the television trade, and recalibrated technology industries. Samsung was created in 1938 and continues to further embed its empire both in business and consumer markets, expanding across the globe at a phenomenal rate.

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Innovation 40 - 2014

Netflix

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Airbnb

Sallie Krawcheck, Ellevate