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What is transformational leadership? A model for motivating innovation

CIO

The transformational leadership approach encourages, inspires, and motivates employees to innovate and create the change necessary to shape the future success of the company. It’s applicable across every industry, but it’s especially vital to the fast-paced tech industry where innovation and agility can make or break a company.

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Austin-based ICON awarded $57.2 million NASA contract for lunar construction tech

TechCrunch

million contract is a continuation of a previous Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) dual-use contract with the U.S. ICON, which is best-known for its 3D-printed homes, has been working on Project Olympus for some time. Air Force, which was partly funded by NASA. The company was awarded the initial SBIR grant from the U.S.

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Sustainable packaging: a critical part of your green credentials

Capgemini

Sustainable packaging A CRITICAL PART OF YOUR GREEN CREDENTIALS Maryem Sahnoun 7 June 2023 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Packaging is the window to the product. Perhaps most importantly in the current age, the choice of packaging shows a company’s commitment to sustainability. Sustainable packaging may also come with design trade-offs.

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Nanome raises $3 million to help scientists get up close with molecular structures in VR

TechCrunch

Yet, the R&D process for drug discovery relies on 2D monitors, keyboard, and mouse, which limits the understanding of complex 3D structures or interactions and contributes to massive R&D costs averaging $2.5B “Understanding structure empowers our users to understand how their designs function,” he wrote in an email. per drug.”.

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Lightspeed fuels Indian workspace interiors platform OfficeBanao with 6M funding

TechCrunch

It is encouraging to see the early progress, the sustainable business model and most importantly, the customer delight they have delivered – and we look forward to their continued expansion.” ” Lightspeed fuels Indian workspace interiors platform OfficeBanao with 6M funding by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

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Ambi Robotics secures $32M infusion to deploy its item-sorting robots in warehouses

TechCrunch

Dex-Net, short for Dexterity Network, is an AI system that trains on thousands of images of 3D models of objects. In Ambi Robotics, we see the same commitment to client-led innovation that has helped Pitney Bowes evolve and win in the marketplace for over 100 years.

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4 investors discuss the next big wave for alternative seafood startups

TechCrunch

Many companies say they are in this for the sustainability factor, and even with the initial blessing from the FDA to Upside Foods for its cultivated chicken making process, the focus is on getting these alternative foods close to the scalability and cost of traditional meat.