November 20, 2024
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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 November 2024 – Global business leaders, policymakers and innovators have dropped anchor in Asia’s world city for Hong Kong Maritime Week 2024 (HKMW) (November 17 – 23), an annual flagship event comprising conferences, exhibitions and networking activities under the broad theme of “Navigating to a Greener Future”. With […]

October 17, 2023
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      HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 17 October 2023 – Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) is kicking off its eighth and biggest ever global Elevator Pitch Competition 2024 (EPiC 2024), by inviting leading tech startups around the world to join the four-city global contest and will have the excellent opportunity for […]

October 6, 2023
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      The Scale Up Shop Program which catalysed Sri Lanka’s Food and Agri Innovation ecosystem, has reached a successful conclusion at its Demo Day event on 21st September. The Scale Up Shop Program, carried out as part of the ‘Support to Small and Medium Enterprises in the Organic Agriculture Sector’ Programme, is co-financed […]

August 23, 2023
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      On 21st August 2023 Plasticcycle, the social entrepreneurship project of the John Keells Group Launched one of its main projects for the year, “Start-Up-Cycle”, a challenge platform launched in collaboration with John Keells X (JKX) – the Group’s startup accelerator, and John Keells Research (JKR) – the Group’s R&D and Innovation arm. […]

January 24, 2023
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      Showcasing the power of employee-led innovation, Hayleys Advantis Limited, the transportation and logistics arm of the Hayleys Group, concluded Advantis Ideastorm 2.0 – the second season of the ideation platform introduced in 2020 to boost innovative thinking across all levels of staff. “Our leadership position in the Sri Lankan and regional transportation […]

October 17, 2022
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      The much-awaited annual ‘ROBOFEST 2022’ competition organised by SLIIT, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering concluded recently showcasing teamwork and skills of the participants, igniting passion of future engineering and innovators beyond robotics. At the Grand finale conducted at SLIIT Malabe Campus Auditorium, teams representing the School and University […]

August 3, 2022
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        Colombo, Sri Lanka], August 03, 2022 — Fast Company announced its fourth annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list, honouring organizations and businesses that demonstrate a steadfast commitment to encouraging innovation at all levels. Twinery, Innovations by MAS came in at No. 18 for its world class innovative culture and people. Developed […]

March 8, 2022
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    The newly launched Hatch Makerstudio is a community workspace designed for innovators, providing access to state-of-the-art digital fabrication technology and equipment for startups and individuals to prototype and test their innovations. It is an ideal platform for creative thinkers to collaborate and drive innovation in product development and manufacturing aiming at new opportunities […]


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