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A Decade of Innovation: Corporate Startup Stars and Startup Ecosystem Stars Move to Stanford University

By |2026-05-29T15:09:05+02:00May 29th, 2026|General|

For over a decade, the Corporate Startup Stars (CSS) and Startup Ecosystem Stars (SES) Awards have served as the "Oscars of Innovation", setting the global standard for corporate-startup collaboration and innovation ecosystem development. After 11 successful years in Europe, primarily hosted in Paris at institutions like the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), our flagship events are moving this year to the historic heart of Silicon Valley.

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Europe’s Market Opportunity for US Medtech Startups

By |2026-03-05T14:44:56+01:00March 5th, 2026|General|

There is a huge opportunity for Medtech startups — and it’s in Europe. While the United States remains the engine of global Medtech innovation, Europe is emerging as the next frontier for adoption and scale. For startups and scaleups ready to expand internationally, and for partners able to bridge the gap, the time to act is now. This is the key message emerging from “The Future of Medtech: European and Global Trends in Chronic Diseases”, the new Report developed by Mind the Bridge with the support of Theras.

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Beyond Innovation: The Evolving Mandate of CIOs

By |2026-02-04T12:27:03+01:00February 4th, 2026|Uncategorized|

Only 56% of innovation KPIs focus on innovation; today 44% tie to Strategy and P&L. This is one of the key findings of Mind the Bridge’s latest report, “Open Innovation Outlook 2026 – Insights and Future Perspectives from Corporate Startup Stars”, based on data collected in December 2025 during the closed-door session of the 10th Corporate Startup Stars Awards in Paris, organized in partnership with the International Chamber of Commerce.

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Celebrating the Architects of Global Startup Ecosystems. Meet the 2025 SES Stars

By |2025-12-03T10:32:16+01:00December 2nd, 2025|General|

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Mind the Bridge today announced the 54 global winners of the Startup Ecosystem Stars (SES) Awards 2025, during the ceremony held at ICC Headquarters in Paris, in collaboration with the OECD and the European Commission, with support from Microsoft.

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Corporate-Startup Collaborations: Google is the 2025 World Champion

By |2025-12-03T16:14:51+01:00December 2nd, 2025|General|

Google has been awarded the top honor in the 10th edition of the Corporate Startup Stars (CSS) 2025, the annual celebration of the world’s most exemplary corporate champions of startup collaboration. The announcement took place today at a gala event hosted at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) headquarters in Paris, where ICC and Mind the Bridge also unveiled the new Top 100 list of Corporate Startup Stars.

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