Innovation Factory Reveals Top 10 Finalists for 16th Annual LiONS LAIR Pitch Competition
On July 8, 2026, Innovation Factory announced the top 10 finalists for the highly anticipated LiONS LAIR pitch competition, set…
On July 8, 2026, Innovation Factory announced the top 10 finalists for the highly anticipated LiONS LAIR pitch competition, set…
On July 8, 2026, a collaborative initiative was announced involving the University of Toronto (U of T), McMaster University, Venture…
The article from BetaKit highlights a growing trend in virtual healthcare focused on women’s health, reflecting a shift in venture…
Every 30 seconds, a limb is lost to amputation globally, often due to previously undiagnosed treatable vascular diseases like blocked…
HEALTHI Program Renewed to Accelerate Healthcare Innovations On June 11, 2026, Innovation Factory announced the renewal of the HEALTHI program,…
On June 9, 2026, INOVAIT, a Canadian network focused on image-guided therapy (IGT) and artificial intelligence (AI), announced its commitment…
In a groundbreaking initiative, the University Health Network and NodeAI, a Hamilton-based medical AI startup, have launched a clinical trial…
Scispot Secures $8 Million to Accelerate AI Integration in Life Sciences Labs Kitchener-Waterloo-based startup Scispot has recently raised $8 million…
On June 5, 2026, the ninth annual HERhalton Women in Business Breakfast took place at the Holiday Inn Burlington Conference…
The article discusses six engineering capstone projects from McMaster University that focus on dairy cows, emphasizing the integration of artificial…
On May 15, 2026, the Centre for Integrated Transportation and Mobility (CITM), part of Innovation Factory, announced renewed funding as…
On May 15, 2026, Innovation Factory, the innovation hub for Brant, Halton, Hamilton, and Norfolk, celebrated the entrepreneurial spirit at…
On May 11, 2026, in Toronto, Minister Vic Fedeli announced a substantial investment of $19.3 million into 10 life sciences…
Stoked Bio Inc. Secures Seed Financing to Advance Novel Therapeutics On May 1, 2026, Stoked Bio Inc., a Canadian biotechnology…
Press Release Summary: FACIT’s Falcons’ Fortunes 2026 Pitch Competition On April 24, 2026, the Falcons’ Fortunes pitch competition held by…
On April 22, 2026, Innovation Factory hosted its New Venture Pitch Challenge night in Hamilton, Ontario, showcasing early-stage entrepreneurs who…
In the fall of 2025, Jon Stokes, a scientist at McMaster University, made a groundbreaking discovery by identifying enterololin, a…
Yellowbird Diagnostics Advances Metabolic Imaging with NeuCaVis™ Phase I Trial On April 15, 2026, Yellowbird Diagnostics Inc. announced the successful…
On March 26, 2026, the Innovation Factory announced the winners of the 2026 Synapse Life Science Pitch Competition, culminating a…
Regional innovation hubs, such as Innovation Factory in Hamilton, exemplify how human networks facilitate commercialization for startups. CEO David Carter…