If you’ve ever had a sit-down conversation with an entrepreneur, it’s common to hear that their journey the founder decided to pivot, either to accommodate the changing trends or to meet the market demands. However, for the innovators at EXAR…
News from across the Regional Innovation Centres
We have gathered news from all the regional innovation centres (RICs) in Ontario. Be sure to connect with your local RIC to be a part of your local ecosystem.
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Trending in Tech: A Golden Opportunity with Golden Layout Technology
Posted in Blog, Thrive in Ottawa Oct 25, 2023 By: Randy GaudreauWords: 1,072 | 9 minutes In our recurring Trending in Tech blog series, we shine a spotlight on tech companies in Ottawa that are growing and creating new opportunities…
Entrepreneur Stories Life Sciences and Advanced Health
Eye3Concepts Inc. Accelerates Commercialization Plans for its Innovative Drug Testing Device with Help from Hamilton’s Life Science Ecosystem
David Wilson founded Eye3concepts Inc. (Eye3) as a medical device company to address the unmet needs of the drug testing market. He recognized that the speed and sensitivity of existing drug tests were inadequate for the market, as the demand…
Digital Media and ICT Funding News
Alimentiv and Satisfai Health Join Hands to Provide AI-powered Tool For Endoscopic Video Analysis
London, Canada and Vancouver, Canada – Alimentiv, a global contract research organization (CRO) providing clinical trials, central image management, precision medicine, and real-world evidence services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, and Satisfai Health, a Vancouver-based software company focused on the…
Cleantech Funding News
Cleantech Commons and ProLytics Research Synergies Launch New Knowledge Partnership
Peterborough, September 26, 2023 – Cleantech Commons at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, and ProLytics Research Synergies have concluded a new “knowledge partnership” designed to boost the support available to cleantech start-up and spinout ventures when developing, testing, and scaling their novel products. ProLytics offers customized…
By adding smart sensors to streetlights, Liveable Cities provides municipalities with information to help tackle everything from congestion and noise levels to air quality and pedestrian safety. Cities can be like children. We want them. We spawn them. But then…
Technology adoption starts with human connection. In the agriculture space, technological developments are advancing the farming industry, but the trusted experts and reliable connections are the reason these innovations having lasting impact. Active and accredited ground truthing, experimentation and a…
Techtoberfest is when the Hub comes alive with food, drinks, networking and Gemütlichkeit! This year’s Techtoberfest was a celebration of the tech community during Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest, a two-week celebration of German culture, music and food. Here are some photos from…
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce Celebrates Champions of Inclusive Growth
Calgary, Alberta — October 14, 2023 — The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is proud to honour the winners of the prestigious Inclusive Growth Awards, recognizing outstanding efforts to advance economic reconciliation and foster diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the Canadian…
Life Sciences and Advanced Health RIC News
2022 Synapse Cluster Report: A Year of Breakthroughs and Boundless Possibilities for Hamilton’s Life Sciences Cluster
HAMILTON, ONTARIO – The Synapse Life Science Consortium is pleased to announce the release of the 2022 Hamilton Life Science Cluster Report. The report highlights another year of remarkable growth and groundbreaking achievements in 2022. With transformational research and innovations…
Amplify Capital’s Kathryn Wortsman wants every dollar to make a difference. The firm invests in promising startups working in education, healthcare and the environment. Kathryn Wortsman honed her skills as a venture capitalist in New York, but it has been…
It seems investors can’t get enough of Miovision. The Kitchener-based maker of traffic-management technology has closed a CDN$36-million tranche, adding to a CDN$260-million raise announced earlier this year. The combined CDN$296 million will help Miovision continue to grow organically and…
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Innovation Factory launches Canadian MedTechAlliance Program
With support from the Government of Canada, Innovation Factory launches the Canadian MedTechAlliance (CAMEDA) program. HAMILTON, ON (October 20, 2023) – Today, the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), visited…
Grand River Hospital in Kitchener has been named the 2023 CAN Health Network Edge of the Year, a national honour that recognizes an institution’s commitment to improving health care through Canadian innovation. The award was announced this week at the…
Entrepreneur Stories Talent, People Management
Making it work: How Axonify is optimizing employee satisfaction
Where and how we do our jobs is still in flux. But as CEO Carol Leaman argues, the need to support staff remains key. Serial entrepreneur Carol Leaman knows the value of taking a risk. In 2011, when Google wanted…
The next pandemic — it’s a question of when not if. Climate change is altering how and where diseases spread, and our insatiable love of travel means that viruses are now showing up in places they’ve never been before. Forecasting…
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How Kids Help Phone is using AI to help youth in need
The mental health charity is tapping into startup tech expertise with a new $2-million innovation challenge in partnership with MaRS and Elevate. Youth mental health took a nosedive during the pandemic. In a study from StatsCanada, 57 percent of teens…
Understand how to fundraise in the current economic environment as an early-stage start-up It’s exhilarating to start your own venture. You’ve been pouring in time, energy, and even your own money, and you are hoping it all pays off. And…
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Ontario Investing in Hydrogen to Fuel Province’s Growing Economy
MEDIA RELEASE via Government of Ontario MARKHAM, ON (OCTOBER 17, 2023) – The Ontario government announced the first six projects that will receive funding through the new Hydrogen Innovation Fund, which will kickstart and develop opportunities for low-carbon hydrogen to serve as a…
WINDSOR, ON (October 17, 2023) – The Windsor Google Developers Group (GDG) is thrilled to announce the fourth annual Windsor-Essex DevFest, scheduled for Saturday, October 28, 2023. This event promises to be filled with networking, cutting-edge technology discussions, and opportunities for…
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Why it pays to ask customers what they really want
By listening to their clients, these Canadian entrepreneurs were able to build better products — and speed up their company’s growth. “Fail fast” is a popular adage in the startup world. But blindly following that principle, can be costly if…
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Mastering Marketing ROI: How to Escape the Budget Black Hole
originally published: 2023-10-13 18:27:58 The rise of digital platforms has significantly enhanced marketing accountability and efficacy. In the pre-digital era, validating the impact of advertising, such as the halo effect from television or impressions from magazines and print, was challenging.…
IntroductionIn an era where digital threats are escalating, cybersecurity is not a luxury—it’s a necessity. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are increasingly targeted, making a robust cybersecurity strategy essential. The High Cost of NegligenceIgnoring cybersecurity can have devastating consequences. From…
What do you get when you mix a lot of tech talk with sausage, schnitzel, polka music and a few cold beverages? Techtoberfest! The Communitech Hub was filled with plenty of Gemütlichkeit on Oct. 12 as the tech community came…
Developers of unmanned aerial vehicles are putting their latest inventions to the test at a new R&D centre near Ottawa. This year’s wildfire season has already been the most destructive on record in Canada. More than 5,100 fires have raged…
https://haltech.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Finalists-Reveal-Video-V2.mp4 In the heart of Burlington, Ontario, innovation is brewing, and the entrepreneurial spirit is thriving. We’re thrilled to announce the finalists for our much-anticipated 7th annual Hi5 Pitch Competition, where five high-potential startups are set to take the stage,…
In the heart of Burlington, Ontario, innovation is brewing, and the entrepreneurial spirit is thriving. We’re thrilled to announce the finalists for our much-anticipated 7th annual Hi5 Pitch Competition, where five high-potential startups are set to take the stage, with…
Elevate, in partnership with The Firehood, announces the winner of the inaugural Elevate Women+ Pitch Prize at Elevate Festival, Kara LeBlanc from medreddie. The announcement was made on the Elevate Main Stage: Women in Tech Day in front of an eager…
Auto & Transportation
Revolutionizing Logistics: Tyson Foods pairs up with Gatik to drive autonomous delivery
One of the world’s biggest food producers is taking its first bite at driverless deliveries. Starting this week Tyson Foods will begin moving stock from one of its processing facilities to cold storage facilities and distribution centers in northwest Arkansas in autonomous…
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Ontario life sciences startup, Allarta, receives award from JDRF to advance its work in creating a functional cure for type 1 diabetes
Hamilton, ON, Canada and New York, NY – October 2, 2023 – Allarta Life Science, the Hamilton-based regenerative medicine company using novel hydrogels to enable cell-based therapies for type 1 diabetes (T1D), today announced it has received an award from JDRF,…
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FluidAI Announces $15M in Series A Funding
Kitchener, ON. October 10, 2023 — FluidAI Medical (FluidAI), a pioneer in leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for postoperative patient monitoring, today announced that it has raised $15 million in Series A funding, led by SOSV and Graphene Ventures with participation…
NuEnergy.ai has secured a U.S. patent that covers key aspects of its Machine Trust Index, which helps communicate sophisticated technical AI assessments in terms that people who govern the use of AI can understand and act upon. “This patent is…
Over the years, Suresh Law has served hundreds of technology startups and entrepreneurs with their corporate law needs. There are many common legal mistakes that startups make which require our assistance.We wanted to share these common mistakes entrepreneurs make with…
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How two former university football teammates aim to level the playing field for underserved communities
Social enterprise Placemaking 4G is working to transform office culture — and give back to communities in the process. Bradley Daye and Matt Thomson first met on a university football field in Sackville, N.B., playing for the Mount Allison Mounties.…
LONDON, ON. October 10, 2023 — TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario is launching the fourth London Innovation Challenge. London Innovation Challenge is funded by the City of London to accelerate and scale locally made solutions that address areas of focus identified…
Mercator AI’s platform is “digitizing word of mouth,” giving contractors and real estate brokers a heads up on new projects. At her core, Chloe Smith is a “Why?” person. “I’ve always sought out knowledge,” she says. That internal drive to…
Kitchener-based FluidAI Medical has secured US$15 million in a Series A raise. The company uses artificial intelligence and nanotechnology to monitor a patient’s post-operative condition for signs of infection and fluid leakage. The funding will help FluidAI enhance its medical-record…
Life Sciences and Advanced Health RIC News
Innovation Factory Announces Call for Applications for the 11th Synapse Life Science Pitch Competition
HAMILTON, October 3, 2023 — Innovation Factory is now accepting applications for the 11th annual Synapse Life Science Pitch Competition. This announcement comes shortly after the successful LiONS LAIR pitch competition and gala event that drew a crowd of over…
Photo courtesy of Bruce Outridge. Season seven of Inspiring Youth is talking about some big issues and technology is integrated in all of our lives. Bruce Outridge of YourTV Halton visited TechPlace to talk technology and business with Bilqees who…
Photo courtesy of Bruce Outridge. Season seven of Inspiring Youth is talking about some big issues and technology is integrated in all of our lives. Bruce Outridge of YourTV Halton visited TechPlace to talk technology and business with Bilqees who…