Posted in Blog, Thrive in Ottawa May 30, 2023 By: Randy Gaudreau Being a self-funded company has its advantages. Free from the expectations and the influence of external financers, the company generally has control over the path it chooses to…
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.
The Canadian Cancer Society and MaRS are excited to announce the winners of The Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Challenge! Congrats to Niagara Folk Arts Multicultural Centre and Flemingdon Health Centre for their community-focused solutions that aim to increase the early…
originally published: 2023-05-21 16:35:26 We are all familiar with the phrase “Fail Fast”. The “fail fast” philosophy values extensive testing and incremental development to determine whether the idea has value. The important goal of the philosophy is to cut losses…
May 29, 2023 By: Mark Fortier-Brynaert By the time a client approaches a lawyer for the review of a contract, the major business terms have typically already been negotiated – leaving the lawyer the work of protecting the client by…
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Auto & Transportation Digital Media and ICT
Get To Know Synkar Autonomous: The Company Bringing Robotics, AI, and Innovation To Everyday Logistics
Delivery is emerging as an essential service in the customer-centric economy. Companies are seeking increasingly customized solutions to their problems. And several municipalities are starting to offer convenience services - like snow removal and lawn mowing - to the elderly…
originally published: 2023-05-29 08:09:49 The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is seeking an aseptic bioreactor chamber that provides a controlled environment with a perfusion-enabling system to achieve optimal growth of 3D bioprinted hollow tube (blood vessel-like) structures while providing…
Advanced Manufacturing & Materials Digital Media and ICT
PEER Group joins SEMI Midwest Chapter as a founding member to support semiconductor industry
Kitchener, ON, May 26, 2023 – PEER Group, the largest supplier of innovative factory automation software products for the semiconductor industry, has been announced as one of the founding members of the newly established SEMI Midwest Chapter. Formed to support…
Companies Funded / Acquired Life Sciences and Advanced Health
Indee Labs adopts Scispot to operate as a digital biotech company
KITCHENER, ON, MAY 11, 2023 ¬– Scispot, the creator of the best tech stack for modern biotech, announces its partnership with Indee Labs, the developer of Hydropore™ for non-viral intracellular delivery. This collaboration aims to empower Indee Labs to digitalize…
Life Sciences and Advanced Health
Scispot introduces GLUE: data stitching to streamline life-science data
Kitchener, ON – Scispot, the creator of the best tech stack for modern biotech and pharma, is excited to announce the launch of Scispot GLUE™. This revolutionary data stitching platform is designed specifically for lab informatics teams. It is set…
Networks built for downtown commuters are struggling to adapt to shifting work patterns. Several startups think on-demand services could be part of the answer. You’d be forgiven if, from behind the wheel of a car, the pandemic seems like a distant…
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originally published: 2023-05-25 11:31:47 Ontario Genomics’ BioCreate program is open to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in southern Ontario seeking to commercialize genomics and engineering biology enabled products and/or technologies in the health, food and agriculture, and cleantech sectors at a Technology Readiness Level…
May 25, 2023 Invest Ottawa (IO) is pleased to share the Winter 2022 eNPS results. The eNPS service is a semi-annual benchmarking exercise that offers a health check on company culture for high-growth tech companies in the ScaleUp program. Certain…
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Skill Squirrel is on a mission to help everyone land their dream job
“Everybody has skills. It’s just about making the right connections,” says Kathleen Webb, founder of Skill Squirrel. Her company was awarded the grand prize in the latest MaRS and CIBC Inclusive Design Challenge. There’s a certain irony in the phrase…
London, ON: On May 18, Perl Experiences, a technology company that helps people discover and book new, nearby things to do, launched its demo site. The firm is a local start-up spearheaded by Western University student Jainil Patel. This milestone…
Digital Media and ICT
1Password launches passkeys for businesses as a shift to passwordless picks up
With this new offering, the Toronto-based startup picks up its pace in the shift to the next generation of authentication. According to 1Password…(Read more here)Originally published on BetakitAuthored by Charlize AlcarazImage by 1PasswordPublished on May 18, 2023 Original Article on Tech…
Despite the current market’s retrofit electrified hardware, conventional urban mobility products still have a long way to go to meet urban needs. Today’s communities need innovative and expandable hardware that opens more opportunities for safer, cleaner, smarter transportation methods.Enter Intelligent…
LBMX Place Musicians Mentorship Program provides local musicians with an opportunity to develop, perform, and learn so their unique voices can become part of our vibrant community through the gift of music. LBMX Place and London Arts Council connect and…
originally published: 2023-05-19 15:29:18 Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is seeking a small, cost-effective, retrievable, collision-tolerant inspection technology solution that can inspect areas of a marine vessel deemed “confined spaces” and can transmit real-time and recorded images and videos to…
Digital Media and ICT Tourism
Rove: A Thriving Data Infrastructure Company Making Waves in the Travel Industry
originally published: 2023-05-19 13:15:22 Rove is a data infrastructure company that specializes in managing travel and tourism-related data. They cater to large-scale destination management organizations, tourism associations, and attractions that want to enhance their region’s economic value through tourismSome of…
The University of Waterloo’s Velocity Incubator kicked off its Health Innovation Challenge on Tuesday. The 10-day hackathon is part of the Grand River Hospital Foundation’s Care Never Stops Week as it launches its $258-million Care Never Stops fundraising campaign. The…
Communitech has been honoured with a Kitchener Business Heritage Award for its 25 years of service to the community. Established in 1997, Communitech was created by a group of tech founders who were committed to making Waterloo Region a global…
Black and Other Racialized Groups Digital Media and ICT
Asian Heritage Month: Customer is truly the King for RhythmQ
Businesses often take shape from that first ‘one-time’ experimental project or so-called ‘side hustle’. When Rishi Chandarana, CEO and Co-Founder of RhythmQ Inc, came together with a friend/colleague to develop a form submission software solution for a highly reputed US-based…
Digital Media and ICT Life Sciences and Advanced Health
EmergConnect platform is revolutionizing access to healthcare
What if you or a loved one needed access to same-day healthcare? Imagine having an app where you could input your symptoms—in your own words—knowing that you can include all of the information you’re worried might be missed. Then moments…
Every workplace has that person who’s always got something to complain about. Sure, sometimes things go off the rails and it’s entirely warranted. But I’m talking about the person who will go out of their way to find the negative…
Talent, People Management
To build a strong corporate culture, prioritize employee fulfillment over enforced fun
Workers value personal growth, career progression and individualized experiences over one-size-fits-all socials. The folks at Oakville-based tech venture Prodigy Education know how to party. When the 260 employees get together, the company brings in a DJ, cranks up the music…
Digital Media and ICT
Get To Know Portable Intelligence: The AI Company Addressing The Missing Link in Warehouse Efficiency
“I’ve seen firsthand the challenges that warehouses face in terms of productivity and efficiency,” says Jeff Lem, the president of Portable Intelligence. He’s also someone with 30-plus years of experience in the supply chain industry.“Despite advancements in technology, barcoding and…
Giving the small town of Tavistock a big name in agritech and innovation, SoilOptix® has raised the bar for traditional crop management practices, reaching 14 countries worldwide with its soil-mapping technology and ever-evolving innovation. Founded in 2013 by Paul Raymer,…
Innovation Factory is thrilled to announce the launch of its very first cohort of the Founders Fast Track program. This program is designed to equip start-ups for their first fundraise with the essential resources and skill development. Top graduates of…
Companies Funded / Acquired Digital Media and ICT
PartnerHero acquires Waterloo-based Summatti, an AI-powered conversation analytics platform
Leading customer operations outsourcing innovator PartnerHero has acquired Summatti, a conversation intelligence platform for an undisclosed amount. “I’m excited to join forces with PartnerHero and bring our expertise and technology to their growing client base,” said Sid Bhambhani, chief executive…
Digital Media and ICT Life Sciences and Advanced Health
How AI is transforming healthcare and other key insights from Mars Impact Health
The global tech ecosystem gathered at MaRS to discuss the business of healthcare and explore latest life-saving innovations. Informative, educational and full of taboo-breaking discussions, this year’s MaRS Impact Health featured more than 100 speakers exploring emerging trends in biotech,…
Life Sciences and Advanced Health
KA Imaging installs inCiTe 3D x-ray microscope and partners with the University of Greenwich
This press release was originally published by Fernanda Fraga for KA Imaging. Read the original press release here. (Waterloo, 24 April 2023) – X-ray equipment manufacturer KA Imaging has announced a new install of the inCiTe™ 3D X-ray Microscope as…
This press release was originally released by Insight Medbotics on Newswire on May 2, 2023. Read the original release here. Insight Medbotics’ Board of Directors, a medical device company combining the accuracy of MRI with the precision of robotics, are…
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) has partnered with Preteckt, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) company, to enhance the maintenance of its fleet in Florida. By harnessing the power of AI-driven predictive maintenance, Preteckt enables early detection of potential issues and equips…
Entrepreneur Stories Featured Featured Home Marketing Value Proposition
Every Startup – At Every Stage – Needs a Marketing Strategy
originally published: 2023-05-13 15:22:44 Hessie JonesThat’s perfect. So I’m going to remove Angela and Kevin right now because I want to dive deeper into this topic with them later on. So, Angela Bourne, Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Altitude Accelerator, is joining us…
originally published: 2023-05-13 21:46:20 StephenWhat happened with Silicon Valley Bank is between March 2020 and March 2022, its deposits ballooned from $60 billion to $200 billion. So startups, lots of flush with cash. So they had excess money that they…
originally published: 2023-05-09 09:01:04 Samie Husain Okay. Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to another edition of Tech Uncensored. My name is Sam Husain, and today we’re going to talk about financial modeling. Sometimes this is a daunting task for…
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BlackBerry – the movie – Communitech
The BlackBerry movie, which opened in Waterloo Region this week, has a 95-per-cent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Virtually every film critic, both professional and amateur, seems to love it. It’s a safe bet that most of them never worked…