originally published: 2023-06-12 15:01:17 Milestones & Looking Ahead In early 2023 the start-up reached a celebratory milestone, with their first year of operations being complete with 10,000 hours of care delivered over their platform. They are developing their own proprietary…
Sarah and Rob are firm believers in living life to the fullest and expressing creativity. That’s why in 2020, just weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic, they started their journey to empower people to express themselves through fun, personalized underwear. Suddenly,…
Using your smartwatch or smartphone to capture your motion isn’t just for fitness anymore. An innovative startup in Oshawa, Ontario, has created a unique way to validate a person’s ID using gait motion.Lambda Sense (or LDS for short) has developed…
Jun 8, 2023 SmartInside AI is based in Korea and last year, they chose Ottawa as the ideal place to open a new office. But why choose Ottawa? SmartInside AI’s Nam Hyun Cho explain not only why Ottawa is ideal…
Artificial colours pollute waterways and harm textile factory workers. Natural dyes made with bacteria could be a safer alternative. Colours are hugely important to us. They reflect moods, seasons, identity, ethnicity and emotions in fashion and other choices that shape…
A compelling narrative can help win customers and land talent. The key is to keep it simple. Brandon Moffatt has spent his career solving complex problems. As owner and vice president of London, Ont.-based StormFisher Hydrogen, Moffatt has led the…
Meet Andrew Haller, a seasoned advisor at ventureLAB who's shaking things up in the Canadian medtech startup scene.With his impressive background in Molecular Pharmacology and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University Health Network (UHN), Andrew's journey into the medtech world…
The former Sears exec has navigated shifting consumer spending patterns to turn his point-of-sale financing company into a powerhouse. Peter Kalen isn’t your typical startup founder. After an 18-year career as a finance executive for brands including Canada Trust, President’s…
Working remotely or in a hybrid setting is the “new normal” for companies. The trouble is that this “new normal” offers new employees little to no opportunity to connect with the company in the same way that on-site employees had…
“I’ve been on the manufacturing floor and have studied all sorts of advanced manufacturing topics, and one of the things that has always struck me is how inefficient and costly many very important aspects of advanced manufacturing there are -…
Cleaning up Guelph-based Friendlier landed $2.3 million in venture capital to help grow its “reuse” services, which aim to reduce single-use packaging by providing reusable plastic containers to the food industry. The two investors were Waterloo-based Garage Capital and Relay…
Despite what you might think, being a landlord takes work. It’s not just sitting back and collecting rent. Being a landlord involves several moving parts like timely repairs and maintenance, operational costs, finding (and retaining) good tenants, and dealing with…
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St. Clair College has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) to launch the Regional Future Workforce Program, a program designed to get more children and youth engaged in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).…
Technology is a worldwide competitive landscape, and the competition to get market share is fierce. To attract resources and differentiate a company in customers’ eyes, intellectual property (IP) has become a critical success factor, affecting all business aspects from R&D,…
Chris Giantsopoulos knows entrepreneurship.His first taste of entrepreneurial work ethic was as the son of immigrant parents who owned a restaurant. Running a restaurant appeared glamorous from the outside, but inside its walls, it was a tough business with long…
May 31, 2023 (Brampton, ON) – Today, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst (“the Catalyst”) and Cyber Legends are proud to announce a unique partnership to offer cybersecurity education and skill building to K-12 students across Canada.The Catalyst – Toronto Metropolitan University’s national…
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) wants the province of Ontario to be fully accessible for persons with disabilities by 2025. That’s a mere two years away.It’s an ambitious goal that’s left many organizations and companies in the…
originally published: 2023-06-01 13:21:32 Stephanie LippSo it’s really interesting, but really exciting to see where we can take this with such a meaningful impact on the environment as a larger piece of the clean tech solution pie that we really…
Hungry for Success: How a Starbucks Queue Sparked a Dining Revolution Fabian Raso was just an MBA grad from Queen’s University when he was stuck in a long line at Starbucks and came up with a simple but revolutionary idea…a…
Recently I was on vacation, and while most of it was great, one hotel we stayed at was subpar, for several reasons. Finding a hotel for the place, time frame, and price point we wanted was not easy, and I…
Each June, it’s important for organizations and people with a voice to speak for those who are silenced in the 2SLGBTQ+ community. While it’s important to acknowledge the many brilliant people who identify with and are allies to the…
RDP Associates Inc. is Canada’s leading SR&ED Tax Credit and Government Grant Consultancy (and one of Spark Centre’s Elite Partners!), dedicated to assisting startups with obtaining funding for innovation. Their experts advise and guide entrepreneurs on how to apply for…
The Waterloo Region Entrepreneur Hall of Fame has honoured six influential founders who have contributed significantly to the tech ecosystem over the past three decades. This year’s inductees – known as “laureates” – include the five co-founders of Sandvine and…
“Many newcomers only deal with a health issue once there’s an actual problem. We’re trying to get ahead of that,” says Emily Kovacs, the winner of the Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Challenge. Colorectal cancer is the fourth-most commonly diagnosed cancer,…
Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent (May 31, 2023) – A popular program aimed at supporting rural entrepreneurs is returning to the region this spring, thanks to a continued partnership between WETechAlliance and Libro Credit Union. A new series of Innovation Outposts…
While ensuring adherence to Canadian and international industry standards and regional regulations, Complade boasts a comprehensive suite of tools that help organizations proactively identify and manage potential cyber risks, implement secure configurations, streamline audit management and compliance reporting and develop…
Posted in Blog, Thrive in Ottawa May 30, 2023 June is a mesmerizing time in Ottawa as the city welcomes summer. You can see people delving into the warm temperature and lots of sunshine, exploring Ottawa’s scenic routes. Whether you…
There are many considerations for finding the right facility for your business, especially in sectors like manufacturing. Rafael Roberto, Broker of Record, President, Coldwell Banker (one of Spark Centre’s Elite Partners) lays out his top tips for entrepreneurs looking to…
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…
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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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…
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…
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…
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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