You have something to announce. It could be a really big deal to you personally, like diving into entrepreneurship. It could be a really big deal to the company you work for, like a new product line. The possibilities are…
Photo illustration by Kelvin Li Humans generate an incredible amount of trash. In Canada alone, 35 million tonnes of food is wasted every year. That’s a lot of energy spent growing, processing, packaging and delivering food that ultimately goes uneaten…
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, investmentmonitor.ai, September 23, 2022 Making a smart site selection could drive the commercialisation of your intellectual property. Here are three examples that are helping to make Hamilton, Ontario, the next leader in life sciences research and commercialisation. Business…
ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE, Business Wire, October 12, 2022 Koble, a digital health and well-being platform for expecting and new parents, is pleased to announce today its partnership with Maple, a leading virtual care platform that provides on-demand access to healthcare providers.…
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, marsdd.com, Jacqueline Spicer | September 29, 2022 A new group of entrepreneurs has joined the RBC Women in Cleantech Accelerator, and they’re changing everything from the food we eat to the clothes we wear. Animal-free milk, compostable menstrual…
ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE, PR Newswire, September 21, 2022 Adapsyn Bioscience Inc., a chemical bioinformatics company that discovers novel drug-like small molecules, today announced a strategic collaboration with Evotec SE (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EVT, MDAX/TecDAX, ISIN: DE0005664809; NASDAQ: EVO). Under the collaboration,…
MaRS has partnered with Innovate UK to launch its second cohort of promising advanced-manufacturing startups towards North American expansion. Another British invasion is afoot. But this time the Brits aren’t hoping to wow us with their music. They want to…
Soil sensing technology developed and commercialized in Ontario is now going to be offered to more farmers across continental and Eastern Europe. SoilOptix® Inc. of Tavistock is expanding its official distributor agreement with United Kingdom-based Hutchinsons, a leading agricultural and…
From left to right: Ian Haase, Brian Maxfield, Karen Chalmers, Christine Haas, Asha Parekh TechAlliance recently brought together four of Southwestern Ontario’s most impressive serial entrepreneurs, Christine Haas Co-Founder & President at Renix Inc., leaders in liquid purification; Ian Haase, Co-Founder…
WATERLOO, ONT., October 6, 2022 – eSentire, Inc., the Authority in Managed Detection and Response (MDR), announced today the addition of two cybersecurity industry veterans to its Board of Directors. Amit Mital, former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director in the…
TORONTO, ONT., Oct. 6, 2022 – Ecopia AI (“Ecopia”) today announced that it was named to Canada’s Clean50 for its contribution to the low-carbon economy. Every year, Clean50 recognizes leaders in Canadian sustainability for their innovations contributing to climate resiliency…
Filomena Tassi swept into Communitech today bearing funding and encouragement for the Canadian tech community. “All of us here today understand how vital the tech sector is to the economic prosperity of our region and our nation,” said Tassi, the…
TORONTO, OCT. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – Ledn Inc. (“Ledn”), a global financial services provider for digital assets, is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement to acquire Arxnovum Investments Inc. (“Arxnovum”), a regulated Canadian digital asset investment manager.…
Posted in Blog, Thrive in Ottawa Sep 23, 2022 1320 words | 6 minutesBy: Randy Gaudreau Regardless if you’re a fan of pumpkin spice or not, October can be an absolutely stunning time of year in Ottawa, whether you’re taking…
WATERLOO, ONT., Oct. 6, 2022 – EnPowered, the on-bill payment platform for the energy industry, announced today that its Founder & CEO Tomas van Stee has been recognized as a 2023 Clean50 Emerging Leader by Delta Management Group. The Clean50…
When growing their business, Founders must wear multiple hats to gain momentum and scale, whether that’s validating products, identifying new markets, selling their products or hiring employees. And as a result, the “back-office” part of the business tends to suffer.Finance Without Borders provides the…
Oct 6, 2022 “The Great Resignation,” “The Turnover Tsunami,” “The Big Quit.” Many companies around the world, including right here in Ottawa, are being struck with turnover at an all-time high. But not all. Some companies have dug deep and…
Cybersecurity company Arctic Wolf, which operates a large facility in Waterloo, has closed a debt financing round of US$401 million that will help support its rapid growth. Fuelled by skyrocketing demand for network security, Arctic Wolf said it has doubled…
As Canada’s chief information officer and new MaRS board member, Catherine Luelo is working to accelerate the pace of innovation. It’s been over a year since Catherine Luelo was appointed Canada’s chief information officer, and she’s still gracious about explaining…
Kitchener-based Voltera Inc. aims to transform the electronics industry with a new circuit-board printer that enables designers to “print anything on everything,” including circuit boards on soft, flexible materials such as film, paper, clothing and biomaterials. The NOVA circuit-board printer…
Haltech C.E.O. Shann McGrail delivers remarks at TechPlace’s 5 Year Anniversary Celebration This media release first appeared on Burlington Economic Development. On Sept 8th, 2022, TechPlace opened its doors for its first large public event since before the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Scispot, a leading lab informatics company for biostartups, has added LabSQL to its Data Science Toolkit. LabSQL is a user-friendly programming tool that allows biostartups to create and update personalized workflows within a fully configurable lab informatics management system (LIMS).…
TORONTO, ONT., OCT. 3, 2022 – 3Tree, a pioneer in connecting insurance brokers and carriers, is thrilled to announce a digital transformation partnership with SEH Computer Systems. SEH will quickly bring to their users advanced, real-time broker connectivity through the…
Third annual Limitless awards to recognize inspiring and successful entrepreneurs and ventures As Southwestern Ontario continues to boom with innovation, with our home-base of London being named as one of North America’s top 10 emerging markets in tech, celebrating the individuals…
Innovation Factory #innovator and i.d.e.a. Fund recipient, Bug Mars has been accepted into the 2022-2024 cohort for RBC Women in Cleantech Accelerator. Natalie Duncan, is the visionary CEO and Co-founder of Bug Mars Inc. The company uses AI to refine…
originally published: 2022-10-04 11:29:05 Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can access Sheridan Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies (CAMDT)‘s applied research expertise, cutting-edge equipment, and advanced manufacturing facilities. The post Altitude’s Partner Sheridan Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design…
ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE, businesswire.com, October 4, 2022 HAMILTON, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Enedym, Inc. (“Enedym”), the technology company that develops next generation switched reluctance motors (SRMs), electric propulsion, and electrified powertrains, today announced a strategic collaboration with Toyota Tsusho Canada, Inc. (“Toyota Tsusho”),…
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 4, 2022 — Constant Contact, a digital marketing platform trusted by millions of small businesses and nonprofits, today announced that it has opened a new innovation lab at the Communitech Hub in the Waterloo Region of Ontario.…
Researcher Katalin Karikó was instrumental in creating in the Pfizer-BioNTech shot. But for years, her work on mRNA technology was considered a dead end. Photo illustration by Kelvin Li When the first COVID vaccines appeared at the end of 2020,…
TORONTO, Sept. 28, 2022 /CNW/ - Global IT research and advisory firm Info-Tech Research Group has announced a significant change in its executive leadership. Founder Joel McLean is passing the role of Chief Executive Officer to David Godfrey, who has…
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, The Hamilton Spectator, Kate McCullough, September 15, 2022 Like many 12-year-olds, Jonathan Szarak likes to play video games. But he’s also spent the last two years teaching himself how to make them. The Grade 7 student uses Python,…
Innovation Factory will take a moment of silence, with other Canadians at 2:15 p.m. to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation day. On this day, we honour and remember, those who were lost, survivors, and their families who…
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, The Hamilton Spectator, Ritika Dubey, October 3, 2022 This year, startup businesses went big at the annual Lions Lair pitch competition. Three businesses — Boardball Inc., Llif Healthcare, and Chirp — shared nearly $50,000 in prize money during…
Full on After a quiet summer, the tech community went full on in September with multiple million-dollar raises, two acquisitions and several impressive milestones. Where to begin? Let’s start with an anniversary. It’s been 25 years since a group of…
Companies currently hiring are working in financial technology, healthcare and the future of food. Aspire Food Group What it does: Aspire rears crickets in a high-tech facility and processes them into nutritional ingredients for people and their pets. The…
“No one wants to work.” There’s been an increase in think pieces with hand-wringing and pearl-clutching around this pronouncement over the last three years, but it’s not new. It’s only recently that I’ve heard local people say it. I’ve heard…
Photo illustration by Kelvin Li As we start to feel the effects of climate change, it’s clear we need to find ways to adapt our communities and lighten the impact on the planet. It can be tempting to just start…
Jackets and mitts aren’t the only clothing coming out of storage as the first signs of fall come to Kitchener. Across town, people are getting their lederhosen and dirndls out for the 2022 Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest. This year’s festival marks the…
A new group of entrepreneurs has joined the RBC Women in Cleantech Accelerator, and they’re changing everything from the food we eat to the clothes we wear. Animal-free milk, compostable menstrual products, faux leather made from mushroom roots and an…
$50,000 Awarded as 300 Members of the Innovation Community Celebrate HAMILTON, ON – September 29, 2022 – Boardball Inc. was named the grand prize winner yesterday at Innovation Factory’s LiONS LAIR Gala, claiming top prize of $25,000. Celebrating its twelfth…
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