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…
Can AI make art? What’s hot in biomedical research? And does schnitzel fuel great business ideas? Find answers to all this and more at events happening in the coming month. Here are the tech events you need to know about…
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 until recently served as the firm’s…
ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE, FACIT, September 28, 2022 Seed-stage commercialization realizes value in the Province’s health research and intellectual property September 28, 2022 – FACIT congratulates Ontario-based start-ups Hyivy Health and HDAX Therapeutics as the latest recipients of capital through its…
Kitchener-based Avidbots, which makes commercial cleaning robots, has announced a Series C raise of US$70 million, bringing its total venture capital raised to date to US$107 million. The size of the round is all the more significant given the general…
ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE, Business Wire, September 27, 2022 TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–VoxNeuro Inc. (“VoxNeuro” or the “Company”), a commercial stage Software-as-a-Medical-Device (SaMD) brain health company that analyzes brain biomarkers to assess cognitive function, has announced a new partnership with the Canadian Armed…
“We’re proud to kick off the AC:Studio program with these amazing companies. These 100 companies represent the talent, drive, and entrepreneurial spirit that our innovation ecosystem is known for. More importantly, they represent the diversity of technologies, innovations, and ideas…
Original Article on Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre The Landing - Open House Event Drop by for a tour of the space on September 29th - 11:30 AM to 5:00 PM, and join us for the following events: Business Headshots (11:30…
Posted in Blog, Thrive in Ottawa Sep 26, 2022 1003 words | 4 mins. By: Randy Gaudreau Home to one of North America’s most active and bustling technology communities, Ottawa isn’t short on innovative companies making headlines in the news and…
Airports like Toronto-Pearson can handle 100,000 suitcases a day. They’re deploying intelligent software to keep track of them all — and analyze how the system can go wrong. Illustration by Kelvin Li It’s been a tough summer for air travel.…
Windsor, Ontario. Long dubbed the Automotive Capital of Canada, and currently emerging as the Automobility Capital of Canada. A city of makers. CAMufacturing Solutions is just one of many local trailblazers changing the industry around them. The company is doing…
SSIMWAVE, the nine-year-old Waterloo company whose AI-driven video quality software has earned two Emmy Awards, has been acquired by IMAX Corporation, the global, Canadian-founded company best known for its jaw-dropping, large-format motion picture technology. “SSIMWAVE is doing revolutionary work at…
Original Press Release, Yahoo Finance, September 21, 2022 NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J., Sept. 21, 2022 — Lactiga Therapeutics, an early-stage biotechnology company focused on improving the quality of life of patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases, announced this week that it has…
WATERLOO, Ontario, Sept. 21, 2022, (BUSINESS WIRE) – Magnet Forensics (TSX: MAGT), a developer of digital investigation solutions used by more than 4,000 enterprises and public safety organizations in over 100 countries, today announced that Truth Labs, India’s first independent…
Buildings, roads and sidewalks generate almost half of all global greenhouse gas emissions. Here are some Canadian companies working to fix that. When you think of the climate crisis, there’s no end to the apocalyptic imagery that immediately comes to…
WETechAlliance is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Directors and three new Advisors to the Board of Directors for 2022-2023. WETechAlliance’s Board of Directors is composed of 11 directors, and five ex-officio advisors including WETechAlliance’s…
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Christine Persaud, wifihifi.com, August 26, 2022 The latest candidate in our series of Q&As with influential women in the technology business in Canada is Swati Matta, Founder & CEO, Koble, a digital health app for expecting and new…
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