originally published: 2022-11-18 15:04:10 Hessie Jones (00:03)Welcome to Friday, everyone. Elon Musk has been in the news from the first day that he acquired twitter back in October 28. You actually can’t buy that kind of press that this chief…
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.
There’s an urgent need for Canada to begin a collaborative discussion around national security innovation, a roundtable meeting convened by Communitech heard this week. “Canada is no longer a serious nation when it comes to national security,” said recently retired…
A knight stands motionless before a brick wall. In his right hand, he brandishes a sword. His left he holds aloft, squeezed into a defiant fist. His features are obscured in shadows under a heavy helm. But his eyes gleam…
“Lymphedema seems to be a condition that doesn’t have a big voice,” she explains, noting the idea to pursue a career supporting Lymphedema patients came to her as she sought a way to honour the memory of her siblings. “Everything…
The new Mission from MaRS: Net Zero program aims to make it easier for communities to adopt climate solutions. This cohort has the potential to mitigate tonnes of greenhouse-gas-emissions. When it comes to tackling the climate crisis, the problem isn’t…
To many these days, Advent is less a preparation for the celebration of the birth of Christ than a bit of daily fun – increasingly for adults – and an opportunity to enjoy a morsel of chocolate, cheese, fancy jam,…
The holidays are around the corner. Whether you’re looking for something unique or practical, this shopping guide will help you create cherished memories, and you’ll be making an impact by supporting entrepreneurs in our region. Check out the list of…
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Tech Uncensored – What VC’s don’t tell you: Things you have always wanted to ask.
originally published: 2022-12-07 15:33:14 Samie Husain (00:02)Good afternoon, everybody, and welcome back to Altitude Accelerators Tech uncensored live podcast stream through LinkedIn. My name is Sam Husain and I will be your host today. Today we’re going to talk about…
Athletes — and referees — are increasingly turning to technology in their quest for peak performance. The 2022 World Cup will be remembered for several reasons. It’s likely the last hurrah for superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and it’s…
Repeat sales, also known as repeat business or customer loyalty, refers to the phenomenon of customers making multiple purchases from the same business over time. In the context of an online business, repeat sales can be an important source of…
Launching a business comes with many hurdles, and finding the right location from which to operate can be just as important a foundation as planning financials, marketing and sales strategies. For entrepreneurs, finding a property that meets their location, budget…
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TechAlliance Announces the Winners of the Third London Innovation Challenge
Following the launch of the third London Innovation Challenge, TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario, alongside an adjudication panel of local creative industry leaders, selected BIOSA Technologies and EXAR Studios as the winners of the Challenge. These two companies each bring a…
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All work and some play: How Boardball’s overnight success turned into a viable business
As we mark Global Entrepreneurship Week at McMaster, we are highlighting the innovative thinkers working to turn ideas into reality. Stay tuned to Daily News all week long as we share stories of McMaster community members whose entrepreneurial skills are making real-world…
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Enerza is developing a robot named Boa that uses 5G to snake across power lines and report looming problems to utility companies
Original Article by Karen Fischer, Business Insider, November 29, 2022 In May, southern Ontario was hit by the sixth costliest storm in Canadian history. Nearly a million utility customers lost power, and weeks later, some rural residents in the region…
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Area X.O and Invest Ottawa Receive National R&D Award from Intelligent Transportation Systems Society of Canada (ITS Canada) for Pioneering Work in Smart Mobility
Nov 22, 2022 Celebrating Smart Mobility Innovation and Collaboration that is Driving the Safe Adoption of Future Transportation Solutions as a Community Tuesday, November 22, 2022: Area X.O, the R&D complex for next-generation smart mobility, autonomy, and connectivity founded and…
Are you a technology company looking to scale internationally? Want to confidently enter new markets, reduce financial risks and grow your business? Click here to register The Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade is hosting a webinar with…
The story of Geenees starts with a baby shower that took place in 2017.“Hosting this event, I ended up getting the same gift four times,” Libi Berenson, the founder and CEO of the company, tells ventureLAB. “It caused a light…
KITCHENER, ONT., Dec. 6, 2022 – PEER Group, the largest supplier of innovative factory automation software products for the semiconductor industry, has announced the appointment of Linda Gregorio as the company’s new Director, People and Culture. With a professional career…
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The Revolutionary App by MapleWiz Offers an Innovative Tracking Solution For Your Pets
There are few things more panic-inducing than losing track of a beloved pet. It’s something Payal Singh, the co-founder and CEO of MapleWiz, knows all too well. Leo, her family’s pooch (who they rescued from a kill shelter in 2019), bolted…
More than 600 municipalities in Canada have declared a climate emergency. Many are now working to tackle the issue head on — together. The residents of Canmore, Alta., are all too familiar with the impacts of the climate crisis. In…
Bummer Let’s get it out of the way: November was a rough month for tech workers globally, and the Canadian and Waterloo Region communities felt the pain, too. While international behemoths like Twitter, Meta and Amazon were each laying off…
On Thursday, December 1st, five scaling companies across a diverse cross-section of regional sectors had the opportunity to make their pitch in front of a group of seasoned investors, industry experts, and celebrity judge, Vivian Kaye. The scaleups are part…
Benchmarking environmental impact with a long-term goal of helping companies with their waste reduction, Waste Solutions Canada has spent it’s 15 years in business innovating for impact on business and the environment. As a leading outsourced partner for waste and…
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Paystone Achieves the Prestigious Deloitte 2022 Enterprise Fast 15™ Recognition & Ranked on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™
Paystone, a leading financial technology (FinTech) company, today announced that it was ranked on the Enterprise Fast 15 list, an award category in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ program, Canada’s preeminent technology awards program. In addition, Paystone ranked on the…
There’s no such thing as “overnight success” in business. It may seem that way when a relatively unknown company suddenly receives widespread recognition for a successful endeavour, but you don’t see the bumps and scrapes the company endured along the…
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Colorectal cancer screening can be life-saving. But not everyone can access it.
A new initiative from the Canadian Cancer Society and MaRS aims to make screening more readily available to underserved communities. Sonie Flores, a nurse in Winnipeg, is intimately familiar with the toll cancer exacts. She moved from Toronto 10 years…
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The wait is over as TechAlliance Announces Limitless 2023 Finalists; and Voting for People’s Choice Awards opens
Marking the third edition this year, TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario has selected 12 finalists for Limitless 2023 awards through a panel of esteemed adjudicators. This comes after an open public call for nominations across four different award categories from the…
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Changing and Saving Lives: Get to Know Compass, a DigitalTool Connecting Students to Mental Health Resources
Mental health affects us all, but as Eve Staszczyszyn, a co-founder of Compass tells ventureLAB, young people aged 15 to 24 are more likely to experience mental illness and substance use disorders than any other age group. Having seen first-hand…
If you’re looking for a new role this month, look no further. Plenty of homegrown tech startups are seeking talent this December. Pure Facts What it does: Pure Facts is a financial services data company that helps clients grow…
Setting standards to govern the sharing and use of data is a crucial step in protecting privacy, building trust and using artificial intelligence for good, says Anil Arora, Canada’s Chief Statistician and head of Statistics Canada. “We are in a…
From new ideas to address climate change to the ethics of using AI to help humans make decisions, the December calendar has great events for everyone in Canadian tech. Discover solutions to our climate problems MaRS Climate Impact is…
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From Innovator to Enabler, MedStack sees Traction with its Digital Health Platform
Healthcare is important and we all depend on it. Governments want an efficient system that operates at a low cost. Healthcare practitioners want to provide the best level of service possible while minimizing clinician burnout. Patients want access to quality…
Posted in Blog, Thrive in Ottawa Nov 25, 2022 Even as the calendar year slows to a halt, December can still be a time of great activity. Whether you’re reminiscing about wins you’ve had in a productive year gone by,…
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McMaster-led startup in Hamilton works to reduce hospital delays with new app
Original Article by Anthony Urciuoli, insauga.com, November 22, 2022 A master’s grad from Hamilton’s McMaster University is working to solve the problem of delays in emergency room triage across Ontario. Ron Galaev founded EmergConnect — a centralized digital platform that allows patients…
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Investment Platform Stratosphere.io Wins Haltech’s Hi5 Pitch Competition
2022 Hi5 Contestants left to right, Gihan Foneska, Braden Dennis, Tina Safaei, Chris James, and Barca Fattal BURLINGTON, ON., November 24th, 2022 – On Thursday, Haltech Regional Innovation Centre hosted its 6th annual Hi5 Pitching Competition. Returning in-person for the first time in two…
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Get Happy With Colorful Zone, a Unique App Designed to Improve Your Mind and Mood
The seeds for Colorful Zone were planted in 2011, when Negar Yaghoobi founded her first startup, RangiRangi, in Iran. “My goal was to improve the mental well-being of women, and the results showed me that I could take my vision further,”…
Original Article by Stefan Palios, betakit.com, November 22, 2022 For generations, Ontario has been a key player in North American automaking. It now has the opportunity to lead as the industry moves toward electrification—but only if innovators have the right…
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Trending in Tech: 3 Reasons You’ll Want to Join the Field Effect Team
Nov 23, 2022 In our monthly Trending in Tech blog series, we offer up an inside look at tech companies in Ottawa that are growing and creating new opportunities for tech talent. Recently, locally-based cybersecurity software and services provider Field…
It takes more than garbage-collecting robots to build a great place to live. There’s nothing like that new city smell. The idea of wiping the slate clean and building a community from scratch is so appealing that around 150 of…
As of this writing, Twitter is still working, even with the World Cup having kicked off. Apparently that’s a challenging event for the platform, from a load perspective, at the best of times. And, uhh, it’s not the best of…