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Jan-2019
Following months of review, the US Food and Drug Administration cleared Mariner Endosurgery’s LaparoGuard Augmented Surgical Navigation system for use in US operating rooms. Hospitals and surgical facilities will now be able to incorporate this game-changing surgical navigation system from Mariner, the innovative Canadian medical device company leading commercialization of advanced surgical visualization and laparoscopic […]
Jan-2019
In 2016, Katarina Poletto was a recent McMaster Social Work undergrad, gearing up for a new semester as a master’s student. Little did she know, that summer she’d be on her way to building her own successful business, Dolled Up Desserts. Dolled Up Desserts is a gluten free and vegan wholesale bakery and baking […]
Jan-2019
Workplace pains and strains can be serious and disabling for Ontario workers. Per year, the average critical workplace injury is around 62 people per 1000 workers, and most of these workplace injuries could be easily prevented. Benjamin Lee and partner Abdel El Bably have had 7 surgeries combined due to preventable workplace joint injuries. These […]
An empty parking garage at McMaster Innovation Park is getting a makeover to help local entrepreneurs, thanks to an investment from the federal government. Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas MP Filomena Tassi says FedDev Ontario is giving McMaster University $1.2 million to transform the garage into a makerspace for The Forge, McMaster’s start-up incubator. Tassi made the […]
Canada Cartage has announced it is part of a group launching the Centre for Integrated Transportation and Mobility (CITM) to help Ontario companies develop connected vehicles and mobility technologies. The $10.5-million center is a public-private partnership between Canada Cartage and other companies, including Nokia Canada, Geotab, IMB Canada, and the City of Hamilton, and is […]
