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Apr-2022
ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE, April 29, 2022 Guelph, Ontario The development and growth of Canada’s green technology sector is a priority for the Government of Canada. The diverse network of promising Canadian businesses in southern Ontario has the ability to be a vital contributor to make Canada a global leader in green technology and manufacturing. Today, […]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, businesswire.com, April 27, 2022 TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SWTCH Energy Inc. has closed $13 million USD in new financing to expand its electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions to multi-family buildings across North America, with an emphasis on serving the transition to electrified transportation for market-rate and low-to-moderate income (LMI) communities. The new capital includes a $10 […]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, financialpost.com, April 22, 2022 From l-r Michelle Laflamme and Alex Fuentes of KneeKG, Matthew Rosato of PROVA Innovations, Lianna Genovese of Guided Hands and Linda Li of OPERAS. GNW TORONTO, April 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Four Canadian innovators received prestigious and valuable awards from the Arthritis Society last night to bring to life […]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Lori Dillon, brighterworld.mcmaster.ca, April 20, 2022 Two McMaster startups — Synmedix and Insight Medbotics — have received a combined $735,000 to move their innovations closer to reality in the first round of investments of the McMaster Seed Fund. Synmedix — a biotechnology company founded by Eric Brown, Distinguished University Professor of biochemistry and biomedical […]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Anthony Urciuoli, insauga.com, April 12, 2022 Hamilton pitch competition, Lions Lair is back, and organizers are looking for up-and-coming entrepreneurs to pitch their business to a panel of Hamilton’s top business experts and investors. Now in its 12th year, applications for Lions Lair opened on Apr. 5 and will close on May 8 at 11:59 […]
ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE, April 19, 2022 Municipal Road and Infrastructure Association Recognizes City for Use of Artificial Intelligence Technology April 19, 2022, Oakville, ON – Congratulations to the City of Hamilton for winning the 2021 John Niedra Better Practices Competition, Innovative Management Practices category. The award was announced during the 2022 Good Roads Conference in […]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Ritika Dubey, thespec.com, April 18, 2022 Lianna Genovese and Matthew Rosato invented devices to assist those suffering from arthritis Two Hamiltonians are among eight finalists in a national competition which provides funding for innovative projects that help people suffering from arthritis. The Arthritis Ideator Program — run by the Arthritis Society — received […]
Apr-2022
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Josh Scott, betakit.com, April 14, 2022 As home ownership in Canada becomes increasingly less attainable for many Canadians, Toronto-based proptech startup Requity Homes wants to offer a new alternative. Requity aims to build a world where rent-to-own a home is as easy as lease-to-own a car by catering to a particular subset of prospective […]
Celebrating its 12th anniversary in 2022, Lions Lair is Hamilton’s premier pitch competition that gives up-and-coming entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business to a panel of Hamilton’s top business experts and investors. Applications for the Lions Lair pitch competition opened on April 5th and will close on May 8th at 11:59 PM. Innovation Factory […]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE – Betakit, April 4th, 202 Medtech startup Cosm Medical has secured $4.7 million CAD ($3.8 million USD) in an oversubscribed seed round to create custom medical devices for women suffering from pelvic floor disorders. The new funds will enable Cosm to further develop and launch its digital gynecology platform and gynecological prosthetics, which […]
