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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 insect farming by reducing labour with 24/7 monitoring and providing real-time pest and disease alerts […]
$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 anniversary, the annual pitch competition drew over 300 attendees from the Hamilton region’s business and […]
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 are affected by the ongoing trauma caused by residential and day schools. Reconciliation is the […]
Sep-2022
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 Prospects Oncology Fund. Selected among a top-tier pool of applicants, these Ontario-based innovations illustrate excellent […]
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 Forces (“CAF”). VoxNeuro and CAF have partnered to study the cognitive effects following intense […]
Sep-2022
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 oversubscribed its pre-seed financing, raising $1.6 million in new capital including over $350,000 in research […]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE – Charlize Alcaraz, Betakit, August 23, 2022. VendorPM’s backers include Bessemer and a plethora of real estate investors. Toronto proptech startup VendorPM has raised $20 million in its Series A round led by Prudence, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on real estate technologies. The other investors that contributed in the round are […]
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Business Wire, September 7, 2022 BOSTON–(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, announced a new partnership with Boston University (“BU”), a world-class institution and private research university at the forefront of neuroscience and neurotechnology. In partnership with […]
Sep-2022
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, a programming language, to code games, including player movement and weapons systems. “One day I just […]
Sep-2022
From Patient to Founder of Hyivy Health to Clinical Trials – All While Advancing Women’s Health Care Have you ever stopped yourself from pursuing something new because you felt you lacked know-how or experience? Then take a listen to our latest podcast as Rachel Bartholomew, CEO and Founder of Hyivy Health shares her medical device […]
