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From Local to Global Sales: How Nuts for Cheese™ Raised $5.5M and Defined a New Market It was not that long ago that Nuts for Cheese™ Founder and CEO, Margaret Coons was juggling school, part-time work, and creating artisan cheese products to sell at the local Farmers Market. While completing her studies, she took on […]

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This article was originally shared by The Hamilton Spectator, and originally published by The Canadian Press on February 26, 2023. HAMILTON – A Black entrepreneur from Hamilton, Ont., has won the nationwide Black Pitch Contest. Micheline Khan’s company, Althea Therapy, helps people get access to culturally responsive mental health professionals and resources, with a goal […]

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Innovation Factory - iF innovator Spotlight

This article was originally published by Nikolas Sokic for Sustainable Biz Canada on February 17, 2023. Read the original article here. SWTCH Energy Inc. has partnered with AutoGrid to balance electricity demand and reduce electrical bills by integrating 250 electric vehicle (EV) chargers in multi-tenant properties into an active demand response program with a Canadian utility. SWTCH claims […]

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Allarta Life Science is evolving cell-based therapies leveraging the SOPHIE program and Hamilton's medical innovation ecosytem

A trained opera singer with an accomplished business background and a professor of chemistry, renowned globally for his research and expertise, may not appear to have anything in common. Yet a shared passion for innovation, a desire to make a difference and the knowledge of an unmet need in medical treatment options, led Maria Antonakos […]

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Mesomat Innovator Spotlight CITM Canada

You know the saying ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’? Most would agree that this is sound advice. Yet startup Mesomat, ignored that age-old wisdom, and it appears to be paying off. Not many young companies would abandon early success and pivot to take their business in a new direction, but this is exactly […]

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Korechi Innovations Pik'r robot golf

Scientific range picker is designed to alleviate golf’s labor shortage while enhancing operational safety This article was originally published by David Droschak for First Call Golf on January 24, 2023. Read the original article here. WINTER GARDEN, Florida — There were thousands upon thousands of balls, clubs and shafts at tue’s 20th PGA Show Demo […]

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Innovation Factory - iF innovator Spotlight funding and partnerships

This media release was originally published by Altis Labs on January 24, 2023. Toronto, Ontario – Altis Labs, Inc. (“Altis”), the computational imaging platform for advancing precision medicine, announces today an initiative focused on developing, validating, and commercializing fully automated imaging biomarkers for solid tumors using deep learning. Led by Altis, the initiative leverages a […]

This article was originally published by Bryan Borzykowski on MaRS Discovery District (marsdd.com). Read the original article here. Deals are still within reach for startups with a compelling pitch and solid fundamentals This month, Natalie Duncan (pictured) faces the biggest test in her young entrepreneurial career. The co-founder of Bug Mars, a Toronto-based company that’s […]

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Innovation Factory - iF innovator Spotlight

This media release was originally published by SWTCH Energy on Business Wire, on January 23, 2023. SWTCH Energy, an electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions provider for multi-tenant properties across North America, today announced its partnership with Bectrol, a Québec-based integrator of EV chargers and provider of industrial automation, distribution and manufacturing of control panels. This […]