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This article appeared on thespec.com, written by Tom Hogue. To read the original post click here. The big winner was Niagara’s Bisep Inc., which designed a device for people with mobility issues Dan Bordenave’s Niagara Falls-based company, Bisep, won the top prize of $35,000 cash and $7,000 in-kind services with a device that joins a […]
Bisep Inc. is the competition’s big winner Hamilton, ON – On March 25, Hamilton’s thriving life science ecosystem gathered for the first time, virtually, for Innovation Factory’s seventh annual Synapse Competition, Ontario’s premier life science pitch competition. This years’ top three finalists, Bisep Inc., Hyivy Health and PROVA Innovations each delivered their pitch to the […]
Over 900 hackers put their skills to work solving real-world problems at DeltaHacks VI A “smart” way to call for emergency services by using hand signals instead of a smartphone won this year’s Hackathon for change challenge sponsored by Innovation Factory’s Centre for Integrated Transportation & Mobility (CITM). Over 200 teams totalling more than 900 […]
Feb-2020
Longan Vision Wins National Research Bid This article originally appeared on softwarehamilton.com by Rodney Barnes. To view the original post click here. AR startup Longan Vision, based out of The Forge, recently won a national research bid for a $200,000 contract offered by Innovative Solutions Canada and funded by the Department of National Defense (DND). The contract was for […]
Future of Transportation and Mobility Series explores ‘Intelligent Infrastructure and Connected/Autonomous Vehicles’ in second annual conference Hamilton, Ont., Feb. 13, 2020 – Smart cities are needed to pave the road to a sustainable and prosperous future driven by connected and autonomous vehicles (C/AVs), according to thought leaders, technology innovators and policymakers who attended the “Intelligent […]
Jan-2020
#TheFeed: Sustainability; the Environmental Future; & STEM Education BY AMBER MACARTHUR ON JANUARY 27, 2020 TF202: We talk to Michael Josh from GadgetMatch about what the major companies are doing in terms of sustainability in the realm of tech. Plus, we see how families can begin to positively impact the environmental future of the earth with the president […]
Investing in Hamilton’s growth and sustainability as a Digital City This article originally appeared on softwarehamilton.com by Rodney Barnes. Read the original post here. As part of the work of the Mayor’s Intelligent Community Task Force (MICTF) and the City of Hamilton’s ongoing efforts to improve effective community-wide digital infrastructure, Bell Canada and the City of Hamilton are pleased to announce […]
Jan-2020
Exciting Collaboration between iF’s client Westhill Innovation and Loblaw This article originally appeared on trucknews.com by John G Smith. To view the original post click here. HAMILTON, Ont. — Loblaw is looking skyward in the bid to electrify its private fleet, testing a trailer equipped with a rooftop solar array designed by Westhill Innovation. And […]
IEEE N3XT® STARS PROGRAM This article originally appeared on entrepreneurship.ieee.org. For the original post please click this link. IEEE N3XT® Stars selection occurs in collaboration with industry partners at large-scale technology startup competition events. IEEE N3XT® Star Judges identify competition candidate ventures with engineering-driven innovation at their core, and that align with the IEEE core purpose to foster […]
PRECISION ONCOLOGY STARTUP FUSION PHARMACEUTICALS RAISES $26 MILLION CAD This article originally appeared on betakit.com written by Isabelle Kirkwood. For the original post please click this link. Biopharmaceutical precision oncology startup Fusion Pharmaceuticals has received a commitment of up to $26 million CAD ($20 million USD) from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). This funding comes ten […]
