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The Accelerator Centre, an award-winning and world-renowned centre for the cultivation of technology entrepreneurship, is pleased to announce it has been awarded second place in the award categories of 'fastest growth' and 'best overall incubator' at the 8th annual Incubator Conference, which took place November 19th and 20th in Stockholm, Sweden.
Except for the sockets and ports to accept various plugs and wires, it could be a briefcase used by your average businessperson or student.
Toronto Rehab's new "handy" auditing tool helps health care providers improve their hand washing practices
Are you a young Canadian company with a promising technology but lack the expertise, resources and money to bring it to market - particularly during these difficult economic times? A new commercialization centre funded by the federal government is offering practical support to Canadian companies to reduce the risk of developing and financing new products and services.
A recent study led by Dr. Khaled El Emam, the Canada Research Chair in Electronic Health Information at the CHEO Research Institute, found that the information in hospital prescription records can quite easily re-identify patients.
Canada is a pretty big place: Its surface area is 9,984,670 km, which means that only Russia and Antarctica are bigger. And photonics is pretty big in Canada, too
Thomas Braun tosses modesty out the window when he talks about his company's new technology.
Development of artificial
human tissue could soon
provide medical trainees
with the head start they need to
become the next great surgeon.
Artificial tissue, nearly identical to human skin and organs, could soon be manufactured in London laboratories and shipped around the world.
A pocket-size device under development could soon help monitor how well breast cancer treatments are working and help assess breast cancer risk by measuring levels of the hormone estrogen.
A Toronto startup is at the vanguard of a technology that allows users to work on a screen with more than just two fingers.
A new clean energy technology lowers capital costs for wastewater treatment facilities.
Toronto researchers have developed a portable device they say will accurately diagnose prostate cancer in 30 minutes.
They may have grown up to the 1970s hit "I can see clearly now" but Canada's aging population can do anything but.
Three Waterloo high technology firms have qualified for funding from Ontario's investment accelerator fund.
Although the exact amounts were not disclosed, the province said it is providing $4.5 million to 10 firms across the province, including the three based in Waterloo.
It was a graduation ceremony of sorts, but without the caps and gowns.
Millions of people in North America have vision problems glasses can't correct, but that electronic devices might help.
Vision aids that use electronics and software to enhance images have been cumbersome in the past, but they are getting easier to wear and more powerful.
Rain is the latest crop being harvested by University of Guelph researchers.
Climate change, growing populations and aging water pipes are challenging the belief that there will always be lots of clean water, says University of Guelph researcher Prof. Khosrow Farahbakhsh, of its school of engineering.
For the majority of people, a trip to the bank, or a walk to the park is a basic task. But for 9,000 Hamiltonians diagnosed with dementia this year, just remembering where the local grocery store is can lead to frustration and confusion.
Ontario's Centre for Commercialization of Research (CCR) and PARTEQ Innovations, the technology commercialization office of Queen's University, have signed an agreement to work together to advance technology innovations across the province.
Close to 150 industry representatives, academics and graduate students gathered at the University of Toronto on June 29th for the first Canadian Solid-State Lighting Network (SSLNet) Workshop entitled "Emerging Trends in Solid State Lighting."
When you cut your skin, the wound starts to repair itself almost immediately. But for chronic wounds the body needs more than a bandage to allow this healing process to begin.
Once considered nothing more than a fancy light show, Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) has gained acceptance in recent years as an alternative or compliment to conventional medical treatments.
To hear Nick D'aloia explain it, his is a pretty simple business.
"We have a press. It goes up and down. It makes metal parts," said the director of business development for Cosma International, a division of auto parts giant Magna, which owns the Presstran auto parts plant in St. Thomas.
Local surveillance startup Wise Eyes Inc. has received two grants from the provincial and federal governments in the first bout of financing for the nascent company, says CEO Dave Vicary.
Government agencies, local tech companies, and Ottawa high schools are joining forces to provide kids hands-on experience with technology in a bid to spark interest in IT once more.
Andreas Veneris, an electrical engineer, needed legal help to commercialize his research at the University of Toronto. Mr. Veneris spent 10 years developing software tools to debug circuits -- a problem that creates a "big bottleneck" for computer chipmakers. In 2006, he was ready to market his efforts but needed to form a company and protect his technology.
Discovery '09, the fourth annual exhibition and conference sponsored by the Ontario Centres of Excellence in Toronto in mid-May, was interesting in several ways.
Photonics - Industrial Innovation at the Speed of Light. Globe and Mail Article.
A dazzling presentation explaining the commercial applications for his research earned McMaster's Tim Pryor a second place finish in the oral competition held at OCE Discovery 2009 conference earlier this month.
An impressive blend of technological ingenuity and rock solid business acumen led University of Ottawa student Dan Dicaire and his Seasonal Absorption Thermal Energy Storage System (SATESS) to claim the top prize at the Technology Venture Challenge.
Key research areas at The University of Western Ontario were put on display at Discovery 09, the annual conference of Ontario Centres of Excellence helping to forge partnerships with Ontario business and research communities.
Dejero Labs, a Waterloo, Ontario based start-up, introduced its plans for the launch of an innovative solution for television broadcasters at Discovery 09 Conference sponsored by the Ontario Centres of Excellence Inc.
It isn't often that green technology is based on insect swarm logic. But Regen Energy is using swarm theory as the basis for its devices that collectively and intelligently regulate energy requirements of a building.
Two London businesses have won Ontario honours in research and innovation, with top-five finishes in the Ontario Centre of Excellence awards.
If George Scott could do just one thing, it would be to help Health Canada save 1% of the money it spends on diabetes.
Young green companies with Toronto roots are branching out at Discovery 09, in the hopes of finding a global market
Philippe Pango quit his six-figure job, remortgaged his home and maxed out his credit cards to focus on his dream to build a high-tech hearing aid.
When teacher Kevin Wood was first approached about starting a robotics team at KCVI, he wasn't too sure about the idea, but, after returning from the First Robotics World Championships in Atlanta, Georgia, he's glad he decided to give it a try.
Two of the three finalists in the upcoming Technology Venture Challenge (TVC) are teams from Carleton University. The grand prize winner will be announced on May 12.
Ontario environmental sector firms are concerned the province may miss a crucial opportunity in the coming years if business and government do not find new ways of working together, according to a new study.
Thanks to increasingly volatile markets and stiffening offshore competition, the traditional manufacturing sector in Canada is being clobbered.
The University of Guelph's College of Management and Economics will host the semi-finals of a national business pitching competition Friday. Some 25 teams will compete for a chance to move on to the finals and vie for more than $50,000 in cash and prizes.
An audience was on hand yesterday for two thesis presentations by fourth-year Laurentian University students in the Chemical Engineering program. The students presented their findings on the feasibility of a biofuel production facility in Northern Ontario that uses only feedstock produced on non-agricultural land.
Yesterday, at a meeting of the Economic Club of Canada, representatives from a number of environment companies and I had breakfast with Ontario's Minister of the Environment, The Hon. John Gerretsen. For those who have not met the Minister, he's a lawyer and former mayor of Kingston who has probably forgotten more about politics than most people ever learn.
Kogakuin University in Tokyo has signed an eight-year agreement to transform its back-office infrastructure through cloud computing services or shared hosting from IBM Global Technology Services.
By the time the deal was done, Cameron Piron was exhausted. At the age of 33, he had spent the previous 10 years developing his breast cancer detection technology and more than two years trying to persuade multinational giant General Electric Co. to use it.
UOIT's Dr. Ed Waller and his Radiation Triage Mask (RTM) made the cut to be among 100 select participants in the 2009 World's Best Technologies (WBT) showcase in Arlington, Texas.
Minister of Energy and Infrastructure sees Great Opportunities in Small Wind for Urban Environments
An invisible hand is not going to get businesses out of the recession.
When entrepreneur and makeup artist Brandy Gowling discovered camouflage therapy -- which teaches makeup techniques to mask skin problems ranging from scars and burns to severe forms of acne -- she instantly saw a calling and as business opportunity.
The economy may be bleak, but a range of small to medium-sized businesses across Ontario have found a bright spot by turning to a little-known resource for help: colleges.
Manufacturers and entrepreneurs have been given a lesson in physics they're not liable to forget.
Faster healing, customizable tactile displays and more efficient video signage were the three start-up business ideas that most impressed judges at the inaugural McMaster Start-Up Challenge.
The Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA) has announced the launch of a joint study with the provincial government to encourage the growth of Ontario’s environment companies.
Make a left at the apple, right at the hammer, straight past the bird, right at the hat and left at the tree. Got it?
A four-year old Kanata startup - OneChip Photonics - is expected this morning to unveil $19.5 million U.S. in venture financing. At the same time, it will outline plans for doubling the size of its workforce to 60 by the year's end.
The "Good Practices Award 2008" has been captured by The Accelerator Centre for Commercialization Excellence, (ACE) based in the University of Waterloo's growing Research + Technology Park
A team of leading researchers at Carleton University is developing a cutting-edge helicopter part that could save lives, Laura Stone reports.
It looks more like a thick tip of a sewing machine than a work of groundbreaking technology, but a device that could prevent helicopter crashes is being developed in a small, sun-soaked laboratory at Carleton University.
It could be said that Kostyantyn Khomutov's research is literally cutting edge.
He's the public face of a group at Carleton University looking to reduce the noise and vibration created by helicopter blades, as well as wind turbines.
An Iranian-Canadian engineering professor has helped design software that can assist doctors in computer analysis of medical images.
The Canadian Advanced Nanospace eXperiment 2 (CanX-2) nanosatellite is nearing the completion of its first year in orbit.
Ninka Bielak lost interest in science in Grade 10.
The 16-year-old Hillfield Strathallan College student, who has a 95 per cent average, said she stopped taking science classes after "two years of complete boredom."
IBM and the Ontario Centres of Excellence today launched a pilot project that gives university students, professors, and other researchers anytime, anywhere access to some of IBM's leading business software via cloud computing.
Manufacturers in the County of Renfrew will have an
opportunity to learn how they can earn up to $50,000
to help them become more innovative, productive
and competitive.
Calls on province to put $1.6 billion over five years into upgrades; current investment 'insufficient'
For the inquisitive minds at REGEN Energy Inc., the question was how to turn "dumb" buildings into "smart" ones.
We will never reach efficiency and conservation targets unless there is a wholesale shift in people's attitudes, a Guelph conference heard yesterday.
Eight Ontario high-tech companies will each receive
an investment of up to $500,000 from Ontario's Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF) to take their breakthrough
technologies and products to market.
An IP network tool provider and an acoustics signal processing firm lead IT start-ups that have received new funding from Ontario's Investment Accelerator Fund. IT entrepreneurs and business experts share secrets of finding funding even when times are tough.
A start-up company formed by engineering physics professor Chang-Qing Xu that could transform the quality and power needs of TV and computer monitors is receiving $500,000 in funding from the Ontario Investment Accelerator Fund.
Ontario Centres of Excellence fellowships were recently won by two inventors for commercializing their products. One has developed a lab extraction system that could revolutionize the billion-dollar pharmaceutical and food industries, while the other has designed a game changing control device that will significantly reduce vibration and noise pollution from helicopters and wind turbines.
Shift work exacts a huge toll, leading to punishing sleep disruptions and an elevated risk of illnesses that range from breast cancer to heart disease.
A Hamilton company is getting $500,000 from the provincial government to back research that could change the future of televisions and computer monitors.
Dr. Ian C.P. Smith, a member of Ontario Centres of Excellence's Board of Directors and Chair of the Board of Management of the Centre for Photonics, has been recognized with Canada's highest civilian honour, the Order of Canada.
Ontario has announced new investments in eight promising high-tech companies. The funding comes from the $29-million Investment Accelerator Fund, which helps eligible start-up companies develop their technology and gain entrepreneurial expertise to bring their product or service to market.
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Industry News
A good measure of a happening city is its contribution to the world of ideas. A confluence of factors has recently made Toronto an innovation generator: a critical mass of crackerjack researchers at glistening, expanded hospitals, ambitious universities and tech start-ups; deep pools of money to fund the necessary years of experimentation that lead to glorious success; and no shortage of bombastic brainiacs.
Successful entrepreneurs see opportunity where others see only gloom and doom
Thomas Braun tosses modesty out the window when he talks about his company's new technology.
Paul Corkum takes pleasure that his office at the National Research Council is next to one once occupied by the late Gerhard Herzberg, winner of the 1971 Nobel Prize in chemistry
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear, and Suzanne Fortier, President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), today announced the winner of the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, Canada's top science prize, as well as the winners of prestigious NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Fellowships.
Canada ranks 14th in a field of 110 countries when it comes to innovation in the manufacturing sector, a new report says.
Regen Energy is in talks with California utilities over the use of its swarm-logic technology to help implement demand response programs
Self-organizing equipment could cut energy bills.
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