Apply for the TiE Quest 2019 Pitch Competition
Register for the Entrepreneurship 100 Event Series
Presented by the Impact Centre, Entrepreneurship 100 is an event series aimed at connecting curious people with diverse entrepreneurs, featuring an interactive Q&A conversation and a chance to meet with the panelists.
Winterlight Labs Announces Collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Winterlight Labs announced a collaboration with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, facilitated by Johnson & Johnson Innovation, which will focus on developing a sensitive digital biomarker that can distinguish patients with mild cognitive impairment, an early stage of Alzheimer's Disease, from healthy elderly subjects.
Apply for the SmartStart Seed Fund Program
Supported by the Ontario Centres of Excellence, the SmartStart Seed Fund supports youth (19-29) entrepreneurs involved in on-campus entrepreneurship activities. Applicants can receive up to $35,000 in seed funding and access to regional business and investment networks and resources.
AmacaThera Secures Funding to Initiate Phase I Trial of Non-Opioid Pain Control Therapeutic
AmacaThera, a Toronto-based company commercializing hydrogel-based drug delivery platforms, has raised $3.25 million CAD in seed financing from Sprout BioVentures, Viva Biotech, and Grey Sky Venture Partners.
Synaptive Medical Announces Partnership with Halifax's BIOTIC
Synaptive Medical's Evry™, a superconducting, dedicated head-MRI, will be located in the Biomedical Translational Imaging Centre (BIOTIC) and will enable the Evry™ and resulting treatments to be validated against the current standard-of-care and demonstrate its cost-effective impact on Nova Scotia’s health care system.
Apply for the Canada Summer Jobs Program
The Canada Summer Jobs program is a Canadian government grant that offers support for employers providing supervised career-related work experience for youth employees.
Fibrocor Therapeutics Announces Partnership with Galapagos NV
Fibrocor Therapeutics and Galapagos NV, a Belgo-Dutch pharmaceutical research company, have announced the formation of a partnership for the development of therapeutics to treat fibrotic diseases of the kidney and other organs.
Dot Health CEO and Founder Featured in Vogue
Huda Idrees, CEO and Founder of Dot Health, was featured as one of Toronto's cultural influencers in an article in Vogue.
SensOR Medical Laboratories CEO and Founder Featured in Vanguard
Robert Brooks, CEO and Founder of SensOR Medical Laboratories Ltd. was selected as a Vanguard 'Game Changer' for the December 2018/January 2019 edition.
Congratulations to Braze Mobility CEO, Pooja Viswanathan
OBIO was happy to celebrate the wedding of Braze Mobility Co-Founder and CEO Founder, Pooja Viswanathan, on December 14th and 15th, 2019.
Innovation Factory Expands into $2.4M Space
Innovation Factory, Hamilton’s regional innovation centre, will expand into a $2.4 million collaborative space, providing entrepreneurs with access to advanced equipment to design and build innovative new products. The 10,000-square-foot space will also be home to The Forge, McMaster’s startup incubator.
Versant Ventures Raises $700 Million
Versant Ventures announced an infusion of $700 million through two new funds, including a primary global fund and Canadian companion fund.
Swift Medical CMO Interviewed on CTV Montreal
Dr. Sheila Wang, Chief Medical Officer at Swift Medical, was featured on CTV Montreal demonstrating Swift's wound measurement app at the McGill University Health Centre.
Impact Centre's Charles Plant Publishes Book
Charles Plant, Senior Director at the Impact Centre, has released a book titled 'Triggers and Barriers: A customer perspective on innovation,' which focuses on how customers think when they are buying something innovative.
Apply for the Women Founder/Co-Founder Cohort of the Lazaridis Scale-Up Program
The Lazaridis Institute at Wilfrid Laurier University opened applications for their first Women Founder/Co-Founder cohort for the flagship Lazaridis Scale-Up Program.
Mariner Endosurgery Receives U.S. FDA Clearance for Groundbreaking Surgical System
Mariner Endosurgery announced U.S. FDA clearance for their LaparaGuard Augmented Surgical Navigation System, which allows surgeons unprecedented 3D spatial awareness during minimally invasive abdominal procedures.
Apply for The Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) Spring 2019 Cohort
The Canadian Technology Accelerator Initiative (CTA) helps high-potential, high-growth Canadian technology SMEs seeking to expand to the U.S through a 5 month program of workshops, events, mentorship and business introductions.
Exact Imaging Wins European Venture Contest Final Award
Exact Imaging won the healthcare award at European Venture Contest Final 2018, Europe's leading network and investment event for high-growth technological start-ups, venture capital investors and technological corporations.
Cyclica Announces Agreement with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Cyclica announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany for the use of Ligand Express®, a cloud-based in silico proteome screening platform.