Innovating Canada
Industry
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Startup Canada Bringing National Entrepreneurship Event Series to Calgary and Brampton
Startup Canada will visit Calgary and Brampton for the final stops in their Startup Canada Tour, a five-city national in-person event series connecting early stage entrepreneurs with local support organizations and industry experts to drive their businesses forward. Startup Canada Tour kicked off in Whitehorse on April 25, then travelled to connect with entrepreneurs in...
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New Alliances Emerge to Tackle Tough Problems
From climate change to health care, the challenges we face require innovative new coalitions. Imagine being able to repair damaged organs by printing replacement human tissues. In November, scientists at Toronto’s McEwen Stem Cell Institute announced a partnership to do just that. Working with Aspect Biosystems, a Vancouver biotech company, they’re developing a way to...
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National Research Council of Canada and the University of Waterloo to Engineer Next-Generation Quantum Sensors
The first generation of quantum devices, among them lasers and semiconductor-based transistors, brought on a technological revolution in the early 2000s and transformed society forever. The first generation of quantum devices, among them lasers and semiconductor-based transistors, brought on a technological revolution in the early 2000s and transformed society forever. Today, a new generation of...
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The Power of Innovative Partnerships: When One Plus One Equals Three
The Ericsson-Carleton University Strategic Partnership for Research, Talent Development, and Leadership in Wireless Networks is a strategic collaboration amplifying the strengths of industry and academia. The best partnerships are ones where each partner amplifies the strengths of the other, bringing out the best in each other and adding up to more than the sum of...
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Addressing Complex Sustainability Issues Head on with SLICE
Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s innovative new Sustainability-Led Integrated Centres of Excellence (SLICE) is empowering a better Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Polytechnic (Sask Polytech) engages in applied research, drawing on faculty expertise to support innovation by employers and providing students the opportunity to develop critical thinking skills. The institution’s new Sustainability-Led Integrated Centre of Excellence (SLICE) is an industry-centric, solution-oriented...
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Loyalist Leads the Way in Fostering Innovative Bioeconomy Partnerships
Loyalist College has taken a leadership role in the bioeconomy sector through a series of innovative partnerships. Could food “waste” be used in natural beauty products? What are the opportunities for horticulture in deep space exploration? What secrets does the genome hold for the future of farming? As industry becomes increasingly concerned with sustainable development,...
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Superior Customer Experience Sets Zip Apart in the BNPL Space
In Canada’s saturated BNPL ecosystem, Zip stands out by putting customers at the centre and helping retailers increase conversions. Consumer financing tools like Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) have traditionally been a way to help customers fit purchases into their budget and for retailers to boost their sales. “What’s new is the digital aspect which...
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Already a Hub for Cleantech, Guelph Now Leading Transition to Circular Economy
A long-time leader in cleantech and sustainability, Guelph is transitioning to the circular economy. Here’s how Innovation Guelph is supporting that transition. Cleantech innovation and sustainability are nothing new to the City of Guelph. “Guelph has always been a bit of a natural centre for cleantech activity,” says Anne Toner Fung, CEO, Innovation Guelph, a...
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Government of Canada Measures to Enable the Clean Tech Sector
In addition to providing financial support for clean technology, the federal government carefully measures and coordinates its efforts. Supporting clean technology is essential to the Government of Canada’s goals for promoting clean economic growth. The diverse nature of clean technologies across all sectors of the economy makes it difficult to define the sector as a...
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Canada Needs More DC Quick Charging, Especially in Winter
In cities and highway rest stops, the case for more ultra-fast charging grows with dropping temperatures Ten years ago, during the dawn of the modern all-electric vehicle with the launch of the Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S in quick succession, executives from both companies tacitly admitted that despite key EV advantages in smoothness, zero...
