Ontario Centres of Excellence grants $180,000 to four Entrepreneurship Hatchery startups
Four startups from The Entrepreneurship Hatchery, U of T engineering’s accelerator for student business ventures, have…
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Johns Hopkins researchers use Myo to develop first gesture-controlled prosthetic attached to a skeleton
When the Myo market came out of beta a few months ago, it had just surpassed 100 apps, spanning verticals like productivity,…
Canadian Forbes Top 30 Under 30 winners share their plans for 2016
A few weeks ago, Forbes released its comprehensive Top 30 Under 30 list, presenting the under-30-year-olds that are killing…
Starting January 26, startups can apply to the Canadian Technology Accelerator in Boston
The Canadian Technology Accelerator in Boston — or CTA@Boston for short — is accepting applications from startups that…
Federal government, GE Healthcare investing $40 million for MaRS cell regeneration research facility
At the MaRs Discovery District earlier today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that FedDev Ontario and GE Healthcare…
Waterloo-based Intellijoint Surgical receives FDA clearance for HIP surgical tool
Intellijoint Surgical, a Waterloo-based company which develops miniature surgical smart tools, has received Food and Drug Administration…
Zymeworks snags huge $61.5 USD million Series A round for its biotherapeutic treatments
Vancouver-based Zymeworks, a biotherapeutics company developing protein therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune…
TSX-traded NexJ Systems spins off its healthcare offering into separate business
NexJ Systems, a company that provides both enterprise customer management solutions for the financial services industry, as…
Startup Canada announces ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ Award winner
On the heels of Startup Canada’s #EveryEntrepreneur Tour, the organization announced the winner of its Entrepreneur of…
Wiivv closes $3.5 million seed round, prepares for market entry
Vancouver-based Wiivv, a wearables company that creates custom 3D printed body gear, has closed $3.5 million in seed funding.…
#smallrooms podcast: Dr. Ali Esmail of PopRX on mobile prescription delivery
Rob Kenedi speaks with Dr. Ali Esmail, founder of PopRX, a startup focused on enabling pharmacies to deliver prescriptions…
‘Uber of prescriptions’ app PopRx launches in Toronto
Lately, it appears like there is an Uber equivalent for everything, producing varieties of on-demand services, from food and…
Wearables that help with wellbeing get the spotlight on Canada AM
“I don’t know where you find all this stuff when you come in,” Canada AM host Bev Thomson commented as BetaKit…
Neutun Labs helps epilepsy sufferers take control of their condition
While many founders of startups have some first-hand experience that spur them to build their companies, not many are as heartbreaking…
Today in funding ($34M): Blueprint, Deep Genomics, Meta
A trio of Toronto-based startups have closed significant rounds, keeping the city in the Canadian startup spotlight. Here’s…