Growing the Margins (GTM) recently ran the Canadian Farm and Food Biogas Conference (March 5-6) and Exhibition and the Technology Tour (March 7) throughout the London, Ontario region. The conference and exhibition facilitated inter-industry association collaboration and discussion of hybrid solar / bio solutions. … Read more »
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SR&ED Program Encourages Li-ion Motors Corporation to Collaborate with Canadian Company
Li-ion Motors Corporation has announced that they will make plans for additional collaboration with Canadian firm Lithium Electric Vehicle Corporation (LEVC) to take advantage of Canada’s Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program. Li-ion’s fully electric vehicles (the Inizio and the Wave), along with… Read more »
2012- Canada’s Digital Future in Focus
ComScore, the go-to internet marketing research company, recently released an annual report on Canada’s digital trends, highlighting the influence of digital media in Canada’s marketplace. “Technological innovations in digital device hardware and software have enabled a rapid increase in consumers’… Read more »
Harper Government Strengthening Canada’s Science and Technology Advantage
During a speech today at the Creative Economy Summit, the Minister of State for Science and Technology, Gary Goodyear, announced that Canada will continue to make key investments in science and technology. “Through our government’s science and technology strategy, we… Read more »
Launch of Canadian Manufacturing Network
The Canadian Manufacturing Network has launched with a Manufacturing JOBS Resource Network and a National Skills & Learning Portal. The Canadian Manufacturing Network was made possible through a collaboration between two of Canada’s leading manufacturing organizations: Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC), and… Read more »
Ontario Insists on Local Content for Renewable Energy
In an interview with Reuters, Energy Minister Chris Bently refused to alter controversial rules that require local content for all projects. The FIT review will be complete by the end of March, and it is expected that cuts will be… Read more »
FedDev leads $20M funding round for 8 Toronto startups
The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev) put up $4.85 million into young startups, in order to leverage an additional $15.2 million from venture capital and angel investment groups. The companies to receive funding are as follows: Trillium… Read more »
New High-Tech CO2 Absorption System to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
With the help of the Ontario government, Pond Biofuels is piloting a new CO2 absorption system at St. Marys Cement. The new system will reduce greenhouse gases by absorbing dirty smokestack emissions, and grow algae which can be used in… Read more »
Hacking Health could lead to health-care IT innovations
The Globe and Mail recently profiled a somewhat unorthodox approach, the “hacker way,” to jumpstarting the dinosaur system of Canadian healthcare IT. The “Hacker Way” is a loose model for rapidly solving problems through intense “jam sessions” wherein programmers and developers… Read more »