The University of Alberta library has opened its new Digital Scholarship Centre (DSC), featuring Western Canada’s largest touch-screen data visualization wall, podcasting and webinar equipment, 3D printers and scanners, a VR room, and high-performance computers. – Folio University of Calgary alumnus Wayne Foo, the founding CEO of the oil exploration company Parex Resources Inc, has made a $3.24-million…
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Digital advocacy non-profits join forces to address barriers to scaling for Canadian tech companies
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The CIO Strategy Council (CIOSC) and the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) have partnered to work on issues like the need for standardization and better practices for data governance in the Canadian tech sector.
Read MoreThe Short Report, October 2, 2019: Kin cryptocurrency, robot tax, health tech
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In a dramatic post, Kik founder and CEO Ted Livingston announced the Waterloo-based company will shut down its messaging service and focus exclusively on its cryptocurrency Kin. Livingston described a protracted battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over whether Kin should be labeled a security, which he says “would kill the usability of…
Read MoreCanadian investors lead $16M financing round for cannabis advertising platform as market readies for second wave of legalization
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Earlier this month, the software firm Fyllo announced that it had raised US $16 million in startup financing to expand its marketing platform serving the cannabis industry. The seed round was led by Toronto-based K2 & Associates and the American early-stage investor JW Asset Management. The funding comes just ahead of a dramatic expansion in Canada’s legal…
Read MoreOpinion Leader: Can a re-imagined STI advisory council overcome “the arrogance of the new” and learn from the mistakes of the past?
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Past S&T advisory have cratered on what is oft-labelled “the arrogance of the new.” Instead of re-inventing the wheel, a new, re-imagined advisory body should be integrated to the other elements of the advisory eco-system.
Read MoreThe Short Report, September 25, 2019: Global Biotech Week, honeybee research, tax cuts for cleantech
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The Liberal government promised to halve the corporate tax rate for cleantech companies if re-elected. Small and large businesses in sectors like renewable energy, zero emission vehicles, and carbon capture and removal technology would see their taxes lowered from nine per cent to 4.5 percent and 15 percent to 7.5 per cent respectively. The promise…
Read MoreMore reason, less rhetoric: It’s time for scientists and researchers to speak up on tough topics
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The polarizing national debate over what to do about our dependence on Alberta’s oil riches is devolving rapidly.
Read MoreStructural bias is constraining the value of Canadian research. We need to recognize and reward more diverse research activities.
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The policy imperative underwriting current research and innovation policy initiatives fails to take in the scope of research capacity in Canada. We need a frame of reference that encompasses the breadth and depth of Canadian researchers’ contributions to innovation.
Read MoreThe Short Report, September 18, 2019: Transdisciplinary research, digital verification, carbon capture
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The University of Lethbridge officially opened its $280-million, 38,500-sq.-m. Science Commons. The facility aims to foster transdisciplinary research by congregating multiple science departments under one roof and by providing opportunities for collaboration. – University of Lethbridge Vancouver fintech startup Trulioo raised C$70 million from institutional investors. Trulioo will use the funding to scale its operations in new markets. The…
Read MoreToronto Innovation Acceleration Partners joins with biotech giant Amgen to fund disruptive technologies
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The commercialization organization formerly known as MaRS Innovation announced a new collaboration with the biotechnology company Amgen, to identify and jointly fund disruptive technologies derived from discovery research conducted in Toronto.
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