South Korea’s Medipost acquires OmniaBio for contract development and manufacturing; Ottawa introduces legislation to bolster trust in the digital economy; a new oil sands alliance combines Canada’s three major oil producers, KPMG Canada and MaRS Discovery District launch a climate impact accelerator program, and more.
Organization: OneEleven
The Short Report – Sept. 9, 2021: Greens release their campaign platform, $2 million for early-career brain researchers, supporting women-led businesses in Agri-Tech, and more
The Green Part of Canada releases its campaign platform, early-career neuroscience researchers get a boost, The51 Ventures launches a Food & AgTech Fund to support women-led & diverse businesses, and more.
The Short Report, May 13, 2020: Public trust in science rising; new COVID-19 advisory councils created; OneEleven ceases operations; and more
COVID-19 NEWS Canadians’ trust in doctors, scientists and the government has increased since the cornovirus pandemic began, finds public opinion polls from January and repeated on May 1 and May 2. Conducted by Proof Strategies CanTrust Index of Ottawa, the survey found that 76% of Canadians trusted doctors and 70% trusted scientists. The follow up…
The Short Report, March 18, 2020: Canadian researchers take first steps to a COVID-19 vaccine, University of Alberta announces drastic cuts, and more
This week, innovation hubs closed their doors and moved programming online, researchers made a critical discovery for the development of a COVID-19 vaccine, and the University of Alberta eliminated 400 positions in response to steep funding cuts from the provincial government.
OCE and OMERS launch big data accelerator
A new venture co-funded by OMERS Ventures and the Ontario Centres of Excellence hopes to position Toronto as a global leader in the so-called big-data economy. The OneEleven business accelerator offers “data-driven entrepreneurs” an opportunity to be part of a curated, peer community that includes venture capital, industry, academia and government. Ryerson Univ has signed…
OCE and OMERS launch big data accelerator
A new venture co-funded by OMERS Ventures and the Ontario Centres of Excellence hopes to position Toronto as a global leader in the so-called big-data economy. The OneEleven business accelerator offers “data-driven entrepreneurs” an opportunity to be part of a curated, peer community that includes venture capital, industry, academia and government. Ryerson Univ has signed…