A startup that spun out of research at the University of Calgary is developing healthcare technology to support cleaner and more balanced wound environments. MHCombiotic, which was also supported by the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking as well as Innovate Calgary’s Life Sciences Innovation Hub through the Life Sciences Fellowship program, has completed early clinical […]
Alberta Launches Website, Town Hall Series to Inform Locals About AI Data Centres
The artificial intelligence economy is expected to contribute up to US$16 trillion to the global economy in the 2030s. Alberta’s data centre strategy has already attracted nearly $200 billion in potential private investment. As global demand for computing around AI technologies continues to grow, the Province believes that its “competitive tax environment, abundant natural gas, […]
CFIN Funding to Help Scale Proprietary Food-Tech Innovation from CBS Bio Platforms
The Canadian Food Innovation Network is awarding more than $700,000 to eight food-tech projects through its Innovation Booster Program, the organization revealed this week, matched by industry funds for a total investment of nearly $1 million. This round of capital targets applied AI solutions on the plant floor and across the food supply chain, according […]
Alberta to Fund Projects Converting Modern Technology into Better Healthcare
Alberta is seeking to support local innovation within the healthcare field. Alberta Innovates is offering funding for local projects focused on research commercialization and the digitization of the health sector. “The competition for federal funding can be fierce, and even the most promising projects can score well but remain unfunded,” reads a statement from the […]
Calgary Startup Rethinks Mission Planning for Drones with AI Technology
A company emerging out of Calgary is developing products that support large-scale drone mapping and inspection in real time. The technology from Dronnix, founded by University of Calgary graduate Salar Ghaffarian, bears applications for natural disasters, solar arrays, and road infrastructure. “The University of Calgary helped me a lot,” Ghaffarian recently informed Innovate Calgary. Ghaffarian, […]
Experts to Discuss Best Practices as Alberta Embraces the Building of AI Data Centres
In March, a panel of local tech experts outlined why Alberta is a contender in the race to build AI infrastructure. Less than four months later, Meta unveiled official plans for a $13 billion data centre in Sturgeon County northeast of Edmonton. The company expects 3,000 skilled trade workers to be onsite at peak construction. […]
Sundog Technologies Seeks to Innovate Drone Capability for Aerospace Applications
A Calgary-based company is innovating aerospace logistics with heavy-lift drone technology. Sundog Technologies cofounder Ali Najmabadi says the goal of the company is enhancing to “lower the cost and increase the availability of aerial logistics.” Sundog is developing technology based on advances in hybrid and electric vehicles. “What has allowed hybrid and electric vehicles to […]
How Cellar’s ‘Rotten Potato’ Project Aims to Shape Future of Agtech in Canada with Early-Warning Tools
Cellar Insights this month unveiled the launch of the Rotten Potato Data Project. Launched in 2023, Cellar Insights uses a combination of sensors and cloud-based algorithms to remotely monitor potato health during long-term storage with an aim to reduce food loss and optimize the quality of crops post-harvest. The startup’s Rotten Potato Data Project is […]
Calgary Tech Innovator QuantaSense Eyes Next Steps Following Aerospace Acceleration
QuantaSense is preparing to raise capital and begin sales of its flagship product this autumn. The Alberta startup is a member of the second cohort of the Aerospace Accelerator Program, powered by the Aerospace Innovation Hub. Cofounder Abdul Mohamed has been working on the technology behind QuantaSense since his research work at University of Calgary, […]
DealCloser Launches AI Toolkit to Help Teams Unlock ‘Indisputable ROI’
An Alberta startup wants to help teams get deals done by using modern technology. Founded in 2017 by Amir Reshef and Mike O’Connor, Edmonton’s DealCloser offers a digital platform that helps lawyers and teams manage complex transactions from start to finish, including mergers and acquisitions, real estate closings, financing deals, and private equity work. DealCloser’s […]