Life Sciences Week, Alberta’s premier event spotlighting the life sciences sector, is set to return from September 23 to 27, 2024. With over 60 events and an anticipated 3,000 attendees, this year’s expanded program aims to highlight cutting-edge innovations while positioning Alberta as a global leader in life sciences. The event, supported by Alberta Partners […]
AWS Expands Support for Calgary Community with $175,000 in New Micro-Grants
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is continuing its commitment to making Calgary a better place to live by investing another $175,000 CAD through its 2024 AWS InCommunities Calgary Fund. This initiative provides micro-grants ranging from $500 to $10,000 to individuals, local community groups, schools, non-profits, and other organizations in the Calgary area. The goal is to help […]
ATB Ventures Partners with Credivera to Enhance Digital ID Verification
ATB Ventures, the innovation arm of ATB Financial, has partnered with Credivera, a leader in verifiable workforce credentials, to advance digital privacy and security in Alberta and across Canada. This collaboration aims to scale digital credential and ID verification solutions, benefiting both public and private sectors. Together, ATB Ventures and Credivera will broaden market access, […]
Ocumetics Launches New Injector for Accommodative Lens, Ahead of 2025 Human Trials
Calgary’s Ocumetics, a pioneer in vision enhancement technology, is excited to announce the successful development of a new injector system specifically designed for implantation of the Ocumetics Accommodative Intraocular lens. This achievement marks a significant milestone in Ocumetics’ journey toward its first-in-human study scheduled for early 2025. The new injector, meticulously crafted by Medicil, a […]
Calgary’s Helcim Simplifies Receivables with QuickBooks Online Integration
Calgary’s Helcim has launched Helcim Automated Invoice Payments for QuickBooks Online. The new integration simplifies accounts receivables by offering real-time invoice syncing and effortless payment acceptance for small business owners, accountants, and bookkeepers. The integration builds on Helcim’s existing offerings for accountants and bookkeepers which includes a robust integration with Xero. “Our Automated Invoice Payments for QuickBooks Online simplifies invoice […]
E3 Lithium Advances Alberta’s Lithium Industry with New Demonstration Facility
Calgary’s E3 Lithium is taking a significant step forward to reinforce western Canada as a major lithium resource jurisdiction. The leader in Canadian lithium has announced its plan to build a fully integrated Lithium Brine Demonstration Facility with the goal to produce battery grade lithium carbonate from brines located within the Leduc reservoir in Alberta. […]
Alberta Emerges as Top Destination for International Engineering Technology Professionals
A recent survey conducted by the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) has highlighted Alberta’s attractiveness as a destination for internationally trained engineering technology professionals. Nearly three-quarters (73.53%) of the survey respondents arrived in Alberta upon their first entry into Canada. Among those who initially settled in other provinces like Ontario […]
Calgary’s Future Energy Park Secures Carbon Credit Pathways Under TIER Program
Calgary’s Green Impact Partners has finalized the carbon credit pathways under the Alberta Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) program for its flagship project, the Future Energy Park. To be located in Calgary, the Future Energy Park will be North America’s largest carbon negative biofuels facility spanning both the agriculture and energy sectors by using […]
OCIF Invests $996,000 in SAIT’s ACT Hub to Boost Construction Innovation
Today the Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund (OCIF) announced an investment of almost $1 million over three years into the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology’s (SAIT) Alternative Construction Technologies (ACT) Hub to accelerate new construction and manufacturing materials and processes development. Part of the Centre for Innovation and Research in Advanced Manufacturing and Materials (CIRAMM) within […]
Carbon Upcycling Achieves B Corporation Certification
Calgary’s Carbon Upcycling, a leading decarbonization and carbon capture & utilization technology provider for hard-to-abate industries, has achieved B Corporation certification by the B Lab. This prestigious recognition underscores Carbon Upcycling’s ongoing commitment to meeting rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability and deep commitment to being a powerful force for good. Last month Carbon […]