Taking Research Beyond the Paper with McMaster’s Nexus Health

Learn how McMaster University’s Nexus Health is becoming a driving force in connecting academia with innovation to bring solutions to market.
Over $170,000 awarded in cash and prizes through Innovation Factory’s eleventh annual Synapse Life Science Competition

D3RMIS Corp, Venamics Medical, Neuro Spinal Innovation and ParaSight Imaging Systems announced as 2024 Synapse Life Science Competition winners.
Vessl Prosthetics Inc. takes first place in 10th Annual Synapse Competition, Winning over 50k in cash and in-kind prizes

Hamilton, ON – March 23, 2023 – Yesterday, Innovation Factory’s Synapse Life Science Competition, Ontario’s premier life science pitch competition, announced the winners of over $100,000 in prizes at the 10th annual showcase event. After three years of virtual events, the competition was held in person for the first time since 2019, bringing together innovators, […]
Ontario’s Premier Life Science Competition Celebrates 10 Years of Health Innovation

Applications are now open for this year’s cohort of innovative startups Hamilton – October 12, 2022 – Fresh off the heels of celebrating innovation at the recent LiONS LAIR pitch competition and gala event, Innovation Factory has turned its attention to the 2023 Synapse Life Science Pitch Competition, now in its 10th year. Applications are […]
Llif Healthcare and Chirp among Big Winners at at 12th Annual LiONS LAIR Awards Gala.

Congratulations to the 2022 LiONS LAIR winners, who collected $50,000. Innovation Factory’s LiONS LAIR event showcases the region’s innovative start-up community and gives up-and-coming entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business to a panel of Hamilton’s top business experts and potential investors. Second place winner Shawn Mondoux, CEO of Llif Healthcare received $15,000 cash for […]
OmniaBio Groundbreaking Ceremony

Thursday, October 6, 2022, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in Hamilton, Ontario Mitchel Sivilotti, President of OmniaBio, and Dr. Michael May, President and CEO of CCRM, invite you to attend OmniaBio’s groundbreaking and signing ceremony. OmniaBio will be Canada’s first and largest commercial-scale contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) dedicated to cell and gene therapies. […]