Sep-2015
Ringing in your ears? It could be tinnitus, and that could mean hearing loss. The Canadian Hard of Hearing Association is holding a public meeting September 16th, and Michael Chrostowski will be the guest speaker. See the full CHCh interview with Michael of Sound Options here! Sound Options is a client of Innovation Factory, […]
Aug-2015
KPMG has recently released their 2015 Tech Industry Outlook | A tale of two disruptions: innovation and cyber. This report provides insights from 111 technology leaders about revenue growth, expansion plans, promising applications, risks to growth, R&D spending, M&A and other trends. Canadian technology leaders can gain insight from the viewpoints and international perspectives […]
Nicole Grannell of Hamilton’s own Bay Area Research Logistics (a part of Bay Area Health Trust) was interviewed recently by healthcare blog BioTuesdays. Bay Area Health Trust is part of the Synapse Life Science Consortium, a community of Hamilton-based companies, hospitals and institutions working together to advance life sciences and foster partnerships and commercial […]
Morteza Ahmadi and his startup company Qidni Labs have received an amazing new grant from the CSA. “We wanted to build an artificial kidney,” Morteza Ahmadi explained when describing how he got the idea for his company’s nano-filters. “We looked at three properties needed for a filtration system that would work when implanted in […]
Jul-2015
In this week’s episode of Spectrum Radio the feature interview was with Mitch Wilson. He is one of the co-founders of medical technology startup Virtual Possibilities. Mitch and his co-workers have developed a product that will improve the safety and efficiency of laparoscopic surgery. This company is very interesting and Mitch tells us all […]
New York Medical College (NYMC) adopts new online assessment tool, CASPer, for the pre-interview screening phase of the admissions process.
ANDZYME, one of the 2015 Synapse finalists, was recently featured on CBC Hamilton for their device which enables earlier diagnosis of infectious disease.
Dr. Mehran Anvari was presented with an award for innovation in Biology and Medicine for his work with Image-Guided Automated Robot..
On an average day, how many small tasks must you remember to complete? Taking your medication, watering the plants, taking out the garbage, or picking your child up from an after-school activity? Now imagine you had a brain injury, or Alzheimer’s, dementia or ADHD, which left you unable to remember these simple tasks. After […]
iF client Sound Options was recently featured in The Hamilton Spectator, highlighting their expansion into Manitoba and Alberta this summer. Read the full Hamilton Spectator piece on Sound Options here!