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Innovation Factory’s 2014 Year-in-Review

  We’ve put together a Year-in-Review document showcasing iF’s successful 2014 fiscal year that we’d like to share with you! See it here

April 1, 2015 | news

QReserve launches collaborative funding directory

  McMaster University startup, QReserve Inc., is happy to announce the launch of their Collaborative Funding Directory as a free resource for researchers and industry to discover funding opportunities in support of collaborative research projects. Read the full Software Hamilton piece on QReserve’s new funding directory here!  

April 1, 2015 | news

Connecting researchers to the equipment they need

  Accessing the right equipment and expertise is critical to scientists and innovators, especially within a university or college setting. Although they have millions of dollars worth of equipment and thousands of researchers and technicians, it’s a challenge to find labs with specific equipment and researchers with particular…

March 11, 2015 | news

More Of Us Will Likely Be Troubled By Tinnitus

  Professor Larry Roberts, director of the Human Neural Plasticity Lab at McMaster University recommended Sound Options Tinnitus Treatments Inc. as an effective and affordable choice to manage tinnitus in a recent Huffington Post article! The HuffPost piece links to the Sound Options website as follows: “Prof. Roberts points out…

March 11, 2015 | news

Innovation Factory wins in Not-for-Profit category at OBAA’s

What a great night at Hamilton's Outstanding Business Achievement Awards. See our extended thank you's in our recent blog post.

March 11, 2015 | news

BioLinc is bringing QReserve, the University Research Equipment Database, to campus

  A new partnership between BioLinc and Hamilton-based startup QReserve will give Brock researchers a new way to connect, collaborate and innovate. QReserve is a platform that connects institutional equipment databases across Canada, allowing anyone to explore available equipment and services at Canadian universities and to connect…

February 11, 2015 | news

St. Joe’s researcher invents revolutionary infection test

State of the art lab tests currently take at least four hours to diagnose most illnesses. During that time, patients can transmit infections to others – or go home with the wrong medication. One Hamilton doctor is very close to changing that. Dr. James Mahoney, a researcher at St. Joe’s in Hamilton, has created a prototype test that…

January 24, 2015 | news

NEWS RELEASE: Second Annual Life Science Competition Cultivates Commercialization

  NEWS RELEASE Second Annual Life Science Competition Cultivates Commercialization Competition designed to move Life Science innovations out of labs and into market Hamilton, ON (January 15, 2015) – As Hamilton looks to develop a position as a leader in the life sciences industry, community members have come together to present the…

January 15, 2015 | news

15 to Watch in 2015: Advanced Theranostics Inc.

  Advanced Theranostics Inc. Owner: James Mahoney, founder and CEO Location: 50 Charlton Ave. E., L305 What they do: Make a point-of-care device that diagnoses viral and bacterial infections within 20 minutes. Why the nomination: “They are developing a point-of-need device that will allow doctors to make more informed…

January 14, 2015 | news