Researchers discover new antibiotic for IBD and AI correctly predicts how it works

Learn how researchers from Stoked Bio are discovering new antibiotics for IBD using AI-based drug discovery solutions.
Unpacking the Start-up Experience at the Synapse Life Science Pitch Competition

Learn more about the Synapse Life Science Pitch Competition from the Top 3 winners of the 2025 showcase at the Hamilton Health Check-up.
FluidAI leading the way in AI-driven post-operative care

Learn how FluidAI is revolutionizing patient outcomes with AI-powered post-operative care and support for recovery.
Paradox Immunotherapeutics secures $10 Million investment from SymBiosis to advance therapies for protein misfolding diseases

Find out how Paradox is revolutionizing treatment options for protein misfolding disease through innovative antibody technology.
Innovating Treatment for Fungal Nail Infections with ToeFX

Read the Hamilton Health Innovation Checkup recap with ToeFX to learn about their journey and milestones as an innovator from the Hamilton ecosystem.
Innovation Factory fosters life science success stories in Ontario through SOPHIE program

Since 2021, Innovation Factory’s SOPHIE program has helped support the growth of over 160 innovative Ontario life science companies.
Success stories inspire the next generation of unicorn founders

Blockbuster AstraZeneca-Fusion Pharmaceuticals announcement shows Hamilton’s life science innovation ecosystem is thriving.
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 […]