This blog post was written by Suzanne Morrison, Communications Coordinator at TechAlliance. If you’ve been even half listening to the #ldnont community on social media this summer or perhaps bumped into a street team while grabbing lunch downtown, you probably already know that the London Public Library is part-way through their ambitious community engagement strategy…
This blog post was written by Alec Miller, Manager of Measured Innovation at TechAlliance Start-ups are often risky and chaotic messes – it’s kind of crazy that anybody would want to get involved with one. But for those that do, I can think of no better general purpose business skill than to study cognitive biases…
This blog post was written by Suzanne Morrison, Communications Coordinator at TechAlliance. Last week I had the opportunity to attend the London Exchange event hosted by Info-Tech Research Group (ITRG) at the Delta London Armouries Hotel. I joined more than 50 IT leaders from Canada and the United States as ITRG’s Director of Research James…
The Parallax Innovations CT Sabre™ is a six-degree of freedom robotically-controlled micro-positioner for pre-clinical biomedical research. Guided by either live fluoroscopic x-ray feedback or retrospective 3D CT image reconstructions the CT Sabre™ allows better than 200 µm positioning of a variety of user selected tools. There is no need to reposition the animal between acquisition…
Online daters now have a new and innovative way to increase their chances of finding that special someone. Zepeel’s new video dating app gives users a stronger connection to the people behind the profile pictures. “We want to save time and energy for online daters by allowing them to know right away if they have…
Crowdfunding has become a popular funding source for many industries, though biotech-related projects are still relatively new to the scene. That seems to be changing, as the Scanadu Scout recently became the highest grossing Indiegogo campaign ever, raising over $1.6 million. Scanadu Scout is a device that measures and records a person’s blood pressure, heart…
The monthly member spotlight is an opportunity to learn more about a leader at one of our member companies and showcase the work they are doing. This month, we spotlight Knighthunter.com’s Mike Sherlock. Learn more about Knighthunter.com in our member directory. 1) What is your mobile device of choice, and why? I’m a Blackberry user…
Ontario technology companies in need of the latest research expertise need look no further than Mitacs-Accelerate. This national program connects companies with graduate students and university faculty members through short or long-term research projects aimed at addressing a company’s need. During a Mitacs-Accelerate internship, a highly-skilled graduate student or post-doctoral fellow spends approximately half of…
TechEdge is conducting a short compensation study focused on seven key job families: UI/UX Specialists, Mobile Designers, Web Designers, Front End Developers, Back End Developers, Client Relations/Product Specialists, First Tier Technical Customer Support. Visit TechEdge for more information, and to participate in the survey before August 30. Participants will receive the results of the survey…
Western University’s Job Shadow program gives local companies the opportunity to showcase their organization to emerging student leaders, and gives students a first-hand look at a work environment with their chosen field.The program is currently looking for companies and students to match. If you are interested and would like more information about becoming a host,…