Cannabis and hemp extraction and processing facility, Motif Labs, are scaling their operations to differentiate themselves in a competitive legal market. Their recent announcement of the addition of 8,000 sq ft. to their already large facility increases their leased space 40,000 sq ft. This expansion is expected to facilitate the growth of core operations in…
Join NGen at their 3rd Annual Collaboration Day to hear what’s next for Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector. Learn first-hand from NGen-funded projects and get valuable access to transformative advanced manufacturing ideas from companies seeking collaboration partners for their success. On Wednesday, July 28 hear from companies that have been funded by NGen and learn about…
Continuing to grow our communications team, we’re excited to welcome Quinn Palmer. This new addition to our team will help continue to highlight the incredible stories that come from within Southwestern Ontario’s innovation economy, and in tandem, foster more opportunities for collaboration, partnership, and open connections in our region. Keeping a focus on the founders, talent, and stakeholders, we’re excited to increase…
Forest City SynBio Inc. (“FCSB”) partners with the Western Fair Association to build a 7,000-sf synthetic biology startup accelerator within The Grove, set to open doors in early 2022. Tapping into The Grove’s $7.2M grant from FedDev Ontario to grow London’s agriculture and food sector, FCSB supports biotechnology startups with a primary focus on agri-food innovation. Synthetic biology…
TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario has launched two StaySafe™ Rapid Antigen Screening Programs – StaySafe™ Bluewater, with the Bayfield and Area Chamber of Commerce and StaySafe™ Middlesex, with the Strathroy and District Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Ontario and Canadian governments. Through this initiative, small and medium-sized businesses throughout the Municipality of Bluewater and Middlesex…
EXAR Studios of London, Ontario, is powering immersive environments to captivate audiences through visual technologies. Basically, you dream it, and they can create an immersive experience you can engage, explore, and share with your community. When the pandemic hit, the team at EXAR saw it as a unique situation to create experiences worthy of visiting for…
London-based Vidhug, a video platform that enables users to combine videos and create personalized greetings for special occasions, has been acquired by Punchbowl, a web-based online invitation company headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts. Founded in 2018 by Zamir Khan (Khan was named a London Inc. 20 Under 40 in 2020), the platform realized explosive growth as the pandemic…
Invest in yourself and your venture. TechAlliance in partnership with MaRS Discovery District presents the Everest series. This interactive small group advisory program is for startups to enhance business learnings and boost topic-specific knowledge to help innovation thrive. Each module is designed to provide focused content to help early-stage ventures understand and manage multiple…
As far back as Big Blue Bubble founder and CEO, Damir Slogar, can remember, he wanted to create games. And for nearly two decades now, he has done just that — and rather successfully, too. Founded in 2002 and incorporated in 2004, Big Blue Bubble has grown from a four-person start-up to a thriving gaming studio…
While sudden disruption spurred opportunities and frustrations for all ages, parents have experienced the ripple effects of isolation, distance and closures through the lens of a new generation. As business and education cultures continue to shift, solutions for children that are manageable for parents grow even greater in importance. This past year, research conducted by…