Following an international search, Western University has announced John Capone as its new Vice-President (Research). Currently serving his second term as McMaster University’s Dean of Science, Capone is recognized as an extraordinary academic leader and one of Canada’s foremost molecular biologists. Capone begins his five-year term on October 1, 2012. “This is a key appointment…
TORONTO, June 5, 2012 /CNW/ – As mountains of customer data and increasing competition continue to overwhelm many small and medium businesses (SMBs), SAS and Info-Tech Research Group have combined efforts to provide companies with information and resources to help them become more competitive. The two companies are creating an extensive wealth of information and…
Montreal, Quebec, May 30, 2012— New research networks will advance the care available to elderly patients, boost the production of sustainable biofuels and improve our ability to respond to marine emergencies or environmental changes. The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology, today announced $73.8 million over five years to support three new Networks…
Professor Neil Randall and The Games Institute at the University of Waterloo has received $5.8 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council to fun research projects over the next seven years in partnership with six post secondary schools in Canada and the US, as well as industry partners.
MaRS Discovery District is looking for students between the ages of 13 and 15 who are eager to become tomorrow’s leaders… Applications are now open for an entrepreneurship boot camp this summer at MaRS Discovery District. During this one-week session, the students will invent and test an original business idea and learn skills critical to…
The Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) is deploying an innovative initiative to fund and support scientists (e.g., neurotechnology, science or engineering) in entrepreneurial/commercialization opportunities and to ultimately establish neuroscience-related companies in Ontario. The OBI will help the successful candidates to focus full-time over a one-year program on activities related to a neuroscience-based commercialization opportunity, e.g., initiate…
Western University announced the formation of a new Ontario-based multi-million dollar research and development computing network today with its partners, the Governments of Canada and Ontario, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the University of Toronto. One of the primary nodes for the newly formed Southern Ontario Smart Computing and Innovation Platform (SOSCIP) is Western’s Shared Hierarchical…
During the Gearing up for Growth Conference, TechAlliance presented the first annual Techcellence Awards, honouring the excellence of tech entrepreneurs, start-ups and established tech companies in London and Southwestern, Ontario. The Innovation Award was presented to Pulse InfoFrame, with CTO Ali Hamou accepting. Nominees for this award were evaluated based on the creativity of their innovations…
Techcellence Awards – honouring the excellence of tech entrepreneurs, start-ups and established tech companies in London and Southwestern, Ontario. The winners of the Techcellence Awards will be announced at the Gearing up for Growth Conference in three categories: innovation, growth, community engagement. If you would like to nominate your company for the Innovation or Growth…
Thanks to a focus on employee satisfaction, a push to hire only the best and a belief that the workplace should always be inspiring and never boring, CarProof Vehicle History Reports, Canada’s leading provider of the most comprehensive used vehicle history report, has become a place where both management and staff thrive. The London, Ont.-based…