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January 22, 2014
Innovation Factory Success Story: U.S. patent has Weever Apps thinking bigger
It’s 22 pages long, 11,200 words, more than three years in the making and, for Hamilton’s Weever Apps, a newly achieved US patent is just the beginning of its plans for expansion. The startup learned Christmas Eve that it has been granted a US patent for its technology that converts web pages into mobile apps
January 21, 2014
Governments, OpenText give major boost to Canadian venture capital
A little more than 20 years ago, venture capitalists made a $1.6-million bet on a small Waterloo startup called OpenText. Without it, the company would likely not be what it is today: Canada’s largest software company; a global leader in helping businesses manage their information
January 21, 2014
Accelerate Okanagan Success Story: Mathtoons Media Receives Mitacs Funding for App Authoring Software
Educational Technology company Mathtoons Media has received funding to develop web-accessed software which allows teachers to create their own mobile practice apps for upper level math and science subjects.
January 20, 2014
ICTC releases report exploring the impact of mobile apps
The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) released its report, Mobile Apps: Generating Economic Gains for Creative Media Industries in Ontario, exploring the impact of mobile apps on Ontario’s creative media industries.
January 14, 2014
Accelerator Centre Success Story: Accelerator Program Client Avenir Medical’s device in action at Mount Sinai
Donning surgical scrubs on Monday, Dec. 16, Armen Bakirtzian stood in an operating room at Mount Sinai Hospital and held his breath. Orthopedic surgeon Allan Gross was handling a device, which Bakirtzian initially designed as his final-year university design project.
January 08, 2014
Join the Digital Media Delegation to Brazil
The Canadian Consulate General in São Paulo and the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Canada will facilitate a four-day networking and business activity in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from March 11 to 14, 2014.
January 07, 2014
Canada’s rising tech stars impress in Brazil
Francisco Jardim is no stranger to pitch sessions that feature the best startups a nation has to offer. As the founding partner of VC firm SP Ventures, and now manager of the Sao Paulo Innovation Fund, Jardim has attended almost every pitch event Brazil has had over the past six years.
January 01, 2014
Digital media trends 2014 pt.1
In 2014, Canada's digital media industry continues to grow, attracting investments, productivity improving technology, digital sales and access to talent.