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CANImmunize, PharmaGuide, Wave View Imaging named to inaugural cohort of Pfizer Canada’s Healthcare Hub

Pfizer Canada is earmarking $1.4 million in in-kind support and donations as part of the program. Pfizer Canada has revealed the first cohort of…

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OCI, Communitech team up with Ukraine to seek tech solutions that address national security challenges

Participating Canadian companies will be asked to commit to a Communitech membership. Canada and Ukraine are teaming up to address national security challenges, from…

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British Columbia moves to protect its intellectual property (IP) with new programs

The new provincial strategy hopes to help businesses navigate the complicated financial and legal aspects of IP. British Columbia is the latest province to…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – FTC signals tougher rules for health companies’ use of data

Plus: MCI OneHealth divests five Calgary clinics to Well Health for $2 million. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from…

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Pfizer Canada partners with Communitech to launch health-focused accelerator program

The open call for proposals ends on May 31. Kitchener-Waterloo tech hub Communitech is working with Pfizer Canada to help scale up Canadian startups…

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Canadian tech calls on feds to inject more liquidity into sector over concerns of SVB-caused “full-blown crisis”

Letter asks Government of Canada to extend bridge financing program, guarantee secured loans on SVB deposits. As the Canadian tech sector contends with the…

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A|I: The AI Times – Meet Google’s answer to ChatGPT

Plus: Shopify dabbles in AI, Radical adds Fei-Fei Li. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data,…

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A|I: The AI Times – Google bets on Anthropic, Ada makes more layoffs

Plus: The fight against AI art. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news…

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Vector Institute, Communitech partner to expand AI training program across Canada

Reports show one of the main barriers to AI adoption is the ongoing talent crunch. The Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence is bringing…

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Ontario commits $19 million to the province’s regional tech hubs to bolster EV manufacturing

ventureLAB, Communitech, Invest Ottawa, NORCAT among the recipients. The Government of Ontario is committing $19 million CAD to the province’s regional tech development sites…

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