Innovation

SURREY, BC – As students head back to school in Surrey, the School District wants to know how families of their students are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. To do this, they are using the Back 2 School Readiness Assessment tool, created in collaboration with Tickit Health. The tool addresses families’ needs through an empathic interactive screening and support tool. Read More

VANCOUVER – Sixth Wave Innovations Inc. is pleased to announce it has entered into non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Neocon International Inc. of Halifax, NS to design and produce a face mask that incorporates the Company’s patent-pending virus detection technology (SmartMask) – currently under development. Read More

TORONTO and CHERRY HILL, N.J. – The TD Ready Challenge, an annual North American initiative which provides financial support to organizations tackling community issues, is now open and accepting applications until August 13, 2020. The TD Ready Challenge has a total of $10 million (CAD) in grants available to eligible organizations developing innovative and measurable solutions in response to the widespread impacts of the pandemic. New this year, grant amounts will range from $350,000 CAD to $1 million CAD. Read More

VANCOUVER – The Digital Technology Supercluster is investing in eight new projects to improve the health and safety of Canadians by supporting Canada’s commitment to address the COVID-19 outbreak, while building expertise and capacity to respond to future urgent situations. The funding is coming from a $60 million pool that was previously announced. Read More

MISSISSAUGA, ON – Hoffmann-La Roche Limited (Roche Canada) is pleased to announce the winners of the COVID-19 Open Innovation Challenge. After receiving over 800 submissions, Roche Canada has committed $900,000 to help develop and implement 11 unique and innovative solutions to the challenges we face from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

Ottawa – The pandemic has challenged Canada’s healthcare system and physician-led innovation is an undeniable lever to effectively respond to COVID-19. Joule is very pleased to launch its biggest grant offering to help support new solutions and ideas, with $1 million in grants earmarked for solutions to the pandemic. Read More

TORONTO – Manulife and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) are working together to promote research collaborations focused on population health and well-being related to COVID-19, to spark, innovative, high-risk/high-reward ideas and projects. Read More

SUDBURY, ON – Vale, an international mining company headquartered in Brazil, and with large-scale activities in Canada, has announced the winners of its US$1 million COVID-19 innovators challenge. Two of the winners are Ontario companies offering solutions that can be used to combat the pandemic. Read More

MONTREAL – The Montreal General Hospital Foundation and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre have announced the three finalist teams for the Code Life Ventilator Challenge. Launched on March 19th, this two-week sprint to design a low-cost, simple, easy-to-use and easy-to-build ventilator that can serve patients suffering from COVID-19, received more than 2,600 registrations, representing over 1,000 teams from 94 countries. Read More