Startups & Innovation

Skinopathy HealthTech App focused on Skin Cancer

Canadian healthcare tech gets a shot in the arm; featuring Aurora-based Skinopathy

While it’s typically Canadian to not toot our own horn, the country is packed with health-care companies — big and small — with smart solutions to help us live healthier lives. By leveraging technology, including AI, we’re able to better access (and understand) our medical scans, keep a digital eye on our aging loved ones living alone at home, use our smartphone’s camera to detect skin cancer and access trustworthy medical videos rather than Googling symptoms across random sites (and panicking at the misdiagnosis).

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York University OVIN announcement

Ontario supports the development of smarter, more sustainable transportation technologies with $1.5M in funding to York Region innovation partner York University through OVIN

The Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN), with support from the Ontario Government, announced $1.5 million in funding to York University and in partnership with Centennial College to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups in developing and testing innovative automotive technologies and smart mobility solutions.

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Acentury Wireless Technology

Government of Canada supporting Richmond Hill headquartered Acentury in developing semiconductor technologies for wireless communications

“Acentury is a home-grown Canadian technology company dedicated to the acceleration of research and development for terrestrial and space-based wireless communication systems. Through this funding and project, Acentury will expand its SynMatrix RF filter design platform into the semiconductor industry, which will increase coverage to new RF filter technologies and structures, and position the product for global marketplace adoption.”

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Action Plan

York Region thrives as business hub where talent and opportunity intersect

“Identifying challenges in the business community and taking action to overcome them is the backbone of the 2024 to 2027 Economic Development Action Plan,” said City of Richmond Hill Regional Councillor Joe DiPaola, Chair of the Region’s Planning and Economic Development. “The 2024 to 2027 Action Plan builds on important work already underway to complement our partners’ efforts and drive economic prosperity together.”

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