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New Accelerator in Northern York Region Brings Increased Opportunity for Startups as First Cohort Graduates

A new business accelerator in Newmarket recently graduated its first cohort. Read more about this group of companies and how the new accelerator is looking to support businesses in Northern York Region and beyond.
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Digital Technology Supercluster Announces $20 Million Digital Wellness Project Featuring Tech From Richmond Hill Headquartered Wysdom AI

The platform is being developed in partnership with Lululemon, Wysdom.AI, Microsoft, Mitacs, and Queen’s University. Wellbeing.ai aims to leverage artificial intelligence-powered virtual agents or chatbots.
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How New Technology From York Region Protected Canada’s Rowing Team From COVID-19

“Adding the Biocloud technology into our training centre will add another critical layer of safety and confidence to our existing Covid protocols,” said Tricia McBride, Rowing Canada Aviron Lead Physiotherapist. “This technology will help our medical staff ensure our athletes are training in the safest environment possible and allow our athletes to focus on their training without worrying about the air they are breathing.”
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York Region’s Multimatic Has Set the Pace for Damper Tech Since the 2000s, and it’s Far From Done

Enthusiasts know Multimatic as a key partner in the 21st-century Ford GT and GT Mk II or from Aston Martin’s Valkyrie hypercar, but OEMs know the Ontario-based company as a Tier 1 supplier for components that range from door checks to tailgates.
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Ontario and Canada Announce Advanced Plans for Yonge North Subway Extension into York Region

“Public transit is at the heart of a clean, inclusive recovery. As a part of the largest investment in public transit in the GTA’s history, the Government of Canada is investing up to $2.24 billion in the Yonge North Subway extension, helping to kickstart our economy and create thousands of jobs,” said Catherine McKenna, Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.
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The Best Built Robot in the World, Siemens Enhances the HCI, and New Career Opportunities: York Region Tech Makes a Big Impact

Major tech announcements coming from York Region-based companies this spring are no surprise as tech companies here continue to thrive in Canada’s second largest tech hub!
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SmartCentres Unveils ArtWalk, at SmartVMC in the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, with Massive Art Murals, Free Drive-in Movies and a Food Truck Market, All Summer Long

“Art and culture are synonymous with great communities. They contribute emotionally to an area’s identity, bonding people to spaces and to each other,” says Mitchell Goldhar, Executive Chairman, SmartCentres. “ArtWalk murals, free movies and food trucks are all accessible, immersive and engaging outdoor events.
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KINGlory Announces Markham as its Corporate Headquarters

Kinglory brings a major technological overhaul to the existing blockchains in the data, network, consensus, incentive, and application layers. Kinglory utilizes state-of-the-art technological innovations to eliminate performance, security, accessibility, scalability, and energy consumption issues present in networks such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.
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Markham Headquartered Redline Communications Partners with Hytec to Offer its Industrial LTE (iLTE) in Japan

“Redline iLTE was designed for industrial purposes and provides Hytec with a unique, turnkey approach to private LTE solutions complete with rapid deployment and ease of management capabilities,” states Reno Moccia, Redline Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
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Vaughan Headquartered Drone Delivery Canada Announces Multiple Agreements for Project at Edmonton International Airport

All operations will be conducted in accordance with appropriate Canadian regulations. Flights will be remotely monitored by DDC from its Operations Control Centre located in Vaughan, Ontario.
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Virtual 2021 Seneca HELIX Summer Institute Open for Applications

Are you ready to innovate? Seneca College is holding its fifth annual HELIX Summer Institute, a highly-interactive and intense six-day virtual experience where you will think creatively, work strategically and collaborate with peers and real key stakeholders. Together, you will…
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York University’s YSpace Releases 2020-2021 Annual Report

It was a year unlike any other for Innovation York, the innovation office for York University with a mandate to facilitate and maximize the commercial, economic, and social impacts of research and innovation. Their 2020-2021 Annual Report has just been released and it outlines impressive successes, including supporting new ventures, launching new programs and more.
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York Region Continues to Grow Upwards – There are Over 48 Construction Cranes Across the Region, 2nd Only to Toronto in the GTA

UrbanToronto holds within it an amazing, up-to-date, photographic catalogue of construction sites, crowdsourced through the efforts of our many contributing members… so the first question was, could we find all 208 cranes that RLB counted in reasonably current photos of cranes posted to our Buildings threads, covering construction sites in Toronto and across the Greater Toronto Area?
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3 Big York Region Health Tech Announcements: Protecting Olympic Athletes, Canada’s Only ‘Smart Hospital’ Opens for All Services, and Mackenzie Health Achieves Prestigious Digital Recognition!

There have been some big announcements coming from York Region health tech companies and its world-class hospitals recently. Check them out now!
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Markham Headquartered Redline Communications Secures Mission Critical Surveillance Project in Saudi Arabia

Redline Communications announced they have been selected to provide a turnkey wireless data solution for a mission-critical surveillance project that will help ensure citywide safety and security in one of Saudi Arabia’s largest cities
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Vaughan Headquartered Kontrol Establishes Sales Channel into U.S. Federal Government

Kontrol Technologies Corp., a Canadian public company, is a leader in smart buildings and cities through IoT, Cloud and SaaS technology. Kontrol provides a combination of software, hardware, and service solutions to its customers to improve energy management, air quality and continuous emission monitoring.