Showing all articles by author: Kayleigh Platz
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Tell a story and build a community: Indiegogo’s Ayah Norris on crowdfunding
30 January 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Startups
Communitech News sat down with Indiegogo's Ayah Norris to talk about crowdfunding. Read more
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Open data opens the door to new business ideas
20 January 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Small to Mid Size
The Ontario Open Government Initiative is on a road show to talk with residents and learn how the government can make its data available to citizens and private companies. Ministry representatives visited… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: On women in tech, stop asking and start acting
15 January 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: View from the 'Loo
When it comes to encouraging women to pursue a career in tech, the issue goes beyond just representation. Respecting and nurturing their interests from a young age is crucial in order to get women into… Read more
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DATA.BASE partner sets course to improve accuracy of shipping routes
06 January 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Small to Mid Size
Researchers from Wilfrid Laurier University are working with Communitech DATA.BASE alongside exactEarth and Global Spatial Technology Solutions Inc. to develop a data set of ship trajectories to identify… Read more
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HYPERDRIVE companies shine brightly in New York City
10 December 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Startups
New York City glittered last week. The Communitech HYPERDRIVE cohort, in town for meetings and events, sparkled while in New York City, but this was no holiday. The five companies were here to hustle.… Read more
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Mapping methane, the mystery greenhouse gas
03 December 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Small to Mid Size
Whiteway was testing the level of methane gas in the air in Fort McMurray, using a spectrometer he had created in the lab at his Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science at York, in collaboration… Read more
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Cabinet Minister revisits ‘hotbed of development’ at Hub
12 November 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured
Diane Finley, Canada’s Minister of Public Works and Government Services, dropped by the Communitech Hub Tuesday to discuss how to improve the government’s IT systems with local technology representatives.… Read more
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Avenir Medical set to change the lives of hip-replacement patients
08 November 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Startups
After four years of research, prototypes and challenges, Avenir Medical sees its hardware used in the first live surgery of its kind. It makes sensor technology to help doctors track pelvic motion and… Read more
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Communitech chosen to shape Startup Visa Program
30 October 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Startups
Communitech HYPERDRIVE has been chosen as one of the five incubators that can accept applications for the Citizenship and Immigration Canada Startup Visa Program. Read more
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Ice thickness presents hot opportunity for DATA.BASE project
28 October 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Small to Mid Size
Sea ice forecasting is a red-hot business opportunity, given the increasing number of ships carrying oil, gas, minerals and other cargo through Arctic waters. A global observation network currently helps… Read more