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Posts Tagged: start-ups

Johnson & Johnson Innovation Opens JLABS @ Toronto

TORONTO (May 11, 2016) –  Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC, today announced the opening of JLABS @ Toronto, a new 40,000-square-foot life sciences incubator, providing entrepreneurs shared lab space and offices, modular lab suites and access to scientific, industry and capital funding experts as they work to build important and successful early-stage companies. The new JLABS facility can accommodate up to 50 start-ups and opens with 22 companies that represent a range of sectors including therapeutics, medical devices and consumer health ...
May 11, 2016 in Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Government Partners, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Industry Partners, MaRS Discovery District, Media Coverage, Member Institutions, News, Partnerships, Ryerson University, Sinai Health, St. Michael's Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute (TBRRI), University Health Network, University of Toronto, Women's College Hospital, York University
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ChipCare closes oversubscribed $5 million series A financing

With lead investment from Puffin Partners, the Ontario, Canada-based company is taking lifesaving blood-testing technology to low- and middle-income countries TORONTO, March 3, 2015 — ChipCare Corporation, a University of Toronto start-up company commercializing a handheld, blood-testing platform for HIV and other infectious and non-communicable diseases has closed a $5.045 million Series A financing to bring its first-generation product to market while further developing the platform’s next generation products. The Wall Street Journal's Venture Capital Dispatch blog, Yonge Street Media, BetaKit and PEHub ...
March 3, 2015 in ChipCare Corporation, Funding or Fundraising-Announcements, Government Partners, Media Coverage, Member Institutions, News, Partnerships, Portfolio, Start-Up Companies, University of Toronto
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University of Toronto Early-Stage Technology Program (UTEST) opens applications for second start-up company cohort

Students, faculty and recent alumni with software ideas must apply by Feb. 22 Got a killer software-based idea? Are you passionate about turning that idea into a start-up company? If you’re a current student, faculty member or recent graduate of the University of Toronto, consider applying to the University of Toronto Early-Stage Technology (UTEST) program. Applications are now closed. Stay tuned for the third UTEST application call. Created as a pilot in 2012 to help the U of T community bring their software-based ideas to ...
January 30, 2013 in CoursePeer, Crowdmark, Funding or Fundraising-Announcements, Granata Decision Systems, Member Institutions, News, Partnerships, Portfolio, Shotlst, Start-Up Companies, Thotra, TIAP Staff, University of Toronto, UTEST Program, Whirlscape
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U of T, MaRS Innovation Collaborate to Launch Incubator for Student Software Companies

TORONTO, ON – A new program that provides nascent software companies with start-up funds, work space, mentoring and business strategy support, was launched today by the University of Toronto and commercialization partner MaRS Innovation, with support from the MaRS Discovery District. TechVibes has a profile page for UTEST and covered CoursePeer as part of their students start-ups series. The new program, called University of Toronto Early Stage Technology (UTEST), is part of a growing ecosystem of incubators and commercialization support services at U ...
October 1, 2012 in CoursePeer, Crowdmark, Funding or Fundraising-Announcements, Granata Decision Systems, MaRS Discovery District, Member Institutions, News, Partnerships, Portfolio, Shotlst, Start-Up Companies, Thotra, TIAP Staff, University of Toronto, UTEST Program, Whirlscape
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