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22 June 2018

Ripple Farms wins Ontario's Social enterprise of the Year Award presented by Startup Canada

Sault St. Marie, Ontario – June 20, 2018 – Ripple Farms Inc. received the Startup Canada Social Enterprise of the Year Award in Sault St. Marie presented by the Centre For Social Innovation. As a proud sponsor of the fifth

18 June 2018

The NBIF invests in milk-quality and dairy-data startup SomaDetect

FREDERICTON (N.B.) – The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) today announced it has invested $250,000 in SomaDetect, a Fredericton-based agricultural technology startup focused on providing dairy farmers with real-time milk component analytics. “We’re incredibly proud to support SomaDetect, especially given their

14 June 2018

Global recognition for Bioenterprise as Canadian agri-technology leader

Bioenterprise continues to solidify its reputation as the go-to organization in the Canadian agri- technology landscape.
The organization most recently hosted a delegation from a regional economic development agency in the Netherlands, and earlier this spring, participated in a mission to

12 June 2018

P&P Optica’s Smart Imaging System Gets $3 Million Boost

WATERLOO, Ontario, June 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- P&P Optica (PPO) and Fulcrum Global Capital (FGC) have announced their partnership to accelerate the deployment of the PPO Smart Imaging System in the food processing industry. PPO’s patented technology addresses problems

8 June 2018

AVA Technologies Raises $2.2m Seed Funding for Smart Indoor Gardens

AVA Technologies, a Canadian startup that’s manufacturing smart indoor gardens for consumers, has raised C$2.6 million ($2 million) in seed funding from Vancouver-based venture capital firm Vanedge Capital.
AVA’s first product, AVA Byte, uses sensors and artificial intelligence to help consumers

5 June 2018

Accelerating Innovative Research program helps Ontario companies bridge commercialization gaps

Thirteen Ontario companies are introducing innovative new products and strengthening their position in the marketplace after receiving innovation grants through the Agri-Technology Commercialization Centre's (ATCC) Accelerating Innovative Research (AIR) Program, delivered by Bioenterprise Corporation.
The AIR program was created to help

29 May 2018

#MadeInOntario yeasts have what it takes for craft brew excellence and performance

Ontario yeast strains produced by Guelph-based Escarpment Laboratories brewed up a host of awards at the Canadian Brewing Awards and Conference May 24-26 in Halifax.
Brewers can now use these Ontario-grown yeast strains with the confidence they’ll perform consistently over 12

24 May 2018

Big tech inventions in agriculture look to solve common problems

VANCOUVER—In plant nurseries and greenhouses around B.C., there are workers whose job it is to pick up and place potted plants all day long, causing back injuries and lost time at work that may now be eased with robotic inventions.
In

19 June 2018

Quinta Quinoa and PANGEA are partnering to bring new crops to Quebec soils

GEORGETOWN, ON and L’ASSOMPTION, QC, June 19, 2018 – Katan Kitchens’ award-winning Quinta Quinoa, the first Ontario producers and processors of quinoa, is proud to announce its partnership with PANGEA, an agricultural company in Quebec and Ontario, to test Quinta

17 June 2018

The 'Internet of Farming' is disrupting traditional agriculture

Generations of farmers have relied on knowledge and family expertise to grow food, but the sector is set for a surge of disruption at the hands of made-in-Canada artificial intelligence-powered systems. Investment in artificial intelligence is growing in Canada. In 2017,

12 June 2018

Ontario company delivers ice cream bliss – without the guilt

If you love ice cream, but can’t handle the lactose – and don’t want the sugar high – your rich and creamy summer treat has arrived. Candace Tierney, founder and CEO of Oat & Mill, has made her oat-based non-dairy frozen

8 June 2018

Agri-Neo Partners with Mayorga Organics

TORONTO, June 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Food safety technology company Agri-Neo has partnered with Mayorga Organics, an importer of organic foods with a network comprised exclusively of small organic farmers throughout Latin America. The Neo-Pure Food Safety System will be installed at Mayorga's headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. "The Mayorga

6 June 2018

Vancouver-based smart garden startup raises $2.6 million for retail launch

AVA Technologies announced this week it has raised CAD$2.6 million in its first seed round – led by Vanedge Capital – to help launch its new countertop, soilless, smart gardening system.
The Vancouver-based startup’s AVA Byte appliance is billed as the

31 May 2018

Will Superclusters and Accelerators Transform the Industry?

We take a peek at exciting seed projects that could energize the Canadian economy and act as engines of growth.
Supercluster is one of the latest buzzwords beings bandied about in the ag media these days. A cluster, as defined by

29 May 2018

Golden Leaf Awards

Launched in 2001, the Gold Leaf awards are given annually to recognize both companies and individuals who have made significant contributions to the biotech industry in Canada. The Awards’ importance to the recipients and the industry more broadly has grown

22 May 2018

Bioenterprise Ontario Announces Partnership with The Letter M Marketing

The industry partnership demonstrates a commitment to advancing agri-tech companies.
Bioenterprise Corporation, a leading agri-technology commercialization accelerator is pleased to announce a corporate partnership with The Letter M Marketing, a full-service marketing and branding agency with Ontario agri-tech sector experience.
Through this

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