Category: Company News
Trent-Brewery research collaboration offers promise of future tenancy at Cleantech Commons
At the signing of a new research collaboration between Trent University and Karbon Brewing Co., Karbon Brewing announced that it is also looking to deepen its ties with the university through tenancy at Cleantech Commons. See: Carbon-negative brewer eyes locating at Cleantech Commons at…
“People of the Portal”: Congratulations to a “Cleantech Innovation Portal” innovator, Carbonix
We are excited to let you know that an innovative Cleantech Commons Cleantech Innovation Portal client company, Carbonix, has just been announced as the winner of $900,000 in CRIN funding. Carbonix is a winner in the Reducing Environmental Footprint Technology Competition. Please join me in…
Trent University researchers contribute to award-winning online platform
Food security and ensuring a resilient food system are some of the leading challenges of our time. Two Trent University researchers are helping bring the university into the national spotlight by contributing to FarmFood360°, an award-winning virtual platform that offers Canadians a behind-the-scenes look…
Congratulations to a “Cleantech Innovation Portal” innovator: Noblegen
We are excited to announce that a Cleantech Commons Cleantech Innovation Portal client company has just been announced as an OAFRI winner! One of the successful OAFRI applicants is the Cleantech Innovation Portal company, Noblegen. Congratulations to the entire Noblegen team! The Cleantech Commons Cleantech…
Collaborative Research Project using state-of-the-art Mass Spectrometry leads to Sustainable Agriculture Breakthrough
NutriAg Launches M-BOS™ Biological Plant Supplement in Canada Demonstrating the power of collaboration between researchers, academics, and the business sector, a new range of biological nutrient solutions for the agricultural sector has hit the Canadian market. The collaboration between the NutriAg Group and the…
“Cleantech Innovation Portal” innovator, PKA SoftTouch, celebrates key Investment Milestones
A Cleantech Commons “Cleantech Innovation Portal” innovator, PKA Softtouch, recently celebrated raising $750,000 from over 400 individual investors. (You can join PKA on the portal by registering your cleantech innovation here.) The company tells us that this pool of shareholders are now “PKA SoftTouch Co-owners“, with each investor…
“Cleantech Innovation Portal” innovator, Noblegen, ‘The most sustainable option in the food industry…’, says Food Navigator
In a world increasingly seeking both sustainability and solutions to the global food crisis, Noblegen is a young company driven by a vision to promote healthy lives and a healthy world. That is why Noblegen is working to “reinvent the future” and restore health…
Peterborough’s Noblegen uses euglena to make vegan products – CHEX Newswatch/ Global Peterborough
“Cleantech Innovation Portal” innovator, Noblegen, a QUORN Innovation Challenge Finalist
A Cleantech Commons “Cleantech Innovation Portal” innovator, and a “Future Cleantech Commons™ Tenant”, Noblegen’s work with euglena was recognized internationally during the QUORN Foods Innovation Challenge at the 2021 Future Food-Tech Alternative Proteins Summit. QUORN put a call out to start-ups that are leveraging technology to create realistic whole…
“Cleantech Innovation Portal” innovator, PKA SoftTouch, launches equity crowdfunding campaign
A Cleantech Commons “Cleantech Innovation Portal” innovator, PKA Softtouch, has launched its latest equity crowdfunding campaign. (You can join PKA on the portal by registering your cleantech innovation here.) Hosted by leading Canadian equity crowdfunding platform Frontfundr of Vancouver, B.C., this campaign is focused on…
“Cleantech Innovation Portal” innovator, PKA SoftTouch, addresses needle phobia with revolutionary micro-needle technology
As long as needles have been around health care delivery, fear of them has been a constant! However, thanks to a Cleantech Commons “Cleantech Innovation Portal” innovator, a solution may be at hand. Lakefield, Ontario-based research and development company, PKA, a “Future Cleantech Commons™…
“Cleantech Innovation Portal” innovator, Noblegen, awarded “Solar Impulse Efficient Solution” Label
The Solar Impulse Foundation has awarded “Future Cleantech Commons™ Tenant,” Noblegen, an advanced digital biology company, the “Solar Impulse Efficient Solution” Label, furthering its mission to help create a balanced ecosystem by solving the environmental and nutritional challenges of our global food system. Disclosure: Noblegen…
“Cleantech Innovation Portal” innovator, Noblegen, a “FoodTech 500” Finalist
FoodForwarding, which presents the FoodTech 500, has nominated a “Future Cleantech Commons™ Tenant,” Noblegen, as one of its 2020 “FoodTech 500” finalists. Disclosure: Noblegen is registered on our Cleantech Innovation Portal. You can join Noblegen on the portal by registering your cleantech innovation here. Inspired by the…
“Cleantech Innovation Portal” innovator, Noblegen, designated a “Food Tech Company To Watch in 2021”
Food Navigator, which provides news & analysis on food & beverage development, has identified a “Future Cleantech Commons™ Tenant,” Noblegen, as one of its “Food Tech Company To Watch in 2021“. Noblegen is an advanced nutritional ingredient company, Read the full Food Navigator story here!…
“Future Cleantech Commons Tenant,” PKA SoftTouch, named a “Top Ten” by iCAN 2020 – set to revolutionize syringe marketplace worldwide
A “Future Cleantech Commons™ Tenant“, PKA SoftTouch Inc., has been awarded a “Top 10 Best Invention” award at the International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN 2020) for their Micro-Needle Device. The award was the only one made to a Canadian company, and the invention…
Peterborough water tech company, Rainmaker, sees major growth through pandemic – PKED
In an article titled “Peterborough Watertech Company Rainmaker Seeing Major Growth Through Pandemic“, our friends at Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development profile Peterborough-based air-to-water and water-to-water cleantech company, Rainmaker Worldwide. “The Peterborough-based water technology company,” PKED writes, is “further establishing the region as…
“Friend of Cleantech Commons”, Aclarus Ozone, highlighted by Yahoo! Finance
In a recent Yahoo! Finance article, “20 Entrepreneurs Changing The Way Canadians Do Business“, a good “Friend of Cleantech Commons“, Aclarus Ozone, was highlighted and profiled. Congratulations! The article notes that while the Coronavirus has put a variety of businesses at a standstill, entrepreneurial…
“Friend of Cleantech Commons”, Rainmaker, wins global Sustainability Award – “Best Community Impact Water Solutions (Global)”
A future Cleantech Commons tenant, Rainmaker Worldwide Inc., has been announced as the winner of a significant international award for sustainability. Rainmaker was given the award for “Best Community Impact Water Solutions Global 2020” by U.K.-based CFI.co. Congratulations! In making the award, CFI.co said…
“Friend of Cleantech Commons”, Rainmaker Worldwide, signs “Water-as-a-Service” agreement with Jamaica’s Northern Caribbean University
A potential future Cleantech Commons tenant, Rainmaker Worldwide Inc., has announced the signing of a Water-as-a-Service (WaaS) agreement with Jamaica’s Northern Caribbean University (NCU). Rainmaker will supply up to 5,000 litres of water per day for 3 years through their established Air-to-Water technology (See video…
Extracting sustainability from core industries – “Friend of Cleantech Commons”, Carbonix, helps resource industries remediate residues
A future Cleantech Commons tenant, Carbonix, has been profiled by Alberta Innovates, which says that the cleantech company “has been working to help forestry, mining, and oil and gas industries remediate their residues and return land and water to its original, natural state“. Carbonix…
Peterborough wins big at Water’s Next Awards 2020 – “Cleantech Commons a premier destination for cleantech companies”, says PKED
Aclarus Ozone, a Peterborough-based ozone water system technology company and John Gillis, President of the Innovation Cluster: Peterborough & the Kawarthas, were both winners in their respective categories at June 11th’s 2020 Water’s Next Awards. The awards ceremony took place at the annual Canadian…
“Friend of Cleantech Commons”, PKA SoftTouch, launches equity crowdfunding campaign
PKA SoftTouch micro-needle technology could solve large-scale vaccination delivery issues to under-served populations worldwide A future Cleantech Commons tenant, PKA SoftTouch Corp., has launched a public equity crowdfunding campaign for its globally patented micro-needle technology that could play a key role in delivering a…
“Friend of Cleantech Commons”, PKA SoftTouch, launches FrontFundr campaign: invites investment
Future Cleantech Commons tenant, PKA SoftTouch, has launched a FrontFundr campaign that invites investment into the company. PKA has launched a public equity crowdfunding campaign for its globally patented micro-needle technology that, it says, can play a role in delivering a vaccine to battle…
FoodDive.com: “Why Noblegen thinks one-celled euglena is the ingredient of the future”
FoodDive.com has featured future Cleantech Commons tenant, Noblegen Inc., a cleantech nutritional ingredient company, in an extensive online profile. You can read that article in full here! Titled “Ancient nutrition: Why Noblegen thinks one-celled euglena is the ingredient of the future“, FoodDive.com writes: “With its…
“Friend of Cleantech Commons”, Noblegen, wins World Food Innovation Award
Future Cleantech Commons tenant, Noblegen Inc., a cleantech nutritional ingredient company, has emerged as the big winner at the annual World Food Innovation Awards which took place in London earlier this year. Noblegen won in two key categories: Best food concept and Best plant-based…
“Friend of Cleantech Commons”, Carbonix, provides a green solution to clean up contaminated environments
Future Cleantech Commons tenant, Carbonix, has been profiled in Northern Ontario Business magazine, which says that the cleantech company is “ready to tackle mining legacy sites” by using wood waste residue to trap industrial contaminants. Northern Ontario Business writes that Carbonix “has a green…
“Friend of Cleantech Commons”, Noblegen, selected for Canadian delegation to 2020 Cleantech Forum in San Francisco
Future Cleantech Commons tenant, Noblegen Inc., an advanced nutritional ingredient company, was selected to join the Canadian government’s recent delegation to the 2020 Cleantech Forum in San Francisco, California. Noblegen is a cleantech nutritional ingredient company that produces plant-based ingredients using the sustainable microorganism Euglena…
“Friend of Cleantech Commons”, Noblegen, launches Plant-based “Whole Egg” Powder
Future Cleantech Commons tenant, Noblegen Inc., an advanced nutritional ingredient company, has announced the launch of its first direct-to-consumer product, a plant-based “whole egg” powder. The product is named, “the egg”, and it’s exclusively available on their Eunite™ website. (Learn more – way more –…
“Friend of Cleantech Commons”, Noblegen, achieves Regulatory Approval for Protein-Rich Euglena Flour
Future Cleantech Commons tenant, Noblegen Inc., an advanced nutritional ingredient company, has achieved “self-GRAS” regulatory status for their protein-rich flour sourced from dried whole cell Euglena gracilis. This is a major breakthrough for the company and means that Noblegen’s protein-rich euglena flour will be available…