Our friends at OCTIA – the Ontario Clean Technology Industry Association – of which Cleantech Commons is proudly a member, recently profiled one of our “Cleantech Innovation Portal” clients, Bio Graphene Solutions (BGS). OCTIA interviewed David Fisher, BGS Co-Founder and CEO. You can read…
In our “People of the Portal” series, we highlight innovative and entrepreneurial members of the Cleantech Commons Cleantech Innovation Portal and celebrate the outstanding achievements of Portal members. This week, we are delighted to let you know that a Cleantech Commons Cleantech Innovation Portal client, Mitrex, has been named…
Our partners, Bioenterprise, have partnered with Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) to host a national Sustainability Challenge. The competition is part of The Green Pursuit – A Sustainability and Innovation Challenge. What is The Green Pursuit Challenge? This Sustainability Challenge is a business pitch…
$10,000 awarded to advance environmental innovation in Peterborough; Community Futures Peterborough preapproves finalists for $20,000 microloans Recently, we announced that the Rotary Club of Peterborough and Cleantech Commons have joined forces to promote environmental innovation. Cleantech Commons teamed up with Rotary as founding Title Partner to launch…
As a member of the Cleantech Commons community, you will be aware of our partnership with GreenCentre Canada. This is designed to help accelerate the development of innovative green and sustainable solutions that address energy, environmental, and climate challenges. Click here to read more! Our partnership…
Recently, we shared how Cleantech Commons is partnering with Ontario Genomics to help early-stage genomics companies bring new products to market by providing funding and tech development to startups. The BioCreate program provides seed funding and support to help genomics ventures in the health, food and agriculture, and cleantech…
Cleantech Commons Research Park: positively impacting the future – a community where innovation flourishes. Where creative collaborations begin. Where life-long partnerships are created. As the world transitions to a clean growth economy, Peterborough, Ontario is set to contribute to that shift. Peterborough is home…
Advancing clean technology innovations in the electric vehicle sector among shared goals Cleantech Commons and Trouvé Victory Inc. have announced that the emerging Canadian electric vehicle company is exploring tenancy for its research, new product development, and pilot-scale operations at Cleantech Commons in Peterborough, Ontario.…
The Rotary Club of Peterborough and Cleantech Commons have joined forces to promote environmental innovation. Cleantech Commons has joined Rotary as its founding Title Partner to launch a new initiative known as the Rotary Environmental Innovators Fund (REIF). REIF is designed to advance environmental…
StrikeUP provides a forum for growth, mentorship and financing for women entrepreneurs. With our vision of becoming Canada’s leading hub for green technology collaboration, discovery, innovation, and entrepreneurship, Cleantech Commons at Trent University is working to inspire young women entrepreneurs of tomorrow through our…
“Propelling green innovation forward” With internal servicing to the Cleantech Commons research park site at Trent University in Peterborough mostly complete, a bustling Cleantech Innovation Portal, strong value-adding partnerships in place, and several companies exploring tenancy options, 2022 has been pivotal to Cleantech Commons…
In our “People of the Portal” series, we highlight innovative and entrepreneurial members of the Cleantech Commons Cleantech Innovation Portal and celebrate the outstanding achievements of Portal members. This week, we are delighted to let you know that a Cleantech Commons Cleantech Innovation Portal client –…
Recently, we shared how Cleantech Commons is partnering with Ontario Genomics to help early-stage genomics companies bring new products to market. Other program partners include Velocity (Waterloo), McMaster Innovation Park/Synapse Life Sciences Consortium (Hamilton), and Toronto Metropolitan University Science Discovery Zone (Toronto). Ontario Genomics’ BioCreate program is…
“Cleantech Commons at Trent University in Peterborough is partnering with Ontario Genomics to help early-stage genomics companies bring new products to market,” writes Pamela Vanmeer in Kawartha411. This article comes on the heels of a recent announcement of a $5.6 million investment in the BioCreate program. BioCreate will provide seed funding and support to…
New Partnership will Accelerate Sustainable Chemistry Solutions and Support Canadian Innovators Cleantech Commons and GreenCentre Canada have signed a partnership deal designed to accelerate the development of innovative, green, and sustainable solutions that address large energy, environmental, and climate challenges. This new partnership will…
We have had several occasions recently to celebrate the successes of a number of Cleantech Commons Cleantech Innovation Portal client companies. This week: please join me in celebrating a Cleantech Innovation Portal client AND a future Cleantech Commons tenant, Carbonix. “Energy Examined” has profiled…
The SOAR Digital Gathering of Indigenous Entrepreneurs, presented by Square in partnership with Futurpreneur, Indigenous LIFT Collective and EntrepreNorth, is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative bringing together more than 1,000 Indigenous entrepreneurs across Canada on September 15, 2022. SOAR is free to all Indigenous entrepreneurs and creates a safe and inclusive…
With the Durham Region recently being named one of the top seven Intelligent Communities in the world, this year’s Collision Conference in Toronto presented a fantastic opportunity for Cleantech Commons to partner with our colleagues at Trent University Durham GTA and Invest Durham to…
According to a newly-published article, “Trent Researchers Driving Innovation in Industry,” three private-sector ventures that are collaborating with Trent University researchers could soon see new opportunities for innovation at Cleantech Commons, the green technology research and innovation park being built on Trent’s Symons Campus…
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…
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…
A recent edition of “Perspective” magazine says that as the world transitions to a clean growth economy, Peterborough is well-positioned to contribute to that shift. The community of Peterborough, it writes, is home to rich natural resources, leading educational institutions, and a well-equipped business…