Cleantech Commons and StrikeUP partner to provide a forum for growth, mentorship and financing for women entrepreneurs. With a vision of becoming a Canadian hub for green technology collaboration, discovery, innovation, and entrepreneurship, Cleantech Commons at Trent University is hoping to inspire young women entrepreneurs of…
A Cleantech Commons Strategic Partner, Bioenterprise Canada, has launched an open call for applications for the southern Ontario SmartGrowth Program, which targets innovative solutions in digital agriculture. This is the third round of this program. The Cleantech Commons partnership with Bioenterprise has boosted a…
Cloud technologies are the way of the future – and with various new challenges added to businesses in the past two years – there is no better time for a technology refresh! Join us for a free webinar with our partners Bioenterprise Canada and…
Our friends at the Canadian Embassy to Rome, Italy (The Trade Commissioner Service) have developed a strong relationship with ART-ER, the innovation and internationalization promotion agency of the Emilia-Romagna Region in Northern Italy. Emilia-Romagna is one of the most dynamic regions in the country…
In partnership with the Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA), we are pleased to offer an invitation to the annual Environment Industry Week to be held virtually this year from November 2-4, 2021. For the past 21 years, ONEIA’s annual Environment Industry Day has brought…
Trent University’s Water Quality Centre (WQC), renowned as Canada’s most comprehensive mass spectrometry facility, will continue to blow its competitors out of the water with increased offerings and the leadership of its newly appointed director, Dr. Paul Szpak, Canada research chair in Environmental Archaeology…
Cleantech Commons strategic partner, Bioenterprise Canada Corporation, has partnered with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) to support the delivery of stream C (Commercialization) of the Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative (OAFRI). See Backgrounder: “Cleantech Commons and Bioenterprise partner to advance clean technology innovations…
Cleantech Commons is pleased to invite you to join us at Venture Summit \ Virtual Connect being held December 7-9, 2021. We are offering a Special Offer to members of the Cleantech Commons Community: Register Now & Save 20% off (Use our exclusive discount code…
Cleantech Commons is pleased to invite you to join us at Venture Summit Virtual Connect Global, featuring a dedicated Cleantech Track from July 6 – 8, 2021. We are offering a Special Offer to members of the Cleantech Commons Community: 20% off the Early Bird Rates…
Recently, we launched our Cleantech Innovation Portal. Click here for more details. This provides innovators with a personalized dashboard to create and update their company profile, view emerging commercial and funding opportunities, and log their progress and achievements. The platform offers a seamless application…
New Cleantech Innovation Portal provides access to commercial opportunities for cleantech companies through a virtual marketplace that brings together city-makers, innovators and investors to accelerate the impact of innovation in communities. Cleantech Commons has launched the “Cleantech Innovation Portal” to help Canadian ventures in…
A newly-announced partnership is bringing accelerator services to Cleantech Commons. This collaboration is designed to boost a key service offering to future research park tenants. Cleantech Commons is the new 85-acre research park affiliated with Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. The organization recently signed…
Cleantech Commons and StrikeUP partner to put women entrepreneurs at the forefront of Canada’s economic recovery. With its vision of becoming Canada’s premier site for green technology innovation and entrepreneurship, Cleantech Commons at Trent University is hoping to inspire young women entrepreneurs of tomorrow…
Cleantech is an emerging global industry valued in the trillions, with that number only set to increase. We know that companies in Ontario and across the world are racing to take part in that global market. Our friends at SOSCIP believe that when companies…
Cleantech Commons is proud to partner with StrikeUP 2021, a virtual conference dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs and providing a forum for growth, mentorship and financing. StrikeUP, which takes place on March 4, 2021, will provide participants with an opportunity to learn from globally-renowned…
Cleantech Commons is pleased to invite you to join us at Venture Summit Virtual Connect West, featuring a dedicated Cleantech Track: March 16 -18, 2021. Exclusive Special Offer to members of the Cleantech Commons Community: 20% off Early Bird Rates (Use discount code “CTCVIP”). We are…
Mitacs Accelerate supports collaborative research between faculty at academic institutions, a non-academic partner, and a research intern with flexible funding for new collaborations, experiential training for researchers, and a grant starting at $15,000. Faculty and students are encouraged to join us for a MITACS…
A good “Friend of Cleantech Commons“, Bioenterprise Corporation, is accepting applications for the 2nd Round of their SmartGrowth Program – and members of the Cleantech Commons Community are invited to apply! SmartGrowth offers successful applicants up to $100,000 in non-repayable project-based funding available to…
Cleantech Commons™ has partnered with Rain It In – an annual competition that challenges post-secondary students to create innovative solutions that will mitigate the impacts of intense rainfall events and flooding caused by climate change. As part of our support, Cleantech Commons executive director,…
“Cannabis has a long history of use in humans,” says “Friend of Cleantech Commons™”, Dr. Paul Dick of Paul Dick & Associates (PDA), a full-service consulting firm for the human and animal health industries. “Archeological evidence points to it being cultivated at the beginnings…
Calling all Cleantech and Smart City/ Technology Innovators! Are you looking for opportunities to connect with new customers, deploy your technology solution and verify its performance? Well, this is your opportunity to join the UPPlift® ecosystem for free! Through our relationship with the UPPlift® platform, created…
Writing for highly regarded boutique IP law firm, Bereskin & Parr, Noel Courage and Suzie Suliman argue that Canadian “optimism for cleantech is shown by focused initiatives such as Cleantech Commons, a research and innovation park under construction in Peterborough.” You can read the…
Cleantech Commons has partnered with youngStartup Ventures for the “Venture Summit Virtual Connect 3.0 – Where Innovation Meets Capital“, featuring a dedicated Cleantech Track, taking place as an online “digital edition” November 17th -19th, 2020. The Cleantech Commons community can take advantage of a…
“Over the past few years,” says “Friend of Cleantech Commons™“, Paul Dick & Associates (PDA), “there has been a considerable increase in popularity when it comes to natural health products in the animal health space.” PDA is a full-service consulting firm for the human…
Recently, we announced that a key component of the Cleantech Commons research park at Trent University – a cleantech accelerator to be known as the Trent Enterprise Centre (TEC) – had received a $4.8-milllion boost from the federal government. Catch up on that good news story…
As the world’s economies begin to recover, the demand for rapid commercialization and scaling up of sustainable energy and cleantech solutions will be increasing. Our friends at the Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre have launched a new program that provides support and opportunities for cleantech…
Here is a great overview of COVID-19 emergency funding programs as well as follow-on financing opportunities for cleantech startups, scale-ups and growth companies, courtesy of our good friends at CleanTech North. Please click here to view the content of the webinar on a new…
The New Frontiers in Research Fund 2020 Horizon Global Platform provides grants (up to $500,000 per project) to Canadian researchers participating in projects funded through eligible European Commission Horizon 2020 calls. The competition is open to academic researchers at Canadian post-secondary institutions (and affiliate…