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 partnership between Trent University and the City of Peterborough, Cleantech Commons is a collaboration that aims to create local jobs in the growing cleantech sector. With the global cleantech market projected to exceed $3.3 trillion by 2022, Cleantech Commons at Trent University is set…
At the start of this new – and hopefully “improved” – year, we would like to take a moment to thank our entire community for your continued interest in, and support for, all things Cleantech Commons™. We greatly appreciate all your engagement, enthusiasm, and…
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…
FoodForwarding, which presents the FoodTech 500, has nominated a “Future Cleantech Commons™ Tenant,” Noblegen, as one of its 2020 “FoodTech 500” finalists. Inspired by the Fortune 500, the FoodTech 500 is the world’s first definitive list of the global entrepreneurial talent at the intersection between…
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!…
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…
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…
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…
By Shawn McCarthy | October 05, 2020 Note: This article originally appeared in the Toronto Star. Where a pessimist sees risk, an optimist perceives opportunity. Canada’s cleantech entrepreneurs are the ultimate optimists, trying to provide the world with solutions for its growing environmental crises.…
Since the pandemic began, Trent Centre for Aging & Society (TCAS) researchers’ momentum has continued, and in some cases pivoted, to focus on the intersection of aging and the COVID-19 pandemic. To celebrate this work, TCAS has launched a three-part video series, “Aging During…