The call to end systemic racism has echoed around the world. And it has resonated in Canada’s tech sector. Acknowledging that progress toward racial equality has been too slow, dozens of startup founders and corporate leaders have responded with pledges to step up...
i3 BioMedical Inc. announced that a team of scientists at the University of Toronto tested and established that the virus SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, cannot be recovered after being applied to the TrioMed Active mask. The mask’s external surface...
Three months ago, Paul Austin-Menear knew absolutely nothing about viruses or pandemics or hospitals or the importance of personal protective equipment. As director of digital strategy at Nanoleaf, he spent his workdays leading e-commerce initiatives — promoting...
COVID-19 has levelled the global economy, killing hundreds of millions of jobs and racking up some $8.5 trillion in losses. In Canada, it’s increasingly clear that this country’s stable of promising startups will play a big part in driving its recovery....
Even before the novel Covid-19 pandemic, there was widespread acknowledgement that artificial intelligence can and will bring substantial benefits to drug discovery and development. AI facilitates unprecedented speed and capacity that can lead to huge advances in...