This Calgary Cancer Centre Created a Safer Way to Move High-Risk Medications
The new Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre uses a dumbwaiter system to help transport medications....
Innovation in Calgary
It has long been a truism that we need to diversify our local economy and now more than ever it is clear that whatever we had in the past, the future will be vastly different. The only way through the current situation is to go forward — there’s no going back. That path will require great ingenuity and entrepreneurial thinking. Fortunately, Calgarians have those characteristics in spades.
We explore just a sampling of some of the innovations happening in the city right now in industries including business and finance, health and medical, food and agriculture, and energy.
Innovator of the Week: Pratik Ghoshal’s Startup Aims to Provide Access to Affordable, Reliable Electricity
Ghoshal’s cleantech startup, ConnectX, was recently awarded more than $200,000 of investment to further its mission to modernize aging electrical grids....
Inside Avenue’s 2024 Innovation Event
The fifth annual event offered an exciting look at Calgary’s innovation scene by showcasing many of the companies, people and products that are putting the city on the map....
Why YMCA Calgary is Pioneering Esports as Part of its Youth-Focused Programming
In 2023, YMCA Calgary launched a four-phase plan to bring esports to Calgary's two largest YMCAs. Now, it plans to expand the project across Canada....
A Calgary Audio-Technology Company is Making (Sound) Waves Around the World
With the launch of its new software, local audio innovators PK Sound continue to make a thunderous impact on the industry....
Innovators of the Week: Day1Dads Impact Foundation Provides Support for Fathers
Since 2021, Curtis Alexander and Steve Mix have raised funds for mental health services for dads while creating a community of fathers supporting each other....
GoodLeaf Farms Uses Innovative Tech to Grow Leafy Greens
GoodLeaf Farms’ new growing facility in Calgary offers sustainable and innovatively produced greens from within the city limits....
Innovator of the Week: Chloe Smith’s AI-Powered Intelligence Platform Helps the Commercial Construction Industry
Mercator.ai streamlines the process of finding and landing new construction projects in their earliest stages....
3 Reasons to Attend Avenue’s 2024 Innovation Event
Hear panel discussions, engage with Calgary’s innovation leaders and more at Avenue’s 2024 Innovation Event on June 13th....
This Local Accelerator Program is Training Future Tech Talent
Graduates of TKS have gone on to work at the likes of NASA, SpaceX and OpenAI, or start their own ventures valued at hundreds of millions....