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Water-testing startup finds its flow
Named for a Farsi word meaning "bright," Edmonton's Roshan Water Solutions is commercializing a novel water-testing technology that its founders hope will save lives.
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Startup TNT names its top 20 for three sector summits
Varme Energy is the only Edmonton company with a chance to make it through to the finals of the upcoming Cleantech Investment Summit.
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Gummy startup offers sweet alternatives to pills and tablets
If you've ever let bottles of vitamins languish in your medicine cabinet, you've probably switched to gummies — Edmonton startup Gummy Nutrition Lab is banking on it.
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Health innovation beat followups: Deals, drugs, and Dragons
Just because a story is written doesn't mean it's over. Here are some updates on health innovation stories we covered in 2022.
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Toolkit aims to help families of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities
Families of children with autism, cerebral palsy, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder now have access to a free online resource called the Neurodevelopmental Disability Navigator Toolkit.
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Life Sciences Investment Summit returns in 2023
Startup TNT is bringing back its Life Sciences Investment Summit in early 2023, alongside its first agtech summit and its second cleantech summit.
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Mental wellness company DiveThru to open a studio
In a space just south of Whyte Avenue, a storefront with a sign saying "you can cry here" may not look like much right now. But in February, the space will become home to DiveThru Studio, the brick-and-mortar location of Edmonton-based mental wellness company DiveThru.
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Startup TNT winner seeks to unlock millions by ramping up protein discovery
Biotech company 48Hour Discovery, which won the Edmonton side of Startup TNT's Investment Summit VI, is looking to raise a $2.5-million seed round to help it "pre-discover" 250 protein targets.
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A moment in history: Nov. 23, 1918
On this day 104 years ago, Edmonton was in the grips of a deadly influenza pandemic.
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