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![How NAIT helps Edmonton food companies develop delicious A scientist wearing a lab coat pours liquid into a beaker.](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/07/16/nait-culinary-3049.jpg)
How NAIT helps Edmonton food companies develop delicious
NAIT's Centre for Culinary Innovation is embarking on a new waste-reduction project worth $1 million as it continues to develop groundbreaking products with local food and beverage companies.
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![Edmonton startup pilots its accessibility app at KDays A person holds a phone displaying The ATLAS app.](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/07/16/click-push-3141.jpg)
Edmonton startup pilots its accessibility app at KDays
People with impaired mobility may find it easier to move through KDays this year as the 10-day festival partners with Edmonton startup Click&Push Accessibility.
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![Game Discovery Exhibition adds new Indigeneity and diaspora summit A person sitting on a stage smiles at someone else who is holding a microphone.](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/07/09/gdx-3026.jpg)
Game Discovery Exhibition adds new Indigeneity and diaspora summit
The organizer of the ninth annual Game Discovery Exhibition wants to celebrate more people in gaming with a new summit on Indigeneity and diaspora, one of two tracks that tackle equity, diversity, and inclusion in the industry during the conference portion of the event.
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![What the puck is Hockeyology? Two people stand behind a podium with three banners behind them.](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/07/03/hockeyology-2911-1.jpg)
What the puck is Hockeyology?
Edmonton Edge Fund-recipient ZerOne is opening a new centre for hockey performance and sports medicine at West Edmonton Mall that includes something called Hockeyology.
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![Applied Pharma facility could open local doors while bridging national gap Five people stand by a sign.](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/06/28/api-3024.jpg)
Applied Pharma facility could open local doors while bridging national gap
The head of Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation said a new manufacturing facility and start-up incubator that the company is building at the Edmonton Research Park should help spur a new wave of health innovation in the city.
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![E-scooter operators introduce cognitive test among features aimed at addressing critics Lime e-scooters in downtown Edmonton.](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/06/17/scooter-safety-2979.jpg)
E-scooter operators introduce cognitive test among features aimed at addressing critics
Riders who use shared e-scooters and e-bikes in Edmonton may have noticed a new test that encourages them to reflect on their level of intoxication before taking to the streets.
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Papaschase First Nation explores drone soccer as a way to open doors
A security company owned by the Papaschase First Nation is using a drone soccer club to build STEM skills and generate interest in jobs as drone pilots in the security industry, as well as awareness about the nation itself.
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![SketchDeck.ai wins at Startup TNT summit by showing traction A person extends their hand to shake another's hand in front of a screen that says "Startup TNT"](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/06/14/Startup%20TNT%20Summit%209.jpg)
SketchDeck.ai wins at Startup TNT summit by showing traction
SketchDeck.ai secured at least $150,000 at Startup TNT's ninth investment summit on June 13 as founder and CEO Daniel Kamau used his company's growth to land his third pitch since 2021.
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![New meetup brings innovation on sustainability into the professional realm Six people smile and laugh in a posed photo at Edmonton Unlimited.](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/05/31/sustain-yeg-2891.jpg)
New meetup brings innovation on sustainability into the professional realm
When Brett Eigner noticed Edmonton's tech founders and innovators held regular meetups but sustainability professionals didn't, he had an idea.
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