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OligomicsTx wins at Startup TNT summit finale
OligomicsTx won a minimum of $155,000 from Startup TNT at the organization's Life Sciences Summit finale on March 14 in Edmonton.
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How Leduc uses AI to keep plastic out of organics carts
A Leduc pilot program that uses artificial intelligence to help residents keep plastic out of organics bins has been extended to the end of 2024 after the city saw a significant reduction in contamination.
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E-scooter operators remain bullish on Edmonton region
Despite bankruptcies in other countries and bans in other cities, micromobility operators say shared e-scooters and e-bikes aren't rolling out of the Edmonton region any time soon.
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NAIT set to grow from four schools to seven
The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology is shaking up its academic structure to respond to industry needs as it looks towards 2050, a senior leader said.
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Neighbours who developed multifamily 'gem' look to replicate success
A group of North Glenora neighbours who collaborated to build multifamily housing in their own backyards have already netted an Urban Design Award and are now looking to repeat their climate-focused success in another mature neighbourhood, just with a smaller footprint.
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How one inventor's shower cap landed an exclusive U.S. patent
Local inventor Gillian Thomson has earned a United States utility patent for her Skipper shower cap and with it the exclusive selling rights in that country.
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EXPO goes big on solar to hit climate goals
The Edmonton EXPO Centre now hosts Canada's largest rooftop solar array, and it's one large piece of a $98-million puzzle to improve the centre's carbon footprint.
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Catherine Warren ousted from Edmonton Unlimited
The board of Edmonton's innovation agency has decided to part ways with its founding CEO three years into her term.
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MovEd targets inefficient public services with hackathon
When Mykola Holovetskyi tried to board an Edmonton Transit Service bus for the first time, the recent newcomer from Ukraine didn't have cash or an Arc card but instead only his credit card on his phone. What happened next prompted a big idea.
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