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Events
Innovation Expo 2021 Choice Award Winners
At this year's Innovation Expo, though many things may have changed, we wanted to make sure we continued The Choice Awards, where attendees had the opportunity to vote for their favourite exhibitor in three different categories. This year’s categories included most...
Mental Resilience for Entrepreneurs: Tips from CEOs and Pros Workshop Series
Join us for a dynamic workshop series that directly addresses the challenges that entrepreneurs face with mental health and resilience. This FREE online series runs monthly from November to February. Each month we will host a different CEO who will share...
ANNOUNCING OUR 2021 INNOVATION EXPO INNOVATION CHAMPION SPONSOR – TECH-ADAPTIKA! Copy
GUELPH, ON 2021 09 13 - Innovation Guelph is hosting its third annual Innovation Expo on October 21, 2021. This significant event celebrates and showcases innovation with over 100 companies exhibiting, a panel lunch, investors, networking and engaging keynotes. ...
Innovation Expo is Back! Third Annual Tradeshow Celebrates Innovation in a Brand-New Way – Keynote/Performance Announcement
While it may look a little different this year, on October 21, 2021 Innovation Guelph will deliver the immersive online experience we have all been waiting for; the Ontario Innovation Expo is back for its third and most exciting year yet! In addition to the tradeshow...
ANNOUNCING OUR 2021 INNOVATION EXPO INNOVATION CHAMPION SPONSOR – TECH-ADAPTIKA!
GUELPH, ON 2021 08 19 - Innovation Guelph is hosting its third annual Innovation Expo on October 21, 2021. This significant event celebrates and showcases over 100 innovative companies with unique 3-D booths on an interactive and beautiful virtual campus. “We are...
Client Stories
Dinah Ener of bathintentions Opted for Bold
Dinah Ener co-founded bathintentions with her late daughter Alaya who passed away in 2018. Bathintentions makes and designs handcrafted artisan self-care products from earth-sourced ingredients with bling for your senses. These products include an array of shower...
Acid League: Life & Business – Core Value Alignment
The entrepreneurs Cole Pearsall and Allan Mai met while studying food science at the University of Guelph. Both had started separate businesses while at school and along with their fellow co-founders, CEOScott Friedmann and creative director Rae Drake, they identified...
Friendlier: Eliminating single use packaging waste
Kayli Dale, Friendlier co-founder, said the company is on a mission to eliminate single use packaging waste making it as easy as possible for businesses to shift to reusable packaging instead. “We’re reaching consumers through businesses which works well for us,” Dale...
Econse: Helping Solve Water Challenges
IG Alumni, Econse, is creating the next generation of technologies to help solve the world’s most critical water challenges. Derek Davy, CEO, leads this cleantech company that is building waste water treatment solutions for multiple industries to help them reduce...
Eliminating waste and serving the community!
Bill Barrett’s career has demonstrated his understanding of global issues and personal mission to address tropical and temperate deforestation through certified fairtrade and organic coffee and co-operative structures. In 1997, in partnership a coffee...
Blog Posts
Innovation Guelph’s 10th Anniversary – A Message From Phil Whiting
In our ongoing series to mark Innovation Guelph’s 10th anniversary, meet Phil Whiting, Ph.D., the president and CEO of Mirexus Biotechnologies Inc., located in Guelph, Ontario. Mirexus has been a client of Innovation Guelph for many years, even before...
5 Reasons for Entrepreneurs to Network
When building a business, no matter how great your ideas may be, or how hard you work towards success, the ever-present reality is that you have to eventually connect with people. This is why effective networking is key to the growth of your business. Sallie L....
Expanding the footprint of hydroponics while increasing access to affordable, nutritious foods
Colin McVicker and Dan Atkinson had known each other for many years prior to working together. While working in healthcare, Colin was doing outreach in downtown Guelph, Waterloo, and Cambridge with individuals who were often unable to access fresh food regularly....
Innovation Guelph’s 10th Anniversary – A Message From Bleston Magwenzi
Name and title (and affiliation/organization)? Bleston Magwenzi, Accountant What is your role, or current or past relationship with Innovation Guelph? Accountant How did you come to know about IG? How did you get involved? Through Indeed Your thoughts on the 10th...
Transitioning back to work: A discussion in compassionate leadership
Exploring back to onsite workDavid Boone of Staples Canada suggests that hybrid models with some continuations of remote work are prevalent among his networks. “We’ve discovered it seems to be rolling out on a function-specific basis with no one solution for all,” he...
Media Releases
ANNOUNCING OUR 2021 INNOVATION EXPO INNOVATION CHAMPION SPONSOR – TECH-ADAPTIKA! Copy
GUELPH, ON 2021 09 13 - Innovation Guelph is hosting its third annual Innovation Expo on October 21, 2021. This significant event celebrates and showcases innovation with over 100 companies exhibiting, a panel lunch, investors, networking and engaging keynotes. ...
Innovation Guelph Turns 10
The regional innovation centre has supported 1,327 innovative businesses and created 1,756 jobs over the last decade; marks the occasion with a commemorative book and unique food and beverage gift boxes that showcase local innovators, startups and small and medium...
ANNOUNCING OUR 2021 INNOVATION EXPO INNOVATION CHAMPION SPONSOR – TECH-ADAPTIKA!
GUELPH, ON 2021 08 19 - Innovation Guelph is hosting its third annual Innovation Expo on October 21, 2021. This significant event celebrates and showcases over 100 innovative companies with unique 3-D booths on an interactive and beautiful virtual campus. “We are...
Press Release: Nine Rhyze Ventures Pitch Finalists Announced!
Guelph, ON July 20, 2021 – Innovation Guelph’s second cohort of Rhyze Ventures programming culminates in a public pitch competition with nine companies competing on August 12, 2021, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Rhyze & Shine pitch event also kicks off cohort three...
Community Collaboration Extended Funding Helps Communities
PRESS RELEASE – GUELPH, ON June 22, 2021 – Innovation Guelph is pleased to announce more Community Collaboration Projects through an extension of the Digital Main Street Project. Community Collaboration Projects connect regional innovation centres and community...