Portable battery power is supercharging the green energy industry. In fact, global forecasters expect the market for lithium-ion batteries to hit at least $40 billion by 2025. Ontario engineer-entrepreneur Francois Byrne intends to capitalize on this growing market with his high-powered battery systems that can replace industrial gas/diesel generators. Byrne’s Mississauga start-up Hybrid Power Solutions is meeting the need for an alternative to dirty fuels, … Continue reading Battery innovator powering lucrative future thanks to SONAMI partnership »
We’ve all been there: idling at a traffic intersection – alone – waiting for the light to turn, and wondering why traffic lights can’t be smart enough to recognize that it’s safe to proceed. Fortunately, Stinson Owl-Lite, a major player in the traffic management industry, is inventing just such a smart system, thanks to a collaboration with the academic expertise at Sheridan College. In fact … Continue reading Sheridan and SONAMI collaboration helps revolutionize traffic industry with intelligent design »
A screenshot of an article on the Fed Dev Ontario website highlighting Niagara College’s SONAMI partnership project. The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) is showcasing the Niagara College-led Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation consortium. An article posted to the FedDev Ontario website on April 9 highlights how Niagara College, in partnership with McMaster University, Mohawk College and Sheridan … Continue reading FedDev Ontario shines the spotlight on Niagara College’s SONAMI partnership project »
In the emerging industry of fabric sensing technology, one Toronto-based company has invented a revolutionary bed sheet that also functions as a patient health monitor, without the use of any wired attachments to the body. And they are praising a unique research collaboration for advancing their smart device to market. Studio 1 Labs was founded by Edward Shim and Olivia Lin, who met while university … Continue reading SONAMI partnership helps creators of ‘intelligent’ bed sheet get to healthcare market »
Just as additive manufacturing is revolutionizing global health care, one collaborative company is set to help advance this life-improving medical technology right here in Canada. Using innovations in customized, digital technology, it will mean less time spent both in surgery and healing for patients. ADEISS (Additive Design in Surgical Solutions Centre), the country’s first medical/dental device research, development and commercialization centre, is a collaborative partnership … Continue reading Medical device company advances 3D printing technology thanks to SONAMI collaboration »
