2019/20 Year in Review April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 Milestone: Willow Biosciences Opens the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) “We‘ve worked hard to get to this point. Opening the TSX validates our corporate objectives as we begin to scale and manufacture our compounds,” Trevor Peters, CEO, Willow Biosciences CONNECTINVENTIMPACT324 RESEARCHERS SUPPORTED ACROSS 11 FACULTIES 881 ACTIVE PROJECTS 164 EVENTS 6,821 ATTENDEES 135 INVENTION DISCLOSURES 19 PATENTS FILED 15 PATENTS ISSUED 95 RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP FUNDING APPLICATIONS SUPPORTED 23 REVENUE BEARING AGREEMENTS 19 NEW UCALGARY COMPANIES CREATED Innovate Calgary is the innovation transfer office and business incubator for the University of Calgary. Intellectual Property Management Licensing and Company Formation Technology | Innovation Marketing Research Partnership Support Business Incubation Talent Development
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2019/20 Year in ReviewApril 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020
Milestone: Willow Biosciences Opens the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)
“We‘ve worked hard to get to this point. Opening the TSX validates our corporate objectives as we
begin to scale and manufacture our compounds,” Trevor Peters, CEO, Willow Biosciences
Innovate Calgary is the innovation transfer o�ce and business incubator for the University of Calgary.
Intellectual Property ManagementLicensing and Company Formation Technology | Innovation Marketing Research Partnership Support
Business IncubationTalent Development
Business Incubation
Featured Clients
See02 Energy Inc. focuses on e�ciently converting green house gas emissions into high-value fuels and chemicals in a net negative carbon process using reversible fuel cell technology.
This platform technology provides four solutions: Carbon dioxide to fuels and chemicals, power to fuels, fuels to power and heat, and pure oxygen generation.
See02energy.com
ILLUCIDx creates solutions for resource-limited settings where low cost and sensitive clinical diagnostic tools are crucial to patient outcomes. The company is developing a novel point-of-care diagnostic for COVID-19, a disease where accurate and rapid testing is paramount in controlling the current pandemic, and a point-of-care diagnostic for malaria, enabling low levels of parasite detection which is critical for eliminating infection.
illucidx.com
ATTACH (Attachment and Child Health) is a parental educational program based on successful research.
The program helps parents to raise more capable, productive adults and parents that pay dividends to society for generations to come.
Supporting families, promoting children’s health and mental development while securing attachment between parents and children.
attach.teachable.com
4 LIFE SCIENCES FELLOWSHIPSAWARDED
221 LEGALAGREEMENTS COMPLETED
101 SOCIAL INNOVATION PROJECTSSUPPORTED
8 GreenSTEMFELLOWS SUPPORTED
innovatecalgary.com
2019/20 Year in ReviewApril 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020
34 RESEARCHERS SUPPORTED
3 PRODUCTS/SERVICES BROUGHT TO MARKET
14 NEW RESEARCHERSENGAGED
128 RESEARCHERS SUPPORTED
16 NEW RESEARCHERSENGAGED
162 RESEARCHERS SUPPORTED
26 NEW RESEARCHERS ENGAGED
17 COMPANIES SUPPORTED
101 ACTIVE PROJECTS
26 COMPANIES SUPPORTED 436 ACTIVE PROJECTS
5 COMPANIES SUPPORTED 344 ACTIVE PROJECTS
6 PRODUCTS/SERVICES BROUGHT TO MARKET
2 PRODUCTS/SERVICES BROUGHT TO MARKET
Social Innovation
Science & Engineering
Life & Medical Sciences
Innovate Calgary is the innovation transfer o�ce and business incubator for the University of Calgary.
Intellectual Property ManagementLicensing and Company Formation Technology | Innovation Marketing Research Partnership Support
Business IncubationTalent Development
Business Incubation
Featured Clients
LysisLogic Inc. develops advanced petroleum system tools to make the exploration of (un)conventional resources more e�cient. It also supports early-stage technologies for the transitioning energy industry such as oil beyond combustion solutions and large-scale carbon management applications.
lysislogic.com
Comprehensive school health (CHS) is an internationally recognized approach that supports students’ improved health and learning outcomes through coordinated, integrated and holistic action with all members of the school community.
It is a community for individuals involved in teaching, learning and researching CHS at the post-secondary level.cshhub.com
Comprehensive SchoolHealth Hub
Qualisure Diagnostics develops molecular tests that enhance cancer care by identifying features that help oncologists to personalize treatments.
The bio-markers derived from those features aim to in�uence clinical decision-making, and to facilitate Precision Oncology.
qualisuredx.com
4 LIFE SCIENCES FELLOWSHIPSAWARDED
221 LEGALAGREEMENTS COMPLETED
70+ PRESENTATIONSGIVEN TO THE UCALGARYCOMMUNITY
101 SOCIAL INNOVATION PROJECTSSUPPORTED
innovatecalgary.com
2019/20 Year in ReviewApril 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARYLife Sciences Innovation Hub
COMMUNITY
SUPPORT
IMPACT
15 TENANTS 20 EVENTS1074 ATTENDEES
27 EXPERTS SUPPORTING 38 PROJECTS
57 COMPANIES TAKING PROGRAMS
35 COMPANIES ACCESSING LSI HUB
FACILITIES
125 ACTIVE COMPANIES WITHIN THE LIFE SCIENCES SECTOR
18 MEMBERS
134 JOBS CREATEDAND SUPPORTED
2 CLINICAL TRIALS INITIATED
The Life Sciences Innovation Hub supports research-intensive companies by providing access to:
Nimble Sciences develops technologies to advance the diagnosis and treatment of human disease through the gut microbiome. A small ingestible capsule passively collects an autonomous microbiome sample from the small intestine providing a simple, cost-e�ective means of broadly accessing the gut microbiome.
nimblesci.com
CardiAI strives to improve the quality of care and health outcomes by leveraging the latest digital health and medical device technologies to provide actionable quality information for healthcare professionals in the �eld of chronic disease management, monitoring, and triaging.
cardiai.com
Willow Biosciences is a biotechnology company successfully developing yeast strains to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) such as cannabidol and other cannabinoids.
Willow’s research platform reinvents the production of API supplies for global pharmaceutical, health and wellness, and consumer packaged goods industries.
willowbio.com
4 LIFE SCIENCES FELLOWSHIPSAWARDED
880 HOURSOF EXPERT ADVISOR SUPPORTPROVIDED TO LSI HUB TENANTSAND MEMBERS
15 COMPANIES SUPPORTED THROUGHTHE IMPACT PROGRAM
29 REFERRALSTO CAPITAL PROVIDERS
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARYLife Sciences Innovation Hub
lsih.ca
2019/20 Year in ReviewApril 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020
ENGAGE
SUPPORT
FACILITATE
21 CALGARY-BASED COMPANIES
ENGAGED6 INTERNATIONAL
COMPANIES ENGAGED
23 MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANIES
8 DRUG DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES
5 MEDICAL SOFTWARE COMPANIES
125 ACTIVE COMPANIES WITHIN THE LIFE SCIENCES SECTOR
15 OUT-OF-PROVINCE COMPANIES
ENGAGED
134 JOBS CREATEDAND SUPPORTED
2 CLINICAL TRIALS INITIATED
IMPACT Clinical Trial Accelerator Program supports new ventures and startups in the life sciences or biomedical industries to commercialize their health-related inventions, conduct
clinical trials, and secure regulatory approval.
Featured Clients
NanoTess uses nanotechnology to create medicinal products which promote healing and infection control. Their technology, Nanogel, is a topical hydrogel containing catalytic nanomolecules that selectively neutralize bacteria and other pathogens while promoting wound healing. Nanogel can be used on a variety of super�cial and deep wounds such as diabetic
Graftworx is a medical technology enabling precision medicine with real-time data. The only technology platform monitoring clinically actionable hemodynamic parameters, continuously, and non-invasively, detects early warning signs of serious events to prevent hospital visits.
graftworx.com
Zennea treats chronic snoring and mild obstructive sleep apnea through its ZENS System. ZENS stays in place under the chin and is controlled through an application on your mobile phone. The �rst clinically proven, regulated device that reduces snoring by intervening with the physiological mechanism that causes the problem.
