Newsletter Edition #16
April 2020

"This too shall pass"
Rumi, 13th Century Persian scholar and poet

New Startup ventures within our Food and AgTech program:

A locally created and manufactured line of healthy, soft granola energy bars and bulk mix to be marketed under the PurEnerG brand label:

www.rockymountainway.com

A new local food company developing, and producing a line of nutrient-dense and delicious algae based nutritional bars and snacks to be marketed under the Impact brand label:

www.algifoods.com

COVID-19 Responses from our Team Members:

A big Thank You to our associate Paul Fearing and his son Colin, who fabricated and donated 166 Face Masks to various front-line organizations using their 3-D Printing equipment. Paul is the founder of the Tech Makerspace at the Canmore Collegiate High School, where Colin is a student. He is also the founder of the annual Mountain Maker Madness "Tech Geek" Fair at the Canadian Rockies Public Schools 

Find additional details on the story here.

Congratulations to our associate Jeff Litster, the owner of Fidelity Machine & Mould, Calgary, for co-launching the new Respiratus portable ICU Ventilator together with the team at Edmonton engineering firm, Sentinent Tools Engineering Corporation. Product development was supported by the ATB BoostR program and is estimated to be market ready in June.

Update on Programs and Events:

Entrepreneurship in Action Summer Camp

The original program scheduled to be held at the Canmore Miners Union Hall, July 6th to 9th has been cancelled. However, in collaboration with the University of Calgary, Haskayne Business School the event will now be delivered as an online offering in late May or early June.

Further details to be announced shortly.

Tech Space;
News Bites

  • “We have days, not weeks and months” to preserve innovation sector | Betakit - read here.

  • Alberta tech sector pens open letter to provincial government calling for urgent support | Betakit - read here.

Our Startup Companies: