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Innovation Saskatchewan Program SPARKS Collaboration and Research Innovation In Health

Five winning projects have been selected from the province’s first SPARK Night, a networking and match-making type program for researchers, which took place in November 2017.  Each project will receive $5,000 in seed grants for preliminary research work. SPARK Night was created to help increase collaboration across research institutes which are funded by Innovation Saskatchewan.This…

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Province Funds Project to Develop Genomics Testing Technology for Use in Mining

The Government of Saskatchewan, through Innovation Saskatchewan, has provided $350,000 in funding for a project to develop new genomics testing technologies and services for use in the mining sector.The genomics testing technologies are being developed by Contango Strategies Limited, a Saskatoon-based company which offers scientific research, development and value-added services in clean…

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Saskatchewan Technology Entrepreneurs Help Address Rural Crime

Saskatoon-based technology innovator, Jeff Shirley, has been selected as the winner of the province’s first Rural Crime Innovation Challenge.The challenge, organized by Innovation Saskatchewan in conjunction with the Ministry of Justice, is focused on addressing rural crime in Saskatchewan.  Shirley, owner and principal consultant of Rivercity Technology Services Limited (RCT), will…

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