Spinoffs + Startups
This curated list showcases ventures from our dynamic research community, highlighting the impact of our academic excellence on the business landscape. Discover the diverse companies turning ideas into reality, driving economic growth and making an impact.
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Name | Researcher | Description | Sector |
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| 10 Pi Corp. | Dale Schuurmans | Commercializing technologies developed at the Alberta Machine Learning Institute (Amii). | Data/Digital |
| 3FT Reach | Keith Fenrich | Lightswitch adpaters for people with impaired reach/mobility. | Diagnostics/Devices |
| 48Hour Discovery | Ratmir Derda | Biotech company whose technology platform for peptide-based drug discovery enables drug lead discovery in days not months. | Health/Life Sciences/Pharma |
| A-BaVi Protec | Hyo-Jick Choi | Antimicrobial technologies to prevent diseases in respiratory system, air, hospital, food, water, and agriculture. First product is a first-of-its-kind, salt-coated antimicrobial filter technology to prevent respiratory disease transmission. | Health/Life Sciences/Pharma |
| Achlys | Commercializing a computer program to to check if a new drug candidate will affect ion channels—proteins in the heart that convert chemical and mechanical messages into electrical signals. | ||
| AdvEn Industries | Weixing Chen | Transforms carbon-rich residues/wastes into carbon-based high-tech products via sustainable, low-carbon manufacturing processes. | Energy/CleanTech |
| Altamat | Hani Henein | Developing a process and apparatus for generating fine/ultra fine powders or sprays. | Advanced manufacturing |
| AMC Technologies | Kevin Robbie | High-tech electronics company that supports the design, manufacturing, testing and packaging of diverse electronic devices. | Computing/Electronics/IT |
| Animal Inframetrics | Clover Bench | Development and commercialization of technologies to detect livestock illness. | Agriculture/AgTech |
| Anteligen Technologies | Rashid Mirzavand Boroujeni | Antenna measurement and fault detection systems for mass production and characterization of next gen wireless devices. Products that will significantly reduce manufacturing costs while increasing wireless product reliability. | Advanced manufacturing , Computing/Electronics/IT |
| Antibiddies Technology | Frederick West and David Marchant | New antiviral compounds for RSV, Zika Virus and their modular synthesis. Anti RSV prophylactic drug in preclinical stages | Health/Life Sciences/Pharma, Vaccines/Treatments/Therapeutics |
| Applied Quantum Materials | Jonathan Veinot | Designs and manufactures high-performance silicon-germanium and carbon-based nanomaterials. | Quantum/NanoTech, Advanced manufacturing |
| Arch Biophysics | Randall Irvin | ||
| ATGCell | Qiang Li | Tailored recombinant protein expression for life science researchers and pharmaceutical companies. | Research/Research tools/Reagents |
| Augment That | Gregory Kawchuk | ||
| Aurora NanoDevices | Brian Dyck | Supplies high quality, calibration systems for atomic force microscopy imaging. These systems are now found in hundreds of scanning probe microscopes in North American, Europe, and Japan. | Research/Research tools/Reagents |
| Aurora Vaccines | Michael Houghton and Lorne Tyrell | Developing a prophylactic vaccine for hepatitis C. | Vaccines/Treatments/Therapeutics, Health/Life Sciences |
| Avra Software Lab | H. Jim Hoover | Computer & software services. | Software |
| Bio HI | Vivian Mushahwar | Bio Hi (aka Biotechnology and Health Innovations) Is commercializing "The SOCC" – patented Smart On-going Circulatory Compressions technology to improve blood circulation from leg to the heart, to prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). DVT can lead to pulmonary embolisms which can cause death in 30% of cases and long-term patient disability in the remaining percentage. | Health/Life Sciences/Pharma |
| Bioengineered Surgical Technologies | Adetola Adesida | Cartilage differentiation and associated research tools. | Health/Life Sciences |
| Bioimmuno Designs | Shairaz Baksh | Develop diagnostic tools for immunological disorders. | Diagnostics/Devices, Health/Life Sciences/Pharma |
| Biomech Designs | Kelly James | Commercialize the C-Leg®--the world’s first fully microprocessor-controlled knee that functions like a real knee. Biomech Designs is currently working on a new orthopedic device. | Diagnostics/Devices, Health/Life Sciences/Pharma |
| Biomotion | Richard Stein | Prosthetics and medical devices. | Diagnostics/Devices, Health/Life Sciences/Pharma |
| Boreal Laser | Laser based gas detection solutions for a wide variety of gases and applications throughout the world. | Construction/Infrastructure, Energy/CleanTech | |
| C-FER Technologies | Engineering systems for oil & gas, pipeline technology, safety engineering and management, technology transfer. | Construction/Infrastructure |