A big night for innovation in Calgary

TechRev Innovators 2015 announced


Innovation celebrated in Calgary

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 7, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 2015 TechRev Innovators event recognized some of the most exciting technology-based companies developed in Southern Alberta.

A select group of 11 were celebrated at the invitation-only reception this evening. In attendance were over 200 influential tech sector stakeholders including: entrepreneurs, investors, industry partners, collaborators, and researchers. This celebration was proudly sponsored by: Burnet, Duckworth and Palmer LLP, Business in Calgary and the Calgary Herald.

Over 800 nominations were reviewed and debated by an esteemed panel which makes up the TechRev Advisory Council. In the end the companies selected were chosen based on their financial performance, operational growth, and market viability. Each company named tonight achieved a major milestone in the past year.

"Through the TechRev initiative, Innovate Calgary is proud to support and promote the local technology community," says Peter Garrett, president, Innovate Calgary. "We are celebrating some important milestones within this community and showcasing the vibrancy and strength of innovation within our local economy."

The Innovators:

Alta Injection Molding

Alta Injection Molding (AIM) is a family owned and operated company, serving the Alberta and western manufacturing sector. They work with innovators and corporations alike in all aspects of product design. www.altainj.com

BlackSquare Inc.

BlackSquare combines wine industry expertise with advanced Cloud-computing technology to produce Blackboxx, a powerful direct-to-consumer wine ecommerce platform, designed for global wineries, wine clubs and distributors. www.blacksquare.ca

C4i Consultants

C4i Consultants' vision is to change the way the world trains and manages information. Areas of expertise include award-winning custom software development, system integration, training solution development and mission command and simulation solutions. www.c4ic.com

CoolIT Systems

CoolIT Systems is a world leader in Direct Contact Liquid Cooling (DCLC) for data centre, server and desktop markets. They are an experienced innovator with 50 patents and more than 2 million liquid cooling units deployed. www.coolitsystems.com

HR-and Inc.

HR-and Inc. is a fully integrated HR system, combining into a single database group benefits, payroll and reporting compliance, and human resource and employee information, reducing time spent on administrative functions. www.hrand.com

iConnectivity

iConnectivity develops innovative interfaces that enable musicians to interconnect the latest in mobile and desktop computing as well as legacy and vintage equipment into live and studio environments. www.iconnectivity.com

Innovative Trauma Care Inc.

Innovative Trauma Care Inc. (iTraumaCare™) is an early stage medical device company focused on developing and marketing solutions to address the common causes of preventable death in traumatic injury scenarios. www.innovativetraumacare.com

InvenSense Canada

InvenSense Canada (NYSE: INVN) is the leading provider of intelligent sensor system on chip (SoC) for motion and sound solutions found in mobile, wearables, smart home, industrial, and automotive products. www.invensense.com

Vintri Technologies Inc.

Vintri Technologies is the leading supplier of material traceability and data integrity in the pipeline industry. Vintri provides operators quick access to validated pipeline data. www.vintritech.com

VizworX Inc.

VizworX helps you find that sweet spot where your data becomes the information you need by supporting clients' business needs through the creation of dynamic, intuitive information exchanges using leading edge visualization and interaction techniques and technologies. www.vizworx.com

Zedi Inc.

Zedi is a leading oil and gas technology and services company in the field of production operations, helping the world's oil and gas producers be more productive, more profitable and more sustainable. www.zedi.ca

To learn more about the 2015 TechRev Innovators please visit, www.techrev.ca.

About TechRev

TechRev is an initiative of Innovate Calgary Inc. with a mandate to increase awareness of and investment activity in the technology sector in the Calgary region.

About Innovate Calgary

As a leading technology transfer and commercialization centre, Innovate Calgary works closely with startups, entrepreneurs, researchers and investors from the advanced tech sector to take innovation and ideas to the next stage of growth. Innovate Calgary has been successfully contributing to the growth and acceleration of the advanced technology sector for more than 30 years. Our integrated approach to commercialization focuses on facilitating connections among stakeholders and offering a comprehensive range of programs and services to achieve success.

AlbertaIN, supporting innovation

AlbertaIN is a new community-owned and community-driven initiative designed to help Alberta's innovators navigate their service providers. With over 60 organizations available to help innovators, researchers and entrepreneurs, it can be a difficult ecosystem to navigate.

Innovators have unique needs and are looking for specified support along their journey toward establishing a successful business and bringing new technologies to market. AlbertaIN enables innovators to easily navigate Alberta's vast ecosystem of service providers in one interactive website.

"We saw a need for this tool within the ecosystem," says Tara Barnas, director, marketing and communications, Innovate Calgary. "The tech sector shares the goal to increase innovation in Alberta, but for someone new to the sector, just establishing a starting point can be an arduous task. Creating AlbertaIN allows service providers to work with each innovator at the appropriate point in their journey as they grow toward commercialization."

The directory aggregates Alberta's innovation sector service providers on one site, directing them to: funding support, incubation services, advice and mentoring, and more.

The AlbertaIN site was officially launched tonight at the TechRev Innovator's event, which celebrates milestone achievements within the ecosystem.


            

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