/desautels/taxonomy/term/2649/all en /desautels/channels/news/mcgill-dobson-centre-celebrates-leading-canadian-entrepreneurship-new-hub-359571 <p>Upholding the vision of the late John Dobson (BCom鈥�49) to foster and enrich entrepreneurial endeavours at 黑料不打烊 University, the John Dobson Foundation鈥檚 latest gift has funded the creation of a new permanent physical facility on campus.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="/dobson/article/mcgill-dobson-centre-celebrates-leading-canadian-entrepreneurship-new-hub">Learn more about the Dobson Centre鈥檚 New Hub</a></div> Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:13:40 +0000 admin 1325130 at /desautels /desautels/channels/event/homecoming-so-you-think-you-have-next-big-idea-vous-pensez-avoir-une-idee-geniale-333129 <p>So you think you have the next big idea? You think you have what it takes? The 黑料不打烊 ecosystem has quietly produced a series of successful companies over the past years.</p> Tue, 07 Sep 2021 21:24:17 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 81140 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/dobson-centre-wins-americas-most-impactful-initiative-2024-triple-e-awards-358252 <p>The 黑料不打烊 Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship is proud to receive the title of <em><strong>America's Most Impactful Initiative of the Year</strong></em> at the 2024 Triple E Awards. The Triple E Awards recognize and celebrate academic institutions' efforts to bolster entrepreneurship and engagement in higher education.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="/dobson/article/dobson-centre-wins-americas-most-impactful-initiative-2024-triple-e-awards">Learn more about the Triple E Awards</a></div> Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:12:51 +0000 admin 1194674 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/next-stop-international-tour-boston-357550 <h2>Join us as we support our revolutionary health startups in Boston at the Upcoming MESH conference.</h2> <p>These innovative companies are transforming the healthcare industry by utilizing different technologies and infrastructures, creating solutions for scoliosis care, Needle injury prevention, patient engagement, and diagnostic ultrasound, among many others.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="/dobson/article/next-stop-international-tour-boston">Meet the presenting startups</a></div> Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:27:05 +0000 admin 1192600 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/next-stop-international-tour-new-york-city-357257 <h2>Join us as we support the vibrant community of tech startups in New York City at the upcoming Tech Day.</h2> <p>These innovative companies are revolutionizing industries such as education, beauty, fitness, knowledge sharing, and airport services, among others. They are enthusiastic about the opportunity to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and industry leaders in New York City.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="/dobson/article/next-stop-international-tour-new-york-city">Meet the startups</a></div> Tue, 07 May 2024 14:52:52 +0000 admin 1156298 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/empowering-managers-transforming-workplaces-nuraus-mission-build-better-working-environment-357253 <h2>Nurau is harnessing AI to improve management practices in the workplace.</h2> <p>Check out our interview with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-lessard-wajcer/" target="_blank">Justin Lessard-Wajcer</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabasaremi/" target="_blank">Saba Saremi</a> Co-founders of <a href="https://www.nurau.com/">Nurau</a>.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="/dobson/article/empowering-managers-transforming-workplaces-nuraus-mission-build-better-working-environment">Read full article</a></div> Tue, 07 May 2024 13:48:20 +0000 admin 1156190 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/transforming-knowledge-sharing-hivelighter-journey-concept-collaboration-357214 <h2>Hivelighter harnesses the power of your daily reading and research by transforming it into concise communications, speed-learning, and knowledge discovery tools.</h2> <p>Check out our interview with Joshua Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Hivelighter.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="/dobson/article/transforming-knowledge-sharing-hivelighter-journey-concept-collaboration">Read full article</a></div> Sat, 04 May 2024 16:10:01 +0000 admin 1149546 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/aim-colours-innovating-self-expression-color-changing-accessories-357215 <h2>AIM Colours is revolutionizing self-expression with color-changing accessories.</h2> <p>AIM Colours made the 2023 TOP 100 start-ups at Slush! Check out our interview with co-founder Dr. Alejandra Huerta.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="/dobson/article/aim-colours-innovating-self-expression-color-changing-accessories">Read full article</a></div> Sat, 04 May 2024 16:14:20 +0000 admin 1149544 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/navigating-skies-aeroport-ai-takes-flight-delays-cutting-edge-ai-tech-357212 <h2>Aeroport AI is tackling flight delays with a proprietary AI technology already deployed in 15 airports across the world.</h2> <p>Check out our interview with CSO of Aeroport AI, Ruth Fernandez, MA.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="/dobson/article/navigating-skies-aeroport-ai-takes-flight-delays-cutting-edge-ai-tech">Read full article</a></div> Sat, 04 May 2024 15:59:18 +0000 admin 1149487 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/revolutionizing-learning-eduwises-journey-classroom-ces-357213 <h2>EduWise is personalizing tutoring services by teaching students how to learn.</h2> <p>Check out our interview with co-founder of EduWise, Simon Painchaud.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="/dobson/article/revolutionizing-learning-eduwises-journey-classroom-ces">Read full article</a></div> Sat, 04 May 2024 16:04:47 +0000 admin 1149485 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/meet-2018-food-and-agribusiness-convergent-innovation-prize-winner-286886 <h4>By Jo毛lle Rondeau, Research Assistant, 黑料不打烊 Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics</h4> Fri, 27 Apr 2018 16:17:10 +0000 julie.lapalme@mcgill.ca 68661 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/desautels-and-faes-interdisciplinary-research-mcgill-food-startup-and-montreal-community-287791 <h4>Jo毛lle Rondeau, Research Assistant, 黑料不打烊 Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE)</h4> <p>As part of <a href="https://www.c2montreal.com/" target="_blank">C2 Montreal</a>, the <strong><a href="https://www.c2montreal.com/menu/2018-montreal-summit-innovation-7th-edition/" target="_blank">2018 Montreal Summit on Innovation (MSI)</a></strong> showcased the social impacts of 10 collaborative research projects through an interactive circuit on May 23.</p> Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:10:35 +0000 julie.lapalme@mcgill.ca 69113 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/cnbc-looks-dobson-centre-advice-annual-disruptor-list-348368 <p>Even in a year that venture capitalists鈥� go-to bank collapsed, and venture capital funding slowed to a trickle, the disruptive power of startups has never been clearer. The 2023 CNBC Disruptor 50 list was the eleventh iteration of the list, and the top spot should come as no surprise. The generative artificial intelligence company OpenAI is the maker of ChatGPT, and no new technological application has created more buzz since the dawn of social media 鈥� or even the web itself.</p> Wed, 17 May 2023 15:42:45 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 88493 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/mcgills-dobson-centre-ranks-world-top-5-university-business-incubator-345538 <p>UBI Global announced that 黑料不打烊 University鈥檚 Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship ranked as a World Top 5 University Business Incubator.聽</p> Tue, 24 Jan 2023 19:59:33 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 88074 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/montreal-edtech-company-paper-aims-address-educational-inequities-342926 <p>When a parent pays a tutor directly, they are helping their own child succeed. But not every parent can afford to do that, and Montreal-based EdTech company Paper has a vision to address this inequity. The academic support platform, a finalist in the 2014聽Dobson聽Cup, sells its services directly to school boards, so that all students in a district are able to access them. 鈥淐harging students鈥� families doesn't align well with our values,鈥� said Paper co-founder Philip Cutler (BEd鈥�13) in a story by Prof.</p> Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:11:11 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 87785 at /desautels