Monthly Archives - October 2023

Anything is possible’: Life-changing tech lets visually impaired Calgary master’s student see clearly

Faizan Kazani, currently in the second year of his master's degree in creativity and change leadership, uses a set of goggles to help him read assignments. The device is made by the eSight Corporation. They look like a virtual reality headset but smaller. The electronic glasses are equipped with a high-definition camera that captures everything in front of the wearer. Kazani found out about eSight through a Google search while he was looking for technology that could help him. Kazani...
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Candidly Expands Beyond Student Debt Solutions with Emergency Savings Solution to Build Financial Resilience

Candidly, the leading AI-driven student debt and savings optimization platform, announced today the launch of its Emergency Savings solution. This new offering will be available to users as a workplace benefit through employers, record keepers, and financial institutions, alongside Candidly’s full-suite of student debt and SECURE 2.0 retirement savings enablement solutions. Candidly’s Emergency Savings solution enables workers to activate convenient automation features, such as setting up payroll deduction, auto-enroll, and effortlessly rounding up spare change from everyday transactions to passively...
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RevBio Awarded a $2 Million Follow-On NIH Grant to Reduce Opioid Use and Addiction with TETRANITE®

RevBio, Inc., announced that it has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health through its Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative, to improve strategies for the prevention and treatment of opioid misuse and addiction. This $2 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant (2R44DE029369-02) will fund the pre-clinical development of a dental bone graft formulation that will include the release of locally acting non-opioid pain medication. This product is intended to be...
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Aircuity introduces “adaptive airflow” application for cleanrooms

Aircuity, a global expert in creating healthy and sustainable buildings, has announced the launch of its cleanroom application that delivers adaptive airflow for cleanrooms allowing for carbon reduction, energy savings and precisely controlled IAQ (Indoor Air Quality). Aircuity’s cleanroom application delivers precise multi-parameter IAQ measurement to enable adaptive airflow in cleanrooms of ISO Class 7 and 8. The platform dynamically adjusts air change rates based on continuously monitored particle levels. Airflow is optimised when particle levels are low and increased...
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Marketing enters its digital renaissance

A major movement as part of the Renaissance era, Humanism is defined by scholars as an intellectual movement in which people began to view themselves as the center of their own universe and embrace human achievements. Today, many might note that marketing has entered its renaissance as digital solutions have allowed brands to take their engagement with consumers to another level. Read more >>
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Gift of new technology allows legally blind university student see

A legally blind university student in Sault Ste. Marie was recently gifted a pair of high-tech goggles to help her with schooling – and navigating her life. S.i. Systems, a Canadian information technology staffing firm, recently gifted Arnold along with three other Canadians eSight 4s. eSight 4s are a cutting-edge piece of technology that can bring sight to people with a wide range of eye conditions. The wearable vision enhancement system is designed for central vision loss and manufactured by...
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Lia Winter invented Easy Whip and co-founded Winter Innovations while in school

Lia Winter invented Easy Whip and co-founded Winter Innovations while in school. Their innovative suturing two-part needle has already helped hundreds of patients with more successful and more efficient surgeries. We are so proud of the incredible work of Lia and Winter Innovations, and we can't wait to see them continue to succeed. Watch now >>
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EarthGrid PBC Seed Funding Oversubscribed

Today, EarthGrid Public Benefit Corporation (EarthGrid PBC), a plasma boring technology and infrastructure development company, is announcing it has raised $30 million at the close of its seed funding, doubling the investment goal of $15 million. This brings the total equity raised by EarthGrid to approximately $50 million since its inception in 2016. The $30 million will enhance the production of Tunnel Boring Robots (TBRs) which utilize a series of plasma-powered torches to break down geologic structures. The TBRs will...
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AAOpt 2023: A look into eSight’s wearable technologies

Roland Mattern and Gary Foster caught up with Optometry Times during the 2023 American Academy of Optometry meeting in New Orleans to share what's new with eSight. Roland Mattern:Hi there, I'm Roland Mattern, Director of Sales Marketing for eSight. Gary Foster: I'm Gary Foster. I've been wearing eSight since 2015. We're at AAO in New Orleans 2023, showcasing our wearable technologies simply designed for central vision loss and low vision patients. The eSight Go features a wider field of view...
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Pixability Launches First-of-its-Kind DE&I Solution to Ensure Investment in Diverse Communities and Give Creators a Voice and Choice about Which Communities they Represent

Pixability, (www.pixability.com), the leader in brand suitability and contextual targeting solutions for advertisers on YouTube, today announced the launch of its Inclusive Media Initiative. For the first time, creators will now be able to self-identify the communities that they represent and advertisers will be able to direct their advertising accordingly to the largest network of self-identified diverse creators available. As a result, advertisers can feel confident they are supporting the communities they want to reach while driving greater representation and...
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