{"id":3388,"date":"2021-08-22T15:44:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T15:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entrepreneurs.utoronto.ca\/ip-education\/?post_type=accelerator&p=3388"},"modified":"2021-09-03T20:53:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T20:53:40","slug":"university-of-toronto-early-stage-technology-utest","status":"publish","type":"accelerator","link":"https:\/\/entrepreneurs.utoronto.ca\/ip-education\/accelerator\/university-of-toronto-early-stage-technology-utest\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Toronto Early-Stage Technology (UTEST)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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UTEST is an accelerator for nascent research-based companies supported in partnership with Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners (TIAP) and the University of Toronto Connaught Fund. UTEST provides intensive entrepreneurial education, advisory support, opportunities to raise capital and dedicated incubation space. UTEST can provide investments of up to $150,000 with a potential follow-on investment of up to $500,000 through TIAP in select companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-Director: Kurtis Scissons<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n

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Groundbreaking technology by Micellae, a University of Toronto spinout, set to revolutionize cannabinoid delivery <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n While cannabinoids can have immense therapeutic benefits, there are several barriers to their use and formulation. O2W is the next generation drug delivery system that was shown to significantly enhance… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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U of T startup Blue J raises $9M in Series B funding <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Blue J, the leading provider of predictive analysis tools for tax positions, today announces that the company has raised US$9M in Series B financing led by Generation Ventures. The round… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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Ready to launch: how Starspec is building the bits to get us to space faster <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n StarSpec, a UTEST startup grown out of research at U of T, aims to help companies, researchers, and technology developers access space faster by taking hardware and software that are… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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U of T prof\u2019s AI startup, Deep Genomics, raises US$180 million: The Globe and Mail <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Deep Genomics, an artificial intelligence startup founded by the University of Toronto\u2019s Brendan Frey, has secured US$180 million from investors, including Japanese multinational Softbank and Canada Pension Plan Investments, the… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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U of T startup ODAIA: Changing the face of pharma sales with AI <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Using artificial intelligence (AI), pharmaceutical sales platform ODAIA is attempting to change the way pharma sales reps approach their work. Pharmaceutical Technology sat down with the company to learn more… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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University of Toronto spinout Deep Genomics raises 226-million CAD from Softbank, CPP, Fidelity to develop drugs discovered by AI <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n eep Genomics, led by University of Toronto biomedical engineering professor Brendan Frey, said on Tuesday it had raised US$180-million led by Softbank\u2019s Vision Fund 2 to bankroll its efforts to… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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Making space commonplace: U of T startup works with NASA on low-cost exoplanet research <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Growing out of research at U of T, StarSpec is contributing to the 2025 NASA project by providing the suborbital research vessel that houses and controls the mission\u2019s telescope, which… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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BioBox Analytics launches platform to help scientists analyze genomic data <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Founded by three U of T alumni, startup BioBox Analytics has publicly launched its platform, which aims to help researchers derive insights from genomic data. <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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BioBox Analytics Inc. raises pre-seed money led by 2048 Ventures <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n BioBox is building a state of the art data analytics platform for clinicians and scientists working with genomic data. BioBox provides them with the tools to manage data, run complex… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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A perfect fit: U of T startup collaborates with researchers to launch shoe-sizing app <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n If the shoe fits, wear it \u2013 but what if you\u2019re shopping online, as so many people are these days? Xesto, a startup with roots in the University of Toronto… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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Xesto is a foot-scanning app that simplifies shoe gifting <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n You wait ages for foot-scanning startups to help with the tricky fit issue that troubles online shoe shopping and then two come along at once: Launching today in time for… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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LegUp Computing, a U of T Engineering startup, acquired by U.S.-based Microchip Technology <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n LegUp Computing Inc., a startup with origins in the University of Toronto\u2019s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering has been acquired by U.S.-based Microchip Technology Inc. <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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ECE spinoff LegUp Computing acquired by Microchip <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n LegUp Computing Inc., a startup with origins in ECE, has been acquired by Microchip Technology Inc. Leveraging technology originally developed at the labs of Professors Jason Anderson and Stephen Brown,… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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ACTO acquires CoHealth to open new frontier in patient education <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n ACTO, the Omnichannel Education and Engagement platform for life sciences, today announced its acquisition of CoHealth, a mobile application that provides trusted resources for patients and caregivers. The deal is… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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A successful exit for U of T startup, LegUp Computing, acquired by Microchip <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announced it acquired Toronto-based LegUp Computing Inc., expanding its Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)-based edge compute solution stack with a high-level synthesis (HLS) tool. Commercialized… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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Microchip acquires high-level synthesis tool provider LegUp to simplify development of PolarFire\u00ae FPGA-based Edge Compute Solutions <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announced it acquired Toronto-based LegUp Computing Inc., expanding its Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)-based edge compute solution stack with a high-level synthesis (HLS) tool. Commercialized… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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AmacaThera to commence Phase 1 clinical trial for non-opioid, post-operative pain management <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n AmacaThera Inc. is pleased to announce approval from Health Canada to proceed to a Phase 1 clinical trial with its lead asset, a long-acting anesthetic formulation for the treatment of… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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Phenomic AI launches with $6 million financing and an AI\/ML platform for targeting the tumor stroma <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Phenomic AI, a biotech using AI\/ML to reveal drug targets that emerge from cell-cell interactions and drive novel antibody drug discovery for challenging diseases, today announced the official launch of… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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Phenomic AI Launches with $6 Million Financing and an AI\/ML Platform for Targeting the Tumor Stroma <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n TORONTO & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Phenomic AI, a biotech using AI\/ML to reveal drug targets that emerge from cell-cell interactions and drive novel antibody drug discovery for challenging diseases, today announced the… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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U of T startup Bridge7 using artificial intelligence to improve cancer treatment <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing many industries and the applications of AI are becoming more widespread each day. Launched via the U of T Early-Stage Technology program (UTEST), Bridge7 is… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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U of Toronto start-up offers free app enabling hospital workers to coordinate during COVID-19 crisis <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n A start-up from the University of Toronto (U of T) has created an app that enables health care workers dealing with COVID-19 patients to communicate faster and more effectively. <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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U of T startup Hypercare helps hospitals co-ordinate COVID-19 care \u2018efficiently and securely\u2019 <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n COVID-19 is forcing health-care providers around the world to adapt old methods and invent new ones to care for people sickened by the novel coronavirus. <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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CIBC innovation banking provides Blue J Legal with $2 million growth financing <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CIBC Innovation Banking is pleased to announce a $2 million growth capital financing for Toronto-based Blue J Legal (\u201cBlue J\u201d), a machine learning and AI-powered predictive legal software platform… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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Founders of U of T startup Blue J Legal discuss how artificial intelligence can address bias in the legal sector <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to help every sector of the economy. There is a challenge, though, in sectors that have fuzzier analysis and the potential to train with… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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U of T\u2019s Deep Genomics secures $40 million in financing for AI drug development platform <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Deep Genomics, an artificial intelligence-powered drug discovery start-up co-founded by the University of Toronto\u2019s Brendan Frey, recently raised $40 million in Series B funding, Betakit reports. The latest round, led… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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Deep Genomics raises $40 million in Series B financing <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n TORONTO \u2014 Deep Genomics, the leading artificial intelligence (AI) therapeutics company, announced today the closing of its Series B round with $40 million in new investment. The proceeds from this… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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A pager-free zone: U of T startup Hypercare aims to bring hospitals into the 21st century <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n The first thing you see when you go to the website of Hypercare, the startup co-founded by University of Toronto alumnus Albert Tai, is its sales pitch to health-care administrators:… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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2017 grad co-founds healthcare startup <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n The first thing you see when you go to the website of Hypercare, the start-up co-founded by Faculty of Information alumnus Albert Tai, is its sales pitch to health care… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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Deep Genomics, founded by U of T’s Brendan Frey, named to CNBC list of most promising startups <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Deep Genomics, the genetic medicine startup founded by University of Toronto Professor Brendan Frey, was one of five Canadian companies that cracked the 2019 CNBC Upstart 100 list unveiled on… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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A brake from school: In conversation with engineering graduate Nikola Kostic on aircraft brake shortlisted for the James Dyson Award <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n The design of an innovative aircraft brake by Nikola Kostic, a recent mechanical engineering alum from the University of Toronto, has been selected as one of the top 20 finalists… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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U of T researcher develops mobile rehab tool to help patients manage their concussion recovery <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Individuals suffering from a concussion who lack the resources, time or knowledge to handle their condition expertly will soon have access to a low-cost path to recovery. Michael Hutchison, an… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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U of T researchers, entrepreneurs to showcase work at Elevate 2019 tech festival <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Researchers and entrepreneurs from the University of Toronto are set to showcase their innovative work to a global audience during Elevate 2019, Canada\u2019s largest technology and innovation festival. The week-long… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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ODAIA Raises $1.6 Million in seed funding co-led by Panache and StandUp <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n ODAIA, an enterprise AI Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) startup, today announced that it has closed a seed round of $1.6 million co-led by Panache Ventures and StandUp Ventures with participation from BDC… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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Crowdmark grading platform passes the test <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Michelle Caers, CEO of Crowdmark (crowdmark.com), has long felt that the Internet would democratize education. She did her MBA dissertation on e-learning, and notes how technology has made education more… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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U of T Pharmacy grad co-founded startup that promises to help detect and treat cancers <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n When Mohammad Ali Aminireceives his PhD from the University of Toronto this week, he will also be celebrating the successful rise of Nanology Labs, the startup he launched while completing his… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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U of T Dentistry \/ IBBME startup Cohesys takes Venture Cup at international entrepreneurship competition <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n It\u2019s known as the Venture Cup: the holy grail for student entrepreneurs with a gleam in their eye, those searching not just for funds to help their budding business bloom,… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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Nanology Labs receives investment from oncology research fund <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Nanology Labs, a pharmaceutical startup based out of the University of Toronto, has received an investment from the FACIT Prospects Oncology Fund, which was designed to advance Ontario\u2019s cancer research… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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Filling in the missing pieces’: How AI is transforming drug discovery, development and innovation <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Brendan Frey\u2019s passion for genomics \u2014 the science of analyzing and interpreting our DNA \u2014 was ignited in 2002. When a family member was diagnosed with a genetic disorder, there… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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Nanology Labs, Cohesys claim top honours at RBC pitch competition <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n The silence that hung over the MaRS Auditorium after Mohammad Ali Amini had finished his five-minute Nanology Labs pitch spoke volumes. It was not, by any means, an apprehensive or… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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Congratulations Phenomic AI \u2013 accepted into the C100’s 48 Hrs in the Valley program <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n C100, a non-profit that connects the Canadian and Silicon Valley startup ecosystems, has accepted 27 companies into the the 2019 cohort of its 48Hrs in the Valley program. The competitive… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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Run by brother-sister team, this U of T startup is leading Big Pharma out of the dark <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n It was a little over two years ago when Saara Punjani and her brother, Ali Punjani, made their first sale to a multinational drug company from a \u201crandom meeting room\u201d at… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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U of T startup raises $3.25 million to eliminate prescription opioids after surgery <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n A University of Toronto startup has raised $3.25 million to develop a gel-based drug delivery system that could eliminate the need to give patients powerful painkillers following surgery \u2013 a… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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U of T startup Blue J Legal raises US$7 million, plans cross-border expansion <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n A University of Toronto legal startup that uses artificial intelligence to predict the outcomes of tax and employment law cases has raised US$7 million in financing \u2013 money that will… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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U of T grad\u2019s AI startup raises US$1.5 million to accelerate cancer drug discovery <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Oren Kraustook up coding because, by his own admission, he was not cut out for doing experiments in the lab. Now his artificial intelligence-powered startup has raised US$1.5 million to… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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Deep Genomics partners with U.S. startup to further develop AI platform <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n One of Canada\u2019s leading genome startups is working with a notable U.S. partner to expand their knowledge in the space. Toronto\u2019s Deep Genomicsis collaborating with Cambridge\u2019s Wave Life Sciences to… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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U of T legal startup adds employment law tool to its AI-powered product portfolio <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n When it came time to develop his legal startup\u2019s sophomore product, Benjamin Alariedid exactly what successful entrepreneurs are supposed to do: He listened to his customers. The University of Toronto… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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U of T’s Deep Genomics raises US$13 million to fund expansion <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Deep Genomics, an artificial intelligence-powered health startup co-founded by University of Toronto’s Brendan Frey, has raisedUS$13 million from a Silicon Valley venture capital firm. The startup, launched in 2015, combines… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n

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U of T Engineering startup Deep Genomics secures $5M in seed funding <\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Deep Genomics, the startup company founded by Professor Brendan Freyand his group in The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, has just announced $5 million ($3.7… <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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