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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 from University of Toronto research, the LegUp HLS tool will make it easier for a larger community of software engineers ...

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 from University of Toronto research, the LegUp HLS tool will make it easier for a larger community of software engineers ...

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 post-surgical pain. “This huge milestone was achievable due to all of the hard work and the relentless nature of the AmacaThera ...

The University of Toronto is the top university in Canada for spurring innovation, according to the latest Maclean’s national reputational rankings.

Ryan Doherty, president and founder of Empower Health, a company that helps people access health care services, also sees potential in drive-through clinics, and expects them to pop up across the country in coming weeks.

This marks the University of Toronto’s sixth straight year atop the Maclean’s ranking as Canada’s top school by reputation.

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 the company with US$6 million seed financing. The financing was led by CTI Life Sciences Fund and joined by AV8 ...

Co-founded by Dr. Patrick Gunning, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Toronto Mississauga and a Canada Research Chair in Medicinal Chemistry, Janpix is a biotechnology company developing monovalent small molecule protein degraders of STAT proteins as novel therapeutics.

ALT TEX is one of three ICUBE-affiliated companies—out of a total of 14 winners connected to U of T’s ecosystem of 11 business accelerators—receiving grants from the Lo Family Social Venture Fund. The fund champions U of T students or recent graduates with ideas for promising social enterprises that could ...

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 official launch of the company with US$6 million seed financing.