2019 NextGen Innovators Showcase
Sponsored by Corteva Agriscience, the 2019 Showcase features the agriculture value chain and other exhibitors who are diversifying the Alberta economy.
Agriculture exhibitors:
- Corteva Granular: Software and data science for stronger businesses.
- Corteva’s Farming Simulator Game: Farm, breed livestock, grow crops and sell assets created from farming using Corteva featured products.
- AgVisorPro: Connecting farmers and agriculture experts instantaneously.
- Deepwater Farms: Calgary’s first aquaponic closed-loop vertical farm, growing fresh leafy greens and sea bass.
- Inner City Brewing: Amazing craft beer brewed in the heart of downtown Calgary from Alberta-grown barley, the best in the world.
Other exhibitors include:
- Chata.ai: Part virtual assistant, part business intelligence.
- Clean O2 Carbon Capture Technologies Inc.: Reducing your carbon footprint with soap and recycled carbon dioxide.
- Enable Community: Creating meaningful partnerships between people with disabilities and support workers based on shared interests.
- IronHub: Delivers service and technology to better capture, communicate and capitalize on your oilfield inventory.
- Metabolomic Technologies Inc.: Innovative metabolomic-based diagnostics for the healthcare market. Saving lives through early detection.
- Quebe: Environmental surveillance platform to reduce the cost of environmental compliance.
- Red Deer College Drone Repeater/Flying WiFi Hotspot Capstone Project: A flying Wi-Fi drone that could provide connectivity for workers in remote areas, or search and rescue teams.
- SAIT Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems: Expanding the role unmanned systems play in data acquisition, management and organizational efficiencies across sectors and regulatory environments.
- TELUS SmartHome Security: Monitor and control your home from anywhere.
- TELUS LivingWell Companion: Living life on your terms.
2019 INVENTURE$ ASTech NextGen Innovators Showcase
The 2nd annual INVENTURE$ Conference in June 2019 saw an array of ASTech NextGen Innovator Showcase exhibitors connecting with more than 3,000 attendees.
Exhibitors included:
- Amii, the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, and three of their embers companies Medo.ai, Mikata Health and SAMdesk.
- BoxOfDocs, a curated library of industry specific non-proprietary content.
- Cadeon, data analytics, data engineering and machine learning/Ai applications.
- Chata.ai, part virtual assistant, part business intelligence.
- Deepwater Farms, using a unique blend of technologies to produce specialty greens and fish.
- Genecis, reprogramming bacteria to make premium materials from low-value organic waste.
- Ingu Solutions, using miniaturized inline sensors to protect pipeline assets.
- Lobo Developments, redefining affordable living spaces.
- TERRAHUB, helping companies commercialize Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence ideas.
- VizworX, providing highly advanced software solutions using AR, VR and AI.
2018 NextGen Innovators Showcase
From solar oxygen and cube satellites to RFID/UAV site mapping and digital solutions for the energy industry, the 2018 NextGen Innovators Showcase highlighted the best in up-and-coming innovation in Alberta.
AGRICULTURE
Tannas Conservation Services (ASTech Awards alumni): Addressing water contamination by replicating natural bog and fen environments through designed floating islands. tannasenvronmental.com
ENERGY
University of Calgary Simulation Research Group (ASTech Sustaining Member): Quickly analyzing geological subsurface data, using cutting edge, highly interactive collaborative reservoir visualization tools. collborationcentre.ca
HEALTH
PolypDx by Metabolomic Technologies Inc. (ASTech Awards alumni): The first and only urine-based test for the detection and prevention colorectal cancer, the third most common cancer in Alberta. metabolomictechnologies.ca
Salu Health Gauge: Revolutionizing personal health and blood pressure monitoring. healthgauge.ca
Lenica Research Group: Supporting mental health by merging scientific research and emerging technologies in virtual reality cognitive training. lenica.ca
Solar Oxygen: Reliable powe r access for healthcare facilities in low resour
ce settings. solaroxygen.org
Click & Push Exertion Mapping: Augmenting cloud-based way-finding to make Edmonton more accessible all year for people who use wheelchairs. clicknpush.ca
TheSock by Biotechnology and Health Innovations Inc. (Bio HI): TheSock plays a critical prt in saving lives as an innovative wearable electronic sock that prevents deep vein thrombosis. smartnetworkcentre.ca
HOST
NAIT Acceleration Services (ASTech Sustaining Member): Assisting SMEs scale by overcoming major challenges through collaboration, strategic planning, prototyping and funding. nait.ca/innovate
TECHNOLOGY sponsored by 
RFID/UAV Asset Management and Site Mapping by SAIT (ASTech Awards alumni): Using technology to inventory assets over large dangerous and environmentally challenging conditions. sait.ca
Solving the Problem of Accidental Opiod Addiction by SAIT (ASTech Sustaining Member): Using innovative lean design theory and cutting edge prototyping technology to ensure safe self-administration of medication. sait.ca
TELUS PureFibre Technology (ASTech Sustaining Member): Enabling health-care providers to monitor health conditions in real time, 24/7, while patients are at home. telus.com/fibre
AlbertaSat (ASTech Awards alumni): The cube satellite Ex-Alta 2 will gather data to predict wildfires and evaluate post-burn effects around the world. albertasat.ca
STUDENTS
Anti-Angiogenic Foods: Beating Cancer at its Own Game: Focusing on diet to significantly reduce the risk of developing cancer.
Eyes for the Blind: A device to assist people with visual impairment who face daily issues.
2017 NextGen Innovators Showcase
AGRICULTURE sponsored by 
AirTerra Inc: Con
verting waste wood into specialized biochar to enhance soil health and remove carbon stocks from the atmosphere. airterra.ca
Livestock Water Recycling (left): Reducing manure volume to concentrate nutrients and recover clean water. livestockwaterrecycling.com
ENERGY sponsored by 
Clean O2 Carbon Capture Technologies Inc.: A novel approach to reducing carbon emissions at any scale. cleano2.ca
Canadian Floating Fence Corporation: Through containment, XBOOM filters hydro carbons, algae and silt. canadianfloatingfence.com
Petro Niche Technology Ltd.: Petro Ninja is a mobile app for open mapping and oil and gas data access. PetroNinja.com
TransRail Innovation Group (above): More efficient, safe and environmentally friendly transportation of crude oil by rail. transrailinnovation.ca
Zedi: Sensor-sourced quality and sustainability data gathering for the AgriFood industry. zedisolutions.com
HEALTH
Brightsquid Secure Health Exchange: Increasing efficiency for healthcare teams and patients to participate in their own healthcare. brightsquid.com
Canadian Institute of Natural and Integrative Medicine (CINIM): BreathingRoomTM is an evidence-based e-health app to build resilience and manage stress, anxiety and depression in youth ages 13-24. cinim.org
Rearm Inc.(left): Addressing repetitive strain injuries in the arms. rearm.ca
Salu: Health Gauge’s unique method of ECG and digital pulse data capture calculates blood pressure. salu.ca
SafeTracks GPS Canada: Personal GPS monitoring system and emergency communication devices. safetracksgps.com
TELUS: Home Health Monitoring pilot and the Connected Home. telushealth.com
TECHNOLOGY sponsored by 
Micro Engineering Tech: Using real-time underground monitoring of sensors to protect complex infrastructure. meng-tech.com
ParkChamp: Online sharing offering a new way to find convenient and affordable parking. parkchamp.ca
Robo Garden: Easy-to-understand educational app teaches coding to students in K-12 robogarden.ca
SAIT Applied Research and Innovation Services: Integrated UAVs as disruptive technology for the construction industry. sait.ca
SensorUp: Kit to deploy sensors to collect real time air quality data. sensorup.com
TECTERRA: The Backwards Bike is an uncomfortable and difficult exercise, much like the process of innovating. tecterra.com
TELUS: TELUS Technology Accelerator supports the growth of early stage tech companies in Digital Health, Internet of Things and Big Data.
STUDENTS
Novel Pediatric Therapy (left): Investigating the ability of new cancer drugs to inhibit cell growth and induce differentiation without harsh side effects.
STEM Learning Lab: Equipping students with the problem-solving, creative and collaborative skills necessary for success in our exciting and rapidly changing society. stemlearninglab.com
TELUS Spark: Creativity leads to innovation: finding different approaches to problem solving. sparkscience.ca
