Innovator of the Week: Lexi Rae Hanna’s Restorative Tattoos Help Clients Feel at Home in Their Bodies
Hanna creates areola and nipple tattoos for people who have undergone mastectomies and gender-affirming surgeries....
Innovation in Calgary
It has long been a truism that we need to diversify our local economy and now more than ever it is clear that whatever we had in the past, the future will be vastly different. The only way through the current situation is to go forward — there’s no going back. That path will require great ingenuity and entrepreneurial thinking. Fortunately, Calgarians have those characteristics in spades.
We explore just a sampling of some of the innovations happening in the city right now in industries including business and finance, health and medical, food and agriculture, and energy.
Innovators of the Week: Dr. Jason Ribeiro and Usman Tahir Jutt Have Created a Surge of Basketball Support
In just a few years, the Calgary Surge basketball team has developed a recognizable brand through community events, partnerships and programs in all four quadrants of the city....
Innovators of the Week: LeeAnne Ireland and Jessica Hawryluk Promote Indigenous Youth in Tech
The IndigiTrails App was conceptualized by participants of the Urban Society of Aboriginal Youth and then designed with Untethered Technologies....
Innovator of the Week: Jenna Galloway’s Online Learning Tool Offers a Holistic Approach to Wellness for Children
Fledge, a first-of-its-kind online learning tool, acts like a game to teach children about mental health and development....
This Calgary Cancer Centre Created a Safer Way to Move High-Risk Medications
The new Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre uses a dumbwaiter system to help transport medications....
Innovator of the Week: Pratik Ghoshal’s Startup Aims to Provide Access to Affordable, Reliable Electricity
Ghoshal’s cleantech startup, ConnectX, was recently awarded more than $200,000 of investment to further its mission to modernize aging electrical grids....
Inside Avenue’s 2024 Innovation Event
The fifth annual event offered an exciting look at Calgary’s innovation scene by showcasing many of the companies, people and products that are putting the city on the map....
Why YMCA Calgary is Pioneering Esports as Part of its Youth-Focused Programming
In 2023, YMCA Calgary launched a four-phase plan to bring esports to Calgary's two largest YMCAs. Now, it plans to expand the project across Canada....
A Calgary Audio-Technology Company is Making (Sound) Waves Around the World
With the launch of its new software, local audio innovators PK Sound continue to make a thunderous impact on the industry....
Innovators of the Week: Day1Dads Impact Foundation Provides Support for Fathers
Since 2021, Curtis Alexander and Steve Mix have raised funds for mental health services for dads while creating a community of fathers supporting each other....