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Lab4 Inc. (Lab4) has developed ARC (advanced recovery circuits), a sustainable mineral extraction process that can recover over 99% of the economic value of lithium ion batteries. The global lithium-ion battery recycling market was valued at $1.5B USD in 2019 and is projected to reach $18.1B USD by 2030. The global shift towards renewable energy has increased demand for batteries and therefore critical minerals which have geographical, environmental, and political constraints. Lab4 has developed a closed loop, zero waste process that is less capital intensive than what is currently available in the market and allows for rare earth minerals to be reused rather than mined. 

AlumaPower Corporation (Aluma) is a clean energy company that uses inexpensive, scrap, or recycled aluminum as fuel to generate long-duration, high-power, and emissions-free energy. Instead of emitting CO2, Aluma’s byproducts are energy, water, and a slurry of aluminum trihydrate and alloying elements that have value in different processes like eco-cement or are recycled as new fuel grade aluminum. AlumaPower provides a clean, quiet, and safe energy source that works well in all temperature profiles and provides power comparable to internal combustion engines (ICE).

Oltre Financial (Oltre) has developed a financial planning platform, Optiml™, that helps its users minimize tax burdens otherwise overlooked by one-size-fits-all financial strategies, enhancing estate values by up to 10%. Through proprietary algorithms and machine learning techniques, Optiml precisely navigates the complexities of tax optimization and creates personalized estate plans tailored to each Canadian’s unique goals. By providing tailored solutions that consider individual financial situations, Optiml aims to educate users about tax-efficient practices and enable them to manage their finances more effectively.

Dispension Industries (Dispension) has developed a suite of secure and intelligent Smart Robots powered by proprietary enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and security controls to distribute restricted products without direct supervision. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers and retailers increasingly seek low-contact, frictionless solutions that reduce overhead while expanding means to generate more revenue. Dispension’s automated robots use biometric authentication to securely verify consumers’ ages or identities, allowing safe and efficient access to restricted products such as alcohol, cannabis, or prescription medications.

Pain Coach is building software that enables physicians to personalize their patients’ prescriptions of opioids after orthopedic surgery. Despite increasing regulations, opioid medications continue to be a mainstay of orthopedic postoperative pain control. Leaving patients to navigate their pain at home with these drugs can result in poor outcomes and increases in health system burden, including returns to the emergency department. Pain Coach supports patients at risk for addiction by providing guidance for post-operative opioids and supports physicians with individualized plans to identify where opioid tapering plans would be helpful to facilitate better patient outcomes and ease the burden on the healthcare system.

Retellio offers AI-powered podcasts of first-hand customer feedback for customer-focused business-to-business (B2B) software companies. High-growth companies often record thousands of hours of customer conversations but struggle to convert this information into actionable intelligence. Retellio analyzes the information in customer calls and interviews, then clusters themes, insights and snippets into manageable 30-minute podcasts to help teams uncover the "why" behind user behaviour and inform business decisions. 

Tracktile is developing an intelligent manufacturing platform that allows small to medium-sized food and beverage manufacturers to trace and streamline operations across all departments. The manufacturing industry has become more complex and competitive, and current solutions are either too expensive and robust for medium-sized companies or very limited in functionality. The venture’s platform aims to provide a customizable solution that ensures seamless communications and data visibility at a more affordable price. 

Cell Bauhaus develops digital twins of biological cells to provide modelling and simulation tools for bioengineers. This enables in-silico exploration of how genetic changes influence cellular behaviour, reducing the time and cost associated with laboratory experiments for sustainable manufacturing and precision medicine.

Brightspace improves building energy efficiency with wireless edge AI sensors that optimize HVAC operations in real-time. By privately tracking occupants, the system adjusts services per person, reducing energy use without disruptions, offering a cost-effective solution for both new and existing buildings.

Forge Photonics is developing gyroscopy solutions for inertial navigation that meet performance, price and safety requirements for autonomous vehicles. Their systems will target the price per performance gap which restricts safe autonomous vehicles from being built at consumer prices.

Captivate Technology's solid-state adsorbent unlocks low-cost, energy-efficient CO2 capture from industrial emissions. The captured CO2 can be stored or converted into sustainable aviation fuel or methanol. MUF-16 reduces energy consumption by a factor of 3 compared to liquid amines for CO2 capture and surpasses other solid-state adsorbents in selectivity for CO2 over N2, as well as in water vapor and impurity tolerance, and manufacturing costs.

Kite Magnetics is an advanced materials company developing Aeroperm, a nanocrystalline magnetic material for electric motors. Its key innovation lies in reducing energy losses by up to 55%, enabling motors and cooling systems to be half the size and weight without requiring redesigns or new manufacturing equipment. This breakthrough simplifies adoption, offering significant efficiency gains with minimal disruption to existing processes.

Voltavate distributes its electrospinning technology by installing the machinery directly at battery manufacturing sites. Enabling the production of electrode-coated nanofiber separators applied straight onto the electrodes, streamlining assembly and allowing manufacturers to customise separators for specific battery applications.

Plasma Shield offers a medical-grade air treatment system that utilizes three distinct methods to eliminate nearly all contaminants, including particles, pollutants, bacteria, viruses, mould, odours, smoke, and volatile organic compounds. This solution addresses the high energy consumption associated with over-conditioning outdoor air and the serious health issues stemming from poor indoor air quality.

NovoLabs deploys its Supercritical UV™ technology directly on-site, integrating UV light with supercritical flow to efficiently disinfect low-UVT wastewater in various industries. This approach reduces environmental impact and cost and can be adapted to pasteurise beverages.

Miruku is reprogramming oilseed crops like safflower and canola to produce nature-equivalent proteins and dairy-like fats. This enables animal-free alternatives for a wide range of applications, from food products to cosmetics. Miruku's technology uses existing agricultural infrastructure, offering a sustainable, scalable, and cost-effective solution for producing high-quality proteins without relying on animal sources.

Loop Hydrometallurgy is developing the Halion Loop™, a copper production technology that operates at low temperatures and atmospheric pressure to produce high-purity copper metal. This is done directly at the mine site without emitting noxious gases or liquid effluents. The technology captures the full range of valuable metal co-products and by-products while stabilising and rendering safe contaminant metals such as arsenic.

Tethys has developed a microfluidic technology with a centrifugal pump that rotates up to 10K rpm to move fluids throughout microcircuits and thermoelectric modules at ~2m/s. When this technology is integrated into Tethys’ patented vest design, the microfluidic technology provides thermal comfort. This vest operates in extreme temperature conditions of -10 to 70°C and uses microfluidics to heat or cool users to 20-40°C within 20 seconds enhancing worker safety and productivity. The microfluidic technology is long lasting with 8 hours of operation between 2 interchangeable and rechargeable batteries.

Pills with Wheels has developed a last-mile delivery system that offers pharmacies with a consistent and privacy-compliant service to provide prescription medications deliveries for patients while increasing their revenue generation by 3x. By offering same-day delivery, the venture allows any pharmacy to become an online pharmacy without building any e-commerce infrastructure to provide prescription deliveries for free with a patient-centric approach enabling medication adherence.

Octagon Spine has manufactured a one-piece expandable spinal cage that offers the largest bone window for spinal surgery. It’s design reduces the risk of incomplete spinal fusions and costly re-operations and allows insertion through a smaller incision point than the current standard of care.

Cubbi is a food service platform that delivers fresh, healthy meals to workplaces through optimized bulk delivery and production systems, reducing in-office catering costs by up to 65%. The platform integrates within a company’s human resources offering, enabling managers to create healthy and accessible meal programs without the significant capital and risk associated with in-house cafeterias and food delivery platforms. 

Nexodata is a proprietary data management software solution that utilizes network coding technology to increase data security, improve storage and bandwidth efficiency for enterprises that utilize multi-cloud data storage systems. Through it’s enhanced fault response capability and the ability to scale to meet increased data demand, Nexodata offers a more secure and cost-effective platform for managing data across multiple servers. This improves data centre storage and bandwidth efficiency by 25-50% which allows for improved data security and operational resiliency.

Accelerate Wind’s rooftop wind turbine leverages a patent-pending spoiler technology to harness faster wind speeds at the edges of commercial buildings, producing 70% more power than conventional turbines. This enables commercial buildings to generate 25% more renewable energy and achieve a 4-6-year payback period identical to solar.