Innovation by Press Release: The June 29th 2020 Edition of the Age of Ingenuity

We live in a world where innovators can’t get funding without sending the right press releases to legacy media dinosaurs who mostly don’t have the resources to fact check the content. Welcome to the June 29th, 2020 edition of the Age of Ingenuity.

Sources cited during this episode include the following:

• The June 23rd, 2020 BetaKit post, "OntarioSupercluster Invests over $6 Million in Three Covid-Related Projects."

• The June 23rd, 2020 NexGen press release, "AdvancedManufacturing Supercluster Funds Over $6 Million in Projects to FightCOVID-19."

• The April 2nd, 2020 Canadian Institutes of Health Research post, "Government of Canada funds 49 additional COVID-19research projects – Details of the funded projects."

• The June 22nd, 2020 Globe and Mail post, "Opinion:The perils of ‘science by press release.'"

• The August 9th, 2018 Commercial Space blog post, "Could Space Industry Funding Come From Canada's New Cannabis Industry?"

• The February 22nd, 2017 BBC News post, "Most scientists 'can't replicate studies by their peers.'"

• The June 9th, 2020 Forbes post, "Eight Fraudulent Cancer Research Studies Contained The Same Copied Results. How Does This Happen?"

• The June 25^th, 2020 Wired post, “Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journals Don't Really Do Their Job: Therapid sharing of pandemic research shows there is a better way to filter goodscience from bad.”

• The November 11th, 2019 Canadian Government website on Innovation Funding and Support.

• The 2019 Research Infosource listing of Top Corporate R&D Spenders. 

• The January 27th, 2020 Government of Canada Overview of Canada's New Superclusters.

• "How Innovation Works" by Matt Ridley.

• The June 25th, CBC News post, "Google will startpaying some news publishers for content."

• The June 25th, 2020 Google press release "A new licensing program to support the news industry."

• The June 25th, 2020 Nieman Lab post, "“Google paying publishers” is more about PR than the needs of the news industry."

• The September 10th, 2019 CTV News post, “Canada's $600 million 'media bailout': A guide to federal tax breaks for the news industry.”

• The June 26th, 2020 NYT post, "The BrandsBoycotting Facebook Ads Over Hate Speech," at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/business/media/Facebook-advertising-boycott.html.

• The February 23rd, 2017 Washington Post blog, "John Podesta joins The Washington Post as a contributing columnist."

"Age of Ingenuity" tracks Canada's "innovation ecosystem," the organizations, agencies and individuals attempting to turn innovative Canadian start-ups into world class, billion dollar "unicorns," able to anchor industries and create jobs.

Age of Ingenuity Credits

Producer and Host - Chuck Black

Host and Contributor - Brian Orlotti

Host and Contributor - Al Calder

Associate Producer and Contributor - John Penturn

Music: Freesound House Flow by Jaturo licenced under a Creative Commons 0 Licence.

The Age of Ingenuity is created using ZOOM, Open Shot Video Editor, Gimp, various laptops and cell phones, plus lots and lots of coffee.

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BlackRock, Fruit Farmers and Federal Contact Trackers: The June 22nd Episode of the Age of Ingenuity

Welcome to the June 22nd, 2020 episode of the Age of Ingenuity.

The world’s largest and perhaps most influential financial institution has sunk its carnivorous teeth into our current Federal government and will have a great deal of influence on Canadian innovation going forward.

Sources cited during this episode include the following:

• The December 6th, 2019  National Post article, "Who will be the next Bank of Canada governor? Here are six candidates."

• The undated NY NY based BlackRock Investments web page titled, "What We Do in Canada."

• The currently archived March 22nd, 2017 Government of Canada website outlining "Canada’s Innovation and Skills Plan,” part of Budget 2017.

• The August 27th, 2018 BlackRock Transparency Project post, "New Evidence shows BlackRock’s role in Canada Infrastructure Bank may have also included advising on key personnel."

• The Government of Canada April 3rd, 2020 web page on Canada's Infrastructure Bank.

• The January 30th, 2020 Toronto Star post, "With sustainable finance, BlackRock hands Morneau the key to his budget conundrum, but will he take it?"

• The September 27th, 2018 American Prospect post, "How BlackRock Rules the World."

• The July 29th, 2019 Haaratz post, "BlackRock Funds Raise Israeli Ire."

• The April 8th, 2020 Counterpunch post, "BlackRock Takes Command."

• The March 25, 2020 Bloomberg post, "Why BlackRock Has a Role in the Fed Bond-Buying Spree."

• The June 18th, 2020 Corporate Knights post, "Pandemic sprouts buy local movement online."

• The June 11th, 2020 Canadian Manufacturing post, "Research reveals new ability to expand Ontario’s $2.2B fruit & vegetable sector."

• The Future Farming website.

• The United Nations website promoting "Sustainable Gastronomy Day."

• The June 18th, 2020 Betakit post, "Federal Government Launching National Contact Tracing App in Collaboration with Shopify, Blackberry."

• The March 28th, 2016 Howard Forums post, "How Your Cell Phone is Also a Tracking Device."

• The June 14th, 2020 Wall Street Journal post, "Political Groups Track Protesters’ Cellphone Data."

"Age of Ingenuity" tracks Canada's "innovation ecosystem," the organizations, agencies and individuals attempting to turn innovative Canadian start-ups into world class, billion dollar "unicorns," able to anchor industries and create jobs.

Age of Ingenuity Credits

Producer and Host - Chuck Black

Host and Contributor - Brian Orlotti

Host and Contributor - Al Calder

Associate Producer and Contributor - John Penturn

Music: Freesound House Flow by Jaturo licenced under a Creative Commons 0 Licence.

The Age of Ingenuity is created using ZOOM, Open Shot Video Editor, Gimp, various laptops and cell phones, plus lots and lots of coffee.

Follow us on YouTube and Bitchute. Check out our social media on Facebook, Gab, LinkedIn, Minds, Pinterest, Steemit and Twitter. Follow the stories we're tracking on the Canadian Innovation News and Upcoming Events Scoop-It feeds.

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The CVCA, Precision Medicine and Code Tuesdays: The June 15th, 2020 Episode of the Age of Ingenuity

Welcome to the June 15th, 2020 episode of the Age of Ingenuity.

The future is being built as we speak, although it might not turn out the way we want, especially when it comes to the development of advanced medical diagnostics technologies, an industry currently  booming in Canada or the latest report from the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association.

Sources cited during this episode include the following:

• The June 12th, 2020 Cision press release from the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) titled, "CVCA Announces 2020 Deal of The Year, 2020 Global Dealmaker, Private Capital Regional Impact and Ted Anderson Community Leadership Award Recipients."

• The Toronto ON based Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association.

• Boston MA based HarbourVest Partners.

• The 2019 Canadian Venture Capital Report from the Financing.ca website.

• The October 2nd, 2019 Bowery Capital post, "What Will Happen to Venture Capital When the Recession Hits?"

• The September 2019 Impact Brief on "Canadian Venture Capital Sufficiency: Does Canada Have Enough Venture Capital Funding."

• The May 8th, 2020 BNN Bloomberg post, "Brookfield puts US$950 million into public firms, hunts deals."

• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) website on the topic of "Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) for small businesses."

• The June 2nd, 2020 CBC News post, "Businesses, landlords say federal rent help falling short."

• The June 15th, 2020 Capital Current post, "Struggling small businesses thankful for eviction ban to Aug. 31 but wonder about future."

• The June 9th, 2020 Betakit post, "Startup Canada Podcast: Growing from Grassroots with Sonya Satviet."

• Wiktionary, the free dictionary definition of Qanik.

• The Qanik DX website.

• November 2016 Science Direct post, "Bioreactors."

• The July 26th, 2018 Visual Capitalist post, "How Big Data Will Unlock the Potential of Healthcare."

• The June 9th, 2020 ZDNet post, "Microsoft June 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 129 vulnerabilities."

• The November 10th, 2019 It's Foss post, "11 Reasons Why Linux Is Better Than Windows." 

• The October 8th, 2020 Medical Futurist post, "From Surgeries To Keeping Company: The Place Of Robots In Healthcare."

• The May 30th, 2020 CBC News post, "Talking Animals: How do dogs sniff out diseases in humans?"
• The July 5th, 2016 Science Fiction and Fantasy post, "Were McCoy's medical instruments Swedish salt shakers?"

• The June 10th, 2020 Berkshire Hathaway Businesswire post, "Global Personalized Medicine, Targeted Therapeutics and Companion Diagnostic Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2025."

• The Canadian Cancer Society's "Targeted Therapies" web-page.

• The February 19th, 2020 Medgadget post, "Regenerative Medicine Market | 2020 Size Estimation, Share, Growth Rate, Industry Trends, Leading Players, Competitive Analysis, Regional Insights With Forecast To 2026."

• The June 3rd, 2020 Science Alert post, "Tiny Human Livers Grown in The Lab Have Been Successfully Transplanted Into Rats."

• The undated Genome Canada post on "A Precision Health Strategy for Canada: Think big, start small, learn fast."

• The June 2020 Report Linker post, "Precision Medicine Market Research Report by Technology, by Application, by End User, by Deployment - Global Forecast to 2025 - Cumulative Impact of COVID-19."

• The various Report Linker overviews of the “Diagnostic Technology Industry in 2020."

"Age of Ingenuity" tracks Canada's "innovation ecosystem," the organizations, agencies and individuals attempting to turn innovative Canadian start-ups into world class, billion dollar "unicorns," able to anchor industries and create jobs.

Age of Ingenuity Credits

Producer and Host - Chuck Black

Host and Contributor - Brian Orlotti

Host and Contributor - Al Calder

Associate Producer and Contributor - John Penturn

Music: Freesound House Flow by Jaturo licenced under a Creative Commons 0 Licence.

The Age of Ingenuity is created using ZOOM, Open Shot Video Editor, Gimp and lots of coffee.

Follow us on YouTube, Bitchute and Vimeo. Check out our social media on Facebook, Gab, LinkedIn, Minds, Pinterest, Steemit and Twitter. Follow the stories we're tracking on the Canadian Innovation News and Upcoming Events Scoop-It feeds.

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That New Corporate 5G Internet: The June 8th, 2020 Edition of the Age of Ingenuity

Welcome to the June 8th, 2020 episode of the Age of Ingenuity.

Canada is fast rolling out new high speed 5G internet services. They’re expected to revolutionize the Canadian telecom industry and innovation capabilities and will cost $40Bln CDN or more. The funds will be distributed among the usual giant domestic and international suspects.

Sources cited during this episode include the following:

• The June 3rd, 2020 ZD Net post, "Canadian major telcos effectively lock Huawei out of 5G build."

• The June 4th, 2020 Canadian Press post, "Canadians living in China watch developments in Meng case closely."

• The June 5th, 2020 CBC News post, "State Department says U.S. will reassess intelligence-sharing with Canada if it lets Huawei into 5G."

• The February 15th, 2020 Global News post, "Most Canadians are wary of Huawei’s role in 5G. Here’s why some firms still favour it."

• The September 3rd, 2018 The Verge post, "US, UK, and other governments asks tech companies to build backdoors into encrypted devices.

• The February 2019 5G America's White Paper on "The Status of Open Source for 5G."

• The January 10th, 2020 Foreign Policy post, "China Isn’t the Only Problem With 5G."

• The 1942 American romantic drama film Casablanca. 

• The June 1st, 2020 CNet post, "How 5G will change your life."

• The March 25th, 2020 Whistle Out Post, "The WhistleOut 5G Wireless Guide for Canada (2020)."

• The December 3rd, 2019 CTV News post, "Lightning fast but a political minefield: the trouble with 5G in Canada."

• The November 2008 British Columbia Medical Journal post, "Is Living Near Power Lines Bad for our Health?"

• The October 21st, 2019 Federal government web-page on Wi-Fi.

• The October 17th, 2019 Scientific American post, “We Have No Reason to Believe 5G Is Safe."

• The March 5th, 2020 ZDNet post, "As 5G arrives, the biggest impact will be on business." 

• The undated 2020 IdeaCity website page.

"Age of Ingenuity" tracks Canada's "innovation ecosystem," the organizations, agencies and individuals attempting to turn innovative Canadian start-ups into world class, billion dollar "unicorns," able to anchor industries and create jobs.

Age of Ingenuity Credits

Producer and Host - Chuck Black

Host and Contributor - Brian Orlotti

Host and Contributor - Al Calder

Associate Producer and Contributor - John Penturn

Music: Freesound House Flow by Jaturo licenced under a Creative Commons 0 Licence.

The Age of Ingenuity is created using ZOOM, Open Shot Video Editor, Gimp and lots of coffee.

Follow us on YouTube, Bitchute and Vimeo. Check out our social media at on Facebook, Gab, LinkedIn, Minds, Pinterest, Steemit and Twitter. Follow the stories we're tracking on the Canadian Innovation News and Upcoming Events Scoop-It feeds.

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Last Years Successes / This Years Concerns; The June 1st, 2020 Edition of the Age of Ingenuity

Welcome to the June 1st, 2020 episode of the Age of Ingenuity.

Canadian venture capital (VC) disbursements reached historical high in 2019, completing 642 financings of $7Bln plus in total. But that growth has evaporated in our current, shattered economy.

Sources cited during this episode include the following:

• The May 20th, 2020 CPE Media press release, "Backed by US and foreign investors, Canadian VC sets record at $7.263Bln CDN for 2019."

• The 2019 Canadian Venture Capital Report from the Financing.ca website.

• The May 27th, 2020 Canadian Press post "COVID-19 aid programs will have to end, others to be modified, Trudeau says."

• The 2019 Federal Government Budget.

• The May 29th, 2020 Statistics Canada press release, "Gross domestic product, income and expenditure, first quarter 2020."

• The May 27th, 2020 Science and Enterprise post, "Antibody Drug Biotech Raises $105M in Venture Funds."

• The April 7th, 2020 Motley Fool post, "Here Are All the Companies Working on COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments, and Testing."

• The May 18th, 2020 Science and Enterprise post, "Infographic – Biotech Remains Hottest Venture Sector."

• The quarterly PriceWaterhouse Coopers/CB Insites compiled Money Tree Report.

• The May 22nd, 2020 Conservative Review post, “Horowitz: The CDC confirms remarkably low coronavirus death rate. Where is the media?”

• The April 20th, 2020 Conservative Review post, “Horowitz: New antibody study is strong evidence that the lockdown strategy is the wrong course.”

• The May 5th, 2020 Business Insider post, "UK health expert resigns after breaking lockdown to see married lover." 

• The May 24th, 2002 Press Progress post, "Photos Show Toronto Mayor John Tory Close-Talking With Large Crowds Packed in Trinity Bellwoods Park." 

• The April 21st, 2020 American Association for the Advancement of Science post, "Antibody surveys suggesting vast undercount of coronavirus infections may be unreliable." 

• The April 20th, 2020 Conservative Review post, “Horowitz: New antibody study is strong evidence that the lockdown strategy is the wrong course.”

• The May 22rd, 2020 MarsDD press release, "18 Canadian startups that are still hiring despite COVID-19 in June."

• The May 28th, 2020 Financial Times post, "With a US$560-billion war chest, Big Tech goes on pandemic M&A spree despite political backlash."

"Age of Ingenuity" tracks Canada's "innovation ecosystem," the organizations, agencies and individuals attempting to turn innovative Canadian start-ups into world class, billion dollar "unicorns," able to anchor industries and create jobs.

Age of Ingenuity Credits

Producer and Host - Chuck Black

Host and Contributor - Brian Orlotti

Host and Contributor - Al Calder

Associate Producer and Contributor - John Penturn

Music: Freesound House Flow by Jaturo licenced under a Creative Commons 0 Licence.

The Age of Ingenuity is created using ZOOM, Open Shot Video Editor, Gimp and lots of coffee.

Follow us on YouTube, Bitchute and Vimeo. Check out our social media at on Facebook, Gab, LinkedIn, Minds, Pinterest, Steemit and Twitter. Follow the stories we're tracking on the Innovation News and Upcoming Events Scoop-It feeds.

Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the US Copyright Act of 1976, allowing for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism and under section 29 of the 1921 Canadian Copyright Act allowing for “fair dealing” exemptions for criticism, review and news reporting.

Support the show on Patreon and Paypal.