PDAC 2024: The World’s Premier Mineral Exploration & Mining Convention

March 3 - 6, 2024

The annual award winning PDAC Convention in Toronto, Canada brings together up to 30,000 attendees from over 130+ countries for its educational programming, networking events, business opportunities and fun.

Since it began in 1932, the convention has grown in size, stature and influence. Today, it is the event of choice for the world’s mineral industry hosting more than 1,100 exhibitors and 700 speakers

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Investing In Cutting Edge Technology

  • A Saskatoon company has developed a novel soil sensor to provide real-time measurement of moisture and nitrogen.

    Environmental Material Science (EMS) is one of four companies receiving a combined $1-million from two Innovation Saskatchewan programs; the Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund (SAIF) and the Agtech Growth Fund (AGF).

    SAIF and AGF are designed to accelerate research and development to drive economic growth in Saskatchewan’s core industries:

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    https://www.cjwwradio.com/2024/01/18/investing-in-cutting-edge-technology/

Sask. company shows off innovative new rail technology.

  • A Saskatchewan invention could become the next big thing in rail technology.

    On Thursday, Saskatoon-based company RAYHAWK showcased its autonomous opening system for rail car lids. The company began creating the technology for the system after receiving money through the Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund.

    “There is no other technology out there like this,” CEO Tom Boehm said when unveiling his company’s latest model on Thursday.

    On the surface, the technology appears to be pretty simple. A camera mounted to an overhead track autonomously follows the train cars passing below and detects when to latch and unlatch the hooks securing the lids of each car. But behind the scenes, the system combines computer vision and machine learning to perform its precise task autonomously.

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    https://www.ckom.com/2024/01/19/sask-company-shows-off-innovative-new-rail-technology/

Four Innovative Projects Get Gov’t Boost

  • SASKATOON — Four industry-led research and development (R&D) projects through the Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund (SAIF) and Agtech Growth Fund (AGF) are being allocated more than $1 million by Innovation Saskatchewan.

    SAIF and AGF funding will support four innovative companies as they accelerate their R&D projects and commercialization efforts. The spring 2023 cohort includes:

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    https://www.sasktoday.ca/highlights/four-innovative-rd-projects-get-govt-boost-8128640

Innovation Sask to invest over $1M in agricultural tech companies

  • Startups from across the province are aiming to make Saskatchewan a more tech-friendly place, with help from Innovation Sask.

    Tech companies whose products can help the province’s core industries, such as agriculture, will receive funding for research and development.

    Four companies will be receiving this round of funding, totalling a million dollars.

    One of those is Environmental Material Science, which will be receiving almost $380,000 to develop a soil sensor.

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    https://globalnews.ca/news/10239985/innovation-sask-to-invest-over-1m-in-agricultural-tech-companies/

Innovation Saskatchewan Invests $1 Million

  • Innovation Saskatchewan is investing more than $1 million in four industry-led research and development (R&D) projects through the Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund (SAIF) and Agtech Growth Fund (AGF).

    "Saskatchewan companies are creating cutting-edge technologies to drive economic growth and innovation within our province's core industries," Minister responsible for Innovation Saskatchewan Jeremy Harrison said. "Programs like SAIF and AGF bring new innovative ideas to market, giving Saskatchewan’s technology sector a major advantage while accelerating the province's economic growth."

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    https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/682252134/innovation-saskatchewan-invests-more-than-1-million-in-research-and-development-projects-in-core-sectors

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