November 30, 2021 – The appointment broadens the available expertise to provide critical senior management and leadership to create and nurture FACIT start-ups in Ontario.
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October 21, 2021 – Radiant received a seed investment from FACIT’s Compass Rose Oncology Fund.
October 13, 2021 – Having recently announced several collaborations following the closing of a financing round with Nina Capital, Replica has significant momentum behind it.
September 16, 2021 – Both innovations were previous finalists in FACIT’s 2021 Falcons’ Fortunes pitch competition.
July 21, 2021 – The start-up seeded by FACIT in collaboration with several Ontario research institutes continues to deepen its roots in Canada and grow on both sides of the border.
May 18, 2021 – FACIT deploys Ontario First capital, enables rising local start-up to reach critical value inflection point. FACIT has previously supported Nanology, spun out of the University of Toronto, through both its early-stage Prospects Oncology Fund and seed-stage Compass Rose Oncology Fund.
February 10, 2021 – The financing is one of the largest Series A financing round in Canadian biotech history, notably at a time of heightened interest by Ontario in commercializing homegrown intellectual property.
February 4, 2021 – FACIT’s Prospects Oncology Fund and its annual pitch competition help to advance Ontario oncology innovations.
January 26, 2021 – Mr. Newport is a passionate executive and advocate of Ontario’s life science sector, having decades of leadership experience in both public and private ventures.
December 10, 2020 – The newest recipients of Ontario First seed capital include Dr. Rebecca Laposa of the University of Toronto, as well as London-based start-up Multi-Magnetics Inc.