Longtime Kinaxis CFO Monkman to retire in August
Former Shopify VP of finance Blaine Fitzgerald will take over as chief financial officer of the Kanata-based software company.
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Longtime Kinaxis CFO Monkman to retire in August
Former Shopify VP of finance Blaine Fitzgerald will take over as chief financial officer of the Kanata-based software company.

Feds give Outaouais region’s ‘buzzing’ cybersecurity sector $3M boost
Funding for three Gatineau-based organizations is expected to add 30 jobs to the local economy.

Ottawa drug-maker Tetra Bio-Pharma’s decade-long research effort may be poised to pay off
Product is designed to treat life-threatening conditions triggered when the body’s immune system “goes rogue” in response to infections such as COVID-19.

Ottawa VC investments plummet in second half of 2020, report says
Local companies landed a combined $111 million in fresh venture capital last year, putting Ottawa in 11th place among all Canadian cities.
After turbulent 2020, Ottawa’s Lixar ready to regain altitude
A year after being acquired by BDO, big data analytics firm says new deal to buy Calgary company will open up western Canadian market.

Thermal Energy brews up $1M contract with multinational producer
Ottawa clean-tech firm inks deal with ‘prominent’ North American beer producer.

Martello to raise $5M in new bought-deal offering to fuel growth plans
Network-troubleshooting software company is looking to capitalize on surging demand for its products during the pandemic.

Ottawa Hospital facility seeks industry funding to mass-produce COVID-19 vaccines
Biotherapeutics Manufacturing Centre at the Ottawa Hospital’s General campus has been turning out cutting-edge therapies for nearly 15 years.
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Ottawa cleantech firm BluMetric’s revenues jump 30% in Q1
Firm reported revenues of $8.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021, up from $6.3 million the year before.
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