Strong Science, Shaky Business Models as Mixed Bag of Startups Grad from X-1 Accelerator

Published: 16 September 2015

The first cohort to graduate from McGill University’s X-1 startup accelerator is a unusual mix....

Yogurt maker builds Cult following but aims for mainstream sales

Published: 13 August 2015

The chain of events that culminated in the creation of Cult Yogourt began 15 years ago, when Montreal resident Adam Coape-Arnold drank unfiltered water during a stay at a coffee plantation in Costa...

Re-building Lac-Megantic

Published: 7 July 2014

McGill students Cecile Branco and Bernard d’Arche [winners of the McGill Dobson Cup] tell Camille Ross about their innovative plan to help re-build Lac-Megantic after the devastating train accident...

Dobson Cup winners turn food waste into gourmet mushrooms

Published: 23 May 2017

Myco-Rise is a Montreal-area startup that uses food waste and vermicomposting to grow gourmet mushrooms for local restaurants and individuals....

A conversation with McGill Dobson judge Alexandra Conliffe

Published: 11 July 2017

Alexandra Conliffe was a judge for the semi-final round of the 2017 McGill Dobson Cup’s Social Enterprise track. She is the Policy Innovation Director for the Brookfield Institute for Innovation +...

2018 McGill Dobson Cup schedule announced

Published: 11 July 2017

Budding startups all over McGill will be delighted to see that the schedule for next year’s McGill Dobson Cup is out....

2016 McGill Dobson Cup winners eye US expansion

Published: 14 June 2017

From winning first place for Social Enterprise track in the 2016 McGill Dobson Cup to an upcoming US tour with an eye towards expansion, McGill alumni Chloe Chow (BSc’15) and Sarah Fennessy know...

Dobson Cup winners announced

Published: 21 April 2017

From 136 initial pitches, 121 went on to compete. The semi-finals brought the field down to 40 finalists and now, the 2017 McGill Dobson Cup powered by National Bank has revealed the slate of...

Michael DiGenova: Student By Day, Software Wiz By Night

Published: 10 February 2016

Meet Mike DiGenova! This U3 Pharmacology student knows “absolutely nothing” about programming, but is running his own software company!He’s got big plans to improve the future of studying for...

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