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SUMMARY:Innovation & Technology Committee Meeting – October
LOCATION:The Forge Downtown\, 245 James Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada\, L8R 2L2
DESCRIPTION:
	Come out and meet some of the amazing startups that call The Fo
	rge Downtown home!  Our guests will be: QReserve - QReserve is an online 
	platform for discovering and cataloging research equipment\, resources and
	 services. We enable researchers and students to find and access the tools
	 they need within their own campus or across the globe. QReserve Inc. was 
	established in 2014 as a spin-out company of the Biointerfaces Institute a
	t McMaster University. Hangry - Have you ever been so hungry that you star
	t to get a little angry? That is what we call being Hangry. We get it – 
	you just want it now. We exist because we understand what ‘wanting it 
	now’ means. We strive towards building sophisticated technology with sea
	mless design that is simple to use and brings convenience to your fingerti
	ps. Hangry is a mobile application that allows you to pre-order and pre-pa
	y for meals everywhere on campus. Nefarious Dimensions - Nefarious Dimensi
	ons is an independent game developer\, formed in 2014 in Burlington\, Onta
	rio\, developers from EA\, Sony\, Crytek\, that worked on Crysis\, TRON\, 
	NHL to name a few. They will be launching Planetary Prospectors: ARM\, the
	 survival\, exploration\, space mining game onto Steam Early Access this s
	ummer. ND’s main focus to make FUN and innovative simulated experiences 
	using  HMD and AR integrated with Virtual Reality. Our games are meant to
	 offer challenge to the player\, while providing fun and engaging gameplay
	 experiences\, while focusing on emotional responses. Our goal is to bring
	 community members aboard as crew members and be part of the creation proc
	ess. We help shape the community driven exploration\, space mining\, survi
	val horror\, flightsim mixed with RPG adventure elements. Coming this summ
	er to Steam Early Access. Bruha - Brüha is the new platform connecting yo
	u to the local events and venues in your area.  Whether you are a tourist
	 or a local resident\, Brüha offers a fast and easy way to find out wha
	t’s going on in any town\, city or region.  The home screen loads a map
	-interface highlighting events and venues as they are geographically locat
	ed. Creating a Brüha account is free\, and customers are able to personal
	ize their Brüha experience by saving pre-set content filters and seeing e
	vent content based on previous interests. Customers create their own event
	 and venue content at no cost\, and as such\, Brüha is a marketing gatewa
	y for local artists and promoters to connect with any demographic. Virtual
	 Possibilities - Virtual Possibilities has developed a patented\, prototyp
	ed medical device for minimally invasive surgery. Comparable to the classi
	c board game Operation\, LaparoGuard tracks and records the delicate movem
	ents of laparoscopic tools during surgery\, alerting medical teams when in
	struments approach the boundaries of an established safe zone. The overall
	 effect is to reduce and prevent instrument and tissue collisions that cau
	se injury during surgery.
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