Serge Bourassa, CEIM's former President and COO, was rewarded at the Innovation Awards Gala that was held virtually, in the presence of Ms. Chantal Renaud, wife of the 28th Premier of Quebec, on November 25. The prize is traditionally presented to a high-level...
CEIM is proud to announce that it has signed a new partnership agreement with Workland, a new generation recruitment agency that offers innovative, turnkey solutions combining digital marketing, HR technologies and recruitment expertise, with the aim of facilitating...
Remember back in March when a giant container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal, paralyzing global shipping traffic for nearly a week and causing billions of dollars in losses? Whether the incident was due to human error, technical difficulties or adverse...
CEIM is proud to to announce that it has been entrusted with the management of the Société d’Investissement Jeunesse (S.I.J.) fund, providing the organization with an additional financial lever to support innovative young leaders and entrepreneurs. The announcement...
Ms. Hélène Desmarais, Chair of the Board of Directors and CEO of CEIM, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Christian Perron as President and Chief Operating Officer. Christian Perron has been working on Montreal's economic development for over twenty years,...
Good day to you all. I will be leaving CEIM as of today, after more than 24 years of service, 15 of which as President and COO of the organization. I am proud of what we have accomplished. I wish to thank Ms. Hélène Desmarais for giving me the opportunity to join CEIM...
CEIM is proud to announce the appointment of Carole Bitoun as Senior Consultant. Carole has extensive experience and expertise in business and entrepreneurial skills development, particularly in the fields of IT and the manufacturing, medical and pharmaceutical...
Ms. Hélène Desmarais, Chair of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, is pleased to announce that Ms. Geneviève Bouthillier will be joining CEIM as a member of the Board of Directors. Ms. Bouthillier, managing director, private mid-market companies and...
Thanks to the financial support of Canada Economic Development, CEIM is proud to announce the launch of a new program specifically designed for innovative Quebec startups wishing to export their technology and enter the international market. Are you ready to...
The Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED), the Honourable Mélanie Joly, announced during a press briefing on October 22, a $494,100 non-repayable contribution for CEIM...
While it's clear that the success of your business stems in large part from a good idea, conducting market research is an essential step in your project's strategic planning and validation. That's especially true today as search engines (the de facto tool when...
Mr. Louis Jacques Filion, MA, MBA, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, HEC Montréal, leaves CEIM’s Board of Directors after 25 years of exemplary contribution. Mr. Filion has authored numerous books, notably on...
As part of a new partnership agreement with Scale AI (Canada's Artificial Intelligence Supercluster), CEIM is proud to announce the launch of two new incubation and acceleration programs. These are aimed at young startups that have developed an AI solution...
The Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages and Minister responsible for CED, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, announced, earlier this week, financial support for 46 Quebec-based companies and organizations that develop innovative solutions and that...
CEIM is proud to announce the signing of a new partnership agreement with Centre en imagerie numérique et médias interactifs (CIMMI). Located in Quebec City, CIMMI is a college centre for technology transfer (CCTT) specializing in the development of augmented and...
CEIM is pleased to highlight its partnership agreement with the Digital Imagery Research and Development Center (CDRIN). This agreement seeks to promote exchanges and business opportunities between the two organizations and reflects their shared commitment to support...
CEIM is particularly proud of the positive results that it has received as part of the survey that was conducted by the Quebec Government among its regular clients. The survey, which was carried out last April, reveals a high level of customer satisfaction with the...
CEIM is particularly proud of the positive results that it has received as part of the survey that was conducted by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) among its Canada Accelerator and Incubator Program (CAIP) clients. The survey, which was...
We are pleased to announce that, with the support of Global Affairs Canada with whom we have had an exclusive partnership for the third consecutive year, we will be launching three new missions aimed at Canadian independent video game companies looking to...
When we changed our business model, which was a really major shift towards a new adventure, I didn’t know of any other company in Quebec City that had adopted this SaaS model. There were so few players we could consult to find out how best to go about it, that we...
Our clients, such as festivals like Francofolies de Montréal or Igloo Fest, appreciate not only that our solution saves them time and money, but also that they know exactly where their festivalgoers come from. Are they only in town for the two days of the event or are...
Up until 2010, we often wondered if we wanted to invest in product development. Like many companies at the time, we were focussing on services in order to finance potential products. In the end, we decided to let go of the idea of designing products, because our...
The secret of our success? Our people, no doubt. A company can’t achieve excellence in process and technology without people. So, the team is our most important asset… the intelligence and culture of our team. - Andy Kulakowski, President and CEO of Fresche Fresche is...
Before the web existed, we worked a lot in schools and were motivated to offer content in digital form, specifically francophone and Quebecois content, because what existed at the time was mainly in English. Today, we have several anglophone partners, but we have...
When finishing my Masters in Management, I was faced with the classic ‘what-do-I-do-now?’ dilemma. Applying for a job didn’t feel right to me, so I followed the wise advice of my teacher, who reminded me that I didn’t necessarily need to have experience before going...
If major companies like TransferWise, Wealthsimple and one of the ten largest financial institutions in the country do business with us, it’s mainly because we really focus on the quality of the data we make available to them and the speed of our application. -...
The end users of our product – a product that bridges the real world and the web – never feel observed, for example, by their employer. Instead, they are requesting the kind of recognition our technology offers because it improves their experience. That’s a huge win...
Thanks to this reciprocal agreement, clients of CEIM and of WBC will benefit from the services offered by the Liège or Montréal incubators under the same conditions as if they were clients of the partner incubator. - Serge Bourassa, President and Chief Operations...
Understanding the on-the-ground needs of our clients’ clinical teams is a key success factor. It enables us to determine the best approach for implementing our clinical solutions, while ensuring user-friendliness, which facilitates clinicians’ operation of our...
Our world is characterized more and more by technological innovation. I like to think that we’re helping to make the human aspect more important in the human-machine interface expression. In this world where innovation sometimes seems to be about finding a problem to...
