District 3 Innovation

🌱 What if we could rethink meat and reshape the future of food?Join us at District 3 for an evening exploring alternative proteins, climate innovation, and the science transforming our food systems.

We’re excited to welcome Bruce Friedrich (GFI author of Meat), alongside Canadian startup Opalia , for a powerful conversation on how innovation is moving from lab breakthroughs to global impact.

Talks, panel discussion, and networking:

📍 District 3, Montréal

📅 June 8, 2026

👉 Save your spot: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rethinking-meat-innovation-climate-and-the-future-of-food-tickets-1990805214989

🌱🤖 What happens when AI meets food systems?

At District 3, we see founders exploring this question every day, building technologies that help improve decision-making, reduce waste, strengthen resilience, and create long-term value across agri-food systems.

In a new article inspired by reflections from Arlene Dickinson, D3 startups Jericho Lab and YieldWize share their perspectives on where innovation, investment, and real-world impact come together.

Because the future isn’t AI or agriculture. It’s how technology helps solve meaningful challenges in the real world.

Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/investing-perspective-technology-food-systems-o9qbe

✨ Always proud to see the momentum coming from our community especially when it’s led by inspiring women founders.

Huge congrats to Stephanie Lipp, CEO of MyCofutures and one of our outstanding D3 founders, for her recent milestones 👏

She recently shared her journey at Road to the Summit – Montreal, part of ’s national series spotlighting women who are building, investing, and leading across Canada.

🎤 On the power of women-led spaces and going bigger as a founder:

“The51 brought together an incredible room of women to tackle the topics that matter most… and to share my vision of what having the courage to go bigger truly looks like.”

👏 Proud to support founders leading with courage, clarity, and conviction.

👉 Thinking of building your own startup? Applications are open to join the D3 community - https://www.district3.co/apply

🚀 Big milestone for the D3 community!

Congratulations to Modulari-T Biosciences and Neiges Biotechnologies, two D3 startups selected for the second cohort of the Merck Digital Sciences Studio in Montréal!

The program supports startups advancing digital biopharma innovation, including AI-powered technologies for drug discovery and development.

We’re proud to see D3 founders helping shape the future of life sciences right here in Montréal. 🧬

📰 Read the full announcement: https://www.merck.com/news/merck-digital-sciences-studio-expands-with-second-innovation-class-to-advance-biopharma-and-digital-health-progress-in-north-america/

✨ Can a 90-minute experience change the way your team collaborates?

Congrats to swyvl a startup in District 3’s Launch & Grow program, on launching its Early Access Program 🎉

Their interactive experience helps teams explore neurodiverse perspectives to improve collaboration, creativity, communication, and decision-making.

At D3, we’re proud to support founders building more inclusive, human-centred solutions.

👉 Learn more & sign up:

https://www.swyvl.org/early-access-program

🚀 Big news from one of our D3 startups!

We’re excited to see ProxAI and TransBIOTech launch a new partnership bringing together AI, biotech, and applied research to accelerate innovation with real-world impact.

👏 Congrats to the AI team on this milestone, and kudos to TransBIOTech for supporting collaborations that strengthen Canada’s innovation ecosystem.

💡 Building a startup in tech or research? Applications to District 3 are open.

👉 Apply now: https://www.district3.co/apply

🌍 From Montreal to global impact.

We’re proud to see Zeffy a District 3 alumni startup, announce the launch of its operations in Australia, an important milestone that reflects the team’s continued growth and international ambition.

Zeffy’s journey is a great example of how mission‑driven startups can scale beyond borders while staying focused on impact. From early development to global expansion, it’s inspiring to watch D3 founders build solutions that resonate worldwide.

👏 Congratulations to the Zeffy team on this next chapter, we’re excited to see what’s ahead.

🚀 Building a startup with global ambitions?

Applications to District 3 are open. Join a community that supports founders from idea to impact.

👉 Apply here: https://www.district3.co/apply

🚀 A historic moment for Concordia, Montreal, and Canada’s future in space innovation. Congratulations to Concordia University and the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science on the launch of the Mark Pathy Space Institute.

A special thank you to the entrepreneur, investor and astronaut Mark Pathy for his extraordinary vision, generosity, and trust in our ecosystem. His historic $15M donation, including an off-campus testing facility for advanced experimentation, will help shape the next generation of engineers, researchers, and innovators in Canada’s growing space sector.

At District 3, we’re proud to support the kind of bold innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurship that turns ambitious ideas into global impact. 🌍🛰️

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🚀 Un moment historique pour Concordia, Montréal et l’avenir de l’innovation spatiale au Canada.

Félicitations à l’Université Concordia et à l’École de génie et d’informatique Gina-Cody pour le lancement de l’Institut de l’espace Mark-Pathy.

Un immense merci à l’entrepreneur, investisseur et astronaute Mark Pathy pour sa vision, sa générosité et la confiance qu’il accorde à notre écosystème. Son don historique de 15 M$, accompagné d’une installation hors campus dédiée aux essais et à l’expérimentation avancée, contribuera à former la prochaine génération d’ingénieur·es, de chercheur·euses et d’innovateur·trices du secteur spatial canadien.

A District 3, nous sommes fiers de soutenir une innovation audacieuse, collaborative et tournée vers l’impact mondial. 🌍🛰️

Concordia Alumni