Minnesota Twins become Kinduct Client
Kinduct Technologies has announced that the Minnesota Twins are the newest addition to their growing list of high-profile sports clients. The two-time World Series champions, now gearing up for spring training, have adopted Kinduct's innovative suite of athlete management tools across their organization, including their minor league affiliates. The Twins' coaching staff and sports scientists can now leverage Kinduct's technology to streamline their performance and operational capabilities in an effort to achieve further success on the field.
"We're excited to partner with Kinduct to create a custom athlete management system that we can use to improve our players overall health and performance," Tony Leo, athletic therapist with the Minnesota Twins, said in a statement. "Kinduct provides us with highly relevant data in a quick and efficient manner so that we can individualize player programming which is essential to adapting their workload to maximize health and performance throughout the season."
Kinduct has recently sent a group of their consultants to Minnesota to assist with implementing the athlete management system. "The Minnesota Twins are an exciting team and they are quickly becoming one of the most innovative teams in the league," said Kinduct CEO and Founder Travis McDonough. "Our technology will help the Twins consolidate athlete data in a centralized system that promotes more informed decision making.”
Venn Launches V-Lab for Corporations
Venn Innovation, the Moncton-based support facility for innovative industries, is launching a new corporate innovation program called V-Lab to encourage new technologies at corporations.
Based in the VennCentre in Moncton, the V-Lab program is designed to provide corporate clients with a methodology to change their processes and/or adopt new technologies to disrupt their market. The goal is to help them gain a competitive edge and deliver new innovation to their customers.
V-Lab clients will be immersed in a collaborative program that allows their execs to work closely with tech companies of all sizes, from early-stage startups in the Vennture Garage program to growth-stage tech companies and others. They will also have regular interaction with academic partners and service providers.
“The intrapreneurship model has emerged as a key vehicle for enterprise to survive and grow in an environment where most of the innovation and disruptions are emanating from the startup community,” said Venn CEO Doug Robertson in a statement.
“Innovation outposts like V-Lab become the eyes and ears of the corporation, actively engaging with the innovation ecosystem, being alert to threats that could lead to disruption of the corporation, and identifying and creating innovative products and services for new and existing markets.”
Qimple, Oulton, Dovico Unveil Bursary
Moncton-based organizations Qimple, Oulton College and Dovico have formed a partnership in which they will provide bursaries to two New Brunswick students.
YU Tech Sales Bursary program will benefit two deserving Grade 12 students who demonstrate a financial need and a personal interest in a sales career in the local tech industry. They must also plan to enroll in Oulton College’s Business Marketing and Sales Diploma program starting in September 2016. The successful applicants will receive full tuition for their diploma program, plus a practicum option with Qimple or Dovico.
An early employee at Qimple, Anthony Yu (now Online Media Marketer for Intercom in San Francisco), inspired the bursary. “This partnership is an opportunity for Qimple to give back and empower New Brunswick's youth to explore all of the incredible opportunities associated with technology sales and marketing,” said Yves Boudreau, Founder and CEO of Qimple. “Anthony worked with Qimple through the world's leading startup accelerator, 500 Startups. He was so thankful for the great experience he had working with Qimple that he opted to have his compensation donated to benefit the future of tech in New Brunswick.”
