CreatiVitae Lab

The new variant of Covid19 that emerged from South Africa may bypass the protection of the currently approved vaccines but more vaccines and treatments are also under development. For example, remdesivir targets replication of the virus and thus it is effective against all variants.

South African SARS-CoV-2 Variant Alarms Scientists An additional mutation in the spike protein of the coronavirus may help it elude antibody recognition, and scientists are investigating if current vaccines will protect against it.

Thanks “time cells” 😍

Time Cells Responsible for Cinematic Memories in the Human Hippocampus | BioSpace Earlier theories of memory could only hypothesize that such recollections were stored by time cells, or "neurons in the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex that fire at specific moments within a cognitive task or experience".

Amazing people to learn from! Thanks to all of them and Yes Montreal!

We're honoured to highlight the guest speakers for our ELLEvate Pre-Accelerator For Women! Every week, these dynamic industry leaders share their wisdom, learnings and best practices gleaned from their own entrepreneurial journeys.

Thank you to all our volunteers for their generous support and time!

Stéphanie Bouchard Stockholm Syndrome.AI
Mary-Anne Carignan Purkinje Inc.
Bonnie Chau BCF Ventures
Toni Chowdhury SAP Labs Canada
Christine Decary Parallel Branding
Raphaelle Fluet Vagabond & Marketers
Debbie Hynes CBC Montreal
Pierre Lemieux PME MTL
Erin Little Landish - Aliments Intelligents - Smarter Food
Desiree Ruiz & Joelle Martina Société Les Lilas Society
Wilfred Valenta Silofit
Melyan Vézina Bonjour Startup Montréal

Amazing people to work with and learn from!!

We're excited to introduce 2 more of the 10 dynamic participants in our 2020 ELLEvate Pre-Accelerator For Women!
Illandra Page is the founder of ListaLive, a local community marketplace and mobile application driven by video.
Marlee Rabin is the founder of Ocurent, a platform where women of all shapes and stylistic tastes can access a shared luxury closet.

Thank you YES Montreal! It has been very enriching experience so far. Because ELLEvate is a very well designed program not only for our business but also for empowering us as entrepreneurs. We are very privileged to be surrounded by these amazing who are shaping the future of Quebec.

We'd like to introduce to you 2 of the 10 dynamic participants of the 2020 cohort of the ELLEvate Pre-Accelerator For Women.

Nezahat Ozlem Arat is the founder and CEO of CreatiVitae Lab, a science communication company using visual designs to simplify complex knowledge.

Laura Blom is the co-founder and COO of Oceanica Skincare, a company which develops high performance skincare products made out of sustainable ocean-based ingredients.

Important health concern! Please check out the brand names and the manufacturers of the hand sanitizers you had purchased!

Significant amount of methanol contamination is found in certain brands of hand sanitizers that were FDA approved. Probably because of high demand they were distributed to the suppliers before the contamination was detected.

While Ethanol is safe to use, Methanol can not be metabolized by the human body and thus it is toxic and exposure to certain amounts can lead to liver failure and blindness.

Toxic methanol that causes blindness found in hand sanitizers, FDA warns Methanol is toxic when ingested, inhaled, and absorbed through the skin.

We feel very proud and grateful to join the 1st cohort of ELLEvate by YES Montreal. It is a privilege to be a part of an amazing group of women entrepreneurs who are shaping our lives in Montreal and in Quebec City. We look forward to the grow opportunity over the summer of 2020 in such a nurturing environment.

We're excited to announce the 2020 cohort of our ELLEvate Pre-Accelerator For Women!

Over the next 3 months, these 10 dynamic women will learn how to start, grow and pitch their businesses through intensive networking events, expert chats, business coaching and workshops.

Congratulations to:
Nezahat Ozlem Arat (CreatiVitae Lab)
Laura Blom (Oceanica Skincare)
Julie Guérard (Pūreprep)
Jaclyn Hearnden (Pill0)
I-yatah Holness (Kidtabulous mobile childcare)
Illandra Page (ListaLive)
Marlee Rabin ( Ocurent)
Aliyeh Rasoolizadeh (Triple F Group)
Florence So (Projet d’accord Inc.)
Marjolaine Tremblay (Deztination)

Welcome aboard!

Recovered patients are only having immunity for a limited time and this is raising a concern and leading to the question “What if vaccines will be ineffective against Covid19?” Now a potential solution is rising! Artificial antibodies against Covid19! One candidate is 100% effective and it will enter the clinical trials in the upcoming months. 💉 💊

Sorrento IDs Antibody Against COVID-19 That Appears 100% Effective | BioSpace The company announced that one of its antibodies, STI-1499, has shown 100% inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 in laboratory tests.