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6 newss· APR 2026 – JUL 2026Show all

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CDL announced 240+ graduating ventures from the 2025/26 program year across 23 streams, noting CDL alumni have generated over CAD $64 billion in equity value since inception.

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creativedestructionlab.comJUL 23, 2026

JUL 23, 2026

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CDL launched CDL-Cleveland, the first site in the CDL network anchored to a health system, in partnership with University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University, hosting the Healthcare Delivery stream.

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creativedestructionlab.comMAY 27, 2026

MAY 27, 2026

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CDL-London and Imperial College London launched a Healthcare Robotics stream focused on medical robotics, active sensing, and AI embodied hardware for clinical and in-home care.

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creativedestructionlab.comAPR 30, 2026

APR 30, 2026

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Launched a CDL-London Healthcare Robotics stream for medical robotics, active sensing, and physical AI founders.

CDL-London Healthcare Robotics stream

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creativedestructionlab.comAPR 30, 2026

APR 30, 2026

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Rio Tinto becomes founding partner of CDL-London, expanding the CDL Minerals program for critical minerals research and commercialization.

Rio Tinto partners with CDL-London to advance mining innovation

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Government of Canada invests through FedDev Ontario to support CDL Defence, a new program for dual-use technologies.

Government of Canada invests in CDL Defence

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CDL alumni IronSight acquired strategically. Co-founder attributes success to CDL mentorship.

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CDL portfolio company ProteinQure's AI-designed peptide therapy enters Phase I clinical trials for cancer.

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CDL alumni Xanadu went public on Nasdaq and TSX (XNDU) via SPAC merger, raising $302M. First CDL company to reach public markets.

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thequantuminsider.comMAR 27, 2026

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MAR 27, 2026

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Joined the Government of Canada, Laurentian University, and industry participants to explore an AI-ready national geoscience platform for critical minerals discovery.

Canadian Digital Core Library initiative

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creativedestructionlab.comMAR 2, 2026

MAR 2, 2026

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Government of Canada, through FedDev Ontario, invested in CDL Defence to accelerate dual-use technologies from research to deployment, supporting the newly launched program.

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creativedestructionlab.comFEB 26, 2026

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FEB 26, 2026

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Received FedDev Ontario support for CDL Defence, its dual-use technology program spanning six CDL sites in Canada and Europe.

Government of Canada investment in CDL Defence

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creativedestructionlab.comFEB 26, 2026

FEB 26, 2026

Exit

CDL portfolio company DevCycle exited.

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cbinsights.comJAN 13, 2026

JAN 13, 2026

Milestone

CDL alumni ProteinQure advanced its AI-designed peptide therapy PQ203 into Phase I clinical trials for metastatic cancer.

ProteinQure

ProteinQureCreative Destruction Lab

creativedestructionlab.comDEC 9, 2025

DEC 9, 2025

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