Companies

TORONTO – By Order of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, MNP Ltd. has been authorized to conduct a Sale Process and solicit bids for the purchase of the assets and going concern business of Toronto based healthtech company OrbCare Inc. and its two subsidiaries, Pariscribe Inc. and OrbCare US Inc. (together the “Companies”.) Read More

TORONTO – TELUS Health has finalized the acquisition of Akira Health, a provider of virtual health services, including video and text. Financial terms were not disclosed. The company said that moving forward, Akira Health will continue to focus on outstanding service to its members, plan sponsors, and partners; there are no planned changes to its staff, business premises, branding, or operations. Read More

LAS VEGAS – Microsoft Canada announced that Dapasoft Inc., of Toronto, is the winner in the healthcare category in its annual IMPACT awards. Dapasoft won for its innovative use of Azure services to drive cloud adoption in Canadian healthcare. In particular, Dapasoft has created Corolar, the only Microsoft Azure native healthcare integration platform as a service (iPaaS), focusing on connecting clinical and non-clinical health IT systems for reducing cost and improving quality of care. Read More

VANCOUVER – WELL Health Technologies Corp., a company focused on modernizing clinical and digital assets within the primary healthcare sector, is pleased to announce it has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement with SleepWorks Medical Inc. Read More

MONTREAL – AlayaCare, which enables home healthcare providers to deliver best-in-class services and improve care outcomes, announced that Inovia Capital, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Investissement Québec have invested $51-million, buying $33-million in new equity from AlayaCare plus $18-million of stock from early investors. Read More

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – FUJIFILM Canada Inc. has announced the establishment of the new Medical Systems Division. The new division is expected to greatly expand the commercialization of Fujifilm state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging systems and make available the latest technologies to hospitals, clinics and healthcare providers in Canada. Read More

OTTAWA – Clearwater Clinical, founded back in 2005 by Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario surgeon Matthew Bromwich, has been acquired by Sivantos Group, a major global player in hearing technology that was spun out of Siemens. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Change Healthcare, a provider of revenue cycle management, data analytics-driven solutions and enterprise imaging solutions, has filed for a $100 million initial public offering (IPO). Read More

TORONTO – Nordic, of Madison, Wis., has acquired Healthtech Consultants, Canada’s leading strategic health information consulting firm. This marks Nordic’s first step into the international consulting market. For its part, Healthtech has a more than 30-year track record serving as a trusted advisor to Canadian healthcare systems, providing strategic planning, system selection, and implementation support. Read More

VANCOUVER – WELL Health Technologies Corp., a company focused on modernizing clinical and digital assets within the primary healthcare sector, announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase NerdEMR. NerdEMR provides OSCAR EMR services to approximately 220 clinics most of which are located in the province of British Columbia. Read More