Irish innovators are offering IT solutions to Canada
June 20, 2018
TORONTO – Eight innovative companies from Ireland, all specializing in healthcare IT, participated in a “Dragon’s Den” style event in downtown Toronto earlier this month. The three-person panel that critiqued the visiting companies was comprised of Sorin Manta, executive director, digital operations at Toronto’s University Health Network; Matthew Collingridge, general manager, digital & solutions at GE Healthcare; and Julia Zarb, program director, Master’s of Health Informatics, University of Toronto.
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