Innovation

MONTREAL – The team behind McGill University Health Centre’s Opal patient empowerment app needs to make more room in their trophy case. In November, the team was awarded the Grand Prix de l’année at Le Gala des Prix TI en Santé et Services Sociaux. Read More

BOSTON – XRHealth, formerly known as VRHealth, a leader in extended reality and therapeutic applications, and Sheba Medical Center, ranked by Newsweek as the 10th best hospital in the world, announced that they are partnering to create the first fully VR-based hospital, utilizing XRHealth’s technology throughout each department. The integration of virtual reality technology is part of the medical center’s innovation efforts and commitment to digital health. Read More

TORONTO – The Biomedical Zone, a partnership between Ryerson University and St. Michael’s Hospital, is pleased to announce a collaboration with Shoppers Drug Mart for its third annual Healthbound Start Up Challenge competition. Read More

TORONTO – The Society of Physician Entrepreneurs (SOPE), Toronto Chapter, is calling all GTA physician and health tech entrepreneurs to attend their next meeting. It will be held on November 14th at the office of Torys LLP. About 60 practicing physicians, fellows, and residents are expected, as well as professional service companies and investors/advisors. Read More

SALT SPRING ISLAND, B.C. – In August, Canada Post, in partnership with London Drugs and InDro Robotics, successfully completed Canada’s first-ever Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) flight carrying pharmaceuticals via Drone from a London Drugs pharmacy to remote Salt Spring Island in British Columbia. Read More

MARKHAM, Ont. – Five groups of aspiring entrepreneurs from the third annual Seneca HELIX Summer Institute took the stage and presented their ideas inside the corporate headquarters of SE Health as part of a pitch day event on Friday, August 23, 2019. Read More

OTTAWA – Joule, a Canadian Medical Association (CMA) subsidiary, has announced the eight recipients of its annual Innovation grants. The recipients from across the country will share $200,000 in flexible funding to develop or expand their respective projects. Read More

ST. JOHN’S, NL – A joint federal-provincial investment of $4.8 million will support a project at Memorial University that’s testing an app and platform designed to reduce emergency department wait times in Newfoundland and Labrador. Read More

TORONTO – Inner Analytics has announced the launch of its new computer vision technology that enables patients to conveniently manage nutritional intake by using a smartphone camera. Inner Analytics will roll out the tool to clinicians this year and expects to expand into new markets in 2020. Read More

OTTAWA – Physicians and physicists at The Ottawa Hospital are preparing to use 3-D virtual reality technology in the operating room to assist with surgical implants for patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Read More