SURREY, BC – Staff at Surrey Memorial Hospital in British Columbia are celebrating the arrival of new technology that could help save the lives of some of their tiniest patients. “The brain is the most important organ but the least monitored organ in the ICU, and this device will provide better brain monitoring,” pediatrician and neonatologist Dr. Samer Yousfi (pictured) told Global News.
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The Ontario Centre of Innovation recently announced $500,000 in provincial funding to expand a made-in-Hamilton smartphone application into the Ottawa region. Funding is aimed at fast-tracking digital health innovations in Ontario.
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CALGARY – BioAro, a pioneering Precision Health, HealthSpan and Longevity Biotech Company, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Raman Kapoor (pictured) as the world’s first chief healthspan officer. This strategic move underscores BioAro’s commitment to advancing innovations that enhance healthspan and longevity.
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A telerobotic medical imaging device – developed by Waterloo, Ontario-based Cobionix – is undergoing trials in Saskatchewan to deliver remote-controlled ultrasound exams. The work is part of an initiative by the University of Saskatchewan’s Virtual Health Hub and the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology (SIIT) to improve access to healthcare for remote communities.
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TORONTO – Femtech Canada, a women’s health network initiative operated by Innovation Factory, celebrated its official launch at a gathering in Toronto, Ontario. Signalling a milestone in women’s health technology, Femtech Canada is the first organization in the country dedicated to advancing women’s health innovation, commercialization and investment in an effort to address a global market estimated to exceed $4.8 trillion by 2025.
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LAS VEGAS – Some called it the coolest device at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Withings, a global leader in connected health, unveiled its BeamO, which it calls a disruptive 4-in-1 health checkup device. This advanced “multiscope” will place the ability to measure core health vitals normally taken during physician visits into the palm of the hand and will become available in the United States following FDA clearance.
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TORONTO – The Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO) is proud to announce significant milestones for its Women in Health Initiative (WiHI). Launched in July 2022 with support from the Government of Canada, through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), the OBIO WiHI aims to bridge the gender disparity in the health science industry, particularly in senior management roles and leadership positions.
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TORONTO – KeyOps, a Toronto-based Insights-as-a-Service (IaaS) startup announced it has raised $4 million in seed funding. The digital platform connects doctors and other key opinion leaders (KOL) to life science companies to enable faster commercial decision-making and better responses to patients’ needs.
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WASHINGTON, DC – The Apple Watch is back on sale once more, after Apple won a pause on a dramatic ban of the wearable. In recent days, an import ban from the US government went into effect on the Apple Watch. In anticipation, Apple had removed the Watch from sale in its own stores and its website.
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TORONTO – The Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) announced the funding of projects through the Innovating Digital Health Solutions Program (IDHS), an initiative, funded by the Ontario government, aimed at fast-tracking digital health innovations in Ontario. IDHS, delivered by the Ontario Centre of Ontario (OCI), will invest $8.2 million across 13 approved projects designed to revolutionize healthcare delivery across the province.
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