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March 13, 2019
OTTAWA – The 4th annual Joule Innovation grant program is under way and, more than ever, aims to drive change in the healthcare system. This year, selected recipients will share $200,000 in grants for initiatives designed to help shape a better healthcare future for all Canadians. Since 2016, the grant program has provided $500,000 to 19 recipients, powering physician-led innovation in the country.
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March 13, 2019
CALGARY – The Alberta government is investing $100 million over five years to attract more artificial intelligence-based high-tech companies to invest in Alberta. Coupled with last year’s investment of $50 million to create 3,000 new high-tech training seats at post-secondary institutions across the province, this represents a significant diversification initiative.
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March 1, 2019
CHICAGO – There was plenty of talk at the annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference about the growing importance of business intelligence and analytics (BIA) as technologies that can solve problems in the here and now. Read More
February 27, 2019
HAMILTON, Ont. – Canada’s first knee replacements by a doctor-controlled robot have taken place at St. Joseph’s Healthcare. The robot has been used in four knee operations since Jan. 18 in a pilot study funded by hospital donors.
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February 25, 2019
What can we expect to see happen in healthcare IT and the management of data this year? Based on the momentum we’re seeing, and the feedback we’re receiving in Canada and worldwide, here’s our outlook for 2019. Read More
February 13, 2019
TORONTO – UHN is unveiling a new research institute designed to take the science of rehabilitation to new heights. Based at Toronto Rehab, the new institute, which will be known as KITE at UHN and replaces the current TRI Research Institute, will synchronize the organization’s academic direction, strategic priorities, research programs and commercialization efforts in the field of complex rehabilitation science.
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February 13, 2019
LONDON, Ont. – Knee replacement surgery is one of the world’s most common orthopedic procedures, but the implants don’t last forever. They can wear out, loosen or just fail to meet patient expectations and require revision surgery. A new self-powered, load-sensing smart implant could help reduce the required number of ‘revision’ operations significantly.
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February 13, 2019
TORONTO – Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada has launched Lumino Health – a network of health resources free to all Canadians through the website Luminohealth.ca. The Lumino Health digital experience offers ratings, costs and other information to help Canadians find and select a healthcare resource that is the best fit for them within seconds.
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January 31, 2019
TORONTO – The blood-brain barrier – a selectively permeable capillary wall that bars circulating blood and extracellular fluid from entering the central nervous system – performs a critical function in preventing blood-borne pathogens from entering the central nervous system. But it also effectively resists the delivery of lifesaving drug therapies to the brain, requiring higher doses of dangerous chemotherapy drugs, for example, to treat conditions such as brain tumours. Read More
January 23, 2019
WATERLOO, Ont. – The University of Waterloo’s startup incubator, Velocity, will look to raise more than $1 million for an investment fund slated to launch in March, with money going to fund the new companies.
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