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September 30, 2026
Toronto-based NERON AI, a startup company, has created a computer-based system that measures brain performance through exercises that test the brain’s neuromotor control – how a person simultaneously moves and thinks. Read More
September 23, 2026
MONTREAL - The Montreal University Health Centre (MUHC) is among the Canadian institutions whose teams were selected for the first Digital Health Innovation Fund (DHIF), a national initiative led by the Digital Health & Discovery Platform (DHDP) of the Terry Fox Research Institute.
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September 16, 2026
VANCOUVER - People in Vancouver and surrounding communities have better access to rehabilitation care as Vancouver General Hospital has launched an on-demand 3D-printing process to produce custom medical splints more efficiently.
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September 16, 2026
TORONTO - Billionaire Galen Weston Jr. (pictured) is expanding his financing commitments to startups with the launch of a $180-million venture capital fund by his family holding company’s private capital arm, Wittington Ventures.
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September 9, 2026
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia has crossed a major commercialization milestone, officially launching its 302nd spin-off company following the addition of 15 new ventures in 2026.
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September 2, 2026
WATERLOO, Ont. - The Accelerator Centre (AC) and the City of Waterloo have announced the inaugural cohort of AC:Health, a specialized healthcare innovation accelerator supported by the province of Ontario and the city of Waterloo. The cohort brings together 30 high-potential companies developing AI, data, and software-enabled healthcare solutions designed to improve healthcare delivery, patient outcomes, and system efficiency across Ontario and beyond.
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August 28, 2026
TORONTO – The VITAL project, devised and led by two physicians at St. Michael’s Hospital, is now backed by $210 million in government and institutional funding. Moreover, VITAL is already building new and impressive applications to fulfil its mission of improving the health of patients across Canada through deeper use of data, including artificial intelligence. Read More
August 19, 2026
OWEN SOUND, Ont. - Brightshores Health System has joined hospitals in the Simcoe-Muskoka region in a newly launched research ethics board that is expected to help advance more research projects in the area.
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August 12, 2026
EDMONTON - The competition for federal funding can be fierce, and even the most promising projects can score well but remain unfunded. The LevMax-Health Program is Alberta Innovates’ solution to ensuring these projects get the support they need.
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July 29, 2026
TORONTO - Sinai Health’s Schwartz Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute (SREMI) has received a transformational donation from The Gerald Schwartz & Heather Reisman Foundation to address pressing challenges in Canadian emergency departments.
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