Knowing which door to knock on and who to call has always been a challenge for health technology companies, but that’s changing as more healthcare organizations are laying out the welcome mat for Canadian startups. Much of the credit goes to organizations like the CAN Health Network and Montreal-based MEDTEQ.
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HAMILTON, Ont. – Launchit Ventures, a new healthtech venture studio, announced today the start of a new model of bringing innovations from idea to the commercialization. Launchit Ventures, as a venture studio, helps entrepreneurs build a team, obtain funding and necessary licenses, and will help arrange pilots and tests.
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VANCOUVER – BC Children’s Hospital is testing a two-way texting platform to build deeper relationships with patients through weekly texts. Early evidence and ongoing research is revealing that small texts can have big impacts for providers and patients.
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VANCOUVER – Each year, Doctors of BC recognizes individuals and organizations who have made “outstanding contributions to the profession, to patients, and to the healthcare system” through their Excellence in Health Promotion Awards. For 2020, Thrive Health is the Corporate Award recipient for the BC COVID-19 Support App & BC COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool.
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OAKVILLE, Ont. – In partnership with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), Halton Healthcare is piloting BlindSquare, an innovative wayfinding system for people with sight loss. This initiative, being launched at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH), will create a more accessible experience by ensuring individuals with sight loss have the opportunity to navigate the hospital safely and independently.
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TORONTO – Colleaga is delighted to announce the Canadian Chapter of their Global Impact Venture Studio. Colleaga’s global network of impact venture studios and impact funds address current and future challenges within society by sourcing, financing, and accelerating a portfolio of digital solutions for health improvement, poverty reduction, and energy sustainability.
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Kingston, Ontario, a mid-sized city of 137,000 people almost halfway between Toronto and Montreal, is leveraging its research and academic infrastructure to emerge as Canada’s newest health technology hub.
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TORONTO and BANGALORE, India – Technology services firm Vee Technologies and Sona Group of educational institutions have forged an agreement with Toronto-based University Health Network, Canada to collaborate on a multi-institution research and commercialization effort to develop smart fabric-based wearables. The objective is to improve the lives of people living with health-related challenges.
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MONTREAL – The pan-Canadian Consortium for Industrial Research and Innovation in Medical Technology – known as MEDTEQ+ – is pleased to announce the growth of its Canadian and international network of Beachhead Centres of Excellence, a program.
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SAN DIEGO – Nex Cubed, a leader in early-stage innovation and startup acceleration, has announced a partnership with the Government of Canada to launch the SoCal Tech Highway Digital Health Program to support Canadian Digital Health startups who are interested in expanding their business to the US Market.
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