Viewing articles in the ‘Innovation’ topic.
April 24, 2019
TORONTO – iGan Partners has announced the closing of its first fund at $100 million with the help of family offices and high net-worth individuals. The fund is focused on the health technology sector, including: digital health, medical devices, healthcare IT and artificial intelligence (AI). The fund provides investors with diversified exposure to early-stage health technologies.
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April 10, 2019
CALEDON, Ont. – To improve patient outcomes when cardiac arrest occurs in the community, the Region of Peel will take part in a pilot project in which Automated External Defibrillators (AED) will be delivered by drones.
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March 29, 2019
A health-technology accelerator at the biggest hospital in Israel is now striking up co-development agreements with Canadian hospitals to mutually devise and test innovations. Read More
March 29, 2019
A Los Angeles-area start-up called Deep 6 AI is shaking up the clinical trials marketplace by applying a new brand of AI to the mix. Company founder and CEO Wout Brusselaers explained in a meeting at HIMSS, in Orlando, that traditionally, drug companies have found it very hard to recruit patients for the clinical trials needed to test their new medications. Read More
March 27, 2019
TORONTO – The University of Toronto has received its largest-ever donation, a $100-million gift to further the school’s research on artificial intelligence, biomedicine and how new technologies can disrupt and enrich lives.
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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