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March 31, 2025
The Samsung Medical Center, in Seoul, South Korea, is arguably the most advanced digital hospital in the world – it has earned four of the HIMSS Stage 7 designations, a unique honour. But the organization didn’t get there without blood, sweat, toil and tears. And a few mistakes. Read More
March 26, 2025
WATERLOO, Ont. - The first X-ray machine to be used on astronauts in space features advanced detector technology developed in Canada. The SpaceXray research project is a collaboration between leading academic institutions, private companies, and technology innovators across North America, including KA Imaging, a Waterloo-based X-ray manufacturer.
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March 26, 2025
VANCOUVER – The Terry Fox Research Institute launched a $25-million Digital Health Innovation Fund to fuel private- and public-sector breakthroughs that is focused initially on precision medicine for cancer and neuroscience, and other diseases through big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI)-based approaches and solutions.
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March 12, 2025
TORONTO – To recognize Brain Awareness Week and Brain Health Awareness Month, on March 12, 2025, the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), powered by Baycrest, will be launching Fuel – a new program to mobilize healthtech, biotech, and fintech solutions to support the increased need for brain health innovations.
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February 28, 2025
Quebec’s Ministry of Health and Social Services has found a way to relieve the overcrowding of Emergency Departments (ED) and increase access to primary care. Using Petal Health’s Orchestration Platform, the ministry now has a province-wide, real-time view of primary care appointment availabilities that triage nurses in EDs can fill for non-urgent cases. Read More
February 26, 2025
SUDBURY, Ont. – Avalon Lupini (pictured), a pharmacy technician at Health Sciences North, says she used to spend too much time handwriting expiry labels for medications that would often fall off, smudge and become illegible. She decided to invent a better solution that is now generating attention and praise while keeping patients safer.
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February 26, 2025
LONDON, Ont. – In a North American first, an exciting evolution in the treatment for kidney stones has debuted at St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) that offers the possibility of completely clearing stone fragments in a single procedure and significantly decreasing the risk of recurrence.
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February 19, 2025
TORONTO – The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), announced over $16 million in funds for six life sciences organizations: McRae Imaging Inc., Nanz Pharma, OBIO, Synaptive Medical, Traferox Technologies Inc. and Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners.
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February 12, 2025
OSHAWA, Ont. – Ontario Tech University students are using artificial intelligence (AI) and technology to propose innovative solutions for key healthcare challenges, in collaboration with Lakeridge Health and the Brilliant Catalyst, Ontario Tech’s entrepreneurship and innovation hub.
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February 5, 2025
KITCHENER, Ont. – Communitech Fast Track Health announced 10 Canadian tech companies selected to pitch their solutions at its upcoming hybrid showcase event at the Communitech Hub on Feb. 25, from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. The Communitech program cycle focuses on improving patient care and communication across the Canadian healthcare sector.
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