MONTREAL – The winners of the inaugural McGill Clinical Innovation Competition (CLIC) and Hakim Family Prize for Clinical Innovation in Health Care were announced at an event last month.
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TORONTO – Digital Health Canada has announced the formation of a Joint Business Partnership Committee with Hacking Health, a Montreal-based not-for-profit organization that brings together innovators and healthcare experts to build solutions to front-line healthcare problems through the use of emerging technology.
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TORONTO – In a Canadian first, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has acquired a new MR-Linac, the Elekta Unity, a device for oncology.
This new technology is the first machine in the world to combine radiation and high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),
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VANCOUVER – The Health and Technology District, together with Conquer Experience and Stambol Studios, are launching a new XR LAB, a demo studio leveraging mixed realities and other emerging technologies to inspire future healthcare collaborations.
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VANCOUVER – The former president and CEO of LifeLabs Diagnostic Laboratories is set to lead the B.C.-based supercluster initiative, featuring more than 350 partners, including Telus, Microsoft and more than a dozen post-secondary organizations.
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OTTAWA – Canadians are being invited to take part in a national competition that will identify great new ideas to support healthy aging. The AGE-WELL National Impact Challenge is looking for new and unique technology-based solutions that can benefit Canadians as they age.
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VANCOUVER – HealthSpace Data Systems Ltd. announced that Peterborough Public Health, in Peterborough, Ont., has agreed to be the first environmental regulatory agency to pilot the VIA Marketplace, a blockchain application.
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OTTAWA – For the third consecutive year, Joule, a subsidiary of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), is providing grant funding to drive physician-led innovation. In this round, Joule has increased the number of grants to nine, up from five, and has increased the purse from $150,000 to $200,000.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Amazon.com Inc. has embarked on an ambitious plan to build a domestic robot, according to Bloomberg News. Codenamed “Vesta,” after the Roman goddess of the hearth, home and family, the project is overseen by Gregg Zehr, who runs Amazon’s Lab126 hardware research and development division.
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WATERLOO, Ont. – University of Waterloo launched the Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute earlier this month, bringing together a large group of researchers and businesses to advance the technology and prepare Canada for future economic disruption.
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