Research & Development

OTTAWA - The Medical Council of Canada (MCC) has awarded a research grant to a team from the Wilson Centre to study the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled virtual patients in clinical assessment. Read More

HALIFAX - For decades, participation in medical research in Nova Scotia often depended on timing, geography, or chance. A patient might never hear about a clinical trial because their physician wasn’t connected to research. A willing participant might never be asked because they didn’t know opportunities existed. Read More

OTTAWA - On behalf of Evan Solomon, minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation and minister responsible for the federal economic development agency for southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), Mona Fortier, parliamentary secretary to the minister of foreign affairs and member of parliament for Ottawa–Vanier–Gloucester, announced an investment of just over $815,000 for Institut du Savoir Montfort (ISM) to expand the capacity of the Montfort Innovation Lab. Read More

TORONTO - University Health Network (UHN), the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) are joining forces to lead a major international initiative to change how medicines are discovered using artificial intelligence (AI). Canadian partners have secured a $26-million grant through Horizon Europe’s Innovative Health Initiative, supporting the LIGAND-AI project - one of the largest global efforts in open-science drug discovery. Read More

FREDERICTON, N.B. - Horizon Health Network, one of Atlantic Canada’s largest integrated health authorities, has selected Infonetica’s Research Flow platform to connect and streamline its research administration – spanning funding applications, contracts, ethics reviews, institutional approvals, and clinical trial management. Read More

TORONTO - One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime; among them, one in four will experience post-traumatic stress related to their diagnosis. New research, funded by a Canadian Cancer Society Disruptive Innovation Grant, will explore how AI companions can provide empathetic support at scale, helping to alleviate anxiety for patients and caregivers affected by breast cancer. Read More

TEL AVIV - Israel is preparing to perform the world’s first-ever human spinal cord implant using a patient’s own cells, a medical breakthrough that could allow paralyzed patients to stand and walk again, Tel Aviv University announced. The surgery, expected in the coming months, will take place in Israel and marks a historic milestone in regenerative medicine. Read More

WINNIPEG – Manitoba is launching a new clinical trials office to fast-track health research and grow Manitoba’s bioscience sector. Research Improvements Through Harmonization in Manitoba (RITHIM) will bring industry partners together to streamline the review system so research projects can be approved faster and more efficiently. Read More

TORONTO — Brain Canada is pleased to announce an investment of more than $7.7 million to support two innovative research platforms based in Ontario that will drive forward brain health discovery, data sharing, and open science collaboration. Read More