Be in the Know with OBIO: Federal Cabinet Shuffle Recap
As part of a federal cabinet shuffle announced on Monday, Canada has a new Minister of Health. In total, six cabinet portfolios changed: Health, Public Services and Procurement, Indigenous Services, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, Minister of Veterans Affairs & Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities
H2BB Fall 2017: Don't Miss Out
OBIO’s H2BB™ program connects business talent from graduate level programs across Ontario with health science companies who need interns to help them address key commercialization goals.
OBIO Companies Advance to Semi-Finals of 2017 Interface Health Challenge X
Six OBIO companies have advanced to the semi-final round of this year's Interface Health Challenge X competition, making it into the Top 50 companies
OBIO Companies Advance in 2017 Interface Health Challenge X
Six OBIO companies have advanced to the Top 60 qualifying round for this year's Interface Health Challenge X competition
CAAP Company: Conavi Medical Welcomes Peter Wehrly to the Board of Directors
Conavi Medical Inc., a medical device company developing minimally invasive imaging technologies, today announced that Mr. Pete Wehrly has been appointed to their Board of Directors. Pete is the former group president of developed markets at Covidien, the manufacturer of medical devices with sales of over $10.7 billion (2014).
OBIO® Releases Report on Actionable Strategies to Establish a World-leading Bioscience Industry in the Province of Ontario.
OBIO® released a report on actionable strategies to establish a world-leading bioscience industry in the province of Ontario.
OBIO Partner: StarFish Medical's 2nd Annual Digital Health Survey
StarFish Medical's 2nd Annual Digital Health Survey
OBIO + JLABS Team Up for You
OBIO has partnered with JLABS Toronto to provide access to all JLABS Toronto Events for OBIO Members for FREE!
OBIO CAAP® 2017 Kicks Off Just As Toronto Health Innovation Week Launches
OBIO kicked off its 2017 Capital Access Advisory Program (CAAP®) on March 29, 2017, hosted at sponsor Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (NRF) Canada, just as Toronto’s first inaugural Health Innovation Week launches.
OBIO Partner: StarFish Medical Acquires Kangaroo Design
OBIO Partner, StarFish Medical has acquired Kangaroo Design of Toronto, the leading medical device development company in Ontario.
OBIO Member: CCAB Innovative Collaboration Accelerating Cancer Treatments
OBIO Member, the Centre for the Commercialization of Antibodies and Biologics (CCAB) and OBIO Partner, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) have put in place over $1M in collaborative agreements over the past year to produce and test therapeutic antibodies discovered at the University of Toronto (U of T).
Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO®) Leadership Summit Hosts Top Health Science Minds to Define Future of the Industry
January 24, 2017 TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO®) hosted a summit of industry, academic, government and investment leaders about the future of health science innovation in Canada. Attendees engaged in group discussions and heard from subject matter experts to extrapolate a mandate of action for anchoring health science companies in Ontario. The outcome of the summit lays a foundation for actionable business cases for private and public sector solutions to the health science industry’s biggest challenges: Innovation Pull, Adoption and Capital Attraction.
OBIO® CEO Gail Garland Selected as Founding Member of Springboard Enterprises Canadian Advisory Council
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 19, 2017) – Springboard Enterprises (www.sb.co), a venture catalyst dedicated to promoting high growth potential companies led by women, announced the formation of the Springboard Canadian Advisory Council and its seven Founding Members. The Founding Members are connected influencers, investors, and innovators from the technology and life science sectors across Canada.
OBIO® Launches the Health 2 Business Bridge Program™ H2BB™ Improving Access to Business Trained Talent in Ontario’s Health Science Industry
CAAP Company: GaitTronics SoloWalk Featured in Ottawa Hospital Journal
GaitTronics SoloWalk has been tested with cerebral palsy patients at the Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre. But geriatric patients have different needs, so they’re working with Dr. Huang and other GMU staff members to test the walker at TOH.
CAAP Company: BrainFx SCREEN Self Diagnostic Now Live
The BrainFx SCREEN, a 15 minute brain health check-up that answers the question, ‘Do I need more tests?’ Try it out today!
PreCAAP Company: Greenspace Mental Health Present Demo Video on Their Technolnogy
Greenspace Mental Health has created a new demo video on how therapists now automatically have their own test patient.
Pre-CAAP Company: Sojourn Labs Awarded $50,000 to Advance Their Technology in Support of a Lower-Carbon Future for Canada
Shell Canada's Quest Climate Grant has awarded three Canadian clean technology innovations with $50,000 per project to recognize their efforts in helping to combat climate change. The recipients were chosen based on their unique business and/or product concept and their commitment to working on promising climate change innovations.
OBIO Presents at Sunnybrook Medventions Innovation Day
OBIO was invited to speak at the Sunnybrook Medventions Innovation Day on Monday November 28th, presented by the Schulich Heart Program.
CAAP Company: ChipCare Retains Biotech Alliances International to Lead Series B Capital Raise
ChipCare, a Toronto-based start-up diagnostic company, announced today that San Francisco-based life sciences investment bank Biotech Alliances International will serve as the lead investment banker for its $18.8 million Series B capital raise, $2.8 million of which has already been secured.