H2i's Pitch Perfect Competition celebrates and supports student innovations on Health Matters. Six early stage innovations will be selected for the pitch competition where three Student Innovation Fellowships of $5,000 will be awarded on Wednesday Nov 7th, 2018.

Flosonics Medical was accepted into the Lazaridis Scale-Up program, which helps 10 growth-stage companies grow networks and prepare for their next round of funding.

This report examines the shape of the health technology industry in Canada with a focus on three specific questions: Does Canada actually have a problem with health tech commercialization? If so, how extensive is that problem? And what is causing it?

BIOTECanada and Deloitte collaborated on the Biotechnology Industry Data Survey in an effort to identify key data points outlining the characteristics of the sector across geographies and subsectors, and to describe its economic footprint on the country.

Originating in Canada in 2003, Biotech Week is now recognized around the world as Global Biotech Week. Events scheduled throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, and Canada highlight the innovation and creativity of life science researchers.

Sunnybrook is conducting three Medventions Lectures on Thursday evenings in October. The first lecture, An Introduction to Patents for the Medical Device Researcher , will be held on October 4th, 5PM - 8PM at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

VBI Vaccines announced the formation of three Scientific and Clinical Advisory Boards consisting of leading experts in infectious disease and immuno-oncology research and vaccine development.

MaRS and the University of Toronto announced they will be leasing 24,000 square feet of office space in the Waterfront Innovation Centre, a development on the inner harbour near Sugar Beach, when it opens in 2021.

The third annual Medicine by Design Symposium will bring together principal investigators and trainees from across the University of Toronto and affiliated hospitals, along with members of Medicine by Design's Scientific Advisory Board, to share research and ignite new collaborations.

The report entitled “The Innovation and Competitiveness Imperative: Seizing Opportunities for Growth”, contains recommendations from six sectors with high growth potential, including the health and biosciences sector. The report outlined the roadmap to doubling the size of the health and biosciences sector and becoming a top-three global hub.

Elucid Labs was named the winner of Elevate Tech Fest's ElevateR Pitch Competition, and pitched live before Al Gore's keynote address.

VBI Vaccines, a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation infectious disease and immuno-oncology vaccines, announced that the independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) completed its second safety assessment of the ongoing Phase 1/2a clinical study of VBI-1901 in recurrent GBM.

ManagingLife’s (OBIO Pre-CAAP 2018 Company) app that helps people explain their pain patterns to their healthcare providers will now be offered through Sun Life Financial's digital health community.

ProteinQure will begin a joint research project with Fujitsu Laboratories in order to accelerate the discovery of mid-size protein therapeutics.

The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), led by Baycrest and in partnership with National Bank, announced the launch of a new Mentorship, Capital and Continuation Program (MC2). MC2 will accelerate market-ready healthcare innovations for the aging population from bench to bedside more quickly and efficiently.

Awake Labs (OBIO Pre-CAAP 2018 Company), Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital – with support from the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) – have come together to bring a new technology to the autism community via a pilot with a local community partner.

Trexo Robotics (OBIO Pre-CAAP 2018 Company) was featured as one of The 10 Most Innovative Medical Devices Companies in 2018 by Insights Care, a publication that covers important issues and trends shaping the future of the healthcare industry. 

Charles Plant at the Impact Centre, in partnership with Openview and Communitech, examined thousands of software companies to uncover their secrets to driving growth. The published report sets out important growth metrics, particularly relevant for companies selling Software as a Service (SaaS).

Employee health provider HumanaCare announced that it has provided access to therapy for 1.3 million Canadians since acquiring TranQool (OBIO Pre-CAAP 2016 Company) in May 2018.

As part of the 2018 MedTech Conference, the MedTech Canada Innovation Breakfast Seminar will cover the topic of “Connected Medical Devices - New Paradigms of Care” and will feature US and Canadian experts.