Reviewing OBIO’s 'How BDC & EDC Can Help Your Business'
On February 26th, OBIO hosted Jasmin Ganie-Hobbs (Director Tech Finance, BDC) and Antonio Lopes (Global Accounts Director, EDC) who spoke about “How BDC and EDC Can Help Your Business.”
OBIO Announces Successful 2019 Niagara Investment Summit
OBIO® (Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization) is proud to announce the success of the 2019 Niagara Investment Summit on February 20-22, 2019. The 2019 Niagara Investment Summit featured over 30 of Canada’s most promising innovative health science companies and more than 30 US and global investors and VCs.
Winterlight Labs Featured in New York Times Article
In a spotlight on artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare technology, Winterlight Labs was featured as a technology using AI for voice analysis.
MedStack Raises $2.4 Million Seed Round
MedStack has raised a $2.4 million oversubscribed seed round led by Telus Ventures, with participation from ScaleUP Ventures and Panache Ventures.
AmacaThera Co-Founder, Dr. Molly Shoichet, Named 2019 Distinguished Woman
Dr. Molly Shoichet, Co-Founder of AmacaThera and Professor at the University of Toronto, has been named a 2019 Distinguished Woman in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
OBIO Opens 2019 Niagara Investment Summit, Connecting Canada’s Most Promising Innovations with Leading Global Investors
OBIO is proud to announce the opening of the 2019 Niagara Investment Summit in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, on February 21-22, 2019. The 2019 Niagara Investment Summit will feature over 30 of Canada’s most promising innovative health science companies meeting with more than 30 US and global investors and VCs in Niagara-on-the-Lake to propel investment in Canada’s health science industry.
Apply for Springboard’s 2019 Health Hub: Life Sciences - Deadline March 8th
Springboard’s Health Innovation Hub is a program for women-led life science and digital health companies seeking seed and growth funding and expert connections.
Apply for Summer by Design, June 6-21
Presented by Medicine by Design, in partnership with CCRM and the Rotman School of Management, this two-week workshop is an opportunity for PhD candidates and post-doctoral fellows from around the world to advance their understanding of how to translate and commercialize regenerative medicine research.
Apply for the MaRS HealthKick Pitch Competition, April 2-3
During the MaRS HealthKick Invest Conference, the MaRS HealthKick Pitch Competition will invite CEOs and executives of Canadian early-stage, investment-ready health companies to pitch to investors, C-suite leaders and industry partners.
ManagingLife Featured on CTV News
ManagingLife's app, Manage My Pain, was featured on CTV Toronto for its collaboration with the University Health Network and pain clinics across Ontario.
Submit a Nomination for the Startup Canada Awards
The Startup Canada Awards celebrate and distinguish outstanding achievement in advancing Canadian entrepreneurship. Individuals and organizations can self-nominate or nominate someone else for an award.
Reviewing OBIO’s Cross-Border Investing Panel
OBIO’s recent Cross Border Investing panel on January 31, 2019, hosted by Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and moderated by Gail Garland (CEO, OBIO), featured David Young (CEO, Kisoji Biotechnology), Mike Cooke (CEO, AmacaThera) and Chad Bayne (Partner, Osler) answering questions on their experiences raising money for Canadian companies from international investors.
Genome Canada, Partners Announce $42.6M in Research Funding
Genome Canada announced a partnership with the Canadian federal government and various provincial governments, businesses, and research groups to provide C$56 million in funding for a number of bioinformatics and genomics projects.
Apply for the Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition
The 2019 Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition is open to all student-led teams from around the world that have designed health-related solutions.
TopSpin Technologies Wins NFL Pitch Competition
TopSpin Technologies was named one of five finalists at the 'Innovations to Advance Athlete Health and Safety Competition,' hosted by the National Football League and Arrow Electronics, with prizes of $50,000 and two tickets to Super Bowl LIII.
FACIT and Triphase Accelerator Announce New Partnership with Celgene
FACIT and Triphase Accelerator announced a new strategic collaboration with Celgene for a first-in-class preclinical therapeutic targeting the WDR5 protein for the treatment of blood cancers including leukemia.
Reviewing OBIO’s C-Suite Pub Night
On January 24th, OBIO’s C-Suite Pub Night networking event was attended by over 50 CEOs and senior health science company executives.
Apply for the Velocity Fund
The Velocity Fund is an investment and grant program that provides over $390,000 in funding each year to Waterloo-area startups.
Apply to Join the Ontario Trade Mission to BIO 2019, June 3-6
The Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade is inviting 12-15 Ontario biotechnology companies to apply to participate in the Ontario Trade Mission to BIO 2019, one of the world’s premier biotech partnering events.
Mariner Endosurgery Technology Implemented at Hamilton General Hospital
Mariner Endosurgery announced that the Hamilton General Hospital is the first hospital in the world to acquire Mariner’s LaparoGuard technology, an innovative solution of augmented surgical visualization.