Waterloo Region Now Home to Canada's First Industry-Led Medical Technology Hub
The Medical Innovation Xchange is Canada's first industry-led hub dedicated to supporting southern Ontario medtech start-ups achieve global scale while keeping their headquarters in Waterloo Region, and will house anchor tenant Intellijoint Surgical who will be joined by Penta Medical, Vena Medical, and Bloom Care Solutions.
Recapping Pitches & Pitchers
On June 10th, OBIO hosted a Pitches & Pitchers event, supported by Lumira Ventures and Whitecap Venture Partners.
Spiderwort Announces $500,000 Raise
Spiderwort announced the raise of $500,000 CAD as part of its oversubscribed Friends and Family round, along with naming new advisory board members.
Join the Ontario Trade Mission to AdvaMed, September 22-25
The Export Business Services Branch (EBSB), Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, is organizing a Trade Mission to attend the AdvaMed MedTech Conference in order to facilitate introductions for Ontario companies to potential customers, partners and investors.
Apply to Join a Canadian Technology Accelerator
The Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) initiative helps Canadian companies with an existing technology, product or service explore opportunities in foreign markets. Life Science sector sessions run in Boston, San Francisco, and Singapore.
Reviewing 'Keys to Quality'
On May 30th 2019, Martin Musiol (RA/QA Manager, IPD Inc) led “The Keys to Quality: Introduction to Good Manufacturing Practices, Quality Management Systems, and Working in Regulated Environments.”
Apply to Join the Canadian Nanotechnology PDA Mission, September 23-27 in Sao Paulo, Brazil
This Partnership Development Activity mission will focus on introducing Canadian SMEs to potential Brazilian partners for industrial R&D collaboration specific to nanotechnology with applications to the biotechnology, medicine, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics sectors.
Thornhill Medical Device Contributes to New CardioImaging Study
Thornhill Medical's investigative tool RespirAct™ Gas Control System contributed to international team led by scientists from Lawson Health Research Institute and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
SickKids Receives $100M Donation for Hospital Rebuild
The Hospital for Sick Children announced a $100-million donation made by Mattamy Homes founder Peter Gilgan, the largest single donation in the hospital’s history.
FACIT Portfolio Announces $750M Follow-On Financing
FACIT announced a new commercialization milestone with $750M in follow-on financing and partnerships attracted by its seed investment portfolio.
Antibe Therapeutics Unveils Lead Indication for Second Pipeline Drug
Antibe Therapeutics announced the lead indication for its second pipeline drug, ATB-352, a potent and non-addictive analgesic for the treatment of severe pain.
Why Ontario needs a network of Early Adopter Health Organizations: Biotechnology Focus
In the latest issue of Biotechnology Focus, OBIO President and CEO Gail Garland contributed a special report: Why Ontario needs a network of Early Adopter Health Organizations
Apply for Sunnybrook's Fall Medventions Internship Program
The Medventions internship program is a fast-paced, project-based training structure for students and recent graduates with a passion for entrepreneurship and a commitment to improving health care for patients around the world through technology innovation and commercialization.
Cyclica Announces Launch of Ligand DesignTM
Cyclica has announced its novel, first-in-class drug design technology, Ligand DesignTM which empowers scientists in the pharmaceutical industry to generate novel drug-like compounds by combining powerful methods for molecule generation, ADMET prediction, and high-throughput ligand-protein interaction prediction.
$100 M Endowment Fund Announced for Health Sciences Research in Hamilton
Philanthropists Charles and Margaret Juravinski will create an endowment of more than $100 million to equally support Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton by funding health research in a variety of areas including cancer, mental health, lung and respiratory care, and diseases of aging.
Apply for Financial Support to Attend AdvaMed, September 22-25
Medtech Canada (formerly MEDEC) received assistance from Global Affairs Canada to provide financial support for 10 Canadian medtech companies to participate at the AdvaMed MedTech Conference in Boston.
Cohesys & Braze Mobility Named 2019 TiE50 Winners
Cohesys and Braze Mobility were selected as 2019 TiE50 Winners in the prestigious TiE50 Awards Program. This awards competition, now in its tenth year, is a program of TiEcon, the world's largest conference for tech entrepreneurs.
Forcen Raises $500k in Seed Funding
Forcen (formerly SensOR Medical Laboratories), raised $500K in seed funding led by NorthSpring Capital Partners with participation from a syndicate of angel investors from Golden Triangle Angel Network (GTAN) and Angel One.
Government of Canada Announces $49M in Industry Consortium for Image-Guided Therapy
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, announced an investment of $49 million into the Industry Consortium for Image-Guided Therapy (ICIGT), a pan-Canadian network led by Sunnybrook that will transform Canada’s image-guided therapy industry into a global leader by integrating artificial intelligence into imaging-based medical technologies.
Medicine by Design invests $1.2 million in 9 Research Projects
Medicine by Design has awarded $1.2 million to nine research teams across the University of Toronto and its affiliated hospitals, aimed at supporting basic and translational research advancing new concepts important to regenerative medicine.