Feds invest $79 million in Aspect Biosystems to develop 3D-printed tissue treatment
Investment supports $280 million project to âsignificantly enhanceâ Aspectâs clinical development capabilities.
Healthtech
MaRS Impact Health returns to showcase Canada’s next big healthcare breakthroughs
Annual summit highlights Canadaâs promising life science and healthtech startups on April 23.
UBC and InBC launch new fund to support university spinouts
Private capital will add to $10-million contributions from both UBC and InBC.
NanoTess lands Embecta deal to put its tech in 14,000 Canadian pharmacies
Calgary startupâs NanoSALV gel helps chronic wounds heal faster.
Alan raises fresh funding as it entrenches in Canada
French Insurtech firm raises 100 million euros to continue international expansion.
Syantraâs breast cancer blood test isnât looking for cancer at all
Calgary startup plans a summer launch for Onco-ID, a breast cancer test built around immune signals.
CCI wants governments to buy more Canadian healthtech
Tech advocacy group urges overhaul of procurement and data management to support domestic companies.
How PeerSupport.io is helping Yukon docs send referrals using only their voice
Clinicians can tell CoWork to send referrals, renew prescriptions, finish notes, and more.
U of T taps BioLabs to take over incubator after Johnson & Johnson pulls support
University says partnership ensures 30-plus early-stage startups under JLabs can continue their work.
Kainova closes $32 million to advance cancer and inflammation therapies
New backer Investissement QuĂ©bec led the first close of the biopharma firmâs Series B round.
Elle, MD, Hiive, and LiORA among latest CIX Startup Awards winners
Annual awards recognize top emerging, early-stage, and growth-stage Canadian startups.
Kaster Technologies raises $1.6 million to scale up pharma manufacturing
Polytechnique Montréal spinoff develops algorithm to reduce drug shortages.
BDC head says bank pulled back from life sciences âtoo earlyâ as it preps new VC fund
Upcoming life sciences fund to invest directly in companies from a more than $100-million envelope.
As AI scribes flood healthcare, experts stress need for responsible adoption
Data privacy event unpacks how AI could save doctors time yet erode patient trust.
Canadian companies are generating massive returns in the âbioeconomyâ
Just 84 early-stage companies generated nearly $900 million for Canadaâs GDP.