Facit and OBIO reveal first cohort of women founders working on health and cancer innovation with WeSEED
Program aims to help women-led life sciences startups advance healthcare and homegrown IP in Ontario.
Healthtech
Healthtech Connex snags $3.7 million from PacifiCan to help measure brain health
Surrey, BC life sciences firm plans to expand sales in North America, Australia, Europe, and New Zealand.
Avitia launches AI-powered cancer diagnostics platform with assets from defunct Imagia Canexia
CEO James Lumsdaine secures $5 million seed round from firm where he is also a partner.
Paperplane Therapeutics raises $1.5 million to ease anxious patients with VR gaming
Funding to help company expand its reach across North America and Europe.
Reverb Therapeutics closes $17-million seed round led by Amplitude Ventures
Reverb looks to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases with its antibody modification platform.
Toronto and Waterloo Region orgs get $34 million in FedDev funding
Accelerator Centre, TIAP, OBIO, and University of Waterloo among supported organizations.
PrairiesCan doles out $6.7 million to help four Edmonton companies scale and expand into new markets
Levven Electronics, Care Group, Demir Engineering, and Grengine to benefit from latest federal funding.
Coral closes $4.1-million seed round to launch menopause virtual care platform
Ex-Dialogue, Skylight co-founders aim to address gaps in management of “debilitating” menopause symptoms.
Clio and Intel add new general managers in Canada as #CDNtech exec shakeups carry into 2025
ThoughtExchange, Verv, and Lorica also started the year by making changes at the top.
Federal government launches $175.1 million Canadian Genomics Strategy to advance sector commercialization
Funding for strategy first announced in Budget 2021 to be dispensed over seven years.
RetinaLogik ready to execute on vision with $1.1-million financing, Health Canada Class II approval
Portable eye care device startup sets sights on North American expansion.
Startup support networks ventureLAB and The Firehood appoint new leaders
The Firehood gains new executive director while ventureLAB selects head of medtech initiatives.
Sound Blade closes $23.8-million Series A for ultrasound tech targeting liver tumours
Halifax-based startup says tech selectively destroys tumour tissue in non-invasive procedure.
Accelerating software that helps the helpers
How AWS helps Jane scale practice management for allied health clinics worldwide.
AstraZeneca to invest $820-million CAD in Ontario facilities expansion
Invest Ontario providing $16.1-million CAD grant to support life sciences sector growth.