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.
Healthtech
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.
MedEssistâs Access To Care program has turned 100 Ontario pharmacies into mini-clinicsÂ
Milestone follows recent seed investment from Staircase Ventures and Hyperplane VC.
Science&Humans raises $10 million as hormone health enters the mainstream
Toronto startup hopes Series A round will propel it beyond its 60,000 patients.
Medventions pilot pairs young innovators with Newfoundland doctors to inspire next-gen medtech
Pilot program in Carbonear, NL, follows similar cohorts in Toronto and Halifax.
Simuhealth raises $2.6 million pre-seed to modernize healthcare training
New capital will help Vancouver startup scale its training management platform across North America.
Twenty Canadian companies join NATOâs largest-ever defence accelerator cohort
NATO DIANA connects companies with military end-users, mentors, and investors in the North Atlantic.