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Appili Therapeutics to be acquired by Virginia-based life sciences company Aditxt
Deal is contingent upon Aditxt raising at least $20 million USD.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Ontario budget allocates funding to healthtech procurement
Plus: Neuralink is now accepting Canadian patients.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – AstraZeneca pays $2B for Hamilton biopharma firm
Plus: Neuralink’s first human subject shows off abilities on livestream.
Ontario Budget 2024 tops up existing funds and innovation centres, allocates funding to healthtech procurement
Province hints that the OSC is developing new rules to support angel investors.
Dialogue acquires IP, other assets of fellow digital health platform Koble
Deal is hoped to strengthen Dialogue’s support for women’s healthcare.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Toronto biotech secures $2.2M to treat immune diseases
Plus: Healthcare startup Tempus preps for IPO.
Fusion Pharmaceuticals to be acquired by AstraZeneca for more than $2 billion USD
AstraZeneca says the deal marks “a major step forward” in its goal to transform cancer treatment.
Clarius, Fintel Connect among seven Vancouver tech orgs receiving new PacifiCan funding
The regional development agency is doling out nearly $14 million.
Flosonics Medical raises $27-million CAD Series C to scale uptake of wearable ultrasound device
Startup’s FloPatch product measures blood flow for critically ill patients.
With $45-million CAD Series B, PocketHealth gears up to continue North American expansion, AI push
Startup adds Round13, Deloitte, Samsung to fuel efforts to help patients understand their medical images.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Salesforce launches an AI healthcare assistant
Plus: Vancouver looks to join the global big leagues of modern medicine.
Biotech startup Noa Therapeutics raises $2.2 million in pre-seed funding
Pre-clinical startup discovers drugs that treat inflammatory diseases.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Canadian pharmaceutical research spending dropped in 2022
Plus: Myanmar Molecular seeks Health Canada approval.
Three Canadian startups earn spots in Google’s latest Women Founders accelerator cohort
MedReddie, SkyAcres, and Nimble Science represent Canada in the class of 2024.