Biopharma giant Sanofi to grow Toronto presence with expanded AI centre
French company says $294-million investment will create 50 new jobs.
Healthtech
Canadian life sciences is at a âgenerational moment,â but experts disagree on its future
At MaRS Impact Health, leaders debate what government should do to grow the sector.
Biossil exits stealth with $70 million USD to give failed medicines a second chance
Toronto-based biotech startup counts OpenAI, Founders Fund, and Staircase Ventures as backers.
ViewsML secures $4.9 million to help scientists virtually analyze tissue samples
Wittington, Mayo Clinic back startupâs plan to build worldâs first virtual biomarker library.
BDC launches $150-million life sciences fund
Parimal Nathwani will manage fund directly investing in therapeutics and MedTech companies.
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.
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.