Tissue engineering startup Spiderwort raises $17.1 million CAD to move to clinical trials
Spiderwort’s plant-based scaffolding can be used in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering.
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Companies secure collective $1 million after Startup TNT Summit V
Startup TNT co-founders raising venture fund.
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Plus: Judge rules Apple Watch infringed AliveCor’s ECG patent, setting up potential U.S. import ban.
ACTO secures $23.5 million CAD as pandemic tailwinds increase demand for life sciences education
AstraZeneca is one of ACTO’s biggest customers.
Haleo raises $5.2 million seed extension to expand virtual sleep clinic
The Montréal startup wants to help workers with what keeps them up at night.
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Plus: DOT Mind Unlock wins #CollisionConf 2022 startup pitch competition.
Isaac Souweine leaves Real Ventures, joins Pender Ventures to support Vancouver firm’s expansion across Canada
After backing nine startups through first fund, Pender Ventures hopes to raise $100 million CAD for Fund II.
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Plus: Residents say China used health tracker for crowd control.
DOT Mind Unlock wins #CollisionConf 2022 startup pitch competition
DOT can measure people’s brainwave activity using headsets.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Changing how doctors get paid
Plus: Teladoc Health faces class action lawsuit alleging it misled investors.
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Plus: Quebec’s medical records database still only accessible via Internet Explorer.
IntelliSports raises $2.5 million for gamified fitness app PlayFitt
New York Jets’ guard bets on Montréal-made fitness video game.
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Plus: MFine is not fine.
BC startups Kardium, HTEC, Kobalt, Symvivo receive cumulative $11.1 million from feds
The four recipients operate in the life sciences, cleantech, and digital sectors.
Think Research sees 142 percent rise in Q1 revenue fuelled by acquisitions, “major contract wins”
Despite Omicron-related “setbacks,” Think Research sees strong Q1 revenue growth.