Healthtech
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Watson Health up for sale…again
Plus: Amazon’s One Medical deal moves forward.
Able Innovations, Cognota, BlueDot among recipients of $14 million FedDev investment
Federal contribution expected to create over 230 skilled jobs across GTA.
World Health Organization, Canadian startup Firstline team up to combat global health threat of antibiotic resistance
The WHO’s AWaRe platform also has roots in Hamilton’s McMaster University.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – MasterControl becomes unicorn after $150 million Series A
Plus: Bezos and Gates on the hunt for brain implant breakthrough.
Vector Health Labs acquires AI-driven mental health tech startup Get A-Head
The deal was valued at $17 million.
Layoffs persist at Canadian tech companies amid bleak outlook for 2023
FreshBooks, Thinkific, Revelate, Bridgit among latest firms to cut staff amid downturn.
KeyOps secures $4 million CAD to connect pharma sales, marketing staff with physicians
Healthtech startup to use funds for North American expansion.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Senior health initiative gets $47 million SIF investment
Plus: Former Theranos COO Sunny Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison.
Perceiv AI raises $1.5 million to better predict the progression of diseases
Startup’s platform initially focused on improving outcomes for Alzheimer’s patients.
MedTeq, Age-Well receive $47 million from SIF to deliver tech meant to help seniors, caregivers
The funding supports projects focused on seniors’ autonomy, healthy lifestyle.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Is this the solution to Ontario’s surgical backlog?
Plus: B.C. Medical Services Commission files court injunction against Telus Health.
Provincial government taps Novari Health to help reduce pandemic-fuelled surgical backlog in Eastern Ontario
Novari Health-built platform aims to cut surgery wait times.
Montréal Startup Community Awards 2022 honours #MTLtech’s best and brightest
Winners include Real Ventures’ Katy Yam, Startup Montréal’s Liette Lamonde.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Can at-home nursing alleviate hospital crowding?
Plus: Will Sextech survive the tech downturn?