InkSmith launches new company to address shortage of medical equipment
InkSmith, the Kitchener-based tech startup that has been creating personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers,…
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Canadian tech companies stepping up to help remote workers survive COVID-19
Whether you have employees in self-isolation or your team is working from home as part of new remote work policies, here’s…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Telehealth “need to have”
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Opencare lays off one-quarter of staff as it prepares to “weather the storm” of COVID-19
Toronto-based Opencare, a healthcare booking company, last week laid off 18 members of its team, as its core business has been…
Think Research, Ontario Psychological Association partner to offer virtual mental health services
Think Research, a developer of virtual care technology and clinical treatment protocols, has partnered with the Ontario Psychological…
Dialogue enters partnership with Sun Life to offer virtual healthcare
Dialogue has partnered with Sun Life Financial to offer virtual healthcare services to the Canadian insurance provider’s…
Government expands procurement deals with Canadian startups to aid with COVID-19
The Government of Canada has officially signed procurement deals with three Canadian healthtech companies that it had signed…
26 Vancouver hospitals adopt healthcare app designed by tech companies, BC government
BC Children’s Hospital and B.C. Women’s Hospital are among 26 Vancouver area healthcare facilities that have started…
InkSmith to hire 100 employees as it ramps up development of face shields for healthcare workers
Kitchener-based educational toy manufacturer InkSmith is creating personal protective equipment (PPE) to help healthcare workers…
Google commits to donating $800 million to COVID-19 response efforts
Google has committed to donating $800 million USD (about $1.1 billion CAD) in COVID-19 response effort funding. According to…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Tracking the spread
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Insig receives $5.94 million investment, partners with WELL Health to launch telehealth platform
Insig, a Toronto-based telehealth company, has received a $5.94 million strategic investment from Vancouver-based WELL Health,…
Submissions open for MaRS’ Spinal Cord Rehab Innovation Challenge
MaRS Discovery District has opened applications for its Spinal Cord Rehab Innovation Challenge, a competition looking for new…
Canadian biotech supporting China’s Centre for Disease Control to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine development
Vancouver-based StemCell Technologies, which is touted as one of Canada’s largest biotechnology companies, has been supporting…
DarwinAI, University of Waterloo develop neural network for COVID-19 detection
Kitchener-Waterloo startup DarwinAI, which aims to help developers accelerate deep learning development, has co-developed a…