Nicoya to receive funding, advisory services through NRC IRAP to develop COVID-19 test
Kitchener-Waterloo-based healthtech startup Nicoya has been selected to receive advisory services and up to approximately $299,000…
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Victory Square Health acquires COVID-19 antibody test from Brazilian company
Vancouver-based Victory Square Health has acquired assets and intellectual properties from Brazilian company Safetest Comércio…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Canadian Shields up
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Founder Institute Montréal, MedStack launch digital health startup fellowship
Founder Institute’s Montréal branch has partnered with MedStack to offer a digital health startup fellowship for organizations…
Startup Canada Podcast: growing from grassroots with Sonya Satveit
Sometimes when you don’t fit the mould, you need to break it – just ask Sonya Satveit, founder and CEO, Qanik DX Inc. Satveit’s…
Digital pharmacy startup PocketPills tracks increased growth amid COVID-19
PocketPills, a Surrey, British Columbia-based digital pharmacy startup, is tracking increased interest and growth in its service…
Lumeca Health, SaskTel partner to provide residents of Cowessess First Nation virtual care
Lumeca Health, a Regina-based healthtech startup, has partnered with telecommunications company SaskTel to make virtual healthcare…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Contact
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Canadians can now buy their own PPE direct from The Canadian Shield
The Canadian Shield, a Kitchener-Waterloo-based personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturer that was spun out of EdTech…
Sonic Incytes raises $3.5 million seed round to commercialize liver health assessment device
Sonic Incytes, a medical device startup based in Vancouver, has raised a $3.5 million CAD seed round. This startup’s funding…
Spiderwort closes $3.4 million CAD in seed financing
Spiderwort, an Ottawa-based healthtech and biomaterials startup, has raised a seed round of funding at $3.4 million CAD ($2.5…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – The beginning of a revolution
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Phelix.ai raises $1 million seed round led by Well Health Technologies
Toronto-based Phelix.ai, a startup that develops automation tools for the health sector, has raised a $1 million seed round.…
AbCellera secures $144 million CAD Series B funding round
Vancouver-based AbCellera has closed a $144 million CAD ($105 million USD) Series B funding round to help further advance its…
Medical Innovation Xchange partners with Ontario government to assist companies in retooling for COVID-19
The Medical Innovation Xchange (MIX), a healthtech hub based in Kitchener-Waterloo, is partnering with the Government of Ontario…