BlueRock Therapeutics opens R&D and manufacturing hub in Toronto
BlueRock Therapeutics, which is developing cell therapies for degenerative diseases, is expanding its operations in Toronto…
Healthtech
Today in company updates: Sortable launches analytics tool, Highmark Interactive announces Olympic athlete advisors
This week, several Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new features, partnerships, and more. Here’s the…
Report: Older Canadians less likely to use healthtech solutions, despite being most likely to benefit
For the first time in Canadian history, the number of senior citizens has exceeded that of children in what is referred to…
BioSymetrics’ Shiva Amiri says addressing lack of data standards key to scaling machine learning
At the latest TechToronto, Shiva Amiri, CEO of BioSymetrics (and a panelist at BetaKit 150) talked about some of the lessons…
Mio Global appoints new CEO while founder Liz Dickinson moves to executive chairperson role
Vancouver-based Mio Global, which offers heart rate monitoring wristbands and watches, announced that Peter Taylor has been…
Toronto-based home healthcare platform AlayaCare receives $750,000 from FedDev Ontario
Toronto-based AlayaCare, which has developed a cloud-based software for healthcare providers, has just received an investment…
Highmark Interactive raises $2 million to treat people with brain injuries using video games
Toronto-based Highmark Interactive, a digital therapeutics company that uses video games to help people with concussions and…
Chronometriq raises $3.5 million to expand health appointment booking platform across North America
Montreal-based Chronometriq, which provides an online healthcare appointment booking solution, announced that it has secured…
League partners with Dialogue to launch personalized consumer health concierge
League has launched a new addition to its group benefits offering with Health Concierge, a platform meant to help users more…
Recent Supreme Court patent ruling could put Canadian companies at a disadvantage
A recent ruling on Canadian patent law could put Canadian innovators at a disadvantage compared to foreign companies, according…
Hack To Start Ep.154: Huda Idrees, founder and CEO of Dot Health
Huda Idrees is the founder and CEO of Dot Health, a platform that enables secure and easy access to your personal health data.…
Figure 1 raises $13 million Series B as it explores new revenue streams
Toronto-based Figure 1, a medical sharing app known as the “Instagram for doctors,” has raised a $13 million Series…
University of Waterloo researchers develop machine learning-based rehabilitation system
Researchers at the University of Waterloo, in partnership with Cardon Rehabilitation and Medical Equipment, an Automated Rehabilitation…
Cloud DX named BNN’s Top Disruptor
After another season of featuring disruptive startups from industries like FinTech and edtech, the top startup of The Disruptors…
New Brunswick opens innovation hub to support tech solutions for the aging population
The New Brunswick Health Research Foundation (NBHRF), in collaboration with the AGE–WELL Network of Centres of Excellence…