MaRS launches initiative allowing healthcare providers to collaborate with startups
Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District announced the launch of Innovation Partnership: Procurement by Co-Design, a program…
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#smallroooms Podcast: Nick Chepesiuk of OnCall Health on building a telemedicine startup
Rob Kenedi chats with Nicholas Chepesiuk of OnCall Health, a freshly launched telemedicine startup. Nick details the challenge…
Sun Life Financial launches digital health solutions division
Days after the company relinquishes a top executive to the digital health startup League, Sun Life Financial has expanded its…
Telus Ventures and Techstars announce investment in workplace health startup Sprout
Just under a month after Telus Health announced its intent to acquire digital healthcare company Nightingale, Telus Ventures…
Former Sun Life Financial executive Lori Casselman joins LEAGUE as first chief health officer
LEAGUE, which raised a $25 million USD Series A in June, has found its first chief health officer in Lori Casselman. The role…
Grand Challenges Canada invests $5 million in six Canadian healthtech companies
Grand Challenges Canada, an organization funded by the Government of Canada that invests in global health companies, announced…
Telus Health acquires Canadian digital healthcare company Nightingale
Telus announced it will soon acquire the Canadian operations of the digital healthcare company, Nightingale Informatix Corp.…
Telus report says 89 percent of Canadians believe that tech will lead to better healthcare
Canadians want the medley of tasks they can accomplish online to extend to healthcare, according to a recent Telus report.…
PopRX hopes to reduce barriers to prescription access with innoviCares partnership
Toronto-based PopRx, which allows users to organize and manage prescriptions from the phone, has announced a partnership with…
#TechTO launches #HealthTO and #FinTechTO to encourage more community collaboration
Just two months after the launch of SalesTO, TechToronto has announced the launch of two more offshoot events promising to…
Sun Life Financial partners with MaRS to collaborate with health and FinTech startups
MaRS Discovery District today announced a partnership with Sun Life Financial. “Health as we know it is radically being redefined,…
Government of Ontario accepting applications for $20 million Health Technologies Fund
The Government of Ontario announced that its $20 million Health Technologies Fund is accepting applications from Ontario-based…
PetalMD acquires physician scheduling company Workoptics
Quebec City-based PetalMD is looking to cement its position as a one-stop shop for physician productivity tools. The company…
Cossette launches Cossette Health initiative to support healthcare startups
Despite being a marketing and communications agency, Cossette has also established itself as a player in the startup space:…
With a $25M USD Series A round, LEAGUE’s Mike Serbinis won’t be stopped
Mike Serbinis is pissed off that LEAGUE’s fundraising took nine weeks instead of eight. There are a few reasons for that.…