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…
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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.…
ImStar Therapeutics raises $1.8 million to research ALS treatment solutions
Vancouver-based ImStar Therapeutics, which is developing treatments for ALS, has raised $1.8 million in seed financing. BDC…
Toronto-based Hospital Connection acquired by Parent Life Network
Toronto-based Hospital Connection, which supports new parents by donating kits containing newborn essentials to hospitals and…
iHeart and HeadCheck getting good circulation on Vancouver’s healthtech scene
To paraphrase the celebrated futurist (and occasional Vancouver tech event keynote speaker) Ray Kurzweil, biology is a software…
PetalMD and iamsick.ca partner to make health care more accessible
Toronto-based iamsick.ca and Quebec City-based PetalMD are entering a strategic partnership with the goal of helping Canadian…