Michael Serbinis only cares about trillion dollar markets
Michael Serbinis is having a great week. Not only did the founder and CEO of LEAGUE launch his new personal health care startup…
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Michael Serbinis-led LEAGUE launches in Canada
After several months of buildup and a months-long beta period in Toronto, LEAGUE, the personal health care startup founded…
Three companies take top prize at HealthKick 2015
After a flurry of speakers and announcements in the MaRS Discovery District, three companies stood out from the pack yesterday…
Ontario government creates new $20 million Health Technology Innovation Evaluation Fund
At the MaRS HealthKick 2015 event in Toronto today, the Ontario government announced the creation of a new fund to grow and…
Figure 1 brings paging support to its “Instagram for doctors” app
Toronto-based Figure 1, which builds a photo sharing service for the medical industry, has garnered a reputation as the go-to…
Today in Funding: TouchBistro, Ayogo, McRock INFund + HarbourVest VCAP
Funds are raising funds and April is the month of Series A rounds. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from whom. …
EDC and MaRS announce partnership to help Canadian companies “go global”
Export Development Canada (EDC), Canada’s trade finance agency, and MaRS have announced a new partnership that will assist…
Velocity Fund Finals winner Vitameter is ready to break through the blood barrier
Vitameter co-founder James MacLean had multiple causes for celebration when I ran into him at the Bombshelter pub after the…
MaRS Study: Toronto startups with women, foreign founders less likely to raise funding
Last December, the MaRS Data Catalyst team published a study investigating the ethnic and gender diversity of Toronto startups.…
EXCITE2015 tracks intersection of health & wearables this weekend
A conference dedicated to providing university students with opportunities in the healthcare industry takes over the University…
ChipCare raises $5 million in Series A financing
Canadian health care startups are receiving both attention and investment in 2015. The latest infusion goes to Toronto-based…
MaRS HealthKick 2015 pitch competition offers $60,000 in prizes to health startups
It takes a special kind of person to be in healthcare. Caring for others takes heart and an enormous amount of patience. At…
Ontario second in life sciences sector, but VC funding down 20%
A first of its kind report has been released by Life Sciences Ontario (LSO) that shows the economic impact the sector is having…
EyeCheck accepts the challenge of hardware to close the global vision deficit
In addition to the $25,000 EyeCheck took home last November at the University of Waterloo’s Velocity Fall Fund Finals…
eQOL receives $435,000 from Ontario government to enhance patient independence
MaRS Innovation is reporting that Sault Ste. Marie-based eQOL received $435,475 from the Ontario government last week in a…