Surrey, BC: “Weâll be like a Silicon Valley for Health Care in Canada”
It’s been barely a year since itâs launch and Ryan DâArcy said âitâs been moving like a bullet train: a lot has…
Healthtech
Not a Silver Bullet, But Close: PHEMI’s Prescription for Fixing the Health Care System
Technology is not the health care system’s silver bullet, but individuals choosing to live healthier is. Believing in…
Mobile Apps in Healthcare and #BeAnOrganDonor Twitter Campaigns: HealthAchieve2013 Takes a Deeper Look This Week
HealthAchieve2013, the largest health care conference of its kind in North America, kicks off today at the Metro Toronto…
Will the AIRO Health-Monitoring Wristband Kill the Activity Tracker?
The fitness bracelet is back. It hasnât been since 2004 that Iâve seen so many people sporting a rubber band on their wrist…
Digital Medicine and the Healthcare Industry: It’s Complicated
The tricorder is no longer just a Trekkieâs thing, as fellow BetaKit writer Tom Emrich found out last week. Digital medicine…
Vancouver’s Curatio Wins $100,000 for Mobile Healthcare App
Vancouver-based startup Curatio is sitting pretty these days. The four-month old company, part of Wavefrontâs Venture Accelerator…
The $10,000 Kiss My App Contest Is Open to Undergraduate Students
Canadian undergraduate students will have the chance to design an app and win $10,000 via the “Kiss My App Contest”,…
Halifax’s STI Technologies Gets Huge $17 Million Private Equity Infusion
Halifax-based STI Technologies, a company that developed a card-based program connecting physicians, patients, pharmacy and…
BDC Venture Capital Is Giving $135 Million to Healthcare Tech
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is making one big bet on healthcare technologies. The BDC’s Venture Capital…
The Unlikely Entrepreneur: How One Canadian Doctor is Spreading Awareness Through an App
Dr. Jillian Roberts never wanted to run a startup. She just wanted to solve a problem. A registered child psychologist and…
Seamless is the Mobile Answer to Reducing Hospital Readmissions
Tax-time can be tough on the wallet, root-canal therapy isnât much fun and moving doesnât count as one of life’s…
Torontoâs Kinetic CafĂ© Partners with Freshii to Start Health-Focused Startup Program
Toronto-based innovation firm Kinetic CafĂ© is teaming up with Freshii, a leader in healthy fast food, to offer a health, food…
Startups Jumpstarting Fitness Motivation with Technology
Losing weight and staying active can be a challenge even for the most motivated of people. But a number of startups are aiming…