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Healthcare is important and we all depend on it. Governments want an efficient system that operates at a low cost. Healthcare practitioners want to provide the best level of service possible while minimizing clinician burnout. Patients want access to quality care whenever they or a loved one needs it. In recent years, as organizations and […]

Original Article by Anthony Urciuoli, insauga.com, November 22, 2022 A master’s grad from Hamilton’s McMaster University is working to solve the problem of delays in emergency room triage across Ontario. Ron Galaev founded EmergConnect — a centralized digital platform that allows patients to register for emergency care and start a self-assessment while still at home. It then […]

Original Article by Stefan Palios, betakit.com, November 22, 2022 For generations, Ontario has been a key player in North American automaking. It now has the opportunity to lead as the industry moves toward electrification—but only if innovators have the right resources and governments keep playing nice. It’s a tall order, but something Richard Dunda, the […]

Nov-2022
This media release was originally published in Early Adopter Health Network (EAHN), November 18, 2022. As part of furthering innovation and research at Grand River Hospital (GRH), GRH will team up with local start-up TAMVOES with help from the Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO®) to implement a tool that has been designed to help patients […]

Original Article by Reem Tehfe, November 18, 2022 As we mark Global Entrepreneurship Week at McMaster, we are highlighting the innovative thinkers working to turn ideas into reality. Stay tuned to Daily News all week long as we share stories of McMaster community members whose entrepreneurial skills are making real-world impact. Volleyball fan Amanda Nguyen wanted to […]

Nov-2022
Original Article by Rick Young, ScoreGolf, November 17, 2022 Maybe it’s premature for me to dust off music journalist Jon Landau’s famous, “I saw rock and roll’s future and its name is Bruce Springsteen” quote from 1974, but I’m not sure of a better way to articulate my opinion of Westhill Innovation’s new SunRunner. The […]

Nov-2022
Original Article by Kaleigh Wisman, McMaster University, November 15, 2022 A trailblazing brain health assessment technology developed at McMaster is continuing to grow in its applications following new partnerships with Boston University and the Canadian Armed Forces. VoxNeuro is a healthtech company co-founded in 2017 by John Connolly, a professor emeritus specializing in clinical and […]

Original Press Release, Newswire, November 14, 2022 EdTech company rebrands to provide unique end-to-end platform for higher education TORONTO, Nov. 14, 2022 /CNW/ – We are pleased to announce that Altus Assessments will be rebranding under our new name, Acuity Insights. Since 2014, Altus Assessments has been specializing in developing admissions assessment tools, including the […]

David Wilson founded Eye3concepts Inc. (Eye3) as a medical device company to address the unmet needs of the drug testing market. He recognized that the speed and sensitivity of existing drug tests were inadequate for the market, as the demand for rapid detection tests by employers and law enforcement personnel continues to grow. Eye3’s flagship […]

Original Article, Published by McMaster University, November 11, 2022 Three McMaster startups – AIMA Laboratories, LLIF Healthcare and 20/20 OptimEyes Technologies – have received a combined $1.27 million in the second round of McMaster Seed Fund investments. AIMA Laboratories is a biotech company co-founded by Lauren Foster, professor emeritus in the department of obstetrics and […]