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Excited to share the latest Let's Talk Science profile featuring Genome Canada's President & CEO Dr. Rob Annan! Dive into his insights on the critical role of science and technology and how innovation is driving impactful change! Read the full profile at https://lnkd.in/ekSXNHK5 #Genomics #Leadership #Science #GenomeCanada #LetsTalkScience

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Grateful to Rachel Bartholomew for sharing the challenges she and many women face in femtech and taking action with Hyivy Health and Femtech Canada. Among the critical core message of the article, a few eyeopening callouts: 💰 The global market potential for endometriosis treatments alone is predicted to be between US $180B and $250B ⚖️ Funding for companies treating erectile dysfunction was 6x higher than for those concentrating on endometriosis ⏳ It takes an average of 7 years for women to get an endometriosis diagnosis from when they first notice symptoms 🌍 About 1/3 of women around the world discontinue hormonal birth control in the first year because of either side-effects or health concerns 📉 Ovarian cancer survival rates haven’t improved in decades 📜 It wasn’t until 1993 that the U.S. Congress passed a law mandating the inclusion of women in government-funded clinical trials; in Canada, there are guidelines but no legal requirements to ensure women are part of research design and trials

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The Pandemic was a real education to Canada, and it's reliance on technologies and companies outside this country. When push came to shove, and the world was competitng for valuable resources to test for Covid, Canada was left out in the cold (literally). We had no access to extraction technologies, and no vaccine capabilities ourselves. DMark Biosciences played a pivotal role in supplying Canada with RNA extraction instrumentation and kits. Our partners of Revvity, MolGen, and Complete Genomics provided instrumentation and kits throughout Canada, where traditional suppliers refused to sell to Canada. Now that Canada is gearing up its vaccine response for the next pandemic, @DMark is here to help again. We have partnered with L7 Informatics for over a decade providing the best Enterprise Science platform available on the planet to manage the data required to enable biomanufacturing. This webinar will help you learn how L7/ESP will speed the time to market for Drugs from development to commercialization, Reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies, and provide a single source of truth for scientific data and process management throughout the product lifecycle management. Whether your field is protein, genomics, multi-omics, research, diagnostics, development or manufacturing, L7 will provide huge value for your scientific life sciences data management.

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Discover the vital role of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in shaping Canada's healthcare decisions! 📊✨ Join us as we explore HTA's impact on funding, policy-making, and patient care through evidence-based evaluations. Watch now to learn how HTA drives informed, quality-focused healthcare. 🌍🏥 For more insights, read the full research paper and contact us to involve patients in HTA development here: Lopes, E., Street, J., Carter, D., Merlin, T., & Stafinski, T. (2020). Understanding Canadian Health Technology Assessment through a systems lens #HealthTechnologyAssessment #HTA #HealthcareFunding #EvidenceBased #TransparentMethods #HealthcareCanada #HTAExperts #HealthInnovation #HealthcareImprovement #ContactUs #HealthcareSupport #HealthTech #MedicalResearch #ContinuousImprovement #HTAServices #Canada

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Post 2 of 4: Powered by BIOTECanada, BIONATION is the national policy event showcasing the vibrant biotech network in Canada, and highlighting the strategic economic and social importance of Canada’s biotech sector. BIONATION brings together researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and the workforce of today and tomorrow to explore the future of biotech. 🗓 Mark your calendars for September 24-25, in Ottawa, as we delve into the opportunities ahead for the sector through four key discussion themes; today, we're featuring our second program theme: Investment Attraction As the world emerges from the impact of the pandemic, nations throughout the world are looking to build the for solutions needed for any future public health emergencies, establishing an unprecedented global competition for great ideas and the investment dollars required to nurture them into reality. Canadian innovation played an integral role is solving for the COVID19 crisis thanks to a small start up company in Vancouver. There are dozens of similar solutions at hand, every one of them an asset to ecosystem growth and global competitiveness. Canada can help them to grow their operations here with the investment needed for them to reach commercial capacity. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to engage with industry leaders and shape the future of biotechnology in Canada. To view additional program details visit: https://lnkd.in/dUeJCWJC #BIONATION2024 #biotech #biotechnology #innovation #events #cdnpoli #canada #policy #investment #research #BIONATION AbbVie, Novartis, CASTL - Canadian Alliance for Skills and Training in Life Sciences BioTalent Canada, Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Stem Cell Network, adMare BioInnovations, AstraZeneca

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Cybersecurity experts are increasingly being asked to help Canadian healthcare organizations navigate the opportunities and risks of using AI in healthcare. In response to this, we have created a new guide that advises on how to build an infrastructure of trust to facilitate AI adoption in healthcare in a safe and responsible way. Download the guide to learn more: https://bit.ly/3UsbQ8k

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At UBC, we are dedicated to the mission of answering important questions on the safety and effectiveness of treatments for patients. We design and execute modernized studies that leverage technologically advanced data acquisition solutions. - Want to learn the truth about so called “decentralized trials?” Bypass the empty words and speak to our experts with firsthand experience implementing these trial designs. - Experiencing slow enrollment in your study and considering a hybrid design? Beware of the marketing jargon and engage with experts with real-world experience. - Are you thinking about implementing a “decentralized trial?” Meet with our team first to learn why that term is fundamentally misleading and leverage our experience to design a modernized / hybrid study that will address your research objectives. - Is your trial behind on its enrollment goals? Reach more patients and accelerate enrollment with a hybrid study design, not unsubstantiated hype. Speak to our experts with lived experience implementing hybrid study designs. Learn how UBC can help: https://lnkd.in/eb-jh9eN #PatientsFirst #DCT #Pharma #RWE

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🙌We always love to talk about our ecosystem and why its the ideal catalyst for life science entrepreneurship. McMaster University, world's top ranked research institution and a consortium partner, is one of the key members contributing to the thriving Hamilton life science ecosystem. 👉Here are some of many notable highlights from the university that is a testament to the growth happening in Hamilton: 🧬 Fusion Pharmaceuticals, a McMaster startup, has been acquired by AstraZeneca for $2.4 billion 🧬McMaster University supported150 startups that collectively created over 600 jobs and attracted $550 million in investment 🧬Two McMaster researchers have developed a groundbreaking blood test for endometriosis ( Afynia Laboratories), expanding the field of femtech These efforts are boosting Hamilton as a hub for life sciences innovation, and attracting substantial investment and talent to the region. 💡Read the full article to learn more about McMaster's impact: https://loom.ly/lNZRse4 #Innovation #LifeSciences #Technology #Healthcare #Research #Ontario

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CANADA PIONEERING OPEN AI-ASSISTED SURGERY - Dr. Amin Madani and his team at University Health Network are leading advancements in AI to enhance #surgery to reduce errors and improve patient care globally. Quick summary: - Dr. Amin Madani, a general surgeon at UHN, integrates AI with surgical procedures to improve precision and outcomes. - His research revealed that human limitations, like scope of vision, often cause preventable surgical errors. - The UHN team launched a prototype using AI to guide safe incisions in real-time, now being tested in procedures like breast and colorectal surgery. - Future vision: Dr. Madani envisions a global AI data infrastructure to offer surgical guidance in remote areas. - Currently, their AI model delivers anatomy-based alerts during surgeries, supporting minimally invasive procedures. “My dream is one day we can have a global data infrastructure where we can create the algorithms and disseminate them anywhere in the world, anytime.” — Dr. Amin Madani, General Surgeon and Director of the Surgical AI Research Academy, University Health Network Click below to read the full story in McLeans Magazine👇 NAVIGATING AI: Ask AI is an independent nonprofit that's been helping people stay one step ahead of artificial intelligence opportunities and disruptions since 2017. Join monthly newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gA2aB_Ef AI innovator? Share demo: https://lnkd.in/gc43EUDu Business leader? Share insights: https://lnkd.in/gV8wVAVx Startup or investor? Join Venture Match: https://lnkd.in/ga7q5Ned Event organizer? Let's collaborate: https://lnkd.in/gnMurTF5 #canada #artificialintelligence #healthtech #healthcare #innovation #opentech

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#FounderSpotlight Today, we want to highlight Dr. Armstrong Murira and Dr. Nardin Nakhla, the dynamic duo behind Simmunome Inc. - an artificial intelligence-powered startup focused on predicting the likelihood of drug candidates to fail (or succeed) in clinical trials. Through this they help their clients discover the right pathway to go after in disease treatment; reducing the cost and time spent on clinical trials on one hand, and increasing their efficiency and success rate on the other. Dr. Armstrong Murira (Co-founder & CEO) received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Simon Fraser University, where he also majored in Bachelor’s of Business Administration. His research focused on leveraging computational biology to understand human biological networks that cause and fight disease. In 2016, he developed the idea for Simmunome during his post-doc, where he connected with Dr. Nardin Nakhla through a mutual friend. Dr. Murira’s technical and business background allows him to handle the business and sales aspects of the company. As the co-founder and CTO of Simmunome Inc., Dr. Nardin Nakhla combines her knowledge in engineering, machine learning, and neuroscience to lead the company's research and development efforts, focusing on innovative AI models that simulate disease pathways and predict drug efficacy outcomes. After gaining experience as a regional electrical engineer at Procter & Gamble, Nardin's passion for research drew her back to academia. This led her to pursue a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at McGill University, where she utilized machine learning and diverse modeling techniques to investigate the brain's information processing and learning capabilities. Simmunome was born out of their combined passion for finding new ways to understand and treat complex diseases. At BKR Capital, we are dedicated to unearthing and supporting Canada’s most promising founders who are disrupting industries based on a combination of clear market understanding and sound technical expertise. #BKRCapital #BKRCapitalPortco #VentureCapital #BlackEntrepreneurs #BlackInTech #BlackExcellence #innovation #TechStartups

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Brain Canada is thrilled to announce the launch of the 2024 Platform Support Grants (PSG)! Brain Canada has identified support for research platforms as a gap in the neuroscience research funding environment and the PSG program aims to continue addressing this critical gap. The program supports major research platforms at a local, regional, or national scale with the goal of providing enhanced technical and research capabilities to multiple investigators in the neurosciences. Brain Canada, through the Canada Brain Research Fund, has allocated $13 million dollars of federal funding to the 2024 PSG program, to be matched by funding provided by sponsors secured by the applicants for a total possible funding envelope of $26 million dollars. For the first time ever, researchers can apply for funding through one of two streams: Stream 1 ➡️ Will support platforms that are in development or already existing but that have never been funded through Brain Canada’s Platform Support Grants program. Stream 2 ➡️ Will support platforms that have previously received funding through Brain Canada’s Platform Support Grants program. Learn more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gvy7tEdh

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#PNPTCAlberta Alumni Saventic Health has raised 2.1M USD in bridge funding. 🎊 To date, Saventic Health has developed 50 AI algorithms capable of identifying the most common rare diseases. The company collaborates with global pharmaceutical companies and is currently running projects with 11 of the 30 largest players in the industry. Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/g-wJexKi Alberta Innovates Edmonton Unlimited Calgary Economic Development

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📢 Exciting news for the future of  biomanufacturing in Canada! OBIO® and CATTI are thrilled to announce the launch of the Biomanufacturing for Advanced Therapies Training Program - a transformative initiative funded by Upskill Canada, powered by Palette Skills, & the Government of Canada! 🎉 This program is based on a stackable credentialing approach and designed to develop the specialized skill sets needed in Canada’s rapidly growing advanced therapies biomanufacturing sector, including cell and gene therapies (CGT). By equipping participants with critical expertise, this initiative supports the domestic commercialization of advanced therapies and addresses the escalating demand for skilled professionals across Canada. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3NPNNfH #Biomanufacturing #AdvancedTherapies #TrainingProgram #CellAndGeneTherapies #OBIO #CATTI #UpskillCanada #PaletteSkills #GovernmentofCanada Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada

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Managing complex wounds in LTC can be challenging. That’s why peopleCare Communities is partnering with Skinopathy—one of Canada's Top 20 Early-Stage Companies—with support from OBIO’s LSCTC Centre of Excellence, to assess an AI-powered wound care solution. Raising the bar in wound care, the technology captures images of complex wounds on a mobile device, provides visual assessments, suggests treatment options, and can connect care teams with specialists through telemedicine, making wound management more access and improving outcomes for LTC residents. “This transformative technology will empower our teams to deliver consistent, high-quality care, keeping residents healthy and supported where they feel most comfortable” says jennifer killing Excited to see how SkinopathyAI can set new standards for wound care in #LTC! Brent Gingerich Megan Allen-Lamb Iuliana Constantin, MEc, CGA, CPA Jeremy Zinger Sheena Campbell Keith Loo Hannah Chan, MD (IMG), MHM Richard Pietro #InnovatingforTomorrow #AIinHealthcare #DigitalHealth https://lnkd.in/g564ED8r

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🙌🏽 This is a very exciting collaboration that can transform wound management in long term care settings! This project, in partnership with peopleCare Communities and Skinopathy, will assess an Ontario-made, #AI-based wound management solution that can help reduce the impact of complex wounds in long term care residents.  Read more:   https://lnkd.in/g564ED8r  #ontariomade #AI #artificialintelligence #woundmanagement #longtermcare #AIinhealthcare #LTC #innovationsinhealthcare #OBIO #LSCTC  

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Prestigious Mitacs Innovation Awards Celebrate Canada’s Top Talent for Breakthroughs in Health, Food, Industry, Water Treatment and More Eight Canadian innovators have been recognized for game-changing contributions across diverse fields. Their work ranges from a first-of-its-kind remote ultrasound device and a novel fungi-based therapeutic for neurodegenerative diseases, to a monitoring system that enables mine operators to ‘see’ inside tailings dams and a low-cost rainwater-powered disinfection solution to deliver clean water to rural areas. Read more at https://lnkd.in/gdyqMVHM Subscribe to the CanadianSME Small Business Magazine by visiting https://lnkd.in/g_jpMD23

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