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July 27, 2022
Dear member,
What fun! An exit! Health Innovation Hub company Medo.AI is being acquired by American health information and medical device company Exo. Big Congratulations team Medo.AI. Did you know that Medo.AI used to work out of our cool office space in Enterprise Square until very recently when covid and physical distancing required them to move? Like Medo, if you are looking for space for your health or life science venture and would like a tour, please email healthub@ualberta.ca with your request and we will be happy to help you.
Our vision is to bring together the health innovation community so we can continue to learn from one another and grow. Our monthly Health Innovators’ Meetup has been receiving a lot of encouragement and feedback from our community with topic requests for panel discussions. For the rest of the year, all our meetup topics will come from our community, starting with the August meetup on From LAB to MARKET. We have an exciting panel of entrepreneurs who will discuss how and when to pull your technology from the lab to the market. Don’t forget to register and reserve your spot today.
To James, this month’s Meet Our Community member, innovation in health means “making health services more available by decreasing costs, using novel techniques, and my personal speciality, applying existing modern computer technologies”. So true James. And we all can play a part. HIH company Nanostics’ checks all the boxes and needs your help for their research project. They are looking for healthy individuals to donate their blood and urine for their project on bladder cancer. If you are able to volunteer, please email koreayod@ualberta.ca.
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News from the Hub
Exo® Acquires Medo AI
Medo.ai is being acquired by Exo, a pioneering health information and medical devices company. By integrating Medo’s proprietary Sweep AI™ technology into its ultrasound platform, Exo will make ultrasound imaging more accessible to a wider range of caregivers.
Our upcoming Health Innovators' Meetup - From LAB to MARKET on August 11
Our next topic for the Health Innovators' Meetup is From Lab to Market. Join us on August 11 at 4 pm to learn from our panellists of health entrepreneurs who had an idea and successfully commercialized it.
New Member at the Hub - Glyco Biologics Inc.
Glyco Biologics Inc. uses technologies that are based on glycopolymers for drug and gene medicines and hydrogels for cell and tissue engineering.
Health Innovators' Meetup - PICNIC in the PARK was a Success!
Our team had a great time facilitating the Health Innovators' Meetup at the Hawrelak Park on July 14. There were games, food, prizes and networking.
Click & Push's Call for Partnerships
The Atlas is a community-sourced voice-interactive navigation app that empowers digital citizens with accessibility information to help them access societal spaces. If you’re interested in partnering to make the world a more accessible place for all, contact them here.
Nanostics in the News!
Nanostics was featured on Global News on July 21. They are developing a test for bladder cancer using blood or urine to help reduce the number of patients who need more invasive diagnostic testing. They need people who have never had cancer to volunteer for the clinical trials.
Our Companies are Hiring
AI/ML Research Engineer. You will perform a critical role in advancing the application software research needed to deliver software platforms, components, and prototypes.
If you are a student looking for jobs and networking opportunities, join our Talent Hub here.
Meet our Community
Business Management & Device Development at Tricca Technologies Inc.
1. What does health innovation/ innovation in health mean to you?
To me, innovation in health means making health services more available by decreasing costs, using novel techniques, and my personal speciality, applying existing modern computer technologies.
2. In your opinion, what is the state of the health innovation ecosystem in Alberta, Canada and globally?
We live in exciting times. Microcontrollers and associated software are now mature, inexpensive, and easily available. For us health innovators, this presents an enormous opportunity to apply these existing technologies to all sorts of healthcare challenges, whether that be reducing complex lab tests to a button press or the next smart health device. This potential for growth is great for health innovation ecosystems everywhere because of the numerous opportunities to apply existing computer technologies.
3. What motivated you to join the Health Innovation Hub?
Starting a business is hard. Starting a health business is harder, and the easiest way to learn what you don't know is to talk and engage with a community that has your back. There have been many times where I researched a question for hours, only to have it explained to me in 10 minutes after I asked someone who's been there before. Tricca was motivated to join so as to save time, learn, and hopefully help someone else.
4. How would you describe yourself in one sentence?
I am a technology-loving, Linux-using, prototype-building entrepreneur.
5. What is the one thing you are most excited about right now?
Tricca is nearing the end of another prototype, which is very exciting for us. The new prototype fixes quite a lot of issues and will save a lot of headaches. There's nothing quite like seeing hard work pay off!
Funding & Wage Subsidies
Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Voucher
BioAlberta is recruiting SMEs to participate in WIL for Fall 2022 and Winter 2023. Eligible SMEs will be awarded $5000 in wage support. Contact jamie@bioalberta.com for more information on how to apply.
RESI Boston Innovator's Pitch Challenge
The Innovator’s Pitch Challenge (IPC) is an opportunity for early-stage life science and healthcare companies to gain additional exposure to conference attendees and pitch directly to a panel of judges, featuring active investors and industry experts.
Startup Global 2022
Are you a startup interested in scaling up and doing business in new markets? If so, you are invited to apply to pitch to win your share of $75,000 to help grow your business through the wildcard round of the Startup Global Pitch Competition.
Resources & Opportunities
Detecting concussions using objective indicators
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is seeking a technology, procedure or technique that provides the means to detect concussions based on the objective measure of clinical indicators. The application deadline is Sept 12, 2022, at 2 pm ET.
Respiratory disease therapeutics
National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is seeking potential therapeutics (ideally sub-micromolar potent) to treat respiratory disease by targeting viral infection, replication and/or addressing associated co-morbidities. The application deadline is Aug 29, 2022 at 2 pm ET.
Community News & Events
Innovation U: An Entrepreneurship Series - Creating a One Page Business Plan
Thursday, August 11 | 7:00 p.m. MST | Edmonton Public Library and Innovate Edmonton have teamed up to offer a four-course innovation series delivered in-person and online to Edmontonians with big ideas!
Great Prairies Pitch Marathon
Thursday, August 18 | 8:00 a.m. MST | Over 200 Prairies-based companies, from a variety of sectors, will be pitching LIVE, all day long. 9+ hours. 200+ startups. 30+ hosts. 5 afterparties in YEG, YYC, YXE, YQR, and YWG. Don’t miss out on the greatest pitch event the Prairies has ever seen!
Demo Day - Valley Ready Program Fall 2022
Thursday, September 8 | 10:00 a.m. MST | This event will showcase some amazing innovations from 7 Canadian life science companies. The CELS Valley Ready program is designed to prepare Canadian life science companies for U.S. market entry or capital. The 4-month program includes workshops, 1:1 mentorship, network connections, and a Demo Day showcase.
Articles
Hiring has slowed from last years’ pace, but skilled tech workers are still in demand
While many corporations are learning to succeed through industry transformations, others struggle and fail. What explains the difference?
This article contains some of the key developments expected to be seen during 2022.
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