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June 29, 2022
Dear member,
Welcome to summer in Edmonton. To celebrate our growing health innovation community, our next Health Innovators’ Meetup is an informal picnic under the Prairie sky! Join us on July 14, Thursday during lunch at Hawrelak Park Site 2 for a fun gathering of entrepreneurs, innovators, students, service providers, employees and health innovation enthusiasts. Spots are limited, so please register and RSVP to reserve your spot. As Scott, CEO at Tricca Technologies and this week’s Meet Our Community member, mentions, he is most excited about “Summer! Both for some nicer weather, but we also have some exciting new projects happening then”. We can’t wait to learn more about the new projects that Tricca is working on.
We are also looking for volunteers to help us with the Meetup, so, if you are looking for a way to serve the community and be more involved with the Health Innovation Hub, we want to hear from you. Just send us an email at healthub@ualberta.ca and let us know your interest in volunteering.
In our last digest, we informed you about a partnership with Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation. While we continue to transition and integrate the Health Innovation Hub’s services within API’s portfolio, there will be some changes to our branding, including the look and feel of the digest. Throughout this exciting transition, we will continue to provide quality service to you and support you to drive health innovation forward. We thank you for your continued support.
News from the Hub
In Conversation Event: Innovation Canada Support and Resources
John Gerum, Senior Innovation Advisor joined us for the In Conversation event back in May where we talked about various resources available for entrepreneurs. The recording is below.
Health Innovators' Meetup - PICNIC in the PARK
Join us at Hawrelak Park Site 2 for games, food and a WHOLE LOT OF FUN on July 14 at 11:30 am!!! Connect with other health innovators and learn about the different resources available to you.
New Member at the Hub - 1in100 Hearts Foundation
1in100 Hearts Foundation aims to increase prenatal detection of Congenital Heart Defects through specialized sonography training programs, raising public awareness, advocating for positive change, and creating a community for these amazing heart warriors.
Health Innovators' Meetup - Call for Volunteers
We are looking to recruit volunteers to support us in organizing our next Health Innovators' Meetup Picnic on July 14. The duties will include setting up and taking down the site, and hosting games. Contact us by July 10 if you are interested.
Our Companies are Hiring
Senior Software Developer (Scientific Algorithm Development - C++). The ideal candidate will have a broad technical background, a solid understanding of applicable analytics, and a natural curiosity for producing effective solutions.
Biochemist (Senior Scientist - Senior Principal Scientist). The ideal candidate should have a deep knowledge of biochemical analysis utilized in small molecule drug discovery and will actively participate in the execution of strategies that support drug discovery programs.
If you are a student looking for jobs and networking opportunities, join our Talent Hub here.
Meet our Community
1. What does health innovation/ innovation in health mean to you?
Real-world impact and applications. Something becomes an innovation in health when it can be utilized to directly help people, before that, it's just ideas.
2. In your opinion, what is the state of the health innovation ecosystem in Alberta, Canada and globally?
There are a lot of great pieces in place and more support for innovation here than in a lot of other places, between the Universities, funding opportunities, and resources for new companies. There just needs to be better systems for connecting them together. Better communication at all levels could make a huge impact.
3. What motivated you to join the Health Innovation Hub?
We were approached directly after we participated in a pitch competition (when we were just starting off as a company). We saw it as a great opportunity to get into the community.
4. How would you describe yourself in one sentence?
I'm an engineer, project manager and problem-solver with a passion for creating practical solutions for complex problems.
5. What is the one thing that you are most excited about right now?
Summer! Both for some nicer weather, but we also have some exciting new projects happening then.
Funding & Wage Subsidies
Export Readiness – Micro Vouchers
Through this program, Alberta Innovates supports Alberta SMEs, can apply for up to $20,000 to build and develop a strategic approach to expanding their international plans and building global export opportunities.
Soft Landing: Scale From Home
Canada’s Tech Network’s Soft Landing: Scale From Home program offers qualified tech-driven startups and scale-ups exposure to digital business opportunities by offering $4,000 CAD in reimbursable marketing and sales expenses.
Industrial Research Assistance Program Youth Employment Program
The National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) aims to help young Canadians get career information, develop skills, find good jobs, and stay employed.
Resources & Opportunities
Entrepreneurship for Life Science/Healthcare Startups
The enrollment for the 4th cohort of the acclaimed 10-week global online class, Entrepreneurship for Life Science/Healthcare Startups: Master Class Direct from Silicon Valley is now open. Classes start on Sept 28.
Seoul Innovation QuickFire Challenge
Innovators are encouraged to submit potentially groundbreaking ideas or technologies that aim to enhance scientific progress across a range of focus areas, including oncology, immunology, infectious diseases and vaccines, neuroscience, and more.
Community News & Events
Basics - The Foundation of TikTok for Business by Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
Wednesday, July 6 | 12:00 p.m. MST In this session, you will be introduced to the basics of TikTok and how it can be a valuable tool for your business, whether you are a business-to-business or a business-to-consumer company.
Entrepreneur Education Series: Validating Your Healthtech with Reg Joseph from Health Cities
Tuesday, July 12 | 10:00 a.m. MST Listen, entrepreneurship is HARD. Startup TNT knows that, they feel you. So they put together a series of educational sessions that will help address some of the issues facing startups.
natHACKS 2022 Info Night
Thursday, July 14 | 6:00 p.m. MST NeurAlbertaTech will be hosting the natHACKS 2022 Info Night from 6:00 - 7:30 PM MDT on July 14th. Come out to learn everything you'll need to know about Canada's Largest Brain-Computer Interfacing Hackathon!
Articles
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