Health Innovation Roundup

The Health Innovation Roundup provides you with the latest headlines and happenings related to health innovation in the Edmonton region.


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Recent editions

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

With news from API, DiveThru, Prismecha Robotics, Alberta Capital Connect, RNARevive, Amii, the Stony Plain Road BIA, CRIPSiE, U of A, and more.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

With news from Lab2Market, Life Sciences Week, U of A, Bio-Stream, Alberta Blue Cross, Ben Stelter Foundation, Edmonton Alano Club, NAIT, and more.

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

With news from MagnetaMR, U of A and EPL, API, BITO Lab, Startup TNT, the ASTech Awards, blueBell Village, Prospect, EAC, Bissell Centre, and more.


Recently in the roundup

health business

API lands up to $22M for antimicrobial initiative

Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation is receiving up to $21.9 million in federal funding to put toward the $23.5-million Canadian Allied Antimicrobial Supply Resilience initiative.

health business

Lab2Market explores commercialization during Life Sciences Week

Lab2Market's annual summit takes place Sept. 23 to 25 — conveniently when researchers, businesses, funders, and dignitaries are gathered for Life Sciences Week.

health technology

MagnetaMR wants to bring MRI to you

MagnetaMR is developing a portable, AI-informed, low-field MRI device that could cost as little as 10% of the current price of $1.5 million to $3 million for conventional, fixed-place MRI.


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Recent health articles

Five women seated on a stage with a projected image behind them that reads femtech company showcase
health technology

Some innovation is in the how, not the what, says founder

As DiveThru has evolved from a journalling app to a bricks-and-mortar-based therapy provider, founder and CEO Sophie Gray has thought a lot about what innovation means.

Two people pose with robots behind a booth that says Prismecha Robotics & Prosthetics
technology health

Robotics researchers build on Edmonton's AI legacy

A new company has spun out of a University of Alberta research lab to make robotic prosthetics work better for people with limb difference.

Three smiling people gathered in front a an outdoor mural
health city council

West-end BIA seeks to enhance community through compassion

Jerry McFeeters met a man in a bad situation with few options to get out of it. His clothes were dirty. His shoes didn't fit. He was in no shape to take a bus, and no one would let him use a washroom to clean himself up.