Health Innovation Roundup
The Health Innovation Roundup provides you with the latest headlines and happenings related to health innovation in the Edmonton region.
Published every Wednesday
Recent editions
With news from Edmonton Startup Week, Startup TNT, MagnetaMR, RWI, Health Cities, Silvertech Summit, EBDA, the Stollery, Alberta Innovates, and more.
With news about Edmonton's public spaces bylaw, DrugBank, Alberta Innovates, Samdesk, CarePros, Quest Pharmatech, U of A, iHuman, ABmunis, and more.
With news from API, DiveThru, Prismecha Robotics, Alberta Capital Connect, RNARevive, Amii, the Stony Plain Road BIA, CRIPSiE, U of A, and more.
Recently in the roundup
Health innovators showcased at Edmonton Startup Week
Close to a third of the "top 10 companies to watch" pitched health innovation at the sold-out kickoff party for Edmonton Startup Week.
Councillors endorse changes to public spaces bylaw
Edmonton city councillors have voted to suspend the part of the public spaces bylaw that prohibits loitering in transit spaces during extreme weather.
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.
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Recent health articles
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.
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.
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.