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health technology

Glenrose becomes an innovation hub to accelerate age-tech

The Glenrose Hospital Foundation has joined the envisAGE initiative as its sixth Innovation Hub.

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A collage showing the EndoSure test on the left and sensors hooked up to a patient's abdomen on the right.
health technology

Non-surgical endometriosis test now available in Edmonton

The Edmonton-based distributor of EndoSure is hoping the new, quick, and non-invasive test can help reduce the number of patients suffering from advanced endometriosis.

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People seated in tiers inside an indoor space.
technology health

Social-good companies still feel accelerator's reverberations

Losing a program that helped companies focus on public good, investment, and scale is a "big loss," says one successful grad of the defunct Community Safety and Wellness Accelerator.

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health technology

RNARevive plugs into U.S. accelerator

RNARevive is on a hot streak that includes participation in Plug and Play's Lifetech Batch 2.

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A round bench edged with bright yellow tiles on the platform at Bay/Enterprise Square LRT station
transit health

ETS 'eager to learn' when it comes to accessibility

Accessibility on transit is improving for Edmontonians who are blind and partially sighted, but there's still work to be done, says an advocate with CNIB.

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health business

Femtech booster emerges to make waves in women's health

Antigoni Studios, described as Canada's first femtech venture studio, has launched to support early-stage femtech innovators through non-dilutive funding, investor connections, and a membership-based community, among other things.

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health technology

New partners support data analytics initiative for precision cancer care

Alberta Innovates and Pfizer have joined the Precision Analytics Program, a collaboration between the Alberta Cancer Foundation and Cancer Care Alberta to improve outcomes for Albertans with cancer by using vast data to reduce wait times and tailor patient care.

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AB for Abortion's pink billboard with "It's your choice" written on it.
health region

AB for Abortion launches Patreon to capture ongoing support

The organization behind the bright pink "It's your choice" sign on the QEII has launched a Patreon account to allow its supporters to make recurring donations for abortion advocacy across the region.

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health

Pop culture helps The Dementia Collective foster understanding

blueBell Village is using pop culture to expand the ways people understand what it's like to live with dementia.

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