Life Sciences

Recent stories about life sciences


Mark Curial of MACH32 holds a microphone on stage in front of a banner for Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation
health business

Life Sciences Investment Summit returns in 2023

Startup TNT is bringing back its Life Sciences Investment Summit in early 2023, alongside its first agtech summit and its second cleantech summit.

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Three smiling people sit on a couch. Hillary Sweet holds a spaniel on the left, and Alicia Naundorf holds a tabby ca on the right, with Matthew Nickel is in the middle
business health

Health test for pets makes its way from lab to garage to stores

Kidney-Chek, a non-invasive test for chronic kidney disease in dogs and cats, is available in stores as of this week, marking an important milestone for a company that started in a biomedical engineering lab at the University of Alberta.

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A portrait of AltaML co-founder Cory Janssen
health technology

AltaML partners with venture capital firm to combine AI and life sciences expertise

AltaML has formed a strategic alliance with Amplitude Venture Capital, a top Canadian firm focused on life sciences and building precision medicine companies. The partnership will look to leverage the possibility of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the biotechnology sector.

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Nir Katchinskiy pitches PulseMedica
health technology

Life Sciences Investment Summit aims to provide more than $1M to growing companies

Health innovators and entrepreneurs across Alberta have two more weeks to apply for the inaugural Startup TNT Life Sciences Investment Summit in March.

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