Financial Post: “Great research, horrible commercialization”: Why investors see Canada as a potential hotbed for health tech
Reposted from Financial Post | About 13 years ago, Dr. Ralph DaCosta noticed something unusual — a fluorescent glowing red mass of bacteria — while looking at the insides of a lab rat in his microscope as a PhD student in Toronto. The glowing bacteria wasn’t directly related to his research, but it planted the […]
Watch Globalive Media Featuring RNA Diagnostics, Jeremy Bridge
Measuring the effectiveness of cancer treatments is a challenge among the healthcare community. New technology is now able to provide physicians with the resources to either improve or change the treatment plan in order to be most effective for the patient. Jeremy Bridge-Cook President and CEO, Rna Diagnostics talks to Anthony Lacavera about how these advancements are changing the way primary […]
The trillion-dollar taboo: why it’s time to stop ignoring mental health at work
By Lilah Raptopoulous and James Fontanella-Khan , June 7, 2019 Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. Copying articles to share with others is a breach of FT.com T&Cs and Copyright Policy. Email [email protected] to buy additional rights. Subscribers may share up to 10 or […]
Watch Globalive Media Featuring Exact Imaging: Randy Aucoin
Prostate cancer affects millions globally, and the cost associated with the diagnosis and treatment can be significant. Randy AuCoin President and CEO, Exact Imaging speaks to Anthony Lacavera about how new technology is allowing urologists to perform targeted biopsies.
Watch Globalive Media Featuring BrainFx Tracy Milner
BrainFx is catching what other brain health tests are missing. BrainFx Co-Founder and CEO Tracy Milnerexplains to Anthony Lacavera how her platform uses digital technology to help healthcare professionals see the effects of cognitive dysfunction earlier, allowing them to take preventative measures to ensure the better patient outcomes.
Bellingham Urology Group Acquires First ExactVu in Washington State for Real-Time Targeted Prostate Biopsies
TORONTO, CANADA — Exact Imaging (www.exactimaging.com), the world’s leader in high resolution micro-ultrasound systems enabling real-time imaging and biopsy guidance for the prostate, announced that Bellingham Urology Group has acquired the ExactVu™ micro-ultrasound system for real-time targeted prostate biopsies. This is the first of its kind in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. “At Bellingham Urology Group, […]
Watch Globalive Media Featuring AkiraHealth John Mozas
The way people interact with their physicians is the same as it was 50 years ago. Akira Health is bringing the process to the 21st century with their virtual healthcare platform. Co-Founder and CEO John Mozastells Anthony Lacavera how his system is cutting costs and, most importantly, saving patient’s valuable time.
Watch Globalive Media Featuring Flosonics Joe Eibl
With the use of ultrasound technology, Flosonics Medical has created an IoT wearable device that can change the way critical care patients are monitored. Co-Founder and CEO Joe Eibl explains to Anthony Lacavera how his technology will give practitioners real-time information that will allow patients to be treated more accurately and efficiently
KKR fund scouring Canadian tech scene for investment opportunities, but they aren’t alone
By Barbara Shecter U.S. buyout specialist KKR & Co. is actively making the rounds of tech hubs in Toronto, Waterloo and Vancouver, in the hopes of scoring the first Canadian investment for its Next Generation Technology Fund. The New York-based firm is “actively looking at a handful of investment opportunities in Canada,” Dave Welsh, who […]
Watch Globalive Media Featuring MolecuLight’s Dr.Ralph DaCosta
MolecuLight’s Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Ralph DaCosta discusses how light-based technology takes the guesswork out of patient treatment plans. moleculight
