Watch Globalive Media’s “Beyond Innovation” Featuring eSight Brian Mech
More than 400 million people globally have some kind of vision impairment, significantly impacting their quality of life. Anthony Lacavera speaks with eSight CEO Brian Mech about the company’s electronic glasses that can restore 20/20 vision to many legally blind individuals using unprecedented technology.
Watch Globalive Media’s “Beyond Innovation” on Bloomberg TV Featuring MolecuLight’s Dr.Ralph DaCosta
Globalive Media’s “Beyond Innovation”, which aired on Bloomberg Television around the world. MolecuLight uses new imaging technology to help clinicians take the guesswork out of their treatment plans. Dr. Ralph DaCosta, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer tells Anthony Lacavera how light can automatically visualize bacteria at every stage of wound care
Behind The Fundraise with iGan Partners
On April 18, Toronto-based VC fund, iGan Partners, announced it had raised CAD $100M for its first fund, iGan Fund I; surpassing its initial goal of CAD $50M. The fund is focused on the health technology sector which includes digital health, medical devices, healthcare IT and AI. The fund will also provide diversified exposure to early-stage health […]
CEOs in Health Care Discuss Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
By Joseph Walker, Peter Loftus and Brianna Abbott Technology is reshaping health care, from pharmaceutical research to detecting opioid addiction, but the magnitude and pace of change isn’t always as dramatic as some had hoped a few years ago, industry leaders said at The Wall Street Journal Health Forum on Tuesday. Novartis AG Chief Executive Vas Narasimhan said […]
iGan Partners Announces the Closing of iGan Fund I at $100 million
iGan Partners is pleased to announce the closing of its first fund at $100 million with the help of family offices and high net worth individuals. The fund is focused on the health technology sector including: digital health, medical devices, healthcare IT and artificial intelligence (AI). The fund provides investors with diversified exposure to early-stage health technologies. […]
iGan Partners is Proud to be the Presenting Sponsor for Health Innovation Week at MaRS from April 1-5, 2019
Toronto Health Innovation Week (THIW 2019) is the largest gathering of health start-ups, health investors and leading venture capital firms in Canada. Joining from around the world to connect, secure funding and hear from the leading experts in the Healthcare industry right in the heart of Toronto city. This year’s conference, iGan Partners led a […]
ORBCARE SECURES $2 MILLION SEED FUNDING FOR HEALTHTECH SOFTWARE
OrbCare, a healthtech company based in Toronto, has announced the close of its seed funding round, raising $2 million in equity financing. “One of our strategies is to prove to ourselves that we have a well-defined, operational company.” The round was led by iGan Partners, a Toronto-based early stage healthtech VC, and saw participation from its […]
Why home health care is the next great business in Canada
By Jon Hansen – MAY 15, 2018 According to a World Economic Forum white paper, depending on the year you were born your life expectancy will be anywhere from 85 to 103. In fact, if you were born in 2007, you have a 50-percent chance of living to the ripe old age of 104. Is it […]
Financial Times: Photoacoustic imaging enables scientists to step up war on cancer
Clare Elwell JANUARY 17,2019 In 1880, fresh from his invention of the telephone, Alexander Bell was experimenting with using light to carry sound (the resulting “photophone” was a precursor to modern day fibre optic communication). He noticed that shining a beam of sunlight on a rubber sheet produced an audible sound — the first demonstration […]
Financial Times: Investors urge tech start-ups to hoard cash
By Aliya Ram and Tim Bradshaw – FEBRUARY 2, 2019 VC groups say the slowing economy will make fundraising more difficult. Venture capital investors are warning their start-ups to hold more cash as worries about the global economy and stock market volatility threaten to trickle down into private tech financings. “We are certainly […]
