Artificial Intelligence R&D Published on December 11, 2019 Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine and the Research Center of the University Hospital of Quebec – Laval University have developed a new technique to diagnose in less than four hours the bacteria responsible for a urinary tract infection. This approach uses mass spectrometry and artificial intelligence. (french content) Read more
Artificial Intelligence R&D Published on December 11, 2019 The Oncopole, the MEDTEQ Consortium, the TransMedTech Institute and the Cancer Research Society, as part of the joint Onco-Tech Competition, are proud to announce a $2.6M investment to support innovative projects in oncology and in medical technologies. Created by leading financiers wanting to combine academic research and industry expertise, the Onco-Tech Competition is an opportunity for Quebec investigators to accelerate the development, validation and marketing of new medical technologies in oncology, for the benefit of patients. Read more
Digital Health Published on December 11, 2019 Montreal’s innovation professionals are coming together to provide an advanced technological solution to help care more effectively for patients with heart failure and multiple other conditions such as diabetes. Called Continuum, the research collaboration is led by the team of Dr. François Tournoux, a cardiologist and researcher at the Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM). The project seeks to understand how advanced digital technology can help health professionals and patients suffering from multiple serious medical conditions to jointly manage their treatment plan at home to reduce hospital readmissions. Continuum will also create a vast database that could be used by artificial intelligence (AI) in the future to develop further care innovations. Read more
Medtech Published on December 9, 2019 SoundBite (Montreal) Announces Health Canada Approval of the SoundBite™ Crossing System – Peripheral. Through an elegant combination of hardware and software, it can, in a very controllable manner, deliver high amplitude shock wave pulses through guidewires and other interventional tools, to specifically attack highly calcified and fibrotic tissue in the vascular system, while leaving healthy, elastic arterial walls unharmed. Read more
Biotech Published on December 4, 2019 During the Antibiotic Awareness Week, Bio-K Plus International Inc. announces the inauguration of its new basic and preclinical research laboratory at the INRS Center Armand-Frappier Health Biotechnology in Laval, Quebec. Read more
Digital Health Published on December 4, 2019 Raspberry inc., who develops and aims to commercialize a revolutionary medical diagnostic tool that can profile the entire immune response of a patient or an animal (10 million antibodies) in less than two hours and from a simple blood sample, settles in the Eastern Townships. (french content) Read more
R&D Published on December 4, 2019 TD Bank Group announces $ 1 million to the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation. From among the nominations received from across North America, the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation has distinguished itself through the project of clinician-researcher Dr. Catherine Goudie; a mobile application that identifies cancer susceptibility syndromes in young patients, a world first in pediatric oncology. (french content) Read more
Pharma Published on December 4, 2019 Laurent Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focusing on rare diseases, today announced that it has received the final approval for a CAD 2.7M loan from the Quebec Government through its BioMed Propulsion program. This financing will help support the Company’s Phase 2 clinical study evaluating LAU-7b in adult patients with cystic fibrosis. Read more
Artificial Intelligence Published on December 4, 2019 The Conseil interprofessionnel du Québec (CIQ), the grouping of the 46 professional orders in the province, is associated with the CHUM School of Artificial Intelligence in Health (ÉIAS). (french content) Read more