Business environment Published on January 27, 2020 Immune Biosolutions, an early-stage biopharmaceutical company from Sherbrooke (QC) focusing on the discovery, engineering and development of therapeutic humanized chicken antibodies, announced the appointments of Drs. Nadine Beauger and Louise Proulx to its Board of Directors. Read more on Immune Biosolutions
R&D Published on January 27, 2020 Professionals, researchers and doctors from the University of Montreal Hospital Center (CHUM) from a dozen medical specialties are joining forces to improve the care of patients with amyloidosis, a rare but often fatal disease. Read more on La Presse
R&D Published on January 27, 2020 A blood test makes it possible to better predict the risks of cardiac complications for patients, such as heart attacks, after surgery, demonstrated a researcher from the CHUM Research Center (Center hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal) with colleagues from the University. McMaster in Ontario. This will allow doctors to prevent deaths and provide a better quality of life for patients. Read more on La Presse
Artificial Intelligence Published on January 26, 2020 Supercluster invests in AI’s economic potential for Canadians Read more on News Wire
Artificial Intelligence Published on January 26, 2020 About fifteen schoolchildren from Armand-Lavergne school, located at the northeastern tip of Montreal, received a very special course: an introduction to artificial intelligence (AI). This workshop is presented by Kids Code Jeunesse, which offers workshops on artificial intelligence to elementary school children across Canada. Read more on L'Usine Digitale
Medtech Published on January 23, 2020 SoundBite Medical Solutions Inc. announces it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the SoundBite™ Crossing System, a unique active wire technology for use in the treatment of peripheral chronic total occlusions (CTOs). Read more on Soundbite Medical Website
R&D Published on January 13, 2020 LQT Therapeutics Announces up to C$1.8M in Seed Funding Led by Fonds de solidarité FTQ to Accelerate Research of New Therapies for Long QT Syndrome Read more
Medtech Published on January 8, 2020 A new “lab on a chip”, developed in Montreal, could speed up the analysis of biological samples and automate the detection of disease. This tool, developed by teams from Polytechnique Montréal and McGill University, is based on microfluidics. As the name suggests, microfluidics involves handling fluids on a very small scale. (french content) Read more
Medtech Published on January 8, 2020 Drawing wounds to better treat burn victims: Quebec researchers are developing a mobile application to precisely assess the area reached in burn victims, a crucial element for healing. (french content) Read more