Do you have a technology-driven solution to a compelling and unmet need in digital health or life sciences? Innovate Calgary’s Life Sciences Fellowship (LSF) program takes early-stage startups with technology-driven solutions to important problems and adds funding, technology development resources, professional development training and expert support. Supported by Alberta Innovates; Alberta Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Northern […]
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From Bench to Market: Commercializing Alberta’s Life Sciences and Health Tech Innovation Ecosystem with Biohubx
Join us every month as The Agency connects you to some of the most exciting people and companies putting Calgary on the map as a global centre of innovation. In this month’s Tech Connections article, we take a look at Biohubx – a not-for-profit dedicated to igniting the life science ecosystem in Alberta by supporting health ventures’ […]
Calgary Startup Nimble Science to Accelerate Health-Tech Platform at Google
Many chronic diseases are associated with dysbiosis of the small intestine, representing a $75 billion total addressable market. Knowing this, Calgary healthtech startup Nimble Science raised $2.7 million last April to commercially scale their tech-forward health platform to food, diagnostic, and drug companies. The funding brought Nimble out of stealth mode to enable academia, government, […]
Health-Tech Startup BioMimir Graduates from Calgary’s Life Sciences Fellowship
Last year, a medical device company developing biomaterials-based solutions for complex wounds graduated from the 2023 Biomedical Engineering stream of the Creative Destruction Lab program at University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. The Quebec-born BioMimir uses synthetic biomimetics to design biomaterials that are self-adhesive, anti-inflammatory, and anti-fibrotic, with products targeting complex wounds like ulcers, […]
Alberta Targets Tech with Capital to Innovate Healthcare for Aging Canadians
Small- and medium-sized health technology companies play a vital role in developing innovative solutions that contribute to the quality of life of Canadians of all ages and abilities, according to the government, who says that their technologies are pivotal in enabling older adults who prefer to age in place within their own homes and communities […]
Calgary Tech Connections: Disrupting Female Representation in Health… and Tech
Join us every month as The Agency connects you to some of the most exciting people and companies putting Calgary on the map as a global centre of innovation. In this month’s Tech Connections article, we take a look at My Normative – a female-focused health platform driving innovation in health sciences through clinically validated […]
Calgary’s Clinify Captures Capital to Expand Tech-Forward Healthcare Across Africa
Michael Omidele witnessed firsthand how essential digital medical records are to improving patient outcomes: he lost a close family member as a result of a medical records mix up in his home country of Nigeria. This loss, combined with Omidele’s background in healthcare, fuelled his desire to create a solution. After moving from Nigeria to Alberta […]
AgTech Company HEMPALTA Goes Against Grain by Listing on TSX
Calgary-based HEMPALTA, an AgTech company focused on producing commercial and consumer products derived from industrial hemp, has begun trading under the symbol HEMP on the TSX Venture Exchange with a $17.5 million market cap. The company is included on Calgary.tech’s watchlist of startups with a bright future. “We were very excited to make our debut on […]
Freshly Funded RetinaLogik Looks to Prevent Vision Loss with VR Tech Solution
Over two billion people live with vision impairment, data from the World Health Organization shows, with at least half of these cases being preventable or treatable. Targeting this sizeable global market, Alberta’s RetinaLogik this month announced a successful round of pre-seed funding. The Calgary-based eye care innovator raised $783,000 from HaloHealth, Spring Impact Capital, UCeed, […]
Calgary Sport-Tech Startup Heads South of the Border to Join ‘Immersive’ Accelerator
This week, 10 companies were accepted into the fourth class of the Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator powered by Boomtown. The immersive six-month program, slated to kick off in March, selected the lucky few startups among more than 1,500 applicants across over 50 nations. Notably, four are Canadian, rendering Canada the most represented country this year. […]