These days most coverage about the Canadian healthcare system and our hospitals in general is usually in the context of the challenges they face and their shortcomings – lack of capacity and resources of all types, procedure backlogs, etc. – or the unusually long waiting times at the emergency rooms (1). These are known issues […]
The Canadian healthcare system is facing serious challenges. Overcrowded emergency wards, long waiting lists and backlogs for procedures, millions of Canadians without a doctor and shortages in most categories of the critical human resources that deliver healthcare services to patients. The Canadian healthcare system needs new thinking, new ideas and most importantly new solutions if […]
After much scrutiny and criticism from some quarters Amazon has managed to complete its $3.9 Billion acquisition of hybrid primary care provider One Medical. First announced in July 2022 the acquisition was criticized because of the potential negative impact it could have on existing ecosystem participants if the eCommerce giant were to fully leverage its […]
It is no secret that Canada’s population is aging at a rapid pace, as are the populations of most developed countries. It is estimated that by 2035, Canada will be what is referred to as a ‘super-aged’ country, that is a country where more than 25% of the population is over the age 65. If […]
We take this opportunity to congratulate two of Montreal’s leading university based startup incubators and accelerators – McGill University’s Dobson Centre and Centech MTL, affiliated with the École de technologie supérieure – on being recognized for their fantastic work helping startups create innovation, drive entrepreneurship and build businesses by UBI Global in their World Benchmark […]
It is no secret that 2022 was a challenging year in funding for the health tech industry, and for most industries, across global markets. After the massive runup in funding generated by the COVID induced pivot towards telehealth and the tremendous move up in financial markets it was a matter of time before markets had […]
On behalf of the team here at BML Technology we wish you, your families and organizations the very best this Holiday Season and a healthy and happy 2023. We also want to thank our clients and partners for the work we’ve done together this year. It has been a pleasure to work with every single […]
As advocates for the Montreal digital health and medical technology ecosystem we at BML Technology pay close attention to the latest developments particularly those concerning startups because to a large extent they face the greatest challenges. The runway is short, the cash burn is high. We get it. Montreal is home to many exciting medical […]
We are excited that our Founder and Managing Director Marc Saab was in North Carolina to mark the official launch of the NC Health Innovation District (NCHID). The NCHID seeks to leverage the growing ecosystem of digital health across the state to address health inequities and pave the way for community health and wealth. The […]
The Centech Montreal technology startup incubator and accelerator program has become one of the most active and successful programs of its type in the Montreal technology startup ecosystem and beyond. A non-profit organization, Centech supports high-tech companies and projects with high growth potential, from conceptualization to commercialization, thanks to a bold, collaborative and passionate ecosystem. […]
Canada’s Regulatory Medtech Conference 2022 presented by Medtech Canada is taking place on November 16 & 17, 2022. Medtech Canada is the national association representing Canada’s medical technology industry. Medtech Canada advocates for Canada’s medical technology eco-system and holds a number of conferences including their annual Regulatory Medtech Conference. Addressing all things regulatory this is […]
We’ve been following the digital health industry investment trends closely over the past many quarters, particularly in the context of an emerging narrative that 2022 would be a more challenging year of consolidation and retrenchment for investors after the torrid pace that was set in 2020 and 2021. A pace higher than the previous ten […]
