The Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society (CMBES) is Canada’s principal society for engineering in medicine and biology. It is a member of Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) and affiliated with the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE). The CMBES organizes the annual Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Conference. This year marks the […]
Canada’s Medtech Conference 2023, presented by Medtech Canada, will be held in person on May 11, 2023. Canada’s Medtech Conference is the preeminent information exchange and educational forum for the medical technology industry. Medtech Canada is the national association leading the effort to develop and advance Canada’s innovative medical technology industry. The theme of the conference is Medtech in […]
BML Technology Proud to Support Ironstone Product Development and Megalab Group at MedTech Pub Night
Ironstone Product Development (IPD) is an ISO 13485:2016 certified medical device development company that supports clients with all aspects of medical and health product development, compliance and commercialization, they are headquartered in Toronto. Megalab Group offers ISO 17025 A2LA Accredited, EMC, Product Safety, Mechanical & Laboratory Testing Services, they are based in Aurora, Ontario. IPD […]
Centech is a world class innovation center, incubator and accelerator based in Montreal, Canada. Centech supports high-tech companies and projects with high growth potential, from conceptualization to commercialization. They do this by providing a number of programs and services to startups that include resources, support, and top level mentorship from active industry professionals to help […]
Techstars is one of the leading global startup accelerators having invested in more than 3,300 early-stage startups. They support many of the world’s best entrepreneurs with access to capital, mentoring, finding customers, hiring talent, choosing the right infrastructure, and much more. Now with the Techstars Future of Longevity Accelerator, a program that is run in […]
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 […]
The McGill Centre for Entrepreneurship Dobson Cup is a prestigious Entrepreneurial Program and Competition that is designed to support early stage startups that are iterating their MVP/prototype and moving towards launching their venture. It seeks to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation among students and recent graduates by providing a platform for them to present their business […]
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 […]
