CENTECH Demo Day Reminder – Save the Date: July 28, 2021

BML Technology is a proud partner and supporter of the CENTECH business incubator and accelerator in their mission to support deep-tech companies with high growth potential and help entrepreneurs succeed. . CENTECH is pleased to invite you to Centech Demo Day, Acceleration Summer 2021 Cohort. The Summer 2021 Cohort has around 20 companies that perform particularly well in the medical technologies, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, […]

Congratulations to Montreal’s Aifred Health on finishing 2nd in the IBM Watson AI XPrize competition and winning the $1 Million Prize

Huge congratulations go out to Aifred Health Co-Founders David Benrimoh MD, Kelly Perlman, Sonia Israel, Robert Fratila as well as CEO Marina Massingham and the whole team at Aifred Health on winning the $1 Million Second Place prize in the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE Competition! The prestigious $5M IBM Watson AI XPRIZE challenged teams to […]

Congratulations to the team at Ditch Labs on completing a $1.3 Million Seed Round to Solve Nicotine Addiction and Tobacco use

Congratulations go out to Laurent Laferrière, Olivier Bourbonnais, Christelle Luce and the whole team at Montreal based startup Ditch Labs on the closing of a $1.3 Million Seed investment round. The capital injection will allow the company to pursue preclinical studies, advance its global regulatory plan and further product and algorithm development. Founded in 2019 Ditch […]

‘Explore Medtech: Combating COVID-19’ Panel Discussion Review: View our own Marc Saab along with an esteemed Panel hosted by MedTech Talent Accelerator

Ryerson University’s MedTech Talent Accelerator, in association with McGill University’s Biological & Biomedical Engineering (BBME) Student Society, recently hosted its virtual 2-day Biomedical Engineering symposium on May 5-6, 2021. Its main goal was to provide students with an opportunity to showcase their work to peers, faculty, and invited guests. As part of the Symposium a virtual […]

Google’s new Dermatology Assist Tool is Using AI to help find answers to common skin conditions

At its recent I|O Developer conference Google announced the launch of a new Artificial Intelligence powered Dermatology Assistant Tool to help individuals find answers to questions relating to issues with their skin, hair and nails through a simple web based application. Consistent with the belief that AI has the potential to assist clinicians in caring […]

Montréal based digital transformation catalyst IVADO partners with CQDM, MEDTEQ+ and Montréal Invivo to promote digital health innovation

The Montreal based IVADO institute is a Québec-wide collaborative institute in the field of digital intelligence, dedicated to transforming new scientific discoveries into concrete applications and benefits for all of society. IVADO, which stands for, Institute for Data Valorization, is unique in its approach and seeks to accelerate Québec’s digital transformation by being a catalyst […]

Aktiia’s Cuffless Blood Pressure Monitor has the potential to revolutionize heart health

There are myriad exciting new wearable technology firms tackling health challenges to help people lead better and healthier lives. They are all facing significant challenges in all aspects of the business – technical development, clinical validation, regulatory affairs, productization and user adoption. Only a select few are getting enough of these right to have a […]

Join our own Marc Saab in the ‘Explore Medtech: Combating COVID-19’ Panel Discussion hosted by MedTech Talent Accelerator

Ryerson University’s MedTech Talent Accelerator, in association with McGill University’s Biological & Biomedical Engineering (BBME) Student Society, will be hosting a virtual 2-day Biomedical Engineering symposium on May 5-6, 2021. As part of the program, a virtual panel discussion entitled ‘Explore Medtech: Combating COVID-19’ will be held May 6th, 2021 at 2:30 PM EDT – […]

Congratulations to the many Quebec based digital health companies for making The Peak’s list of Fast Growing Quebec Businesses

The Peak, the business email newsletter delivering daily business news to Canadians, also maintains a list of emerging and innovative companies from across the country. They have recently come out with their ‘The Best of Quebec’ list of companies featuring what they consider to be the most exciting businesses in Quebec today. As could be […]

MEDTEQ+ presents new AIM Program and 2020-21 cohort of startups at recent MEET&TEQ event

As recently reported in the BML Technology Blog, MEDTEQ+ is one of the leading players in the Canadian health technology ecosystem. Their comprehensive suite of program offerings designed to help startups and emerging medical technology companies accelerate innovation and scale their products and services makes them an indispensable participant in the industry, and a principal […]

Digital Health Technology Industry Review & Roundup: Q1 2021

Developments in the digital health technology industry continued in Q1 of 2021 at the same torrid pace established in 2020 across all areas, including development and launch of new medical technologies, private investments and mergers and acquisitions activity.  The persistent COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a catalyst for the rapid adoption of telemedicine initiatives and […]