<MTL> connect brings together digital minds, digitally. It looks across the board at the main questions related to digital development, focusing on their economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts. <MTL> HEALTH | MedTech. The recent digital revolution, accompanied by the current pandemic, is accelerating the digital transformation of the health sector. MedTech (Medical Technology) is […]
Techstars creates meaningful change through its mentorship-driven accelerator programs. Techstars believes entrepreneurs can change the world and its mission is to help grow entrepreneurial ideas into world-changing businesses. BML Technology is excited and honoured to announce that Managing Director, Marc Saab will participate in the Techstars Montreal AI cohort this year as a mentor to […]
We’ve been talking a lot over the past few months about symptoms tracking as a way to reduce the lag that plagues contact tracing. If it works, it would be a critical tool in social distancing and social isolation strategies used by different levels of government. The important thing is to understand how it can […]
Certainly exciting news from the point of view of investment in wearables and health tracking, as now three of the four biggest tech companies in the world, the FAANG companies, are significantly vested in this crossover space. We expect to have a lot more to say about Halo once we understand it better, as the […]
Incredible live demo by Neuralink this evening. Lots to unpack here, but while everyone scrambles to make sense of this, Elon Musk has changed the conversation. Again. And most are missing the key detail. This is no Fitbit. They have been granted breakthrough device designation by the FDA. Which means they will be held to […]
The BML COVID-19 Task Force is offering a free, practical workshop on “Decoding Health Canada’s accelerated access programs” with real world case studies. Join us on Friday August 7 at 1 pm EST. Spaces are limited. Register here now. Participants will: Understand specifics of Establishment License (MDEL) and Clinical Evaluation (ITA) applications Learn Interim Order […]
The BML COVID-19 Task Force is proud to be supporting the NGen Canada Made Smarter – Strategic Supply Challenge. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, NGen has launched a strategic supply challenge aimed at developing sustainable and globally competitive manufacturing capabilities in Canada for products critical to protecting the health of Canadians. The call for projects […]
MONTREAL, June 23, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – The COVID-19 crisis has overwhelmed all sectors of our society and has exposed a gross unpreparedness to deal with viral pandemics. It has created an unprecedented need for Canadian solutions to medical devices, materials and equipment, from simple PPE to symptom tracking wearables, to more complex devices like […]
Last week, Friday, June 10th at 9am EST, as part of the Digital Health Institute for Transformation (DHIT)’s Covid-19 Unites Us All webinar series, BML Managing Director Marc Saab appeared on a webinar panel to discuss Remote Cardiac Monitoring. The event was co-hosted by DHIT’s Michael Levy and Adam Curry of the ASSIST Center, and […]
BML and a strong group of partners and collaborators have launched a COVID-19 Task Force to address the exponential growth of digital health projects in Canada. In response to numerous calls for projects since the beginning of the crisis, many projects have received significant funding from municipal, provincial and the federal government to address COVID-19-related […]
This Friday, June 10th at 9am EST, as part of the Digital Health Institute for Transformation (DHIT)’s Covid-19 Unites Us All webinar series, BML Managing Director Marc Saab will be speaking about Remote Cardiac Monitoring. The event will be co-hosted by Michael Levy and Adam Curry, and will feature Dr Bryon Boulton, Surgical Director of […]
We have assembled a list of useful links related to COVID-19 and digital health development. You’ll find references to the latest Health Canada regulations, like the Interim Order (IO), the accelerated pathway for Medical Device Establishment License (MDEL), sale and import guidance for PPEs (like masks and face shields), medical device ventilator specifications, as well […]
