In the Spring of 2020, at the height of the pandemic, BML Technology launched the COVID-19 Emergency Digital Health Task Force encompassing professionals from within the Montreal digital health ecosystem. At the time we did not have a clear mission, but we understood that at this moment of crisis we could help our healthcare systems, […]
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 […]
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 – […]
The Montreal based, COVID-19 Digital Health Task Force held its most recent quarterly meeting on February 26th, 2021. The Mission of the Task Force is to help raise the level of COVID-19 related digital health projects in the ecosystem and to guide them with their resources, experience and community to ensure they can adequately meet a real […]
The last meeting of the Montreal-based COVID-19 Emergency Digital Health Task Force took place on February 26th, 2021. The topic of discussion was the potential utility of COVID-19 rapid testing and tracing in Canada, an important topic considering the impact COVID-19 has had on our citizens and our economic and social lives. And the knowledge […]
RRP Canada Rapid Response Platform has relaunched its website that connects Canadian manufacturers and suppliers of PPE (Protective Personal Equipment) with the companies, institutions and other organizations that require it. The Rapid Response Platform site has evolved into one of Canada’s most trusted sources of PPE. The project was funded by Industry Science & Economic […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
