Changing lives, quietly: The ON Semiconductor story
It’s like a little secret. That’s how some of the team at ON Semiconductor’s medical division, based in Waterloo, view the chips they make, which quietly power other companies’ devices. For other...
View ArticleWant meaningful innovation? Start kids early
A man whose grandfather had Parkinson’s disease becomes a doctor – a neuromuscular specialist. A woman whose mother had breast cancer becomes a post-doctoral cancer researcher. These are only two...
View ArticleSaving lives, Star Trek style: Cloud DX wearable closes in on Tricorder X-Prize
We were talking about how there aren’t enough doctors when Dr. Sonny Kohli ran out of time for me. I was interviewing him about his company, Cloud DX, a finalist in the Qualcomm Tricorder X-Prize. One...
View ArticleMedella Health raises seed round to drive smart contact lens forward
Photo: Medella Health CEO Harry Gandhi, shown here at the Communitech Hub in Waterloo Region’s Tannery building, looks forward to moving his company’s smart contact lens technology to testing within...
View ArticleCanadian access key for medtech firms, CEO says
Barriers to the Canadian marketplace are preventing homegrown medical technology companies from starting and achieving scale, says the CEO and co-founder of Intellijoint Surgical. “At the end of the...
View ArticleVelocity launches micro-VC fund to help medtech firms
Waterloo Region’s vibrant medtech sector is getting a well-deserved shot in the arm. Velocity, with support from Communitech, has rolled out a new pre-seed fund for health-focused technology companies...
View ArticleKA Imaging’s portable dual-energy X-ray receives Canadian Medical Device...
A Canadian Medical Device Licence was issued Sept. 24 by Health Canada for Reveal 35C, created by KA Imaging, a University of Waterloo spin-off company. Reveal is a portable dual-energy X-ray detector...
View ArticleCloud DX announces appointments, new manufacturing facility and key milestones
Oct. 14, 2020 – KITCHENER, ON — Cloud DX, a leading provider of telehealth and remote patient monitoring solutions, is pleased to announce the appointments of Stephanie Bird as the company’s new Chief...
View ArticleMedtech startup raises US$9M Series A round for rapid allergy testing
Waterloo Region medtech startup Kenota Health Inc., which specializes in rapid allergy testing, has raised a US$9-million Series A investment round led by Draper Associates, a California venture firm...
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