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McMaster Innovation Park fills the gap for scaling Life Sciences companies

The pandemic has highlighted a gap for biotech businesses that are ready to scale – there is no space for them to expand into 100-200 employee firms. MIP is filling that gap. For the past decade there has been significant growth in life science…

McMaster Centre of Excellence in Protective Equipment Materials receives Provincial Funding

Canada’s first and only research hub dedicated to developing, testing and validating personal protective equipment (PPE) has received a $1.2M grant from the Ontario Together Fund. This funding will support McMaster’s new Centre of Excellence in Protective Equipment and Materials (CEPEM) in making the…

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Vox Neuro helps investigate health effects of COVID-19 long-haulers

Canada is lagging behind on treatment for the growing number of COVID-19 long-haulers. Recent studies have found that one in three of those who contract COVID-19 can go on to develop persistent symptoms. Vox Neuro’s electroencephalogram (EEG) neurotechnology measures brain biomarkers and gauges how…

MIP Leading the way for Hamilton’s innovation district

Hamilton’s West Hamilton Innovation District, an area that is located off of Highway 403 ramps and is bordered by Dundurn Street, Aberdeen Avenue, and Longwood Road South is split into two main components: McMaster Innovation Park and the Annex. McMaster Innovation Park consists of…

New partnership between CCRM and MIP on Biomanufacturing Campus

CCRM, a leader in developing and commercializing regenerative medicine have partnered with McMaster Innovation Park (MIP) to develop a biomanufacturing campus. CCRM and MIP have formalized their intent to co-develop a business case around the construction and operation of Canada’s largest and most advanced…

McMaster launches The Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats

As part of the global effort to fight COVID-19, McMaster University has created a new initiative. The McMaster University Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats will act to ensure Canada and the world are better able to manage the human and economic devastation…

Reliq Health announces partnership with iDocsWeb

Reliq Health Technologies, Inc. Announces Strategic Alliance with iDocsWeb to Offer its iUGO Care platform to iDocsWeb’s 200 Skilled Nursing Facility Clients across the United States Reliq Health Technologies Inc is focused on developing innovative mobile health (mHealth) and telemedicine solutions for Community-Based Healthcare.…

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Mohawk College offers a new Bachelor of Digital Health Degree program

New Bachelor of Digital Health (Honours) degree established to train students in design and development of IT healthcare solutions Mohawk College announced today that they have established their first stand-alone degree program, the new Bachelor of Digital Health (Honours). It’s a four-year degree that…

Hamilton company debuts mobile mask sanitizing unit

A Hamilton company has launched Canada’s first mobile N95 mask sanitizing unit in hopes of increasing access to personal protective equipment amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Making its debut Tuesday, SteriRight mobile unit, introduced by Bay Area Health Trust, will bring “state-of-the-art” mask disinfection technology…

Hamilton manufacturers answer call in COVID-19 battle

PICTURE AND ARTICLE: BY Jon Wells PHOTOJOURNALIST / THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR Manufacturers in Hamilton answered the call to repurpose production during conventional wars of the past, and they stand ready to do it again for the unprecedented pandemic fight. The need this time isn’t guns…

Fusion Pharmaceuticals Raises $105 Million In Oversubscribed Series B Financing

Lead investors Varian and OrbiMed, are joined by Perceptive Advisors, Pivotal bioVenture Partners, Rock Springs Capital and all existing investors Funding to Accelerate the Development of Targeted Alpha Therapeutics Across Multiple Cancer Types Based on Fusion’s Fast-Clear™ Linker Technology Platform Fusion Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical…

Stryker Opens New Facility in Hamilton

Hamilton, ON- April 5, 2018 – On Tuesday, April 9th, Stryker Canada will celebrate the opening of its new Canadian head office in Flamborough. This facility includes nearly 130,000 square feet of operations, distribution, and business functions and is one of the most significant…

Topic: Life Sciences