Health Innovation Roundup
The Health Innovation Roundup provides you with the latest headlines and happenings related to health innovation in the Edmonton region.
Published every Wednesday
Recent editions
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
With news from Antigoni Studios, BioAlberta, VĪV Mental Health, Future Fields, Jasper Place Wellness Centre, API, iHuman Youth Society, and more.
Read this editionWednesday, March 11, 2026
With news from the Alberta Cancer Foundation, Alberta Innovates, Startup TNT, Aurora Cannabis, Pharmacy Brands Canada, IslamicFamily, and more.
Read this editionWednesday, March 4, 2026
With news from blueBell Village, Five Oaks, API, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Start Alberta, NAIT, Covenant Health, and more.
Read this editionRecently in the roundup
Femtech booster emerges to make waves in women's health
Antigoni Studios, described as Canada's first femtech venture studio, has launched to support early-stage femtech innovators through non-dilutive funding, investor connections, and a membership-based community, among other things.
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New partners support data analytics initiative for precision cancer care
Alberta Innovates and Pfizer have joined the Precision Analytics Program, a collaboration between the Alberta Cancer Foundation and Cancer Care Alberta to improve outcomes for Albertans with cancer by using vast data to reduce wait times and tailor patient care.
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Pop culture helps The Dementia Collective foster understanding
blueBell Village is using pop culture to expand the ways people understand what it's like to live with dementia.
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Recent health articles
ETS 'eager to learn' when it comes to accessibility
Accessibility on transit is improving for Edmontonians who are blind and partially sighted, but there's still work to be done, says an advocate with CNIB.
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AB for Abortion launches Patreon to capture ongoing support
The organization behind the bright pink "It's your choice" sign on the QEII has launched a Patreon account to allow its supporters to make recurring donations for abortion advocacy across the region.
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Housing conversion at Camsell site sells for $60.5M after heritage requirement fulfilled
The developer and architect behind the Inglewood Lofts at the former Charles Camsell Hospital has sold the development for $60.5 million now that an art restoration project is complete.
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