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Lab2Market explores commercialization during Life Sciences Week
Lab2Market's annual summit takes place Sept. 23 to 25 — conveniently when researchers, businesses, funders, and dignitaries are gathered for Life Sciences Week.
West-end BIA seeks to enhance community through compassion
Jerry McFeeters met a man in a bad situation with few options to get out of it. His clothes were dirty. His shoes didn't fit. He was in no shape to take a bus, and no one would let him use a washroom to clean himself up.
Food map seeks to reveal available resources
Local and provincial organizations have banded together to create an interactive map that helps Edmontonians locate free or low-cost food and access related resources wherever they live.
MagnetaMR wants to bring MRI to you
MagnetaMR is developing a portable, AI-informed, low-field MRI device that could cost as little as 10% of the current price of $1.5 million to $3 million for conventional, fixed-place MRI.
Health Innovation Lab ready for applicants
The Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute has launched the Health Innovation Lab, a three-year, $10-million initiative with the Government of Alberta.
Art collective opens at Kingsway Mall in response to ADAP
A new art store at Kingsway Mall aims to make it easier for former AISH recipients to transition into employment under the new Alberta Disability Assistance Program.
Women's health communicator to keynote Femtech Connect
Antigoni Studios has announced its lineup of scientific and entrepreneurial minds working to build a healthier world for women at the Femtech Connect Summit on Sept. 21 at the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald.
'Beyond Barriers' report explores challenges of 2SLGBTQ+ founders
Queer and trans people in Edmonton often choose entrepreneurship out of necessity, and support that takes their identities into account is needed, says a new report from the Alberta 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce.
Medtech company launches new test to protect healthcare workers
Innovotech has launched InnovoTEST hazardous drug wipe testing kits, which are designed to help compounding pharmacies, hospitals, and cancer centres monitor hazardous drug contamination on workplace surfaces.