Mariner Endosurgery, an innovative Canadian medical device company leading commercialization of computer-assisted surgical tools, is pleased to announce that Hamilton General Hospital is the first hospital in the world to acquire Mariner’s LaparoGuard technology. LaparoGuard provides an innovative solution of augmented surgical visualization, advanced imaging, navigation and informatics, all designed to improve the safety profile […]
Mar-2019
Hamilton researchers say they have discovered how bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, a finding they say could help combat the growing problem. Maikel Rheinstadter, a physics professor with McMaster University, and Andree Khondker, an undergraduate biochemistry student, said they found bacteria fight off antibiotics by stiffening their cell membranes and changing the barrier’s electrical charge, […]
The Centre for the Commercialization of Antibodies and Biologics (CCAB) announced a license agreement with Empirica Therapeutics Inc. aimed at developing new treatments for one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer, glioblastoma. Glioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive brain cancer that, even with the best current standard of care – which includes surgery, radiation treatment […]
As Canada strives to maintain a leadership position in science and technology, the Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization (CPDC), located at McMaster University, has partnered with the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) to ensure Canada remains at the forefront of medical isotope R&D and production, and to advocate for continued investment to ensure we […]
When Hertzel Gerstein was growing up, he loved two things: science and people. Over the years, those two elements have served as the drivers of his work as a clinician researcher. Today, he is a world-leading endocrinologist and researcher at McMaster University, leading impactful clinical trials on diabetes. “In university, I was taking science courses […]
For the thousands of Canadians who suffer serious knee injuries each year, their only option is often surgery to replace the damaged joint with a plastic or metal implant. But a team of doctors in Hamilton, Ont. are the first in Canada to try out a novel approach: growing sheets of cartilage in a lab […]
Canada’s Minister of Science and Sport Kirsty Duncan made a stop in Hamilton Monday to announce McMaster University’s cut of nearly $80 million in federal funding. The Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization on the west end of the campus will receive $10.5 million over four years for its work with medical isotopes. “It will […]
CPDC’s collaborative partner ARTMS Products Inc., the leader in the development of novel technologies which enable the production of the world’s most-used diagnostic imaging isotope, announced it has raised $3 million USD. The investment comes from Quark Venture Inc. and GF Securities, through their Global Health Science Fund, which invests in world-leading health sciences technology […]
Nov-2017
The health care field in our city continues to advance, so how has innovation benefitted our local community? Are there ways that it can be better? How do our organizations reach out to the regular everyday person? How do they raise awareness to the regular everyday person? Guest – Ted Scott , Acting VP, Research […]