Feb-2021
The Scientific Director is a dual-role that also comprises the Vice President, Research of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. Following an extensive search process, The Research Institute is pleased to announce that Dr. Lehana Thabane has accepted the position of Vice President, Research at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and Scientific Director of The Research Institute of […]
Feb-2021
McMaster engineers will further advance drug delivery options for patients with glaucoma and beyond, thanks to a partnership with Ripple Therapeutics and a recent grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). The Sheardown Lab, led by Heather Sheardown, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Ophthalmic Biomaterials and a professor of Chemical Engineering […]
Jan-2021
Biomedics claim to have developed a new form of cultivated meat using a method that promises more natural flavour and texture than other alternatives. Innovation in the nascent but rapidly growing cultivated meat sector (also known as culture, cell-based, slaughter-free and clean meat ) has thus far focused excessively on the minced meat format. So […]
Canada’s first and only research hub dedicated to developing, testing and validating personal protective equipment (PPE) is receiving a $1.2M grant from the Ontario Together Fund, announced today by the Government of Ontario. The funding will support McMaster University’s Centre of Excellence in Protective Equipment and Materials (CEPEM) in making next generation PPE by expanding […]
To ensure decision-makers have access to the best COVID-19 science in a timely manner, the federal government is investing $1 million to support the COVID-19 Evidence Network to support Decision-makers (COVID-END) hosted at McMaster University. The network, led by John Lavis, director of the McMaster Health Forum, will bring together experts to collaborate and rapidly […]
Reliq Health, a Hamilton-based healthcare technology company that specializes in developing innovative software solutions for the Community Care market, recently announced that it has launched a new Annual Wellness Visit Support service and signed a contract with its first client to subscribe to this service. “We’re excited to be launching our new service to help […]
A Hamilton company is in talks with the province about funding a creative solution to the COVID-19 crisis in hospitals and long-term care. Fero International Inc., which specializes in disaster relief solutions, has developed ICUs and operating rooms out of shipping containers. A simpler version of the units can be used to isolate infected patients […]
Dec-2020
Recently, Hamilton’s economy was the focus for a special insert in the Globe and Mail. See below for the full scoop on some of our exciting investments, developments in our key sectors and how Hamilton’s economic future will welcome the world!
Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) has once again been named among the top four research hospitals in Canada. HHS ranked fourth in Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals 2020 by Research Infosource Inc., an independent, leading source of ranking information on Canadian research hospitals, universities, colleges and corporations. Each year, it releases results on the top 40 […]
For the fourth consecutive year, McMaster has been named Canada’s most research-intensive university in the annual ranking of the country’s Top 50 Research Universities. According to the 2020 Research Infosource rankings released today, McMaster also earned top spot in the corporate research income category – attracting more funding from the private sector than any of […]