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 […]
Dec-2018
Innovation Factory, Hamilton’s regional innovation centre, will expand into a $2.4 million collaborative space at McMaster Innovation Park, providing entrepreneurs with access to advanced equipment to design and build innovative new products. Innovation Factory and its recently launched Centre for Integrated Transportation and Mobility, and The Forge, McMaster’s start-up incubator, will share the 10,000-square-foot space. […]
Dec-2018
New navigation system brings surgeons unprecedented 3D spatial awareness during minimally invasive abdominal procedures Washington, DC, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Following months of review, the US Food and Drug Administration cleared Mariner Endosurgery’s LaparoGuard Augmented Surgical Navigation system for use in US operating rooms. Hospitals and surgical facilities will now be able to […]
Nov-2018
m-Health Solutions is a Canadian healthcare technology company that has been focused on the health and well-being of Canadians since 2010. It’s what we do. It’s who we are. It’s why we strive to improve and grow. We are fortunate to partner with organizations such as Hamilton Health Sciences who operate the same way. It’s […]
The Reimagining Respiratory Protection QuickFire Challenge invites participants to come up with innovative solutions that help better protect the public from infectious agents and the threat of pandemics. Respirators have remained largely unchanged for almost 50 years, despite major shortcomings identified within the current design and increasing threats of air pollution and airborne […]
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 […]
A showcase of health innovation taking place this week in Hamilton isn’t just about highlighting the research and creations of local practitioners. It’s also a chance to display the city’s growing confidence and capacity when it comes to its life sciences cluster and connect those working within it, according to the director of Synapse Life […]
Hamilton`s life science community recently gathered at McMaster Innovation Park to witness the fifth annual Synapse Life Science Competition showcase. Three finalists had the opportunity to present their innovations live on stage in front of industry leaders for a chance at over $85000 in cash and prizes. Joining Cable 14 on City Matters is Zach […]
Apr-2018
The 2018 Ontario budget includes an investment of up to $10 million to create a Centre of Excellence in Health Care Artificial Intelligence at the new Niagara South Hospital Site in Niagara Falls. The government is partnering with Niagara Health, St. Joseph’s Health System Hamilton, McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences and the Vector Institute, in […]