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Medical Devices Research Centre

Supporting the development, translation and implementation of medical device innovations

We support the Canadian ecosystem in the development, translation and implementation of medical device innovations. Relying on scientific fundamentals and biomedical engineering expertise, we maintain a deep understanding of the research path from idea to market. To achieve this, we rely on an extensive collaborative network of industry, clinicians, academics and government collaborators.

Facilities

Polymer lab-on-a-chip and microfluidics laboratories
Digital health software platforms, developed to industry standards
Materials processing and manufacturing laboratory

Research focus

Point-of-care (POC) diagnostics
- Fast-result, low-cost polymer microfluidics innovations scalable for mass production
- Select applications: Molecular diagnostics, cell and gene therapy, and drug discovery
Digital therapeutics
- Evidence-based biomedical software innovations developed to industry standards
- Select applications: Patient monitoring, assessment and therapy, clinician decision support

Expertise

Micro-nanofabrication for bioanalytical devices
Microfluidics and lab-on-chip systems
Devices for in-vitro diagnostics, organ-on-chip and cell therapy
Biomedical software, data science and extended reality (xR) development
Cognitive and psycho-motor human-machine interactions
Digitally augmented physiological and neurological sensing

Fast Facts

Web: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/research-development/research-collaboration/research-centres/medical-devices-research-centre

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Contact Email: [email protected]