Sabrina Fiorellino left her construction company during the pandemic to build modular hospital units so hospitals wouldn’t have to postpone procedures during the pandemic. Here’s how she did it. —As told to Isabel B. Slone “Pre-pandemic, I was focused on growing my construction company, which I founded with some partners in 2016. But…

The continued pandemic has been spurring unprecedented investments. To address Canada’s lack of vaccine production facilities, the federal government is financing construction of the $126-million Biologics Manufacturing Centre adjacent to the National Research Council’s Biotechnology Research Institute on Royalmount Avenue in Montreal.…

New project will focus on meeting the rising demand for high-quality plant-based protein options within the clinical and athletic markets Today, Protein Industries Canada announced a co-investment into the development of a novel plant-based protein blend that will be designed to meet the protein needs of hospitalized and outpatient…

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…

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…

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…

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)…

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…

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…