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Hamilton Health Sciences holds strong as a top Canadian research hospital
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…
McMaster named Canada’s most research-intensive university for the fourth year in a row
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…
Biotech campus at McMaster Innovation Park billed as job creator, pandemic fighter
Seventeen years ago this month, The Spectator quoted a consultant who predicted it would take decades for Hamilton to develop a bioscience technology sector, due to a lack of available land, and because companies weren’t knocking down the city’s door to be “anchor tenants.” But news out of McMaster Innovation Park suggests it’s…
Bacteria-Fighting RepelWrap Wins ‘Create the Future’ Design Contest
A research team at McMaster University has developed a self-cleaning surface that instantly repels viruses and bacteria – and could potentially prevent the transfer of superbugs (strains of bacteria resistant to most antibiotics). The transparent flexible film can be shrink-wrapped to fit onto door handles, railings, and other surfaces that…
Hamilton-based HT Productions Inc. (Whitebird) receives $3.9 million in FedDev federal funding
Hamilton-based packaging manufacturer and supplier HT Productions Inc. will receive $3.9 million in federal funding that will create nearly 50 new skilled jobs in the city. Speaking to The Spectator on Monday, Economic Development Minister Mélanie Joly said the company will be able to expand its facility and “adopt a more customer-centric…
CPDC to produce critical medical radioisotopes for Isotopia Molecular
Israel-based Isotopia Molecular Imaging and CPDC (Hamilton, Ontario) are pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement for the production and distribution of no-carrier-added Lutetium-177 (n.c.a. Lu-177), a critical medical radioisotope used in the manufacturing of radiopharmaceuticals for treatment of many types of cancer,…
Fusion Pharmaceuticals Announces Collaboration with AstraZeneca on Next-Generation Radiopharmaceuticals Therapies
Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Hamilton, Ontario-based clinical-stage oncology company focused on developing next-generation radiopharmaceuticals as precision medicines, today announced a collaboration with AstraZeneca to develop and commercialize next-generation alpha-emitting radiopharmaceuticals and combination therapies for the treatment…
Bay Area Health Trust Invests in Hamilton’s “Startup to Watch” – VoxNeuro
Bay Area Health Trust (bayareahealthtrust.com), is a Hamilton based company that operates businesses in the life sciences and seeks strategic opportunities in new technologies in the health and life science fields. VoxNeuro (voxneuro.com) has been dubbed as one of Hamilton’s “startups to watch” from leaders across the industry. For Bay…
Hamilton Health Sciences develops smartphone app to help concussion patients
A Hamilton Health Sciences team has developed an innovative smartphone application that will soon help patients manage the effects of concussions on their daily lives. The MyHeadHealth mobile app will provide concussion patients with a personalized treatment plan, instructional videos, educational tools and a way for them to input information…