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Firestone Institute Receives OLA Funding to Study the Effects of Cannabis Smoke on the Immune System
The Ontario Lung Association (OLA) has announced a funding commitment of $50,000 to study the effects of combusted (smoked) cannabis on the immune system. The study is being led by Dr. Jeremy Hirota at the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. Dr. Hirota is the Canada Research Chair in Respiratory…
McMaster University researchers discover “kingpin” of human stem cells
The “ocean” of data expected to shift views on stem cells is so valuable it’s being made available to researchers all over the world. Hamilton researchers have discovered “kingpin” cells that orchestrate how surrounding stem cells develop and grow. “These cells organize the entire culture and they are responsible for…
Video: Stryker Canada begins new chapter
The new Canadian head office of medical technology company Stryker Canada opened in Waterdown on Tuesday. The building, just off Parkside Drive, includes nearly 130,000 square feet of operations, distribution and business functions, and is one of the most significant life sciences investments in Hamilton in the past decade. The facility will…
Stryker Canada Invests in Hamilton: New +$100M HQ
Stryker, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, together with their customers, is driven to making healthcare better. They offer innovative products and services in orthopaedics, medical and surgical, and neurotechnology and spine, that help improve patient and hospital outcomes*. Since 1945, Stryker has grown to employ…
McMaster startup Fusion Pharmaceuticals nets historical $105 million investment
A McMaster University startup company has secured US$105 million in financing, one of the largest single private investments in Canadian biotech history. Fusion Pharmaceuticals — formed in 2015 and based at the McMaster Innovation Park on Longwood Road South — develops cancer therapy products including a delivery system that seeks out and…
University at Buffalo Selected as First U.S. Site for LaparoGuard Augmented Surgical System
Surgeons are pioneering LaparoGuard, a suite of new technologies for patients, at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo (UB). Developed by Mariner Endosurgery, LaparoGuard is a surgical navigation platform that augments visualization for minimally invasive surgeries. The first U.S. surgeries…
Fusion Pharmaceuticals Raises $105 Million in Oversubscribed Series B Financing
Hamilton Ontario based Fusion Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing targeted alpha-particle radiotherapeutics for treating cancer, today announced the completion of a $105 million Series B financing led by Varian and new investor OrbiMed. Additional investors participating in the round are Perceptive Advisors,…
‘It’s medical Skype’: Hamilton doctor Rick Tytus says virtual health care is here to stay
Some doctors recommend less screen time for their patients. Hamilton’s Rick Tytus is one doctor who thinks more screen time will help improve health for some of his patients. Tytus has introduced virtual health care into his Main Street East medical clinic, which allows him to see and treat some of his sicker patients through […]
HHS Report: Unlocking a Healthier Future
Hamilton’s leading healthcare provider in conjunction with McMaster University are unlocking a healthier future for their communities. Click below to see full publication published inside The Globe and Mail Newspaper. To read the full article online, click here