POV Hamilton Podcast – Featuring Synapse Director Alex Muggah
The POV Hamilton podcast is exploring innovation in #HamOnt. We’re talking to movers, shakers, entrepreneurs, researchers, and more about what is making the Steel City such a hot spot for technology, innovation, growth, and discovery. Informative and unique points-of-view are waiting, explore Hamilton, Ontario with us! Join us as we explore innovation in Hamilton with […]
Meet the Hamilton (Canadian) doctors working to identify and treat the rare blood clots linked to COVID-19 vaccines
A McMaster University lab that’s studied clots for decades has become key to the country’s efforts For decades, McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., has been a hub for research on blood and its diseases — known as hematology — but in recent weeks it has taken on an even more prominent role in the field: […]
Juravinski hospital lab on Hamilton Mountain plays key role in groundbreaking gene therapy
The stem cell laboratory at the Juravinski hospital is getting some international recognition. Nature Communications, an international access journal that features high-quality scientific research, has published the findings of a Canadian research team that used gene therapy to help people suffering from Fabry disease. That includes the key role played by the Hamilton Health Sciences […]
Hamilton-based Fero International Featured in Toronto Life
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 I kept […]
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Announces New Scientific Director & VP Research: Dr. Lehana Thabane
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 Scientific Director of The Research Institute of […]
McMaster Centre of Excellence receives $1.2M to advance Canadian-made PPE
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) in making next generation PPE by expanding […]
Hamilton company develops hospital rooms from shipping containers during COVID-19
A Hamilton company is in talks with the province about funding a creative solution to the COVID-19 crisis in hospitals and long-term care. Fero International Inc., which specializes in disaster relief solutions, has developed ICUs and operating rooms out of shipping containers. A simpler version of the units can be used to isolate infected patients […]
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 releases results on the top 40 […]
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 from the private sector than any of […]
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, including neuroendocrine tumors and prostate cancer. The Centre for […]