A new tool developed by a team of Western University computer scientists performs a digital deep dive on the near-endless stream of contact tracing (CT) mobile apps currently available on the market to evaluate their effectiveness and, more importantly for most, their...
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Taking a Shot at Entrepreneurship: Competition provides Londoners with opportunity to market technologies
For a second consecutive year, Londoners are taking steps to bring one of three of the city’s innovations to market – and to snag their share of more than $20,000 in prize money. The annual Proteus Innovation Competition officially kicked off on November 17 with...
New medical technology from Western drives Precision Proteomics launch
TORONTO, Ontario - Precision Proteomics, a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company commercializing a novel precision medicine platform, announced its launch today. The company will focus on accelerating the development of novel diagnostics and therapeutics based on...
New program aims to develop next generation of medical device leaders and innovators
Following a well-established blueprint for success, Western University has established the Western Medical Innovation Fellowship program – a new endeavour that immerses highly talented young scientists, engineers, and clinicians in a training and research heavy...
Innovation meets commercialization in new competition
Medically inducing hypothermia in a patient has been shown to prevent further brain injury following stroke, brain trauma or cardiac arrest but the process also cools the entire body potentially leading to blood clotting and even heart attacks. A medical device to...