Synmedix: Treating infections with the next generation of antibiotics
Discover how Synmedix is combating antibiotic resistance with support from the SOPHIE program and Synapse Life Science Competition.
Verv Technologies receives $100,000 from CAMEDA to accelerate commercial readiness of low-cost, high-quality blood analyzer
As a CAMEDA recipient, Verv Technologies will be collaborating with InertiaPD to advance key aspects of its technology platform.
Innovation Factory celebrates Hamilton’s growing life sciences network and SOPHIE program recipients
The Molecules and Masterpieces event showcased the SOPHIE program’s role as a catalyst for life science partnerships, commercialization and innovation.
DiagnaMed Accelerates Commercialization of CERVAI™ Brain Health AI Platform with Acceptance into the SOPHIE Program
Medtech company DiagnaMed leverages the SOPHIE program to accelerate commercialization timelines of CERVAI™, their novel brain health AI platform.
From ideation to commercialization, Cosm’s journey in advancing women’s pelvic health as it enters the Canadian market and beyond!
Femtech startup Cosm Medical is changing women’s pelvic health with a medical device that combines software, AI and 3D printing.
Innovation Factory Expands Support for High-Potential Life Science Innovators by Introducing Medtech Manufacturing Funding Program
With support from the Government of Canada, Innovation Factory launches the Canadian MedTechAlliance (CAMEDA) program.
Innovation Factory partners with HaloHealth to bridge the gap between healthcare startups and clinical expertise
Innovation Factory announces an MOU with HaloHealth to deliver a collaborative medical assessment & physician advisory service to SOPHIE companies.
Epineuron’s efforts to create a pain free world from peripheral nerve damage supported by Hamilton’s life science ecosystem
Discover how the SOPHIE program guided Epineuron Technologies’ efforts towards a pain-free future for people with peripheral nerve damage.
PreOperative Performance Enters the SOPHIE Program to Fuel Collaboration with Ontario-Based Radiology Researchers
Through the SOPHIE program, PreOperative Performance will enter a 12-month co-development partnership with The Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton (RSJH) to evaluate technology that aims to help radiology groups make better quality measurements of MRI machines. This press release was originally shared by PreOperative Performance through Newswire on June 14, 2023. Read the original […]
Minister Tassi recognizes life science innovation milestones with visit to Innovation Factory
Hamilton region’s life science and health tech community driving economic prosperity HAMILTON, ON – November 8, 2022 – Yesterday, Innovation Factory welcomed the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister Responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario). The Minister toured the business accelerator, and met with emerging life science tech companies driving innovation with […]
Hyivy Health CEO, Rachel Bartholomew, shares her perspective on the rise of FemTech
Original Article by Aileen Lalor, NUVO Magazine, September 23, 2022 A boom in technology for women is good for everyone. In 2014, Apple released its first Health app to much fanfare. It was designed to help people monitor things like weight, height, and sodium intake: “all of your metrics that you’re most interested in,” Apple […]
Hamilton’s premier life science pitch competition now accepting applicants
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Anthony Urciuoli, insauga.com, October 21, 2022 Soon after handing out awards for this year’s Lions Lair pitch competition, Innovation Factory in Hamilton is now accepting applications for the 2023 Synapse Life Science Pitch Competition — now in its 10th year. As Hamilton continues to be a hotbed for life science and health research and innovation, this competition […]