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Frank Baylis on Building Medtech in Canada: Lessons & Opinions from a Career of Innovation, Influence, and Global Impact

What does it really take to build world-class medical technology in Canada? In a conversation with Frank Baylis - engineer, entrepreneur, former Member of Parliament, and arguably Canada’s most successful medical device entrepreneur, we explore the realities of building medtech at scale.

February 13, 2026

Maman Biomedical: Meet the Canadian Startup Redefining IVF Care

Daily, self-administered, painful injections. That was the standard of fertility care that materials scientist Dr. Latchmi Raghunanan experienced, and what she set out to change. Now Founder and CEO of Maman Biomedical, she has been building her company from the ground up ever since.

February 12, 2026

Breaking New Ground in Hormone Diagnostics: How Eli Health and Lena Kozarov are Shaping the Future of Personalized Health Monitoring

Breaking a new frontier in personalized diagnostics, Eli Health has developed the world’s first instant hormone monitoring system. Helping drive the mission is Lena Kozarov, Product Manager at Eli Health and CUBEC co-founder.

November 16, 2025

Gremse-IT: Advancing Medical Image Analysis Through AI and Multidisciplinary Collaboration

One company that has established itself as a prominent player in the medical imaging industry is Gremse-IT. Their main product, Imalytics Preclinical, is used by more than 200 research groups worldwide, from Stanford to Pfizer.

September 11, 2025

From Passion to Impact: Afrah Chishty’s Mission to Strengthen TMU’s Biomedical Engineering Community through BECU

Afrah Chishty has been a driving leader in building momentum for the Biomedical Engineering Community at Toronto Metropolitan University. As president of BECU, she led the Biomedical Engineering Conference to a fivefold growth in attendance.

August 17, 2025

Redefining the Surgical Landscape: How Dr. Amir Hooshiar and SuPER Are Shaping the Future of Surgery

At the forefront of medical intervention innovations, Dr. Amir Hooshiar and his team at SuPER are pioneering a new generation of surgical robotics that will redefine how we operate, from AI holograms to soft robots that navigate the human body.

June 29, 2025

Conscience: Reshaping Drug Discovery in the Age of Open Science and AI

Conscience is driven by a global mission: to ensure that every disease has a treatment, accessible to people wherever they are in the world, by introducing an open science model that empowers emerging companies to develop drug treatments more efficiently.

May 11, 2025

Canada: We Must Act Now to Bolster our Biomedical Sector

As American biomedical research faces unprecedented funding cuts and policy upheaval, Canada has a unique opportunity to attract top scientific talent north — but only if it acts decisively.

April 24, 2025

Sarah Morgan: Advancing Cardiac Ablation Technology at Medtronic

Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology, addressing complex medical conditions. Professionals like Sarah Morgan drive impactful change, working on devices designed to treat atrial fibrillation through cardiac ablation.

March 7, 2025

Seizing the Moment: Canada's Opportunity in Medtech & Biotech

The 'Made in Canada' movement is gaining traction, but we must move beyond simple labels and actively cultivate the fertile ground where Canada has the potential to truly excel: the medtech and biotech sectors.

March 2, 2025