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Discover the latest news and developments in AI and machine learning happening in the image-guided therapy (IGT) sector in Canada.
From Risk to Hyper-Precision: How ViTAA Medical is leveraging imaging and AI to redefine Aortic Aneurysm Care
Using AI-assisted 3D modelling, ViTAA Medical is determined to bring aneurysm management into the 21st century. For the last 15 years, Dr. Elena Di Martino, a biomedical engineer and Dr. Randy Moore, a vascular surgeon (both teach at the University of Calgary), have been perfecting technology that uses computer algorithms to analyze information gathered on a CT scan to create 3D models of aneurysms that encode the actual mechanical properties of the vessel’s wall.
INOVAIT launches Canada-wide medtech job board to connect talent with innovation
Developed in response to increasing demand from our members and job seekers, the INOVAIT Network Job Board offers job seekers direct access to high-impact roles at some of the country’s top companies working in emerging medical technologies. Updated daily, the platform features listings from across the INOVAIT network and is designed to help talented professionals launch or advance their careers in a home-grown company right here in Canada.
Cohesic flips the script on incorporating AI into healthcare
Jordan Engbers, Chief Science Officer of Cohesic, a data scientist who spent years in clinical research, is painfully aware of the chasm between the promise and reality of AI in healthcare. While an AI model might work within a study where researchers systematically gather, clean up, and standardize the data, real-world healthcare data is often too messy and unreliable to use for clinical decisions.
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INOVAIT opens Pilot Fund program to support Canadian image-guided therapy and artificial intelligence projects
INOVAIT, the Canadian image-guided therapy (IGT) and AI network, is opening a call for applications for its Pilot Fund. The INOVAIT Pilot Fund is a reimbursement-based funding program to support collaborative research and development (R&D) projects that apply artificial intelligence, machine learning, or big data to IGT technologies.
A trailblazer in medical imaging: Terry Peters
Terry Peters, a New Zealander-Canadian with a background in Electrical Engineering from the University of Canterbury,...
How 16 Bit harnessed AI to prevent costly fractures, one X-ray at a time
As with many transformative businesses, 16 Bit came to be because of, sure, the brilliance and vision of its founders, but also a great deal of serendipity. 16 Bit might not exist had Dr. Mark Cicero and Dr. Alexander Bilbily not both chosen to pursue medical school (with backgrounds in engineering and computer science, respectively), had they not both decided to specialize in radiology, and had they not ended up in the same residency training program at the University of Toronto.
INOVAIT reveals Canada’s strategic advantages in image-guided therapy and artificial intelligence in latest report
INOVAIT, the pan-Canadian innovation network supporting advancements and commercialization in image-guided therapy (IGT) and artificial intelligence (AI), is excited to share their latest report titled, ‘Unlocking Medtech’s Potential: Canada’s Strategic Advantages in Image-Guided Therapy & AI’. Through synthesized insights from interviews with founders and executives from 30 IGT companies in the INOVAIT Network, this new report uncovers the untapped potential of the image-guided therapy sector in Canada.
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