NGBiLab – Details, episodes & analysis

June 6th 2024 – This week, we're deviating from our usual focus on promoting Canadian life science startups to speak with Ray Briscuso of AdvaMed about the MedTech Conference happening in Toronto from October 15th to 17th. The MedTech Conference is the world’s leading medical technology event, bringing together C-suite executives from around the globe. If you have a MedTech company in Canada, we encourage you to consider attending this event.

The MedTech Conference: themedtechconference.com
AdvaMed: advamed.org
Get Your Tickets to The NGBI Summit: nextgreatbigideas.com

Lab Occupier: laboccupier.com

May 30th, 2024 – This week, we are thrilled to welcome Rachel Bartholomew, the founder and CEO of HyIvy in Waterloo, Ontario. Rachel is also the visionary behind FemTech Canada, an organization dedicated to fostering entrepreneurs in women's health innovation. We will be speaking with Rachel about the story behind HyIvy and how FemTech is emerging as a crucial part of the next generation of healthcare.

HyIvy: hyivy.com
Femtech Canada: femtech.ca
Grand River Regional Cancer Centre: grhosp.com

Get Your Tickets to The NGBI Summit: nextgreatbigideas.com

Lab Occupier: laboccupier.com

May 23rd 2024 – We are delighted to speak with Bronwyn Bridges, CEO and Co-Founder of PragmaClin, a startup based in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Bronwyn and her team have developed a remarkable digital tool called PRIMS for assessing Parkinson’s Disease and what they are doing is catching the attention of the life sciences sector.

PragmaClin: pragmaclin.com

Get Your Tickets to The NGBI Summit: nextgreatbigideas.com

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May 16th 2024 – This week we welcome Lucas Siow of ProteinQure based out of Toronto, Ontario to the show. Lucas and his team are pioneering novel peptide therapies with the help of quantum computing and have recently made a breakthrough in the realm of triple-negative breast cancer.

ProteinQure: proteinqure.com

Get Your Tickets to The NGBI Summit: nextgreatbigideas.com

Lab Occupier: laboccupier.com

May 9th 2024 – Joining us today is Karolina Valente, CEO & CSO of VoxCell BioInnovation, along with her business partner, Kevin Vos, Vice President of Business Development. Based in Victoria, BC, they're pioneering the next generation of 3D tissue printing. Their innovative tissue models hold the promise of giving cancer researchers more comprehensive data, faster, ultimately expediting these life-saving therapies to market and into the hands of those who need them sooner.

April 25th 2024 - It is our pleasure to welcome Ashissh Raichura, CEO and founder of Scanbo Technologies out of Victoria, BC. Ashissh has created a needle-free method for reading blood glucose levels allowing diabetics to check their levels with just a touch of their fingertips. 

April 18th 2024 – This week we welcome Courtney Cole, the Business Development Manager at the Office of the Vice President of Research and Innovation at York University in Toronto. Joining us to discuss the journey of ForAHealthyMe Inc., an AI Tele-Rehab solution, we’ll explore the challenges that even well-executed startups like theirs can encounter along the way.

April 11th 2024 – This week we’re joined by Saumik Biswas, who is the CEO and founder of Tenomix out of London, Ontario. Saumik and his team have pioneered the first benchtop robotic scanning device, revolutionizing colorectal cancer tissue analysis by streamlining processes, cutting costs, and enhancing reliability.