Dalhousie University’s startup hub, Dal Innovates will hold a virtual pitch day on Sept. 12 for its health cohort of Lab2Market Launch, part of a national research commercialization program for post-secondary institutions.
The students, researchers and recent graduates will have just completed a 12-week, milestone-based boot camp offering up to $15,000 of non-dilutive funding, as well as mentorship, networking opportunities and office space.
The one startup in the Health stream to be affiliated with an Atlantic Canadian post-secondary institution is Purespire Biomonitoring Technologies. Founders Crystal Sweeney, Tanya Bellefontaine and David Perez from Dalhousie University are developing technology for monitoring firefighters’ exposure to carcinogens during their work. All the other companies are from schools elsewhere in the country.
Aruna Revolution Health founders Gurleen Bajwa, Lana Lastiwka and Rashmi Prakash, however, have recently relocated their company to Nova Scotia from British Columbia and Ontario.
The event will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., and you can register here.
Here’s a look at the companies that Dalhousie announced as part of the health cohort in June:
Gurleen Bajwa, Lanna Lastiwka and Rashmi Prakash
The University of British Columbia and The University of Western Ontario
Aruna is developing compostable menstrual pads.
Creative Medical Solutions
Alexander Koven, Brian Carrillo and Sufyan Shaikh
The University of Toronto
Creative Medical Solutions is developing a system that can be retrofitted to existing toilets for medical professionals to monitor a patient's urine flow.
Epictrode
Gerd Grau and Yoland El-hajj
York University
Epictrode is developing technology for attaching electrodes to patients' skin for medical tests like electrocardiograms via temporary tatoos, which could offer improved comfort for the wearer.
Epiloid Biotechnology
Mark Aquilino, Rohit Singla
The University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia
Epiloid Biotechnology is a contract research organization that studies novel neurological pharmaceuticals.
Hafsa B. Zahid and Narjes Allahrabbi
Toronto Metropolitan University and the University of Toronto
Fertilead is developing a medical device for semen preparation targeting couples with male-infertility challenges to boost the success rate of less/non-aggressive fertility treatments for them.
Milad Hadaeghnia And Minh Hai Tran
Concordia University
Miha Biotech is developing a bandage that uses seaweed extracts to prevent burn scars.
Neuropeutics
Marc Shenouda and Namita Multani
The University of Toronto
Neuropeutics describes its mission as being to find new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases.
PureSpire Biomonitoring Technologies
Crystal Sweeney, Tanya Bellefontaine and David Perez
Dalhousie University
PureSpire is developing technology to monitor firefighters' exposure to carcinogens, helping them reduce their risk of cancer.
U Corp
Brian Cameron Webb, Laurent Bozec And Vishar Yaghoubian
The University of Toronto
U Corp is a dental care startup developing a chewing gum that has tooth-cleaning and anti-inflammatory properties.
Tomfohr & Roos eHealth Services
Emily Cameron and Leslie E Roos
The University of Manitoba
Tomfohr & Roos eHealth Services is developing "stepped-care interventions" for addressing family mental health issues and improving parent-child relationships. (Stepped care refers to the therapy technique of appplying the minimum necessary level of intervention and gradually increasing it as needed.)
