Life Science San Francisco

We are CTA Life Science San Francisco.

 

The Canadian Technology Accelerator for health information technology (CTA Life Science) in San Francisco helps connect innovative Canadian tech companies to US investment and market growth opportunities.

The CTA Life Science program gives these SMEs access to the largest healthcare services market in the world — connecting them to new markets and financing, and helping create partnerships with US healthcare providers such as hospitals, insurers, research centers, and medical companies.

The SME companies in CTA Life Science focus on patient-centered solutions using health information technology including mobile devices (mHealth) and telemedicine (eHealth). Their products and services can help: prevent chronic diseases, reduce health care costs, improve systems management and more.

 

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CURRENT COMPANIES

  • Aifred Health

    Aifred Health uses AI to help physicians make better treatment decisions in mental healthcare. The company is developing a deep-learning based clinical decision tool for physicians to bring personalized medicine to psychiatry. - Montréal, Quebec

  • ExVivo Labs

    ExVivo is developing innovative tools for allergists to improve patient outcomes. The company is working to improve the lives of over 50 Million Americans who suffer from allergies every year with its easy to use test can be administered without the need for reactions on the patient's skin. - Waterloo, Ontario

  • iBIONICS

    iBIONICS enhances quality of life and improves health with wire-free neuro-modulation, sensory and nano-particle implanted solutions. The flagship product, the Diamond EYE, is a bionic retina that drastically improves upon available products with a less invasive procedure and potential 10x increase in functional vision. - Ottawa, Ontario

  • Mediphage Bioceuticals

    Mediphage Bioceuticals is a genetic medicine company focused on developing safe, effective, and personalized transgene delivery platforms for the delivery of genes into cells for gene therapy, cell engineering and gene editing. - Toronto, Ontario

  • Nanostics

    Nanostics is focused on development and commercialization of novel, non-invasive diagnostic tests for cancer. - Edmonton, Alberta

  • ProteinQure

    ProteinQure is a Toronto based biotech firm. They create computational R&D tools to perform drug design in silico. They leverage quantum computing, molecular simulations and reinforcement learning to engineer novel therapeutics. - Toronto, Ontario

  • Serenity Bioworks

    Serenity Bioworks develops medicine formulas to improve the long-term effectiveness and safety of anti-inflammatory medication. - Kitchener, Ontario

  • Zilia

    Zilia has developed an innovative, non-invasive platform technology that uses imaging, spectrometry and artificial intelligence to measure, quantitatively and in real-time, different biomarkers in the human eye. - Quebec, Quebec

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