healthtechpulse vol. 9

what we read, who we followed, and what we're looking into

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Tops Reads (Books, Articles, Reports):

• Generative AI in healthcare: Current trends and future outlook by McKinsey & Company (Report)

• The State of Science, Technology, and Innovation in Canada 2025 by Council of Canadian Academies

• 2025 Watch List: Artificial Intelligence in Health Care by Canada’s Drug Agency (Report)

• Positioning & Distribution Will Determine the Winning Healthcare AI Startups, Investor Say - MedCity News (Article)

• AI in Healthcare Series: AI as Your Personal Health Partner by Stanford Online (YouTube)

• AI Adoption In Healthcare Is Surging: What A New Report Reveals by Forbes (Article)

• The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine’s Computer Age by Robert M. Wachter (Book)

• How data science will transform cancer care & research by STAT (Article)

• Launching lean: insights from early-stage entrepreneurship development programs for scientists by Hayter et al. (Article)

Individuals to Follow:

• Jordan Jacobs, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Radical Ventures

• Michelle Scarborough, Investor, Ecosystem Builder, ex-BDC

• Andrew D’Souza, CEO Boardy, Investor, Founder, ex-Clearco

• Andrew Yeung, Founder, Investor, Community Builder

Events:

• Cureiosity: Demo Night by Scalpels & Spreadsheets: December 1, 2026, in Toronto, ON

• From Discovery to Startup: Building Life Sciences Ventures That Last: December 2, 2026, in Toronto, ON

• Ottawa Health Innovation Forum: A New Era of Growth: December 4, 2025, in Ottawa, ON

• From the Budget to SR&ED Reform: Navigating your Year-End Strategy and Looking Ahead to 2026: December 4, 2026, Virtual

• Webinar Wednesday – Virtual Urgent Care: A Click Away from Mental Healthcare: December 10, 2025, from 12-1 pm, Virtual

• Digital Health and AI Applications in Care Science and Health: January 9, 2026 in Toronto, ON

• 2026 OBIO® Investment Summit: February 3-5, 2026, in Toronto, ON

• MEDTEQ+ Health Innovation Summit: February 4-5, 2026, in Montreal, QC

• HealthToronto: February 25, 2026, in Toronto, ON

• ViVE 2026: February 22-25, 2026, in Los Angeles, CA

News and Trends:

• Abridge Secures $300M to Streamline Clinical Documentation and Ease Physician Burden

• Abbott’s $23B Bet on Exact Sciences: Bold Move or Risky Gamble?

• KHSC expands surgical robotics program, adds second surgical robot

• GE HealthCare to acquire Intelerad, advancing cloud-enabled enterprise imaging across care settings

• Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Selects Oracle Health Technology to Enhance Patient and Caregiver Experiences

• Therapy chatbot study lands with a thud

• Patients are already using AI. How can the health care system help?

Funding and Programming Opportunities (for entrepreneurs building in healthcare):

• Ontario Health | Santé Ontario: Health Innovation Pathway (TRL 8): Ongoing, ON

• Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation Ignite Program (up to $150K, rolling basis): December 5, 2025

• McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship Dobson Bootcamp and Cup 2026 Application ($200K+): Deadline January 16, 2026, Montreal, QC

• CORE Innovations: 4-Week Virtual Health Tech Bootcamp: Deadline December 8, 2025, Ottawa, ON

• Lab2Market Validate (up to $10K): Deadline December 5, 2025, Canada

• OBIO 2026 OBIO Investment Summit (Apply to Pitch): Canada

• Alberta Innovates Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) (up to $600K): AB

• Mitacs Accelerate Entrepreneurship program: Canada

• MaRS Discovery District Capital Program (rolling basis)

• If you’re a healthcare and life sciences founder, apply to the Life Sciences Central initiative to get access to an exhaustive list of resources, support, advisory, and capital.

Innovation Ecosystem Map (Greater Toronto Area)

Innovation Ecosystem Map (Kitchener-Waterloo)

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