Presented by Novartis
Program
Canada, a Key Player in Medtech Innovation
Registration and Breakfast
Upon arrival, we invite you to explore a world where collaboration, creativity, and research come together. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m., and you can start the day off right with breakfast. Take this opportunity to network with fellow participants and partners from the health innovation ecosystem.
Opening Remarks
This opening session will set the tone for the day by highlighting the Summit’s vision, ambitions and priorities and presenting the main themes of these two days of innovation, partnerships and meetings.
Position the Canadian Medtech Market Strategically in the Global Context
This opening session will set the tone for the day by highlighting the Summit’s vision, ambitions and priorities and presenting the main themes of these two days of innovation, partnerships and meetings.
Building Tomorrow's Healthcare by Creating a Strong Global Market for Medical Technologies Through Collaboration
This panel of international leaders will provide an up-to-date overview of the global medical technology market, addressing emerging opportunities, risks observed by major global organisations, and the importance of international collaboration in accelerating innovation and clinical adoption, while highlighting examples of exemplary international projects.
Presentation of a PLS Award recipient
Break and Networking
Exchange ideas with innovators in the healthcare sector and forge valuable connections. It’s a great time to nurture relationships and stimulate new collaborations. Take a refreshing break while expanding your professional network.
Made in Canada: Excellence from Here to the World
Canadian companies will present the success of their innovations in international marketing. Presenters will share their trajectories, winning strategies, obstacles encountered, and essential levers for moving from local innovation to international success.
Interview with an Innovation Advisor from Quebec - Resource Search
Workshop Space – Reservations required
Navigating the ecosystem: understanding and identifying the right resources to advance your innovation
Healthy patients, healthy caregivers: towards a more humane and sustainable system thanks to digital health and AI
A grounded, real-world discussion focused on concrete examples of digital health solution deployment. The speakers will address success factors, pitfalls, and lessons learned in Canada and the United States. An honest exploration of what works and what still gets in the way.
Lunch, Networking and Exhibition Hall
The perfect occasion to meet leaders, innovators, partners and create new partnerships. A great time to meet our exhibitors!
World Café: Problem- Solving Workshop with Ecosystem Stakeholders
Workshop Area – Reservations Required
Participate in a collaborative ‘World Café’ workshop where the ecosystem comes together to tackle a real challenge presented by an innovator. This is a unique opportunity to benefit from collective intelligence to advance a concrete issue.
Rethinking Healthcare System Financing with Value-Based Care
From Technology Showcase to Scaled Adoption: What Will It Take to Turn Proof into Practice?
This panel will examine one of the sector’s major challenges: transforming a promising pilot project into a solution that is truly adopted on a large scale. A panel of public and private experts will share their experience regarding common obstacles, levers and conditions for success for sustainable adoption.
Medtech Pitch Session
Workshop Space – Reservations required
Startups present their solutions to a panel of medical technology experts in order to strengthen their pitch, validate their value proposition, and identify the next steps in their development.
*Registration for the workshop does not guarantee a pitch opportunity.*
Presentation by a PLS Award Recipient
Break & Networking
Exchange ideas with innovators in the healthcare sector and forge valuable connections. It’s the perfect opportunity to nurture relationships and stimulate new collaborations. Take a refreshing break while expanding your professional network.
Medical Technologies for Extreme environments: Earth–Moon Cross-Applications
Advances in healthcare developed to support astronauts in space and lunar exploration — autonomous diagnostics, advanced telemedicine, clinical AI, biosensors, biotechnologies and robust medical systems — are now paving the way for dual-use innovations that are transforming both space missions and healthcare on Earth.
Health Inequality: What if Innovation Started with Women?
Advances in healthcare developed to support astronauts in space and lunar exploration — autonomous diagnostics, advanced telemedicine, clinical AI, biosensors, biotechnologies and robust medical systems — are now paving the way for dual-use innovations that are transforming both space missions and healthcare on Earth.
Diane-Côté Scholarship Winner Announcement
Come and meet the recipient of the Diane Côté Scholarship, a $15,000 scholarship offered by MEDTEQ+ to encourage the next generation of women in engineering applied to health technologies.
Cocktail & Networking
A special opportunity to connect with leaders, experts and innovators attending the Summit. The perfect chance to network, discover new partners and continue discussions in a friendly and dynamic atmosphere. Don’t miss the announcement of the winner of the best collaborative project poster!
Boosting the Scale-up of Health Technologies by Funding Innovation Through Value
Registration and Breakfast
Upon arrival, we invite you to explore a world where collaboration, creativity, and research come together. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., allowing you to start the day right with breakfast. Take advantage of this time to network with other participants and partners from the health innovation ecosystem.
Opening Remarks and Announcement
An energizing kickoff to launch the second day of the Summit, highlighting the key issues to watch for and the themes that will guide the discussions.
Guest Speaker - Frank Baylis
Frank Baylis, entrepreneur, engineer and former Member of Parliament, will share his unique journey at the crossroads of innovation, industry and public engagement.
Co-founder of Baylis Medical, one of Canada’s greatest medtech success stories, he will reflect on the lessons learned from the company’s international growth, the transformation of the medtech sector, and the importance of impact-driven leadership. His talk will offer privileged insights into value creation in Canada, collaboration between industry and government, and the future of health innovation.
Robotics Success Story in Healthcare
A concrete demonstration of the advancements of robotics in the healthcare sector illustrated through powerful examples of how these technologies revolutionize autonomy, surgery, the patient experience and much more.
Navigating the ecosystem: Understanding and Identifying the Right Resources to Advance Your Innovation
Workshop Space – Reservations Required
Meet with an innovation advisor who will help you navigate the Quebec ecosystem and identify key resources to accelerate your project. Leave with a targeted address book and new tools.
Presentation by a PLS Award Recipient
Hosted by Christine Beaudoin, this presentation highlights a PLS Award recipient. This moment celebrates an exceptional achievement in health innovation, highlighting the impact of the initiative.
Break & Networking
The perfect occasion to meet leaders, innovators, partners and create new partnerships. A great time to meet our exhibitors!
Care Without Barriers: From Diagnosis to Treatment
Lunch, Networking and Exhibition Hall
A lively lunch to establish strategic connections and discover new potential partners, while discussing insights from the mornings’ sessions.
Rethinking Healthcare System Financing with Value-Based Care
From Hospital Bed to Living Room: Care Without Walls
Faced with the challenges of an ageing population, the increase in chronic diseases and pathologies, and increasingly early hospital discharges, ensuring smooth and safe continuity of care between hospital and home has become a priority.
Through the eyes of a patient, we will explore how technology can strengthen care coordination, support patients at home and prevent service gaps in the care pathway.
Multinational company BD and remote care company Greybox are combining their expertise to close the loop in the care continuum – from hospital to home.
Fall in Love with your Problem: Speed Dating with Public Healthcare Institutions
Workshop Space – Reservations Required
Talk directly with public healthcare institutions to discover their real challenges and better understand their needs. This is a unique opportunity to align yourself with the issues on the ground and direct your solutions to the right place.
Unlocking Access to Innovative Diagnostics: What Practical Solutions are Available for Networks?
Presentation of a PLS Award recipient
Break & Networking
The perfect occasion to meet leaders, innovators, partners and create new partnerships. A great time to meet our exhibitors!
Guest speaker - Announcement Coming Soon
A captivating TED Talk, guiding innovators towards the best path to commercialization. Followed by pitches from promising innovations.