15-C Treatment of cancers by magnetic guidance of bacteria loaded with therapeutic agents.
15-C Treatment of cancers by magnetic guidance of bacteria loaded with therapeutic agents.
Summary The Starpax treatment is a revolutionary technology unlike any other on the planet. Itallows the drug to be transported directly to the tumor without passing through the bloodstream, leaving untargeted organs intact. Starpax Medical inc. has developed a unique system for the…
14-D DREAMLAND; MOBILE Project
14-D DREAMLAND; MOBILE Project
Summary CONTEXT:
Each year, more than 40 severely burned children aged 6 to 17 are treated at the CHU Sainte-Justine trauma center. The treatment of burns, dressing changes as well as physiotherapy and occupational therapy are considered to be among the most painful medical procedures. These are usually recurrent treatments that generate a lot of…
12-I Dosimetric and radiobiologic characterization and development of a novel technology for intratumoral radiotherapy with alpha particles (DaRT) using microfluidic Lab‐on‐a‐chip technology
12-I Dosimetric and radiobiologic characterization and development of a novel technology for intratumoral radiotherapy with alpha particles (DaRT) using microfluidic Lab‐on‐a‐chip technology
Summary Each year, 80 000 Canadiens will die from cancer which is the main cause of death in Canada despite continuous effort to improve established treatment technologies such as…
12-H Development of new pharmacological agents for optimization of stem cells and organs to enhance the clinical outcome of regenerative medicine and transplantation procedures
12-H Development of new pharmacological agents for optimization of stem cells and organs to enhance the clinical outcome of regenerative medicine and transplantation procedures
Summary The project involves development and testing of novel molecules that are used to improve cell and organ function for the clinical optimization of regenerative medicine and transplantation outcomes.…
16-C Development of novel machine learning algorithms for tracking surgical tools and registration of point clouds
16-C Development of novel machine learning algorithms for tracking surgical tools and registration of point clouds
Summary The aging population in Quebec and Canada has led to a large increase in the number of knee and hip surgeries. This partnership has two thrusts to solve two overarching problems of tracking and registration in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Tracking and…
12-F Development of new pharmacological agents for optimization of stem cells and organs to enhance the clinical outcome of regenerative medicine and transplantation procedures
12-F Development of new pharmacological agents for optimization of stem cells and organs to enhance the clinical outcome of regenerative medicine and transplantation procedures
Summary The project involves development and testing of novel molecules that are used to improve cell and organ function for the clinical optimization of regenerative medicine and transplantation outcomes. Two…
13-CA Delivering Evidence Based Care using artificial Intelligence to Patients with Diabetes and CardioVascular Comorbidities: The DECIDE-CV Innovation Project
13-CA Delivering Evidence Based Care using artificial Intelligence to Patients with Diabetes and CardioVascular Comorbidities: The DECIDE-CV Innovation Project
Summary The epidemic of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has afflicted more than in 1 in 10 Canadian. T2DM is associated with an increased risk of heart attacks, heart failure, stroke, blindness, kidney failure, and lower-limb…
15-G A Pan Canadian initiative for the development of a liquid biopsy assay for lung cancer screening
15-G A Pan Canadian initiative for the development of a liquid biopsy assay for lung cancer screening
Summary In Canada, the five-year survival rate of lung cancer patients is just 19%, due largely to the fact that most newly diagnosed patients present with advanced or metastatic disease. In Quebec, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women. In 2017, an…
FDA/EU/Health Canada regulatory approval and certification for next generation connected oscillometer
FDA/EU/Health Canada regulatory approval and certification for next generation connected oscillometer
Summary Thorasys designs and commercializes ergonomic devices for clinicians and patients to improve diagnosis and monitoring of diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis. As with most devices for the measurement of pulmonary function,…
Demonstration and validation of a chest patch capable of monitor children’s vital signs in real time using Artificial Intelligence
Demonstration and validation of a chest patch capable of monitor children’s vital signs in real time using Artificial Intelligence
Summary The readmission of patients to pediatric intensive care units (PICU) after discharge, although a rare event, is a matter of major concern for intensive care physicians because it is associated with a sharp increase in morbidity and mortality. The…