Health Technology
The Practical Age of Monetized Data Has Finally Arrived
Major companies like Uber and Under Armour are putting data to work, and the emerging partnerships and new app developments are having a bottom-line impact.
December 14, 2016IBM Watson Making Cognitive Businesses a Reality
“It isn't a world of Watson: it's a world with Watson,” said IBM's Chairman, President, and CEO Ginni Rometty at the company’s World of Watson (WoW) conference.
October 26, 2016Watson Analytics to Research Heart Rhythm Data
Heart-SIGN will act as a data resource for arrhythmia research and clinical practice to help researchers identify specific needs, track patients, and measure outcomes.
October 21, 2016Watson Takes on Parkinson’s Disease
IBM Watson, long touted for its potential in healthcare, is being put to work finding a drug to treat Parkinson’s disease.
October 14, 2016iTech Vancouver’s Top 5 Takeaways for Cloud and Mobility
The transformational power of cloud computing will encompass AI, infrastructure, security, and large-scale business opportunities.
October 7, 2016Cognitive Capabilities Will Be Critical for Healthcare Space
Collecting 2.3 trillion GB of healthcare data is one thing, but analyzing it is the priority.
October 6, 2016There’s a $30 Billion Opportunity in Indian Healthcare Tech
Current funding doesn’t match need, due to perceived low returns and lack of glamour in investing in service-based startups.
September 22, 2016Mega Hackathon Hack the North is Underway
Hack the North is starting this weekend at the Waterloo Engineering School, and developers from across Canada and the world are attending.
September 16, 2016Hello, This is Your Toothbrush Speaking
Grush makes a children’s toothbrush that connects to both a mobile game for kids and a dashboard for parents, in a bid to ensure youngsters learn the proper way to clean their teeth.
September 14, 2016Cognitive Computing Helps Vision Impaired
Data analytics, a force for change in nearly every business, is now being leveraged to make lives easier for the vision impaired by increasing the graduation rate for guide dogs.
August 9, 2016Pizza Menus, Rebounds, and Blood Sugar: 3 Watson Use Cases
What you get out of a computer is only as good as what you put in. But what happens if you’re feeding a computer that learns and reasons?
June 14, 2016Analytics4Life Takes The Stress Out Of Coronary Artery Disease Tests
Startup based in Kingston, Ontario, is attempting to develop a straightforward method for diagnosing coronary artery disease, using machine learning through with physiological information conventionally considered valueless.
June 8, 2016How QoC Health Simplifies Patient Empowerment
Working as a business-to-business service provider, the company has built a powerful API platform that can scale digital health ideas, including patient monitoring, analytics, and turnkey integration with existing medical records.
May 26, 2016VIDEO: IBM’s Ontario Research Consortium Partnership
This innovation model, facilitating collaboration between IBM, academic institutions, Ontario Centre of Excellence, and SMEs aims to help establish Ontario as a leading global centre for driving innovation in information technology, health, and urban infrastructure (water, energy, transportation).
May 24, 2016Agriculture. Healthcare. Real Estate: Three IBM Bluemix Use Cases
The PlantID3 mobile app is used by agricultural professionals to monitor crop health. SwiftPad lets patients take a photo of their prescription and send it to their pharmacy; they get real-time feedback on when their medication is ready and can opt to have it delivered. 4D Virtual Space replaces floor plans for real estate developers. All three of these solutions rely on IBM Bluemix.
May 19, 2016Is a Star Trek-Style Tricorder Here?
Real life is now catching up to the future as depicted in the 1960s. Dr. Sonny Kohli is turning science fiction into reality as the chief medical officer of Cloud DX Inc., a Kitchener, Ontario-based startup with the world’s first working tricorder-like health device.
May 16, 2016Under Armour Leverages IBM’s Watson to Challenge Fitbit
Over the last few years, the company has snagged three massive online fitness communities: Endomondo, MapMyFitness and MyFitnessPal. They now control the largest online wellness-focused ecosystem, at 165 million users. And it's what HealthBox can do with all that data that makes this a compelling package.
May 12, 2016