Three Canadian SMEs have been selected for the UK’s Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber Propel@YH Boot Camp, bringing with them their innovative solutions designed to advance the health of the region’s population.
The boot camp forms part of Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber’s commitment to bringing “the best health innovations from around the world” to the region, along with associated benefits of investment and job creation.
The selected SMEs will participate in a five-day programme featuring “intensive support and masterclass content”, with programme partners including Barclays Eagle Labs, Leeds City Council, and Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership.
Let’s take a look at what each of the three Canadian SMEs selected for the boot camp have to offer in terms of health innovation.
Mobia Health is a software as a service product company looking to streamline processes for patients and clinicians using automation and data analytics. Mobia’s myCardiacHealth platform allows care providers to better manage waiting lists and “risk-stratify incoming referrals”, whilst the SurgeCon Emergency Care Capacity Management solution helps emergency departments to predict surges and respond more quickly.
The two other SMEs set to participate include Aruna, a company specialising in creating menstrual pads from locally sourced, biodegradable and compostable materials; and Dermategrity, a company focusing on tackling moisture associated skin damage using a cream which can help prevent skin breakdown and infection.
To learn more about the upcoming digital health accelerator programme, please click here.
In other news from Canada, Island Health has announced the go-live of its new electronic patient record with hopes of enhancing patient experience “through improvements to the quality, safety, and consistency of patient care”.
We also recently interviewed Siuwin Wang, director of business analytics and health information management at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital; and Ted Scott, VP of innovation and partnerships at Hamilton Health Sciences in Ontario.
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