Canadian Innovators Advance in the Deep Space Healthcare Challenge (Image Credit: Payload)
LONGUEUIL, Quebec (CSA PR) — The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and Impact Canada have selected the 20 semi-finalists for the Deep Space Healthcare Challenge, a competition to develop innovative healthcare technologies for people living in remote communities now, and crews on long-duration space missions in the future.
The teams selected by the Deep Space Healthcare Challenge jury will receive $30,000 in prize money and advance to Stage 2. In the second stage, semi-finalists will build a proof-of-concept that can generate data in a lab environment.
The semi-finalists are:
| Organization | Location | Project name |
|---|---|---|
| Tidal Medical | Toronto, Ontario | Remote Detection of Respiratory and Cardiac Pathology using a Non-Invasive Diagnostic Wearable |
| Pelican MRI | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Ultralight MRI for Remote and Isolated Communities |
| Université de Montréal | Montreal, Quebec | SPRINT – Surface plasmon resonance intelligent nanosensor technology |
| University of New Brunswick | Fredericton, New Brunswick | An electrochemical sensor for rapid cancer biomarker detection |
| Applications MD | Saint Lambert, Quebec | EZResus |
| PLAKK | Montreal, Quebec | Saving Lives One Scan at a Time: An Artificial Intelligence-Powered Ultrasound Guidance and Analysis Tool to Predict Stroke Risk |
| Pulsence | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Pulsence |
| Sonoscope Inc. | Longueuil, Quebec | Hands-free automated ultrasound diagnosis module |
| IndigenousTech.ai | Ottawa, Ontario | AI-powered Solution for Dermatology for Primary Care Practices in Remote Communities |
| LightX Innovations Inc. | Boisbriand, Quebec | LightX Innovations – Vision diagnostics |
| Swift Medical | Toronto, Ontario | Pocketable, Skin and Wound Diagnostic and Monitoring Solution |
| Optican Systems Inc. | West Vancouver, British Columbia | The OptiScan Near Infrared Probe for real-time Health Monitoring |
| ADGA Group Consultants Inc. | Ottawa, Ontario | AI-Powered Virtual Medical Assistant |
| Alentic | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Lensless Microscopy Diagnostic Platform |
| Neursantys Inc. | Calgary, Alberta | NEURVESTA: Remote management of neurovestibular and sensorimotor disruptions |
| Texavie | Vancouver, British Columbia | Autonomous, Comfortable, Health-Sensing and Therapy MarsWear Apparel For Deep Space and Remote Terrestrial Applications |
| McMaster University | Hamilton, Ontario | Heart-Tracker: A wearable platform for real-time monitoring of cardiac markers in interstitial fluid |
| Wosler Corp. | London, Ontario | Autonomous Diagnostic Ultrasound Services in Deep Space and Remote Communities |
| Luxsonic | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | SieVRt Cardiac |
| Centre for Surgical Invention and Innovation (CSii) | Hamilton, Ontario | Development of an Autonomous and Tele-operable Medical Robot for Ultra Rapid Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment of Early Cancers and Other Needlescopic Interventions |
For more information on the Challenge and project descriptions, please visit the Impact Canada webpage.
Media interested in speaking with a CSA expert, or with any of the semi-finalists, may contact the CSA’s media relations office: asc.medias-media.csa@asc-csa.gc.ca.
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