While the U.S. is often hailed as the capital of innovation, digital health hubs are sprouting up all over the world. To the north, Canadian health tech companies are beginning to emerge.
In 2020, Toronto saw 19 digital health deals, coming to a total of $282 million, according to a Startup Health report. This made the city the fifth largest non-U.S. digital health funding hub in the world.
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A cadre of Canadian digital health startups were at the forefront of a special HIMSS session organized by the Canadian government’s department of foreign affairs, trade, and development.
Each of the six featured startups was a graduate of the Canadian Technology Accelerator for Health IT in Philadelphia, and tackled healthcare challenges ranging from medication adherence to inelegant data...