SFU VentureLabs taps into P.P.E. produced by client company, Flextrapower
SFU VentureLabs client, Flextrapower (formerly Bonbouton), was founded to develop the world’s first smart insole system to help detect inflammation and prevent diabetic amputations. However, when the pandemic struck, founder…
Women in business leading COVID-19 pandemic projects
Several female-led B.C. businesses are at the forefront of tackling challenges created by COVID-19, including SFU VentureLabs company, Curatio Networks Inc. Read this feature on SFU VentureLabs company, Curatio Networks…
Is COVID-19 ready for RoboMop?
With a line of janitorial robots already commercialized and scrubbing floors three years ago, SFU VentureLabs company, A&K Robotics Inc. had turned its intention to developing a disinfecting prototype robot.…
What to Consider When Outsourcing to Remote Teams
Is outsourcing to remote teams a good choice for startups? Through the COVID-19 pandemic, the ways in which we live and work are constantly evolving. Over the last six months,…
Fusion Genomics: Using Next-Generation Sequencing for Early Virus Detection
In late December, the first high-quality genome map of SARS-CoV-2 became available, and it was this availability that jumpstarted global efforts to effectively diagnose and treat the virus. Now imagine…
Short Term Business Survival Strategies and Government Initiatives
The Global fight against the Coronavirus has created a sudden and severe economic shock which is only beginning to make its way through the economy. There will be more economic…
Using sound data to identify COVID-19 with Bio Conscious’ Endobits
Last year, Bio Conscious released Endobits, an innovative remote patient monitoring system for physicians that automatically prioritizes high-risk patients and allows for remote consults. Endobits is a companion to Bio…
Bio Conscious Technologies Launches Endobits Smart Patient Management Platform
Bio Conscious Technologies Inc. is announcing the launch of its Endobits™ platform. The Endobits platform is a secure web portal that provides doctors with real-time patient information and prioritizes those patients by medical risk for more effective care.
SFU professor’s invention to help recovery of ventilator patients approved for emergency use in U.S.
A Simon Fraser University professor’s invention submitted for patents 13 years ago has been granted approval for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration during the COVID-19 pandemic to help wean critically ill patients off ventilators.
Remote Medication Monitoring & Alerting in a Time of Distancing
CuePath is on a mission to help seniors and other vulnerable individuals stay healthy and independent with the support of their circle of care SFU VentureLabs is home to many…