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On the TechTO stage
HealthTO Profile: Dr. Linda Maxwell of the Biomedical Zone
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Ran Manor of Biomedical Zone presents How to build a HealthTech Startup
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About
The Biomedical Zone was founded in 2015 as a joint venture between Ryerson University, now Toronto Metropolitan University, and St. Michael's Hospital, and describes itself as Canada's first hospital-embedded incubator for health technology companies. It sits on the seventh floor of the hospital's Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, and its programmes carry ventures from prototype through clinical validation and market entry — the step where most Canadian health startups stall. Dr. Linda Maxwell, a head and neck surgeon, was its founding executive director and profiled the Zone at TechTO's HealthTO in April 2017; Ran Manor presented there again in April 2018 on how to build a health tech startup. Maxwell has since moved on and is an operating partner at the deep tech fund DCVC.
Backers
Not venture-backed — a university and hospital partnership, funded through Toronto Metropolitan University's zone learning programme and St. Michael's Hospital.
Quick answers
What is the Biomedical Zone?
A health technology incubator run jointly by Toronto Metropolitan University and St. Michael's Hospital, physically located inside the hospital so that founders can validate products with clinicians and patients on site.
Who founded it?
Dr. Linda Maxwell, a head and neck surgeon, was its founding executive director when it launched in 2015. She is now an operating partner at DCVC.
What kind of companies go through it?
Health technology ventures spanning medical devices, biotechnology, health IT, VR and simulation. The programme is built around the clinical validation step rather than around fundraising.