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Reframe Health Lab

Reframe Health Lab is a Toronto studio that pairs clinicians with filmmakers, illustrators and designers to make health information people will actually watch. Founded by Dr. Mike Evans in 2011, it operates under Mercury Films and is best known for the 23½ Hours whiteboard video.

Health TechTorontoFounded 2011mercuryfilms.ca
7M+views of its first video, 23½ HoursReframe Health / Mercury Films
50+health videos producedReframe Health / Mercury Films

The people

Mike HeinrichManaging Director · 1 TechTO talk
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Dr. Mike EvansFounderprofile coming
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Nicholas de PencierCo-founderprofile coming
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Liisa SorsaFounding illustratorprofile coming

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About

The lab describes itself as a health lab with no white coats or test tubes. Dr. Mike Evans started it in 2011 with filmmaker Nicholas de Pencier and illustrator Liisa Sorsa; its first video, 23½ Hours, has been watched more than seven million times. The team has since made more than fifty health videos plus infographics, sites and apps, and has moved into behaviour-change programmes.

Backers

No outside funding disclosed

Some figures are founder-stated, not independently confirmed

Quick answers

What does Reframe Health Lab do?

It makes health communication — videos, infographics, websites and apps — by putting clinicians, filmmakers and designers on the same project.

Who runs Reframe Health Lab?

Dr. Mike Evans founded it in 2011. Mike Heinrich is managing director and produced the Dr. Mike Evans whiteboard video series.

What is 23½ Hours?

The lab's first whiteboard video, on the single best thing you can do for your health. It has been viewed more than seven million times.

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