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Philip Chang

Co-founder & CTO, Able Innovations

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Philip Chang is a co-founder and the chief technology officer of Able Innovations, the Toronto company behind the ALTA Platform, a robotic device that moves non-ambulatory patients between surfaces without lifting. His co-founder recruited him for a strong intellectual-property background; Chang had also been a patient himself, facing the manual transfers the device replaces.

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Who is Philip Chang?

A co-founder and the chief technology officer of Able Innovations. The company's own about page, checked in September 2026, says "our co-founders Jay Singh and Phil Chang were inspired to build Able Innovations following their own personal experiences," and Medical Innovation Xchange reported in May 2026 that Singh "brought on co-founder and CTO Philip Chang."

Why did he co-found Able Innovations?

Able Innovations' about page, checked in September 2026, says Chang "experienced the struggles of patient transfer first-hand when he was admitted into a healthcare facility for a prolonged period of time." Canadian Manufacturing reported in June 2022 that he and Jayiesh Singh began developing the ALTA Platform in 2018, drawing on Singh's long-term care volunteering and Chang's experience as a patient.

What does he bring to the company?

Intellectual property. Medical Innovation Xchange reported in May 2026 that Singh recruited him saying "Philip has a strong background in intellectual property (IP) and we saw that no one is looking into the space," describing lateral patient transfer and transport as a new product category.

Is Chang still CTO of Able Innovations?

Yes, as far as any public page shows. Medical Innovation Xchange named him as Able Innovations' co-founder and CTO in a profile dated May 25, 2026, and the company's own about page, checked in September 2026, still names him as a co-founder. BetaKit first reported the CTO title in May 2022.

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