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Innovation Showcase

Innovation Showcase

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Innovation Showcase

Below are a few of the various world-class startups and direct-to-market products that were developed with consultation from Western's technology transfer office. If you have any questions for the team, please reach out.

 

Startups

Tenomix Inc.

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Tenomix's mission is to work together with pathology staff to build world-class platform innovations using cutting-edge tools that have the potential to revolutionize the pathology field.

Vessl Prosthetics

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Vessl Prosthetic's mission is to make a fulfilling life more comfortable. We are dedicated to empowering amputees and their champions with adjustable, accessible, and dependable solutions that enhance mobility, independence, and quality of life.

i-RNA

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i-RNA is dedicated to the development of innovative diagnosis and treatments that improve patient outcomes, ensuring that we prioritize the health and well-being of the patients we serve.

Empower Elle

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Empower Elle is transforming women's health through innovative technologies that empower women, birthing people and healthcare providers, setting a new global standard for pregnancy and birth care.

RECAT Technologies Inc.

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RECAT Technologies specializes in the development and commercialization of various reactor engineering and catalytic technologies that are useful in the oil and petrochemical industry. Their novel designs significantly improves the efficiency of the laboratory scale catalytic reactor unit utilized in many research programs around the world.

 

Front Line Medical

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Front Line Medical is a medical device company lowering the barriers to bleeding control and resuscitation worldwide. The company offers a life-saving tool, the COBRA-OS™ to help patients in emergency situations. Used for REBOA procedures, the COBRA-OS’ smaller size decreases both the time it takes to complete the procedure and risk of complications.

AHead Simulations Inc.

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AHead Simulations was founded solely for incorporating simulation educational technology within hearing healthcare to better education, training, and the client experience. AHead’s main product, CARL is the only patient simulator platform to combine a physical patient simulator with clinical resources and curriculum to maximize clinical success.

Precision Proteomics

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Precision Proteomics is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company commercializing a novel platform for the development of next-generation precision medicines. Precision’s technology can systematically and quantitatively profile activations of key signal pathways that drive pathogenesis and the development of resistance to therapy.

KGK Science

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KGK Science provides high-quality clinical research trials and expert regulatory support for the nutraceutical, cannabis and hemp industries. For over 22 years, we have successfully helped hundreds of companies with custom designed clinical trials and claim substantiation strategies to move products efficiently into global markets.

Lifelike BioTissue

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Founded in London, Ontario, Canada, LifeLike BioTissue has been providing realistic surgical simulators to facilitate and increase the quality and ease of surgical skills training for over a decade.

DQE Instruments

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The detective quantum efficiency (DQE) is recognized by industry leaders and regulators as the only standard measure of x-ray detector performance. The DQE describes the difference between high-performance and low-performance systems.

Aufero Medical Technologies

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Aufero Medical Technologies have developed a device for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia. The device will maintain contact force at a specified level during the procedure, reducing arrhythmia recurrence and repeat surgery.

Direct-to-Market Products

Ling 6(HL) Test

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The Ling 6(HL) test (v2.0) provides calibrated, pre-recorded Ling 6 sounds (m, u, a, i, sh, s) for use in measuring unaided or aided thresholds. They are typically used to measure aided thresholds for hearing aids, bone anchored hearing devices, or other assistive hearing technologies.

Employee Commitment Survey

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Based on the Three-Component Model (TCM) of commitment (Meyer & Allen, 1992; 1997), the TCM Employee Commitment Survey measures three forms of employee commitment to an organization: desire-based, obligation-based and cost-based.

The Fourth R

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A program designed to include students, teachers, parents, and the community in reducing violence and risk behaviours. Relationship skills can and should be taught in the same way as reading, writing, and arithmetic, and therefore we refer to the classroom-based curriculum as the Fourth R (for Relationships).

EDI-D Focused Training

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The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Western University offers online modules to promote inclusivity and combat racism. These include training on anti-racism, biases, and specific issues like antisemitism, anti-Asian racism, Islamophobia, and anti-Black racism. Each module aims to educate and equip students and employees with strategies to foster an equitable community.

Food Skills Questionnaire

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Researchers at Western University have developed a Food Skills Questionnaire (FSQ) a comprehensive tool for assessing food skills in three domains (Food Selection and Planning, Food Preparation, and Food Safety and Storage) in individuals or groups with basic to intermediate food skills.