HelpWear

Thanks so much for the shout out, Ryerson University! Check out our feature in Culture Magazin!

Last week, our CEO Andre Bertram got to pitch at #ECHOPitch2019 and won the People’s Choice Award! Thank you Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University of Toronto and JLabs for the wonderful event.

HelpWear is one of the finalists for the Pitch@Palace competition! If you have a few minutes to spare, please vote for HelpWear to win this year’s Pitch@Palace People’s Choice Award! https://peopleschoice.pitchatpalace.com/entry/476/helpwear

Our tech highlight today is HelpWear! Helpwear has created a 24/7 wearable cardiac monitoring system that aids in the diagnosis and treatment of heart-related i...llness, as well as assisting emergency response services by alerting them to the users’ episodes in real-time. The device also allows for remote monitoring of cardiac patients in their homes and communities, taking strain off acute care centres. See more

VCPA would like to announce exciting news about the Mentorship Program of 2018 - 2019! A Mentee from the program recently got an Internship with their Mentor, H...elpWear! HelpWear CTO, Frank Nguyen, is also a proud member of VCPA. We're looking forward to hearing more success stories from our growing young leaders!

#ICYMI - Have you worn a Holter monitor for longer than 24 hours? We want to hear from you! We are in the final stages of developing the HeartWatch, and require feedback from individuals who have relied on a Holter monitor in the past. If this is you, or someone you know, sign up for a feedback session today.

The HelpWear team has been working long and hard, and we’re almost ready to launch the HeartWatch but we’re missing one thingyou! HelpWear is hosting a series of feedback sessions, and we’re looking for anyone that has used a Holter monitor in the past to share their experience with us and try out the latest version of the HeartWatch. The in-person sessions will be split up into two types:... 1) In-depth design sessions (1-2 hours) 2) Short interviews (25 - 30 minutes) Not located in Toronto? Not a problem! We would love to hear from you via our online survey! Simply register for the event and a member from the HelpWear team will contact you with a link to the survey. To register for the event, click on the link below! http://bit.ly/HelpWearFeedback

Andre Bertram was featured this week in MobiHealthNews! Healthtech journalist Laura Lovett covers the Thiel Fellowship's focus on digital health. https://www.mobihealthnews.com//thiel-fellowships-newest-c

HelpWear News | Andre Bertram, CEO of HelpWear, has been awarded the 2018 Thiel Fellowship Fellows receive $100,000 and mentorship from the Thiel Foundation’s network of technology founders, investors, and scientists. https://www.businesswire.com//Thiel-Foundation-Announces-2

"Medtech is becoming an innovation playground for the young. Zero respect for bureaucracy is a No. 1 advantage. We don’t have the patience for it." HelpWear CEO Andre Bertram spoke with the Financial Post on the allure of the medical technology field, and becoming a seasoned entrepreneur by the age of 20. http://business.financialpost.com//how-to-be-a-medtech-ent

We're thrilled to announce that Andre Bertram, CEO of HelpWear placed 1st at the Canadian Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) Competition! In addition to winning $10K, Andre will be representing Canada in the world competition in April. We'd like to thank EO Montreal for hosting us last weekend, it was a spectacular opportunity.

Photos from the Biomedical Zone Christmas party! Thank you for hosting a wonderful evening filled with great food and wonderful conversation.

A big congratulations to St. Michael's Hospital for another incredible event. #AngelsDen2017 was incredibly inspiring. Angels Den is a "reality-TV-style contest where two teams of researchers from St. Michael’s take home a minimum of $50,000 each in innovation funding". This year, 'Iron Mom' and the 'Flu Fighters' took home the prize. The Iron Mom project, presented by Dr. Michelle Sholzberg and Dr. Lisa Hicks, uses a set of digital tools to educate clinicians and families ...about the effects of anemia and iron deficiency in pregnancy. The Flu Fighters, led by Dr. Warren Lee and Dr. Xiao-Yan Wen, uses zebrafish to find new compounds to treat the influenza virus. Congratulations to both winners! To learn more about these innovative research projects, visit http://bit.ly/2mWCatR