Boston-based Haemonetics announces intent to acquire OpSens in healthtech deal worth $345 million CAD
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – AI takeover: predictive pitfall or “medicine’s biggest moment” since antibiotics?

Plus: Quebec City-based OpSens acquired by US firm in $345M deal. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – A collective $29 million committed to Canadian AI healthtech integration
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – A collective $29 million committed to Canadian AI healthtech integration

Plus: US mental health startup Headway raises $125 million at $1 billion valuation. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from…

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A|I: The AI Times – Anthropic in talks to raise another $2B, a16z discussed backing Midjourney rival
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A|I: The AI Times – Anthropic in talks to raise another $2B, a16z discussed backing Midjourney rival

Plus: Samsung to manufacture chips from AI chip startup Tenstorrent. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big…

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Alberta Innovates opens applications to $8 million program for AI integrations into provincial health system
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Alberta Innovates opens applications to $8 million program for AI integrations into provincial health system

Projects eligible for up to $800,000 over three years. Alberta Innovates has launched the enabling better health through artificial intelligence (AI-Better Health) program to…

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Ocean Supercluster announces $20 Million Investment in nine new AI-powered ocean projects
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Ocean Supercluster announces $20 Million Investment in nine new AI-powered ocean projects

The funding brings the national innovation focus of AI to aquaculture and coastal cleantech. With the backing of the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy Program, Canada’s…

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Scale AI February 2023
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Scale AI announces $21 million for nine Canadian AI healthcare projects

The projects address a sector facing budgetary strain, high community needs, and a persistent labour shortage. At the ALL IN conference in Montreal, the…

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Waabi Uber Freight trucks
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Raquel Urtasun reunites with Uber in autonomous trucking partnership

Plus: 1Password hits $250M ARR on the back of B2B growth. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the…

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Scale AI February 2023
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ALL IN to showcase Canada’s AI at major conference

More than 60 case studies of Canadian AI projects and 100 AI startups will be featured. Scale AI, Canada’s federally funded AI Global Innovation…

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OneEleven 2023
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Canadian startup news of the week (4/30/23)

Plus: OneEleven reborn, Neo Financial embedded, Pillar & Billi ended. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s…

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Academics, CEOs push for AI regulation, as Canadian companies race to adopt the technology
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Canadian startup news of the week (4/23/23)

Plus: BDC launches $150M sustainability fund. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…

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