2024 Investments

The table below contains investment results for seven Alberta-based researchers and three Alberta-based small-medium enterprises. Total value for all 10 projects is ~$8 million with ~$6.3 million contributed from Alberta Innovates. Projects will run from February 2024 to January 2027.

Post Secondary Investees

Lead Applicant  Project Title  Contact 
Abhilash Hareendranathan,
PhD, UAlberta

Automatic Detection of Upper Limb Injury from Ultrasound Images by AI: US-AID

Website 

Dylan Pillai, MD, PhD, UCalgary

MAPLAMP: Machine Learning-Aided Precision in LAMP Diagnostics for Accurate Quantification and Prediction of Infectious Disease Outcomes

Website 

Lindsey Westover, PhD, UAlberta

BackSCNR: Scoliosis management through non-invasive surface topography

Website 

Mohammed Almekhlafi, MD, UCalgary

Wearable Sensors for Real-Time Monitoring and Detection of Stroke in Hospitalized Patients

Website 

Richard Fahlman, PhD, UAlberta

Integrating Dark Data into Diagnostic Biomarkers

Website 

Samuel Pichardo, PhD, UCalgary

NovuSTIM: Neurostimulation device for personalized brain disorders treatment

Website 

Walter Maksymowych, MD, UAlberta

Metabolomics Precision Diagnostics and Prognostics for Chronic Inflammatory Arthritis

Website

Small-Medium Enterprise Investees

Lead Applicant  Project Title  Contact 
ChromaCare Labs Inc. Christiaan Fulton, PhD

Mobile-based At-home Lab Testing (MALT)

Website
Andromeda Medical Imaging Inc. Gavin Lau, MSc

Role of the Simple Perfusion Reconstruction Algorithm (SPIRAL) on streamlining acute stroke diagnosis and treatment

Website
Deep Life Sensors Bob Sheldon, MD, PhD

Development of diagnostic and prognostic algorithms with artificial intelligence for a wearable blood pressure monitor

Website