Alberta Innovates’ Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) suite of programs provide a coordinated series of enabling mechanisms to support innovators along their health technology commercialization journey from ideation to leading. Below you will find a list of current projects supported under the AICE programs.
Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Concepts Program
The Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Concepts Program serves to advance early-stage health research that demonstrates high commercial potential in priority areas of precision health. AICE-Concepts enables innovators to accelerate their journey across four domains of commercialization: Product development, business readiness, product-market fit, and regulatory compliance.
2023 Investments
The table below contains investment results for five Alberta-based researchers and one Alberta-based small-medium enterprise. Total value for all six projects is ~$4.5 million with ~$3 million contributed from Alberta Innovates. Projects will run from February 2023 to January 2026.
| Lead Applicant | AICE Stream | Project Title | Contact | Award Amount |
| Amin Komeili, PhD, UCalgary |
AICE-Concepts | A Data Driven Human Assistive Device for Knee Rehabilitation | Website | $511,000 |
| Edmond Lou, PhD, UAlberta | AICE-Concepts | Applying Artificial Intelligence on Ultrasound and Surface Topography Images Combined with Spinal Bone Quality to Predict Progression of Scoliosis | Website | $586,000 |
| Larry Unsworth, PhD, UAlberta | AICE-Concepts | Developing diagnostic and prognostic clinical tools for chronic kidney disease patients | Website | $599,618 |
| Manisha Gupta, PhD, UAlberta | AICE-Concepts | Biosensor development for detection and monitoring of neurological conditions in diabetic patients | Website | $600,000 |
| Peter Stys, MD, UCalgary | AICE-Concepts | Machine-Learning-Assisted Spectroscopic Fluorescence Urinalysis for Intelligent Diagnosis of Misfolded Protein Disorders | Website | $598,000 |
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OKAKI Health Intelligence Inc. Salim Samanani, MD |
AICE-Concepts | GAITLY – Deep learning-based gait and balance assessment application | Website | $200,000 |
2022 Investments
The table below contains information about the eight leading Alberta-based researchers and their projects. Total value for all eight projects is nearly $7.5 million with ~ $4.5 million contributed from Alberta Innovates. Projects will run from February 2022 to January 2025.
| Lead Applicant | AICE Stream | Project Title | Contact | Award Amount |
| Aravind Ganesh, MD, UCalgary |
AICE-Concepts | Automated Remote Image-guided Diagnosis and Risk Stratification of Carotid Disease for Stroke prevention
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Website | $600,000 |
| Jacob Jaremko, MD, PhD, UAlberta |
AICE-Concepts | Basic echo: point-of-care ultrasound assessment of cardiac function using artificial intelligence
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Website | $591,000 |
| John Lewis, PhD, UAlberta | AICE-Concepts | An Integrated Extracellular Vesicle Biomarker and Machine Learning Approach to Diagnosing Bladder Cancer
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Website | $600,000 |
| Joon Lee, PhD, UCalgary |
AICE-Concepts | Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and the APPROACH Registry to Transform Coronary Artery Disease Patient Care
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Website | $600,000 |
| Kara Nerenberg, MD, UCalgary | AICE-Concepts | IMPROVE-Virtual HEALTH (Healthy Eating and Active Living through Technology @ Home) For MOMS
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Website | $572,185 |
| Lawrence Le, PhD, UAlberta | AICE-Concepts | Intraoral Ultrasound Fusion of Dento-Periodontal Complex for Diagnosis of Periodontal Diseases and Personalized Treatment
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Website | $600,000 |
| Puneeta Tandon, MD, UAlberta |
AICE-Concepts | The creation of a home-based digital solution to diagnose functional decline and inform tailored lifestyle prescriptions for patients with catabolism-prone chronic diseases
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Website | $598,394 |
| Richard Fahlman, PhD, UAlberta |
AICE-Concepts | Rapid Testing for Myasthenia Gravis
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Website | $340,855 |
View our 2021 investments
Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Market Access Program
The Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Market Access Program accelerates health innovations that face evidentiary hurdles in achieving market access. The Program supports small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and real-world testing sites (Testing Sites) in carrying out clinical trials, feasibility studies or real-world trials to fast-track commercial progression and market adoption.
| Main Project Partners | AICE Stream | Project Title | Award Value and Date |
| Clinisys EMR and
University of Alberta |
AICE-ABH |  |
$125,000
August 1, 2019 |
| Karma Manufacturing and
University of Alberta |
AICE-MAP |  |
$150,000
November 1, 2019 |
| Mikata Health Inc. and
Edmonton Oliver Primary Care Network |
AICE-MAP |  |
$237,795
January 13, 2020 |
| Hanalytics and
M.A.G.I.C. Clinic |
AICE-MAP |  |
$269,704
May 25, 2020 |
| MEDO.ai and
Westview Physician Collaborative |
AICE-MAP |  |
$300,000
June 1, 2020 |
| Pacylex Pharmaceuticals and
Cross Cancer Institute |
AICE-MAP |  |
$300,000
June 1, 2020 |
| Forest Devices and
Alberta Health Services |
AICE-MAP |  |
$300,000
August 19, 2020 |
| Kent Imaging and
SerenaGroup Research Institute |
AICE-MAP |  |
$253,000
September 1, 2020 |