Deena Al-Sammak, co-founder of Power of Play Innovations, recently won The Forge’s Startup Survivor Pitch Competition. Watch this video to hear how The Clinic’s Health Innovation Bootcamp helped her learn the foundations of entrepreneurship and how to pitch and communicate details of her innovation. The next Health Innovation Bootcamp starts up January 28. Learn more/Register today: https://lnkd.in/gTEuiicJ . . #MacHealthICE #TheClinic #healthinnovation #healthventure #startup #entrepreneurship #pitchcompetition #hamont #healthcare #healthcareinnovation #madeatmac #mcmaster #commercialization #research #researchandinnovation #biomedicalengineering #biotech #medtech #medicaldevice #ai #digitalhealth
Mac Health ICE
Higher Education
Hamilton, Ontario 1,561 followers
McMaster’s health innovation hub | Marnix E. Heersink School of Biomedical Innovation & Entrepreneurship | The Clinic
About us
McMaster's hub for health innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship (HealthICE). -Marnix E. Heersink School of Biomedical Innovation and Entrepreneurship -The Clinic health innovation hub #MacHealthICE #HeersinkSchool #HeersinkMBI #TheClinic
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https://healthinnovation.mcmaster.ca/
External link for Mac Health ICE
- Industry
- Higher Education
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Hamilton, Ontario
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 2014
- Specialties
- Drugs, Medical Devices, Biotechnology, Health Systems, Bioinformatics, Diagnostics, Platforms, Health Innovation, and Health Innovation Education
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1200 Main St W
Hamilton, Ontario, CA
Employees at Mac Health ICE
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Kyle Jackson
CIHR Vanier Scholar | Scientist | Health Entrepreneur | Investor | Leader
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Hanneke de Roo
Masters of Biomedical Innovation
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Mann Parikh
Undergraduate Student at McMaster University interested in innovation in healthcare
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Manupa Dissanayake
4th Year Honours Life Sciences Student at McMaster University | Interested in Healthcare Innovation
Updates
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Kendra Nayanka Osa, currently in The Clinic’s Residency program, recently won The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) pitch competition and the $10,000 award in Atlanta. She also received the 2024 Ingenious+ National Innovation Award in the health and well-being category and awarded $10,000. Nayanka Osa is working on a personalized environmental health solution for outdoor and wildfire protection. We can’t wait to see the continued progress on this venture throughout the Residency program. Well done, Kendra! 👏 . . #healthinnovation #MacHealthICE #TheClinic #healthinnovator #engineering #environmental #wildfire #health #fireprotection #biomedicalengineering #mechanicalengineering #mcmaster #entrepreneurship #startup
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Yesterday afternoon, The Clinic residents came together for their second Residency Round on “Understanding their Market Research”. It was great to see so much engagement on this topic from the cohort. Residents heard an overview on market sizing for health startups from Shaaf Farooq, MHI, PMP, The Clinic’s program manager, followed by a deeper dive into market research for biomedical innovations with Jean-Paul Laurin, business development advisor and consultant to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Laurin is also a program instructor with the #HeersinkSchool in the Master of Biomedical Innovation program. #healthinnovation #machealthice #mcmaster
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Did we mention that supporting health innovators is simply the best?! We can't wait to see the continued success of the Medium AI team!
On November 20, McMaster University’s entrepreneurial community gathered to celebrate the culmination of Startup Survivor, our annual pitch competition. Five innovative student teams competed, with $30,000 in funding on the line to support their groundbreaking ventures. First place and $15,000 went to Power of Play, co-founded by Faculty of Engineering - McMaster University and McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences students Deena Al-Sammak and Rooaa Shanshal. Their star product? A dinosaur-shaped diagnostic tool that lights up while measuring children’s hand grip strength. This playful yet precise device addresses a critical gap in pediatric rehabilitation, giving clinicians accurate data to better support young patients in their recovery journey. 🥈 Second Place ($10,000): Medium AI (Kino Song) A software platform that helps healthcare providers manage multilingual patient documentation, saving clinics time and boosting revenue. 🥉 Third Place ($5,000): Respyra Technologies (Hunter Csetri) A device designed to make intubation safer and more efficient, improving outcomes during critical medical procedures. Rounding out the finalists were Winged Wheelchairs (Bohdan Mozharivsky), which enhances mobility for manual wheelchair users, and The Local Reach (Evan Ferreira), offering restaurants and bars a unique way to monetize commercial breaks on in-house TVs. The evening wouldn’t have been possible without the insight and expertise of the judging panel: Amanda Nguyen: Founder of Boardball Inc. and DeGroote School of Business - McMaster University grad Tricia Mumby: Co-founder of Mabel's Labels Bernie Li: Partner at Antler Jennifer Renda, MBA: President & CEO of Diverso Solutions Inc. And finally, thank you to our incredible sponsors: CITM - Centre for Integrated Transportation and Mobility, The Sam and Roma Mercanti Foundation, and Ontario Centre of Innovation for supporting the next generation of youth entrepreneurs. Congratulations to all participants for their dedication, ingenuity, and entrepreneurial spirit. Each team demonstrated how innovation can solve pressing problems, from healthcare to accessibility and entertainment. Here’s to another inspiring year of Startup Survivor! Read more: https://lnkd.in/gMy9nUKm
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The December Inside Innovation newsletter is out and highlights McMaster Entrepreneurship Week wins including the Startup Survivor Pitch Competition sweep by members of The Clinic, health innovator award recipients from the Innovators Showcase, plus more successes and highlights from The Clinic and Heersink School. Not a subscriber? Sign up and stay up to date on all things health innovation at McMaster University: https://lnkd.in/gTduE2GP . . #MacHealthICE #HeersinkSchool #TheClinic #healthinnovation #biomedicalinnovation #healthcareinnovation #startup #entrepreneurship #hamont #mcmaster #mcmasteru
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We’ll be kicking off the new year with a Health Innovation Bootcamp. Learn the foundations of health entrepreneurship over six sessions on Tuesdays from 12 – 2 PM. In addition to Bootcamp being held in The Clinic McMaster University, this program will also be running simultaneously at The Clinic @ The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton, The Clinic @ Hamilton Health Sciences, and MACcelerate Waterloo. If one of your 2025 goals is to move your health innovation forward, don’t miss this opportunity – Register today: https://lnkd.in/gTEuiicJ . . #healthinnovation #MacHealthICE #TheClinic #Bootcamp #healthcare #biomedical #biomedicalinnovation #biotech #medtech #medicaldevice #startup #entrepreneurship #mcmaster #mcmasteru #ai #digitalhealth
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Great highlight in The Globe and Mail featuring Maman Biomedical, currently part of our Residency @ The Clinic cohort at McMaster University.
CEO & Founder | Maman Biomedical | Addressing the invasiveness of daily injections | Strong in Strategic Thinking & Execution
The Globe and Mail article featuring Maman Biomedical dropped this morning! Check it out!! 👇 SpinUp at UTM, Toothpod, Vishar Yaghoubian, Brian Webb, Raquel De Souza
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More amazing news for Geras Centre for Aging Research 👏 The GERAS Dance team are alumni of our Health Innovation Bootcamp and Residency @ The Clinic.
We are proud to share that Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation has recognized #GERASdance as an innovative program featured in the Public Health Agency of Canada | Agence de la santé publique du Canada #Dementia Strategy for Canada advancing brain health and mobility for older adults 🇨🇦 Thanks to all our research funders McMaster Institute for Research on Aging, Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation, #AGEWELL, Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada & our fabulous partners #YMCA, Genevieve Hladysh (Edgcumbe), Mac Health ICE, ifitness professionals, and older adults for their time and expertise. From GERAS DANCE co-creators Dr. Patricia Hewston Dr. Courtney Kennedy, Dr. #GeorgeIoannidis & Dr. Alexandra Papaioannou! ⭐️
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This evening, #HeersinkMBI students and some members of #TheClinic came to learn how to create an award-winning pitch with Lianna Genovese, founder and CEO of ImaginAble Solutions. Students learned the foundations of a great pitch, heard some examples, and then had the opportunity to write and practice a one-minute pitch. And yes, you are also getting a sneak peek at the new #HeersinkMBI homebase. A full virtual tour of the #HeersinkSchool will be coming in the new year! . https://mbi.mcmaster.ca . #healthinnovation #startup #pitch #pitchcompetition #pitchprep #biomedicalinnovation #hamont #mcmaster #mcmasteruniversity
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The Snake AI team is part of our current Residency @ The Clinic cohort. Read the story behind this innovation and its potential to transform healthcare delivery. . #healthinnovation jiawei xu
A big congratulations to Snake AI, one of our #iFinnovators, on their amazing journey toward transforming cancer screening! Their AI-powered colonoscopy technology is tackling real challenges in healthcare—making procedures faster, more comfortable, and accessible. It’s inspiring to see how a personal mission has evolved into a solution that could save lives and improve patient experiences worldwide. With the support of OVA Solutions, Snake AI is not just pushing boundaries in medtech innovation; they’re showing us how innovation can meet a critical need and make a difference where it matters most. To jiawei xu and the Snake AI team: your commitment to improving early cancer detection is nothing short of incredible. Thank you for leading the way in creating a future where more people have access to life-saving screenings. We’re so excited to see the impact your work will have! ✨ Read their incredible story here: https://lnkd.in/gSn7p5bf #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #MedTech #Healthcare #LifeSciences #Startups #CDNtech
Snake AI: How a Personal Loss Led to a Revolution in Cancer Screening - An Engineer's Inside Story
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