Pfizer Canada supports a new crop of homegrown health-tech startups that are changing the future of healthcare in Canada [Video]

The healthcare industry is ripe for transformation, and some of the key technologies advancing patient care are in progress right here in Canada.

“Canada has long been a key player on the world stage of innovation, surrounded by diverse and ambitious talent – nowhere is this more prevalent than in the healthcare industry,” says Najah Sampson, president of Pfizer Canada.

Last year, Pfizer launched the Healthcare Hub Call for Solutions, a program to accelerate solutions by local innovators to address some of the most pressing healthcare challenges in Canada.

“We have the opportunity to mobilize our combined strengths and talents to help deliver for patients in Canada and around the world,” Sampson says.

Designed to support founders in developing, manufacturing and scaling their products, the $1.4-million of funding and in-kind support includes access to industry insights and internal expertise.

“We know that fostering this type of innovation environment goes beyond …