Ottawa, Ontario
The Government of Canada is committed to supporting innovation and strengthening regional economies. By investing in organizations that help businesses bring new ideas to market, the Government of Canada is supporting job creation, driving growth, and delivering better outcomes for Canadians.
Today, on behalf of the Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), the Honourable Mona Fortier, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Vanier-Gloucester, announced an investment of just over $815,000 for Institut du Savoir Montfort (ISM) to expand the capacity of the Montfort Innovation Lab.
Up to 20 businesses in the digital health sector will access the lab to accelerate the development and commercialization of their innovative technologies through access to strategic guidance and connections to frontline clinicians, applied research expertise, and clinical environments across the healthcare ecosystem. This hands-on approach will help demonstrate the value of new digital health innovations and bring concrete solutions for Francophones in the healthcare system.
The investment will also strengthen collaboration across the regional innovation ecosystem by working with regional and clinical partners, including Invest Ottawa, Capital Bioventure, Hawkesbury General Hospital, Bruyère Health, CHEO, the Ottawa Hospital, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, the University of Ottawa, and Collège La Cité to accelerate access to resources and support entrepreneurship within a Francophone and bilingual innovation environment.
