April 21, 2022
When Negin migrated to Canada in 2018 as an international student, she found herself trapped in an unknown situation where she had to work two jobs to make ends meet. Negin was working on an amazing project in the McGill program, but in the meantime, she struggled with a myriad of unfamiliar medical terms, financial problems, and “outsider” issues.
April 13, 2022
Startup Montréal is pleased to announce its Revelations, a group of 20 Montréal startups worth keeping an eye for in 2022. Selected under the Grant+ Revelations program, these twenty startups are early-stage businesses that stand out for their innovation, the growth potential of their business model and their achievements.
November 19, 2021
Social inequalities are responsible for the loss of millions of ideas and inventions over hundreds of years. Recently dubbed the “Lost Einsteins” effect, this loss over time is measurable today in a decline in innovation, slowing economic growth, and repercussions on all sectors, from technology to health care.
September 19, 2021
Negin Ashouri is on a mission to elevate women’s quality of life, one medical device at a time. Through her business FemTherapeutics, she created an innovative, made-to-measure, biodegradable, and disposable intravaginal prosthetic called a pessary to help women suffering from pelvic organ prolapse (POP).
June 23, 2021
Femtherapeutics Inc. is combining artificial intelligence-driven machine learning and 3D design to manufacture a device for relieving urinary incontinence and discomfort in women suffering pelvic organ prolapse.
June 18, 2021
Negin Ashouri immigrated to Canada from Iran only three years ago. She invented a made-to-measure, biodegradable and disposable intravaginal prosthetic for women suffering from pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Fariha Naqvi-Mohamed reports.
June 12, 2021
Negin Ashouri is on a mission to elevate women’s quality of life, one medical device at a time. Even the challenges of a global pandemic haven’t stopped the up-and-coming entrepreneur from advancing her first-of-its-kind technology that is enabling her to do just that.
April 19, 2019
It was an exciting afternoon on April 17th as seven student teams from the Montreal Surgical Innovation Program pitched their projects before a full auditorium at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC).
April 9, 2019
The McGill Dobson Cup powered by National Bank & hosted by the McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship is McGill’s flagship startup competition enabling emerging McGill entrepreneurs to compete for over $150,000 in prize money. Congratulations to the 2019 winners for each Track (Health Sciences, Social Enterprise, Small & Medium Enterprise, & Innovation Driven Enterprise).
