April 19, 2023 The Health Innovation Roundup, sponsored by Health Cities, is written and published weekly by Taproot Edmonton to bring you the latest news and events in research, technology, companies and people changing health for the better in Edmonton.Sign up to get the full edition delivered directly to your inbox. Use the code HEALTHCITY & you’ll get 10% off the first year.Here are some highlights from this week’s Health Innovation Roundup: HeadlinesFive projects will receive $1.7 million from GlycoNet and its partners to pursue research and innovation in glycomics. One of the projects, which involves translating genetically encoded glycan profiling technologies, is led by Ratmir Derda, founder and CEO of 48Hour Discovery.DrugBank ranked third in the Best Workplaces in Canada 2023 list for companies with 50 to 99 employees. ” I am humbled and, honestly, a bit emotional, because this job is not easy, and recognition like this shows how much our work translates into the lives of our team,” wrote Shay Barker, director of people and culture.A wall-mounted sensor called Chirp is the first piece of technology that Health Cities and the Brenda Strafford Foundation have chosen to be integrated into the HealthTech Home Project, which tests ways to keep seniors safe and healthy in their own homes.Ceapro reported a strong financial year in 2022, with $18.8 million in sales. Net profit after tax was $4.4 million, a year-over-year increase of 31% over 2021.Launa Aspeslet of Hepion Pharmaceuticals has joined the board of Edmonton Unlimited. The innovation organization also released its 2022 annual report and is gearing up for an open house in its new space on May 12.Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has secured a new and refined method of use patent for a protocol to treat lupus nephritis using LUPKYNIS.Pacylex presented research on identifying cancers that are most susceptible to treatment with PCLX-001 at the American Association of Cancer Research in Orlando, Florida.Aurora Cannabis and MedReleaf Australia announced the launch of a range of higher-THC dried cannabis products for Australian patients who have been prescribed medical cannabis. Aurora has a 10% ownership stake in MedReleaf Australia.Advocates are hoping to persuade the Alberta government to cover the cost of continuous glucose monitors for adults with diabetes. The devices, which cost $3,000 to $5,000, have been covered for children under 18 since February 2022.“Milking” an umbilical cord before clamping it can help babies who aren’t breathing well at birth by getting a bit more blood into them, indicates a study co-led by Georg Schmölzer at the University of Alberta. Schmölzer’s team hopes the results of the study of 16,000 infants will lead to a change in the international guidelines for resuscitating newborns.WISEST (Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science, and Technology) at the University of Alberta is crowdfunding to support its Summer Research Program, which offers six-week, paid internships to girls in Grade 11 as a way to diversify science, technology, engineering, and math.Folakemi Ojo has launched a new home-care business called Heart2Care Home Care.EventsApril 19, 7pm: Building Your Bench Strength with Erin Brennan, presented by Emerging Health LeadersApril 26, 7:30pm: Canadian Fertility Awareness Week: Light the Night MeetupApril 26-27: Health Gamechangers: The Impact of Digital Technologies in Research at the University of AlbertaApril 30, 2:30pm: Canadian Fertility Awareness Week: Redefining (in)Fertility with Whole Person Integrated Fertility CareMay 2: Genome-Based Precision Health with Don Husereau, hosted by BioAlbertaMay 4, 7am: Health Cities Breakfast: Unlocking the Power of Personal Data in CalgaryMay 4, 5:30pm: Top 20 Pitch Night — Startup TNT Investment Summit VIIMay 10, 5pm: Prairie BioEconomy Guild: Sarcomere Dynamics, presented by BioAlbertaMay 10-12: 2023 Canadian Glycomics Symposium at the JW Marriott in the ICE DistrictMay 18: Research Day 2023 presented by the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of AlbertaMay 23-26: Upper Bound, presented by AmiiMay 30-31: Fit Cities Fit Towns Canada: 3rd Annual Conference, presented by Housing for Health at the University of AlbertaMay 31-June 2: Inventures in CalgaryBecome a “Roundup Cultivator” and sponsor Taproot Edmonton to help them chronicle health innovation in Edmonton. Learn more