Check out this week’s 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. Have a suggestion for a future edition? Send it to hello@taprootedmonton.ca for consideration. Become a “Roundup Cultivator” and sponsor Taproot Edmonton to help them chronicle health innovation in Edmonton. Learn more Here are some highlights from this week’s Health Innovation Roundup: Local headlines Avenue magazine hosted its first-ever innovation event at NAIT on June 18. The event highlighted several sectors including health innovation in Edmonton. Edmonton-based immersive reality company Aris MD was named a Top 10 NASA iTech finalist and will present a pitch in July to fight for a spot in the top 3. Virologist Matthias Götte led research on isolating an enzyme, Remdesivir, that is responsible for copying the Ebola genome. Anderson Hall, a 24/7 access program for addiction and mental health services, opened at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. The centralized site will allow for faster care for patients requiring mental health and addictions supports. Events Sept. 10 – Innovation In Health: A Conversation with Josh Blair at the Sutton Place Hotel. Oct. 10 – Alberta Blue Cross presents The Wellness Summit at the Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel Nov. 4-5 – Alberta Health Economic Study Group 2019 at Peter Lougheed Hall, U of A Nov. 26-28 Moving Evidence to Action workshop at the University of Alberta The Health Innovation Roundup, sponsored by Health City, is written and published weekly by Taproot Edmonton. Sign up here to get the full edition delivered directly to your inbox.