The Health Innovation Roundup, sponsored by Health City, 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: Headlines The Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation has launched the Alberta Women’s Health Foundation initiative to support more than 140 researchers at the Women and Children’s Health Research Institute (WCHRI), whose research projects focus specifically on women’s health. Alberta health card numbers could be added to driver’s licenses and provincial identification cards, reported CBC News. Alberta Health Services was named a 2021 top employer. The 21st annual editorial competition of Canada’s Top 100 Employers recognized AHS in multiple categories. Edmonton’s Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation announced in a statement that it has partnered with Quebec-based Centre of Excellence in Commercialization and Research IRICoR to increase drug discovery and commercialization opportunities in Canada. U of A cardiology professor Padma Kaul and other researchers from four provinces have launched a groundbreaking Canadian initiative to investigate the impact of prescription drug use during pregnancy on long-term health outcomes for mothers and children. A team of researchers at the U of A received $300,000 from the multiple sclerosis society to determine whether the peripheral nervous system plays a role in facial pain common among MS patients. A new U of A study found that eating fruits and vegetables reduces the carcinogenic effects of red and processed meats. According to a new study by U of A medical student Arth Pahwa, exercising in the morning might make it harder to remember things you learn later in the day. U of A’s based innovation FentaGone has won the TELUS Innovation Challenge. FentaGone is a one millilitre syringe that allows users to gain feedback on whether the drug in use contains fentanyl. Alberta Innovates published a recent article, featuring a number of Alberta-based digital health projects and AI-powered technologies. CEO of Edmonton-based Applied Quantum Materials (AQM) David Antoniuk spoke to the Shift Podcast about the company’s recent partnership with AHS to boost Alberta’s COVID-19 testing capacity. DrugBank founders Michael Wilson and Craig Knox spoke to Accelerate Fund about the company’s journey and how it became one of the fastest-growing companies in Edmonton despite the pandemic. U of A scientist Martha White was named one of the world’s top AI researchers to watch by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Events March 10: Virtual Workplace Mental Health Conference March 12-13: Second Annual Artificial Intelligence in Health Care Symposium March 12, 8am: Deep tissue pressure injury – A silent killer March 18, 6pm: Researchers at Forefront of Fight against COVID-19 March 23, 7pm: Science on Tap: Personalized Medicine – One Size Does Not Fit All 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