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: Headlines The Alberta government announced $1 million for bursaries to help women pursue STEM learning. Edmonton’s NorQuest College will receive $400,000 and Yellowhead Tribal College will receive $200,000. Bio-Stream Diagnostics spoke to the Alberta Machine Learning Institute about how it used machine learning to design better COVID-19 tests. Chris Micetich of Brass Dome Ventures and Fedora Pharmaceuticals shared his story on the Entrepreneurs of Edmonton podcast. Leduc’s PBG BioPharma Inc announced it has received a controlled drug and substances dealer’s licence from Health Canada, allowing it to possess, produce, sell, and transport psilocin and psilocybin, two psychedelic compounds that have shown promise in the treatment of mental health disorders. Alberta Precision Laboratories and Roche Diagnostics have joined forces to upgrade lab equipment at 16 sites across the province, including in Edmonton. The Health Innovation Hub at the University of Alberta shared a recent presentation on library resources for entrepreneurs. Health Cities has a number of internships available. It is now an associate member of Alberta IoT, a nonprofit promoting the success of the Internet of Things in the province. Entos Pharmaceuticals announced two appointments to its executive team: drug development veteran Steve Chen as chief medical officer, and biopharma finance expert Jason Ding as chief business officer. Ceapro Inc., a biotech company that develops and commercializes active ingredients for health-care and cosmetics, has added former Roche Canada CEO Ronnie Miller to its board of directors. Micheal Guirguis of Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation shared why working in drug development is important to him. Events March 14-17: Minogue Medical’s da Vinci Roadshow on robotic surgery March 17: Startup TNT Life Sciences Investment Summit March 22 BioAlberta 2022 Policy Forum and 2021 Awards Gala March 30-31: IoT North Conference May 24-27: Amii’s AI Week 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