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 An Edmonton-made device is helping patients continue rehabilitation at home, reported Global News. The portable device Fepsim helps treat hand, wrist, and arm injuries by restoring flexibility and strength. RWI Synthetics was recognized as Most Edmonton Startup of the Year at the YEG Startup Community Awards. DrugBank was also named Best Startup Workplace. Edmonton-based startup MACH32 recently received an AICE Validate Grant from Alberta Innovates to support the development of its autoinjector SAVIOR. The device utilizes an intraosseous access system coupled with a regulated medication delivery system to deliver life-saving medications. Albertans in palliative care will no longer need to pay for pre-filled syringes starting June 1. The government-sponsored palliative coverage program provides supplementary health benefits to Albertans in palliative care who choose to stay in their home or a hospice. U of A psychiatry professor Dr. Bo Cao is exploring whether people who use cannabis will later develop problems with opioids. The study will use health care data to look at the relationship between the two substances in a medical setting, reported the Edmonton Journal. A Canadian-led project which includes U of A researchers is using an innovative solar-powered oxygen system to help save lives in Somalia. Applications for the second cohort of the Digital Health Integration Readiness Program (Pre-HaTCH) closes on June 4. The program was launched by Health City and Brightsquid to prepare small and medium enterprises to reach commercialization of products. Events May 26, 12pm: Precision Health Research Seminar Series: Leveraging the CHILD Cohort Study to examine child health May 27: DNA testing in pregnancy May 28, 8am: Allergic and Immunologic Vaccine Reactions June 1, 12pm: Celebrating 100 Years of Insulin Seminar Series June 2, 7pm: Diabetes Updates – From Guidelines to Practice June 7-9: Global Healthcare Innovation Academy (GHIA) June 15, 11am: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds June 22-24: Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology/Gairdner Virtual Virology Symposium Sept. 22-24: Inventures 2021 Startup Pitch Event 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