September 14, 2022 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: HeadlinesBioPharm International spoke to John Lewis of Entos Pharmaceuticals about advances in drug delivery and areas that could be improved. “For nucleic acid therapeutics, improvements to the instrumentation, component processing, and real-time quality analysis methods used to manufacture them, are important advances towards rapid upscaling,” he said. “To manufacture a large number of doses to meet the needs of patients requires improved flexibility and scalability with high quality and increased throughput.”The University Hospital Foundation is hosting a session with Dr. Vivian Mushahwar on Sept. 22 about a procedure she and her team have developed to help those with spinal cord injuries to walk again.The University Hospital Foundation celebrated the life of philanthropist Donald Kaye, who made one of the largest donations ever made to healthcare in Alberta. “His legacy will live on in inventive, new healthcare approaches and revolutionary research – all only possible thanks to his generosity,” said Jodi Abbott, president and CEO of the foundation.DrugBank rounded up its latest news, including being named one of the best places to work in tech, as well as a couple of customer stories and Episode 1 of its new webinar series.Hana Marinkovic of Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation and Chris McLeod of Edmonton Global discuss the forward/slash Economic Summit happening on Sept. 28 at the Edmonton Convention Centre on the latest episode of the Economic Development Matters podcast.Tehseen Ladha, assistant professor at the University of Alberta, was quoted in a Canadian Medical Association Journal piece on emerging clues to unexplained pediatric hepatitis.Lorraine Thirsk of Athabasca University discussed her research on systemic racism in healthcare on Real Talk with Ryan Jespersen.Microquest’s electronic medical record is the first to integrate the latest version of Infoway’s PrescribeIT service, making new features available to almost 1,200 prescribers in Alberta, Canada Health Infoway announced.EventsSept. 14, 5pm: Prairie Bioeconomy Guild: Future Fields at Brewsters Unity SquareSept. 15, 5:30pm: Dragons’ Den Watch Party for UmaySept. 19, 11:15am: Alberta Innovates Revenue Accelerator info sessionSept. 22, 4pm: Virtual Expedition: To Walk Again, featuring Dr. Vivian MushahwarSept. 22, 4pm: Companies Growing Companies Live in CalgarySept. 27, 12:30pm: Health and Life Sciences Showcase and Awards Dinner 2022 from BioAlberta in CalgarySept. 28: forward/slash Economic Summit at the Edmonton Convention CentreOct. 13-14: Glycomics Institute of Alberta Inaugural SymposiumHave 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