May 16th 2024 – This week we welcome Lucas Siow of ProtienQure based out of Toronto, Ontario to the show. Lucas and his team are pioneering novel peptide therapies with the help of quantum computing and have recently made a breakthrough in the realm of triple-negative breast cancer.

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May 9th 2024 – Joining us today is Karolina Valente, CEO & CSO of VoxCell BioInnovation, along with her business partner, Kevin Vos, Vice President of Business Development. Based in Victoria, BC, they're pioneering the next generation of 3D tissue printing. Their innovative tissue models hold the promise of giving cancer researchers more comprehensive data, faster, ultimately expediting these life-saving therapies to market and into the hands of those who need them sooner.

April 25th 2024 - It is our pleasure to welcome Ashissh Raichura, CEO and founder of Scanbo Technologies out of Victoria, BC. Ashissh has created a needle-free method for reading blood glucose levels allowing diabetics to check their levels with just a touch of their fingertips.

April 18th 2024 – This week we welcome Courtney Cole, the Business Development Manager at the Office of the Vice President of Research and Innovation at York University in Toronto. Joining us to discuss the journey of ForAHealthyMe Inc., an AI Tele-Rehab solution, we’ll explore the challenges that even well-executed startups like theirs can encounter along the way.

April 11th 2024 – This week we’re joined by Saumik Biswas, who is the CEO and founder of Tenomix out of London, Ontario. Saumik and his team have pioneered the first benchtop robotic scanning device, revolutionizing colorectal cancer tissue analysis by streamlining processes, cutting costs, and enhancing reliability.

April 4th 2024 – This week, we're hosting Carla Spina and Serena Mandala from Noa Therapeutics, based in Toronto, Ontario. Carla and Serena are at the forefront of developing innovative multimodal therapeutics to tackle the intricacies of immune diseases. Join us for an insightful discussion as they share their journey and vision for revolutionizing the field of immune therapeutics.

March 28th 2024 – This week Jim sits down with Sydney Robinson, CEO and co-founder of Vessl Prosthetics, out of London, Ontario. Sydney and her team have developed the next generation of prosthetic solutions tailored for below-knee amputees, featuring automatic adjustments to ensure a consistently comfortable fit.

The sister podcast to NGBIdeas and part of NextGreatBigIdeas.com, the NGBIdeas Lab introduces startup founders who are creating the next generation of companies in Canada’s Life Sciences community.