Jun 13 2016
(Français) AGE-WELL has awarded grants to three promising new projects as part of its Strategic Investment Program, which aims to provide rapid and responsive funding for commercialization and knowledge mobilization activities. One project involves a novel treatment for overactive bladder, a disorder that affects 18% of Canadian adults. Drs. Paul Yoo and Sasha John at
Jun 13 2016
AGE-WELL is pleased to announce that it will again offer research funding to highly qualified graduate students and postdoctoral fellows across Canada through our Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Awards in Technology and Aging. AGE-WELL NCE is a national research network whose goal is to accelerate innovation in the field of technology and aging in order
May 25 2016
(Français) An AGE-WELL startup company that has developed speech-assessment technology to quickly detect and monitor cognitive impairment has won first prize at a pitch event hosted by the Toronto chapter of Aging2.0. The tablet-based technology created by Winterlight Labs analyzes short samples of a person’s speech. It extracts hundreds of variables from the samples, producing
May 9 2016
(Français) Two projects have been selected to receive funding from AGE-WELL and the Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal (CRIUGM). The funded projects are: COOK to support safety at home during meal preparation: perceptions of caregivers and clinicians Principal Investigator: Nathalie Bier, CRIUGM, Université de Montréal Co-researchers: Patricia Belchior, Ph.D., CRIUGM,
May 6 2016
Today’s Globe and Mail features an interview with Alex Mihailidis, Scientific Director of AGE-WELL NCE. From computer-based prompting systems to sensors mounted in the home, Dr. Mihailidis describes an array of ‘intelligent’ systems his team is developing to help older people and those with cognitive impairment. “One of his main goals is to ensure that