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Day 1
MedTech Innovation Challenge
Tuesday, May 19th
Day 1 at a glance
(click on this image for Showcase Description and link)
8:00 am - 1:00 pm Mezzanine AB
Booth Setup
This time is reserved for stakeholders to setup their kiosks - UMoncton and Hotel staff will be onsite for assistance.
10:00 am - 1:00 pm Reception area - second floor
Registration
1:30 - 1:45 pm Ballroom AB
Welcome remarks
Opening remarks by UMoncton, Innovation Support Office (BSI)
by Rémi Richard
1:45 - 2:15 pm Ballroom AB
A Call to Action for Digital Health Transformation
From Lived Experience to System Readiness: This full room engagement session explores how human experience reframes digital health innovation as a readiness and change challenge, where innovation does not equal technology alone. Through lived stories, a shared change framework, and problem-first conversations, participants build a common understanding of the system and cultural conditions that must be in place before solutions can succeed. This interactive experience with Mariner will set the foundation for focused B2B discussions and prepares the ground for Day 2 conversations on governance, data, AI, and execution within the newly created Digital Health Strategy in New Brunswick.
Delivered by: Mariner Innovations, Chris Frame, Director, AI Strategy & Business Systems
Facilitator: Dovico Software
1 minute break
Ready. Set. Breathe. From Empathy to Perspective
(((insert Yves Doucet here )))
2:30 - 3:30 pm
Conversation Rooms
(Themes are still evolving to adapt to needs and responses from stakeholders)
Restigouche (Healthcare): From innovation to action - by Vitalité
Matapedia (Research): No adoption without validation - by UMoncton and PDC
Madawaska (Partners): The rapid adoption challenge - by ONB and CanHealth
Moderator: Mariner Innovations
Data Collection: Dovico Software
3:40 - 4:30 pm
Industry Showcase Presentations
ROUND 1 3:40 PM
Ballroom: Why pilots don’t scale - by Aatio
Restigouche: From idea to impact - by Venn Innovation Startups
Matapedia: Real Time Health Intelligence at the Edge - by TechTap
Madawaska: Clarity for Care, Insight from Records. - by Neopric
Petitcodiac: Rebuilding movement. Restoring independence. - by Exosquelettes
ROUND 2 4:10 PM
Ballroom: Turn complexity into clarity - by The Black Arcs
Restigouche: From idea to impact - by Venn Innovation Startups
Matapedia: Fixing the patient flow problem - by ClinicGlide
Madawaska: Care, anywhere, monitoring - by Virtuose Technologies
Petitcodiac: Breathing data into disease detection - by Breath Biomedical
1:00 - 5:00 pm Mezzanine, Ballroom C
Exhibitors
5:00 - 7:00 pm Shediac Room
Welcome Reception
Welcoming remarks by Gilles Roy, Vice-President, Academic and Research, Université de Moncton
Cocktails, Networking and VIP Kiosks
Day 2
MedTech Leadership Summit
Wednesday, May 20th
8:00 - 9:00 am Reception area - second floor
Arrival and Registration
Coffee, tea, muffins, croissants
9:00 - 9:15 am Ballroom AB
Welcoming Remarks and Land Acknowledgement
by Dr. Francis LeBlanc, Associate Vice-President of Research, Université de Moncton and Nancy Butler, Vice President, Business Development, Mariner Innovations
9:15 - 9:45 am Ballroom AB
Keynote Presentation
The 2026 MedTech-NB keynote will feature bioMérieux, a global leader in diagnostics, at a pivotal moment for New Brunswick’s healthcare transformation. As the province accelerates the rollout of collaborative care clinics, this keynote will explore real-world evidence of how point-of-care diagnostics enable faster clinical decision-making, improved patient flow, and fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
BioMérieux will share how jurisdictions can integrate diagnostics into frontline care, aligning with public health priorities, and creating scalable models that deliver both clinical and economic impact. Positioned at the intersection of MedTech innovation, investment attraction, and New Brunswick’s Digital Health Strategy, this keynote will highlight the province’s unique opportunity to act as a living lab for collaborative care, where technologies are not only tested, but embedded into real-world care pathways. The session will demonstrate how strategic partnerships between industry, health authorities, and government can accelerate adoption, strengthen workforce capacity, and generate measurable outcomes for patients and the healthcare system.
Delivered by: Patrick O`Neill, Medical Science Liaison for Eastern Canada
Moderator: Tandi Dempsey, Opportunities NB
9:45 - 10:15 am Ballroom AB
Fireside Chat
"Rolling out the New NB Digital Health Strategy"
Featuring: Dr John Dornan, Minister of Health for New Brunswick and Dr. Denis Prud'homme, President & Vice-Chancellor of Université de Moncton
Moderator: Candice Pollack, CEO Research NB
10:15 - 10:30 am Break
10:30 - 11:45 pm Ballroom AB
Researcher Speed Pitches
Six researchers from Atlantic Canada deliver concise pitches highlighting novel, high-impact collaborative opportunities with clear pathways to innovation, validation, and commercialization.
Moderator: Sébastien Soucy, Senior Manager for Marketing & Events at Research NB
Fadoua Khennou - "Integrating Multimodal Data with AI for Advanced Cardiac Disease Diagnosis"
Moulay Akhloufi - "Voice Biomarkers and the Future of Neurodegenerative Disease Tracking – Parkinson and ALS"
Richard Levesque - "Optimizing Patient Flow: ML for Diagnosis Classification and Hospital Discharge Prediction"
Jennifer Susan Russell - "Improving access to care with disease reduction policy"
Erik Scheme - "From Reaction to Anticipation: Novel Mobility Assessments for Fall Prevention"
Sarah Pakzad - "Improving Care for Memory Disorders in the New Brunswick Community"
11:45 - 12:30 pm Mezzanine, Ballroom C
Kiosk Visits
12:30 - 1:30 pm Ballroom AB
Lunch
Soup and Sandwiches included with full access passes
1:30 - 2:15 pm Ballroom AB
Panel Discussion (with ecosystem)
Delivering Healthcare Innovation That Works
This panel brings together healthcare leaders, innovators, and researchers to explore what it truly takes to deliver innovation in real-world care environments under operational pressure. The panel will examine how promising technologies move from pilot to practice, what conditions must be in place for successful adoption, and why trustworthy AI depends first on trustworthy information, governance, and workflows. Expect a practical conversation focused on scaling impact without adding burden to already stretched health systems.
Panelists: Dr. Jalila Jbilou, Université de Moncton / Dan Clydesdale, Virtuose Technologies / Nicole Vandenborre, CAN Health Network / Zach Kilburn, Horizon Health Network / Hanif Chatur, ClinicGlide
Moderator: Melissa Stewart, Mariner Innovations
2:15 - 2:30 pm Break
2:30 - 3:45 Ballroom AB
Researcher Speed Pitches
Six researchers from Atlantic Canada deliver concise pitches highlighting novel, high-impact collaborative opportunities with clear pathways to innovation, validation, and commercialization.
Moderator: Doug Robertson, CEO at Venn Innovation
Mostafa Javaheri Moghadam - "Transforming Drug Discovery Through Quantum Intelligence"
Carole Goodine - "Managing Polypharmacy: Scaling MedSafer for Safer, Smarter Care in New Brunswick"
Chris Folkins - "DataNB – Providing access to administrative data for research in New Brunswick"
Si Amar Dahoumane - "Fluorinated Nanoparticles as Novel Bimodal Bioimaging Contrast Agents"
Nancy Black - "Innovative digital tools to improve ergonomic analysis: activity feedback with exoskeleton"
Richard Hetherington - "Optimizing patient safety, freedom, and dignity through a hands-free crutches."
3:45 - 4:00 Ballroom AB
Closing Remarks
by Dr. Francis LeBlanc and Nancy Butler
4:00 - 5:00 pm Mezzanine, Ballroom C
Kiosk Visits
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