With a mission to support novel approaches to managing and preventing heart failure, the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research uses its Innovation Fund to propel emerging research with great potential. The 2024-25 Innovation Fund Seed Grants are currently open and you...
The Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research is delighted to welcome Iris Cohn as the new Innovator in Genomic Translation - also recently promoted to Director of the Pharmacogenetics (PGx) Program at The Hospital for Sick Children. A trained pharmacist, Iris established...
NorthMiRs Inc., an innovative cardiovascular biotech start-up, has won $250,000 in funding from the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research’s Entrepreneurship for Cardiovascular Health Opportunities (ECHO) PITCH 2024 competition. Since its launch in 2018, the ECHO...
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most commonly occurring birth anomaly. Despite a strong genetic basis, almost 90% of cases remain genetically undiagnosed. However, the surge of new technology is enabling a search for hidden gene defects not detectable on...
Entrepreneurship for Cardiovascular Health Opportunities (ECHO) is a 12-month national training program supporting cardiovascular research commercialization through education, mentorship, networking, and funding. Led by a diverse team of experts, ECHO fosters...
Entrepreneurship for Cardiovascular Health Opportunities (ECHO) is a 12-month national training program supporting cardiovascular research commercialization through education, mentorship, networking, and funding. Led by a diverse team of experts, ECHO fosters...
The Ted Rogers Centre holds an array of annual events designed to promote knowledge translation, and has become a world-class environment for training and education that exposes current and future clinicians and investigators to diverse areas of innovation.
The “Entrepreneurship for Cardiovascular Health Opportunities” program provides innovators of cardiovascular technologies with training, mentorship, networking, and funding opportunities. Learn more
Each year, our ECHO program ends with a special event where five top cardiovascular health start-ups compete for funding from a $250,000 pool in front of a panel of judges and a live audience. Learn more
New in 2023, this education program for students explores ideation, research translation and entrepreneurship within the cardiovascular health sector. Learn more
Canada’s largest meeting devoted to heart failure blends new scientific advances and clinical innovation. Learn more
Our annual event features a poster competition, plenary sessions with keynote speakers, and career-focused panels with insightful guests. Learn more
Keep tabs on upcoming conferences, workshops and webinars. Learn more