Innovation Anthology #565:

Download MP3 Link

Metabolomic Technologies Inc is one step closer to getting its new diagnostic test for colon cancer to market.

That’s thanks to $375,000 in funding from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions and the Alberta Cancer Legacy Fund.

The company has developed a simple urine test that shows if a person has pre-cancerous polyps.

According to MTI’s CEO Reg Jospeh explains, the funding will help the company scale up the test’s application.

REG JOSEPH: The first aspect is we’re doing a logistics trial in Lethbridge Alberta. We wanted to do it in a smaller community in Alberta but also quite, distant from Edmonton so that we would have to hand over all the logistics to another third party. The second part of it is, we also know that to be able to screen large numbers of individuals, we would have to get this on to what we call a testing platform that’s in scale to large populations. So we will also be working with DynaLife here in Edmonton to look at developing that high through-put platform to be able to deliver this test to a large number of people.

Reg Joseph says MTI’s urine test for colon cancer should be available to doctors within two years.

Thanks today to Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

I’M CHERYL CROUCHER

Guest

,

, , , ,

Sponsor

Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

Alberta Innovates (formerly Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions)

As the newly formed Alberta Innovates corporation, we still fund top quality, internationally competitive health research and innovation activities to improve the health and wellbeing of Albertans. We provide leadership for Alberta’s health research and innovation enterprise by directing, coordinating, reviewing, funding and supporting research and innovation.

Working with our many partners  in the health system, we ensure that research achieves innovation in care, policy and practice, and that the needs of patients and clinicians influence research.

Our background

Alberta Innovates consolidation was launched November 1, 2016.

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions was established as part of the Alberta Innovates system by an Act of Legislation of the Government of Alberta. It is a agency  of the Government of Alberta. We receive a yearly allocation from the Ministry of Health and report through the ministry to the people of Alberta.

Our Mandate and Roles document reflects our role and responsibilities and outlines the government statues and regulations with which we comply.

Alberta’s Health Research and Innovation Strategy (AHRIS) sets out Alberta’s health research agenda for the coming decade to ensure our considerable investments in research align with our priority—to improve the health of Albertans.

Program Date: 2013-06-13