Innovation in Action
CORE Innovation fosters a collaborative, productive ecosystem at the intersection of business, research and health care. From open calls to live pitch events to our national conference, this is where the ecosystem comes together.
Open call · closes October 11, 2026
2026 Call for Mental Health Innovation
The entry point to the Incubator: a 4-week Bootcamp followed by the Invention Studio Session, for Canadian pre-revenue health-tech teams ready to move fast.
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Pitch event · December 4, 2026
CHEO Bears' Den Pitch Event
Founders pitch live to industry leaders, investors and ecosystem partners. The winning team takes home a $25,000 investment. A proven launchpad that has already propelled Canadian health-tech forward.
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Flagship · April 2027 · Halifax
National Health-Tech Innovation Conference
Two days bringing decision-makers, funders, clinicians and founders together to tackle Canada's biggest health-care procurement and funding challenges.
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From the ecosystem
Founder spotlight: Preparing health care teams for the moments that matter most
Aequilibrium worked with CORE Innovation to bring VR4Health, its AI-powered virtual reality training platform, into health care.
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Founder spotlight: Axon Health refined its technology with Core Innovation and landed its largest deal
“A game-changer, it connected me with a community of like-minded innovators who truly understood the journey,” says Konain Qurban, founder of Axon Health.
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The National Health-Tech Innovation Conference returns
Two days bringing decision-makers, funders, clinicians and founders to Kitchener–Waterloo to tackle Canada's biggest health-care procurement and funding challenges.
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