Healthcare data and research data are increasingly organized in Quebec. Thanks to recent initiatives, several types of health data are now more easily accessible. How should we design a new strategy on health data access in Quebec to be competitive internationally? Exchanges between local and international leaders will help to better understand inspiring models and their applicability in Quebec.

The finalists pitch their ideas on how to solve major health challenges using connected health solutions and artificial intelligence. Launched by the AI and digital technologies research group at a large pharmaceutical, the competition was open to research groups and small businesses.

Despite measuring only billionths of a meter, nanoparticles are a billion-dollar industry. All you ever wanted to know about nanomedicine (products, markets, technologies, regulations, etc.), plus five original and promising nanosolutions.

Patients are true life science ambassadors who aren’t afraid to speak up in the name of advancing health care. Their experiential knowledge is key for researchers to fully understand a disease. By sharing their experience, some patients get involved from the very beginning of a research project. Discover the story of one patient who is committed to making a difference.

Since the legalization of cannabis, scientific knowledge on recommended prevention practices in the medicinal cannabis sector has been growing rapidly. This panel focuses on Quebec’s positioning in terms of genomics research and on the opportunities and benefits of leveraging this cutting-edge technology to prevent adverse effects and promote better patient management. Stakeholders from the field of genomics research and the cannabis industry are invited to share their views on the future of this sector.

Brain disorders remain the greatest unmet medical need. To speed up discovery, today’s brain researchers participate in large-scale collaborations, share data, publish results, and undertake knowledge translation activities. Modern research models allow patients and study participants to be more actively involved. They also enable health care providers and hospitals to put clinical innovations into practice more quickly and introduce medical discoveries on an accelerated timeline.

Technological breakthroughs often lead to major scientific advances. This session focuses on recent technological developments that have breakthrough potential, such as cryo-electron microscopy, synthetic biology, single-cell RNA-seq, and biophotonics. Invited speakers discuss how these technologies could contribute to biomedical research and eventually be applied in medicine.