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On October 29, learn how a set of predictive models can empower better #Concussion diagnosis from Ali Ammar and Buster Milne at the Cusimano Lab. This #BrainHealth tool comes from Cohort 3 of our Analytics Initiatives.
🔗 Register for the webinar today: braininstitute.ca/news-event…
Read our latest blog post about our 2026 #NERVE cohort: where these entrepreneurs come from, what their innovations are, and what they hope to do next.
Link to the full article: blog.braininstitute.ca/brain…
#OntarioBrainInstitute #Neurotechnology #BrainHealth #Entrepreneurship
For #WorldMentalHealthDay, we're highlighting the CHOICE-D Patient and Family Guide to Depression Treatment, a resource co-developed with people who have lived experience of #depression.
🔗 Read our latest blog post about the guide: blog.braininstitute.ca/brain…
Using a #Concussion dataset from Brain-CODE, the Cusimano Lab is generating unique patient profiles that guide #BrainHealth care. Join OBI and the team from the Cusimano Lab on October 29 for an informational webinar on this project.
🔗 Register today: braininstitute.ca/news-event…
Join us for the #AGEWELL2026 Annual Conference, hosted by @AGEWELL_NCE. Meet and share ideas with #AgeTech experts from around the globe and discover research and innovations that will shape the future of #HealthyAging.
Register today: agewell-nce.ca/conference
Travelling with a cognitive disability or supporting someone who does? Participate in the #AccessibleSkies survey and identify accessibility and inclusion barriers to improve the Canadian airport experience.🧠✈️
📝 Learn more and take the survey today: accessibleskies.ca/research-…
🧩 View the new dataset on childhood #CerebralPalsy from OBI's Cerebral Palsy Integrated Neuroscience Discovery Network (CP-NET), now on Brain-CODE.
Learn more about its potential impact: braininstitute.ca/news-event…
#OpenScience #ChildHealth #Genomics #PediatricRehabilitation
🧠 Meet Sam Turgeon-Brabazon, 2026 #NERVE recipient and Co-Founder at Crossbridge. With NERVE, his team is bridging gaps in concussion care through a digital platform that can guide patients through the recovery process at home.
🔗 Learn more: braininstitute.ca/news-event…
#BrainHealth #Entrepreneurship
🧠 Meet Shinjni Sharma, 2026 #NERVE recipient and Founder and CEO at Mellow Labs. Through NERVE, Mellow Labs is building non-invasive neurotechnology targeting mental health for underrepresented populations.
🔗 Learn more: braininstitute.ca/news-event…
#BrainHealth #Entrepreneurship
🧠 Meet Diya Shah, 2026 #NERVE recipient and CEO at Prescia Health. With NERVE support, Prescia Health is looking to make psychiatric assessment more efficient and responsive.
🔗 Learn more: braininstitute.ca/news-event…
#BrainHealth #Entrepreneurship
Ontario Brain Institute retweeted
This week is
#ConcussionAwarenessWeek! We are excited to host a national webinar in partnership w/ @braininjury_CAN focused on understanding & managing vision-related symptoms after concussion👁️🧠
📅 Thurs Oct 1
⏰ 2:00 PM ET
💻 Zoom
🔗 Register here: redcap.link/46248w0d
🧠 Meet Ahmed Ibrahim, 2026 #NERVE recipient and Founder and CEO at Better Bionics. NERVE will help Ahmed take the next steps in clinically validating the technology, while connecting Better Bionics with mentorship and expertise to support its path towards commercialization.
🔗 Learn more: braininstitute.ca/news-event…
#BrainHealth #Entrepreneurship
Why does better #BrainHealth matter in the workplace? In our new blog post, we explore lessons from the #TruSelfChallenge, launched on #WorldBrainDay.
🔗 Read more: blog.braininstitute.ca/brain…
🧠 Meet James Elson, 2026 #NERVE recipient and Founder and CEO at Attune. With NERVE’s funding, support and guidance, James and his team will transform clinically validated science into a tool for families and clinicians.
🔗 Learn more: braininstitute.ca/news-event…
#BrainHealth #Entrepreneurship
Ontario Brain Institute retweeted
This is what impact sounds like.
OBI’s Growing Expertise in Evaluation and Knowledge Translation (GEEK) program provides community organizations addressing #BrainHealth with funding and evaluation support.
Applications for GEEK are now open until September 30: braininstitute.ca/programs-o…
#OBIGEEK #EvaluationSupport #CommunityImpact
Ontario Brain Institute retweeted
Bryce Pickard led the development and deployment of VIRTUES, a virtual-care platform that reached three Canadian provinces.
Now President and COO of @OntarioBrain, he’s bringing that experience to Flower AI Day 2026. Earlier this year, Bryce presented OBI’s NeuroFL work at Flower AI Summit. Built with Flower, NeuroFL enables institutions to train models together while keeping sensitive health data local.
From virtual care to collaborative brain research, his work brings researchers, clinicians and technology teams together to put health data to use.
Meet Bryce on September 30 at The Pearl in San Francisco.
Register: luma.com/flwrlabs-uygg
ALT Flower AI Day speaker announcement featuring Bryce Pickard, President & COO of Ontario Brain Institute. His portrait appears on yellow and orange artwork with Flower AI Day and Ontario Brain Institute logos. San Francisco, September 30. Registration QR code links to https://luma.com/flwrlabs-uygg.
📣 Meet the 2026 cohort of OBI's Neurotech Entrepreneurship to Validate Emerging Innovations (NERVE) program, who are building practical tools for #BrainHealth.
Learn more: braininstitute.ca/news-event…
Registration is open for our next #OBIPublicTalk! Join us on November 25 to learn how #MentalHealth care is shifting towards preventative approaches, like new treatments, digital tools, and lifestyle changes that support overall well-being.
RSVP 👉 braininstitute.ca/news-event…
One week until applications for OBI's GEEK program closes! Through GEEK, community organizations working in #BrainHealth can access two years of funding and #EvaluationSupport to sustain, spread and scale their community programming.
🔗 Apply by September 30: braininstitute.ca/programs-o…
