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XLV Diagnostics Inc.

MaRS Innovation’s top 10 portfolio stories for 2014

MaRS Innovation enjoyed an exceptional year in 2014. Our team continues to collaborate with researchers within our membership to help bridge the commercialization gap between their world-leading research and creating successful start-up companies or licenses. Here are our picks for the top 10 news stories from MaRS Innovation's portfolio. 1. Triphase Accelerator Corporation, in which MaRS Innovation is an investor, started the year with a bang by signing a collaboration and option agreement with Celgene Corporation. In October, Triphase initiated a Phase I clinical study ...
December 15, 2014 in Acquisitions, BlueDot, CoursePeer, Crowdmark, Encycle Therapeutics, eQOL Inc., Flybits, Funding or Fundraising-Announcements, Government Partners, Granata Decision Systems, Industry Partners, Licenseable Technologies, Media Coverage, Member Institutions, News, OtoSim Inc., Partnerships, Portfolio, Ryerson University, St. Michael's Hospital, Start-Up Companies, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute (TBRRI), TrendMD, Triphase Accelerator Corporation, University Health Network, University of Toronto, UTEST Program, Vasomune Therapeutics Inc., Whirlscape, XLV Diagnostics Inc., York University
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XLV Diagnostics Inc. secures $3 million Series A from Boston-based investor

THUNDER BAY, ON (May 28,2014) – XLV Diagnostics Inc., a MaRS Innovation (MI) start-up company based in Thunder Bay and specializing in low-cost, next-generation digital mammography machines, has closed a $3 million Series A investment round with Boston-based Bernard M. Gordon Charitable Remainder Unitrust. The funding will support continued product development and regulatory approval. XLV’s product will provide mammography image quality equivalent to top-of-the-line mammography machines currently in use, and will do so at a fraction of the cost of current generation ...
May 28, 2014 in Funding or Fundraising-Announcements, Government Partners, Member Institutions, News, Partnerships, Portfolio, Start-Up Companies, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute (TBRRI), XLV Diagnostics Inc.
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MI’s Rafi Hofstein featured in Biotechnology Focus

In a January 24, 2014 Biotechnology Focus cover article, author Shawn Lawrence discusses MaRS Innovation President and CEO Dr. Raphael (Rafi) Hofstein's recent visit to learn more of the emerging science and technology markets in Singapore and Japan. The trip allowed Hofstein to discuss current MI projects, specifically start-ups XLV Diagnostics Inc. and DVLR Therapeutics Inc., whose products could benefit from Singapore's proximity to medical technology markets in India and China. Hofstein joined other delegates from Canada, including Dr. Mark Poznansky, president and CEO of the ...
February 3, 2014 in DLVR Therapeutics Inc, Government Partners, International Projects, Media Coverage, Member Institutions, News, Partnerships, Portfolio, Start-Up Companies, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute (TBRRI), XLV Diagnostics Inc.
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XLV Diagnostics Inc. awarded $500,000 to develop digital mammography technology

TORONTO, ON (Feb. 19, 2013) – XLV Diagnostics Inc., a start-up company working to commercialize a faster, cheaper and better digital mammography technology, has received a $500,000 investment from FedNor. Over 600 million women living in developing countries have inadequate access to breast screening for early cancer detection. In the developed world, many radiology departments are replacing traditional film and screen systems with digital technologies. In both cases, better digital mammography technology promises to solve logistical challenges and save money. XLV’s solution has ...
February 19, 2013 in Funding or Fundraising-Announcements, Government Partners, Member Institutions, News, Partnerships, Portfolio, Start-Up Companies, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute (TBRRI), XLV Diagnostics Inc.
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