Natasha Faustova
How machine learning is revolutionizing medical research in Nova Scotia and beyond
“With all this big data … it just surpasses humans’ ability to comprehend what is going on’ David Burke – CBC News Advanced computer programs that use machine learning are transforming the way medical research…
Analyze This: Space Station Facility Enables Rapid Biomedical Analysis
In its role as a unique orbiting laboratory, the International Space Station provides a broad range of equipment for conducting health and life sciences research. However, the equipment available for cellular and molecular biology is limited compared…
Bio-Analyzer: Near-real-time biomedical results from space to Earth
The Bio-Analyzer is a new tool the size of a videogame console that astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will use to easily test different body fluids such as blood, saliva, and urine. Using just a…
ACOA lends $3 million to develop portable lab
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is providing a $2.99 million loan to Alentic Microscience Inc., which has devised a pocket-sized diagnostic device that can generate test results in under five minutes, from any location, using…
Halifax-made blood testing device heading to International Space Station
A Halifax medical technology company that believes it has discovered the holy grail in rapid diagnostic blood testing is getting nearly $3 million from the federal government. Led by Dalhousie University neuroscientist and founder Alan Fine,…
Alentic Lands $3M from ACOA
A team of researchers in Halifax are on the brink of releasing a pocket-sized medical device that can generate test results in mere minutes, using only a pinprick of blood. Alentic Microscience is a Halifax-based microscopy…
Halifax firm improves lives and provides faster results with new technology
News release Alentic Microscience Inc. commercializes its blood diagnostic device for medical settings March 4, 2019 – Halifax, NS – Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Cutting-edge ideas in life sciences are reaching the marketplace faster than…
ACOA loan helps Alentic commercialize device
Alentic Microscience Inc. of Halifax has developed a pocket-sized diagnostic device that can generate test results in under five minutes, from any location, using only a drop of blood from a pinprick. In collaboration with…