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Nomic Bio (NPlex)
FOUNDERS
Milad Dagher, McGill University
Jeff Munzar, McGill University
Arya Tavakoli, McGill University
MILESTONES
Clients include AIPAC, Newsweek, McCarthy
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nomic.bio
nELISA, the world’s most versatile, high-throughput proteomic platform.
Nomic is developing the world’s highest-throughput proteomic platform, the nELISA™. Using DNA nanotechnology, spectral multiplexing, and automation, the nELISA transforms the traditional sandwich immunoassay into a massively multiplexed protein profiling tool without compromising throughput, cost, or fidelity.
Valence Discovery (prev. InVivo AI)
FOUNDERS
Daniel Cohen, McGill University
Therence Bois, Ph.D. Candidate at University of Montréal
Prudencio Tossou, Ph.D. Candidate at Mila (Montréal Institute for Learning Algorithms)
MILESTONES
– Recruited Yoshua Bengio as Scientific Advisor
– Signed multi-target discovery deal with top biopharma
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valencediscovery.com
Data-efficient drug design
Founded in 2018, Valence Discovery (prev. InVivo AI) is developing novel machine learning methods for drug design. They work with leading pharma companies and academic institutes to rapidly and cost-effectively design new drug candidates in oncology, neurology, and rare disease.
Puzzle Medical Devices
FOUNDERS
Jade Doucet-Martineau, École de Technologie Supérieure
Gabriel Georges, University of Montréal
François Trudeau, École de Technologie Supérieure
MILESTONES
– Completed a Series A financing round of total US$77M by KKR, Hellman Friedman, Ajax Health, KF Matheson, Desjardins Capital
– Completed its first-in-human studies with all patients experiencing improvements in cardiac and kidney function
– Received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Breakthrough Device Designation (2021)
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puzzlemed.com
The world’s first minimally-invasive heart pump for patients with advanced heart failure
Puzzle Medical Devices is developing a percutaneous heart pump for patients with advanced heart failure. The device’s modular design allows to support both renal and cardiac function through 4mm-motors anchored in parallel in the descending aorta, allowing full patient mobility.
All Companies
2022
1Mentor
Founded by Esteban Veintimilla, Martin Serrano, and Diego Robles
University of Waterloo, University of Oxford, University of Queensland
https://www.1mentor.io/
2020
Aeroflux Braking Systems
Founded by Nikola Kostic, Ciaran Dunn, Roshan Varghese
University of Toronto, University of Calgary
https://aerofluxbrakes.com/
2021
Argentum
Founded by Bolis Ibrahim, and Sagar Jaiswal
Ryerson, University of Toronto
cencepower.com
2024
Asepha
Founded by Can Uncu, Eunice Wu
University of Toronto, University of British Columbia
asepha.ai
2023
Avenue Intelligence
Founded by Jake McGregor, Finlay Small
University of British Columbia
avenueintelligence.com
2019
Axya (prev. GRAD4)
Founded by Yacine Mahdid, Nicolas Gauthier, Frédérik Plourde, and Félix Bélisle-Dockrill
McGill University, École de Technologie Supérieure, and University of Sherbrooke
https://axya.co/en/
2024
Azane Therapeutics
Founded by Grayson Tilstra, Anson Lau, Julien Couture-Senécal, Omar F. Khan
University of Toronto
azanetx.com
2024
Azimut Medical
Founded by Maxime Bolduc and Pierre Li
ETS, Polytechnique, HEC
azimutmedical.com
2022
BioMimir
Founded by Fiona Simpson, Elle Edin, Benjamin Yam
UdeM, University of Toronto
biomimir.ca
2024
Capcyte biotherapeutics
Founded by Hugo Level, Marc-Antoine Campeau, Corinne Hoesli, Mariève Boulanger
McGill
www.capcytebio.com
2019
Civalgo
Founded by Alexandre Champoux, Gabriel Croteau, and Samuel Croteau
École de Technologie Supérieure
https://www.civalgo.com/
2021
EmergConnect
Founded by Ron Galaev, Marina Gavrilov, and Ben Giller
McMaster University
https://emergconnect.ca/
2018
eNUVIO
Founded by Hugo McGuire, Élise Faure, and Mark Aurousseau
University of Montréal and McGill University
enuvio.com
2024
Fabric Bio
Founded by Cam Rzadki, Ian MacPherson
University of Toronto, McMaster, Toronto Metropolitan University (Ryerson), York University
fabricbio.ca
2021
FTEX
Founded by Ramee Mossa, Silvana Huaman, Alexandre Cosneau, and Andrei Stroia
SOAS University of London, Concordia University, Université de Sherbrooke
https://ftex.ca/
2020
Gallea
Founded by Guillaume Parent, Linzi Shang, and Samuel Bellerose
École de Technologie Supérieure and HEC Montréal
https://www.gallea.ca/en
2021
Hepius Medical
Founded by Naghmeh Bandari, Mohammad Jolaie, Amir Hooshiar, and Amir Sayadi
McGill University, Concordia University
http://hepiusmedical.com/
2021
HookMotion
Founded by Matthieu Clas, Samy Zarour and Dominic Morin-Proulx
McGill University & ÉTS
HookMotion
2024
Insporos Technologies Inc.
Founded by Mallory Flynn, Amanda Ackroyd
University of British Columbia
insporos.godaddysites.com
2023
Kelsen Legal Technologies Inc.
Founded by Pedro Bento de Faria, Ahmed Orabi
University of Toronto, University of Ottawa
kelsen.ai
2018
Korbit AI
Founded by Iulian Serban, Ekaterina Kochmar, and Ansona Onyi Ching
University of Montréal
https://www.korbit.ai/
2020
LSK Technologies
Founded by Seray Çiçek and Yuxiu Livia Guo
University of Toronto
https://www.lifesci-key.com/
2024
Lyrata Inc.
Founded by Adnan Sharif, Yujie Hua, Carol Lin
University of Toronto
https://www.lyrata.ca
2022
Maket
Founded by Patrick Murphy, Jessen Gibbs, Stephane Turbide
Concordia, McGill, Laval
https://www.maket.ca/
2018
Merinio
Founded by Maxime Gauthier Bourbonnais, Xavier Lavallée, Francis-Villiard, and Jean-Michel Coupal
École de Technologie Supérieure and Polytechnique Montréal
https://merinio.com/
2024
MetaCycler BioInnovations
Founded by Jonathan Parkes, Nicole Leblanc
University of Waterloo
metacycler.ca
2025
Methex
Founded by Audry Darveau, Zuolong Wu, and Adel Benbakreti
Polytechnique, McGill
LinkedIn
2021
MISO Chip
Founded by Jean-Luc Balzer, Etienne Laurent, Thomas Gervais, and Philip Wong
Polytechnique Montréal
https://misochip.com/
2025
PathoScan Technologies Inc.
Founded by Tayab Soomro and Ethan Done
University of Saskatchewan
pathoscan.com
2019
Puzzle Medical Devices
Founded by Jade Doucet-Martineau, Gabriel Georges, and François Trudeau
École de technologie supérieure and University of Montréal
http://puzzlemed.com/
2018
Reaction Dynamics
Founded by Bachar Elzein, Neil Woodcock, and Miguel Gagnon
Polytechnique Montreal & Concordia University
https://www.reactiondynamics.space/
2023
RetinaLogik
Founded by Julia St Amand, Abdullah Sarhan
University of Calgary
https://www.retinalogik.com/
2022
Sibli (fka SR.ai)
Founded by Alik Sokolov, Joseph Hydoski, and Vladimir Golubin
University of Toronto
sibli.ai
2022
Sibli (Responsibli)
Founded by Alik Sokolov, Vladimir Golubin
University of Toronto, University of Waterloo
https://sibli.ai/
2022
Simmunome
Founded by Armstrong Murira, Nardin Nakhla
Simon Fraser University, McGill
https://www.simmunome.com/
2020
Spectra Plasmonics
Founded by Christian Baldwin, Malcolm Eade, and Tyler Whitney
Queen’s University
https://www.spectraplasmonics.com/
2020
Squarefeet.ai
Founded by Jordan Owen, Sean Tassé, Mark Owen, Benoit Thibault
McGill, UQAM, Polytechnique
Acquired (press release)
2023
UVX Inc.
Founded by Kunal Sethi, Saimir Sulaj
University of British Columbia
https://www.uvxinc.com/
2018
Valence Discovery (prev. InVivo AI)
Founded by Daniel Cohen, Therence Bois, and Prudencio Tossou
McGill University, University of Montréal and Laval University
https://www.valencediscovery.com/
2023
Vega BioImaging
Founded by Cécile Darviot, Michel Meunier, Sergiy Patskovsky
Polytechnique
https://vegabioimaging.com/
2025
Verdant Metrics
Founded by Luke Emblem, Jeffrey Smith, and Ben Lusterio-Adler
McGill, Queens
verdantmetrics.com
2024
Xatoms
Founded by Diana Virgovicova, Yue Ming (Shirley) Zhong, Kerem Topal Ismail Oglou
University of Toronto, Western University
http://www.xatoms.com/
2024
Yellowbird Diagnostics Inc.
Founded by Alexia Kirby, Adam Shuhendler, Nicholas Calvert
University of Ottawa, University of Toronto
yellowbirddx.com
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