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Friday, April 23, 2010 NexJ Systems Secures $22.5 Million in Private Financing NexJ Systems Inc., a leading provider of innovative customer-centered enterprise solutions for the finance, insurance, and health care industries, today announced that they have secured $ 22.5 million in private financing through a syndicate of underwriters including GMP Securities L.P., Canaccord Adams Inc, and Wellington West. More
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 NexJ Systems Selected for Health Technology Exchange (HTX) Funding Dr. Morris (Mickey) Milner, President and CEO of The Health Technology Exchange (HTX), today announced the investment of over $1.7 million towards the development of seven emerging medical technologies. Projects from seven Ontario companies (including NexJ Systems) have been selected among a pool of 20 proposals to commercially develop or advance their technologies. The projects span across a broad spectrum of medical technologies including imaging, diagnostics, remote monitoring and assistive devices. More
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Thursday, November 05, 2009 CAPCH Announces the Appointment of Dr. Alejandro (Alex) Jadad as Chair of the CAPCH Academic Research Collaborative Dr. Jadad to head collaborative of leading researchers and innovators joining forces to harness the power of information and communication technologies to promote a people-centred health system enabled by eHealth. More
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009 Saskatchewan Cancer Agency Selects NexJ Systems for New Colorectal Cancer Screening Program NexJ Systems Inc., a leading provider of people-centred enterprise solutions, announced today that they have been selected by the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency as the technology platform for the new provincial Screening Program for Colorectal Cancer (SPCRC). More
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Friday, September 18, 2009 NexJ Systems Demonstrates Sub-Second Response Time and Superior Scalability for CRM NexJ Contact for Finance delivers impressive statistics when processing workload of over 65,000 concurrent users in IBM performance lab. More
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NexJ Systems Selected for Health Technology Exchange (HTX) FundingWednesday, January 13, 2010
Ontario's Technologies Show Considerable Promise - HTX's Business Investment Program provides over $1.7 million towards Medical TechnologiesToronto, January 13, 2010 — Dr. Morris (Mickey) Milner, President and CEO of The Health Technology Exchange (HTX), today announced the investment of over $1.7 million towards the development of seven emerging medical technologies.
Now in its fourth round of funding, the Business Investment Program has invested over $4 million towards the program, since the pilot launched in 2006. The program is jointly funded by the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation, through HTX and the Ontario Centres of Excellence Inc., and the National Research Council's Industrial Research Assistance Program. Funding supports business driven R&D undertaken by a team from a recognized Ontario research institution in collaboration with a partnering company.
"Ontario is proud to support HTX in growing Ontario's health technologies sector. The Business Investment Program matches Ontario's cutting-edge companies with our world-class research institutions - helping open new doors for Ontario's best and brightest entrepreneurs while bringing jobs and leading-edge medical care to Ontarians," said John Milloy, Minister of Research and Innovation.
Projects from seven Ontario companies (
full listing) have been selected among a pool of 20 proposals to commercially develop or advance their technologies. The projects span across a broad spectrum of medical technologies including imaging, diagnostics, remote monitoring and assistive devices.
Remote Monitoring Platform for Personal Health Management of Chronic Diseases
- NexJ Systems' (
www.nexj.com/uhc.aspx) project involves the development and evaluation of a novel remote patient monitoring system which integrates NexJ's eHealth Suite with Bluetooth-enabled medical devices using technology developed at the University Health Network (UHN). The project will enable health coaches and physicians to monitor blood pressure and blood glucose for patients with chronic illnesses, specifically economically challenged diabetic patients, in their home using a BlackBerry device.
- The technology is being developed in collaboration with the UHN's Centre for Global eHealth Innovation and with York University.
FUNDING PARTNERS:
About htx.ca - The Health Technology Exchange (HTX) (
www.htx.ca)
From Invention through to Innovation to International Invoice, HTX helps Ontario-based companies develop and commercialize innovations in medical technologies. Our core programs and services include Research & Development and Commercialization and Market Development, which assists the medical technology sector from product evaluation, company creation and commercialization to international market readiness. HTX is funded by the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Research and Innovation.
About The Ministry Of Research and Innovation (MRI) (
www.ontario.ca/innovation)
Ontario is making innovation a key driver of its economy. Through the
$3.2-billion Ontario Innovation Agenda, the province is capitalizing on its creative environment, diverse culture, highly skilled workforce and internationally recognized education system. By supporting research and innovation, Ontario is helping pioneer new knowledge and new discoveries that will create high-value jobs, a strong economy and better lives for Ontario families.
About National Research Council - Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) (www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca) The NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) provides a range of both technical and business-oriented advisory services along with necessary financial support to qualified innovative Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises. The program is delivered by a field staff of 240 professionals in more than 100 communities across Canada. NRC-IRAP is committed to working with small- and medium-sized enterprises while they realize their full potential, turning knowledge and innovation into strategic opportunities, jobs and prosperity for all Canadians.
About Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Inc. (
www.oce-ontario.org
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Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Inc. drives the commercialization of cutting-edge research across key market sectors to build the economy of tomorrow and secure Ontario's global competitiveness. In doing this, OCE fosters the training and development of the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs and is a key partner with Ontario's industry, universities, colleges, research hospitals, investors and governments. OCE's Centres work in communications and information technology, earth and environmental technologies, energy, materials and manufacturing and photonics. OCE is funded by the government of Ontario and is a key partner in delivering Ontario's Innovation Agenda. OCE through its Centre for Commercialization of Research (CCR), an initiative supported by the federal government, also acts as a catalyst which allows innovative businesses to grow and achieve sustainable, commercial success and global competitiveness.
For further information: Marcelle Canido, Marketing & Communications Coordinator, Tel: (416) 673-8480, Email: mcanido@htx.ca
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