UpNext Ecosystem Tour

LiONS LAIR 2026: Health Founders Sweep the Podium

NewGen Health took the $30,000 top prize at Innovation Factory's 16th annual LiONS LAIR with an at-home urine screening device for early kidney disease. Seven of the ten finalists are building in health and life sciences, and every one came up through Founders Fast Track.

Synapse Competition: Medical Device Founders Build for Buyers, Not Labs

Medical device hardware is moving from research validation to commercialization readiness. Ontario's life science pipeline now produces founders who can articulate regulatory pathways and buyer economics before raising capital.