PHC Ventures joins Canada’s Delegation to Paris for the Adopt AI Summit

Group photo of Canada’s delegation at the Adopt AI Summit in Paris, standing in front of a large purple “A” installation inside the Grand Palais. Brian Simmers is standing third from the right among the delegation members.

Inside the gilded halls of the Grand Palais in Paris, beneath vaulted glass ceilings that once hosted the first-ever aviation exhibition, a different kind of flight was being charted. Twenty thousand minds converged for Adopt AI—dubbed the “Davos of AI”—where presidents, tech titans, and health care pioneers gathered under the patronage of Emmanuel Macron to…

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Brian Simmers participe au débat national sur l'innovation en matière de soins de santé 

Brian Simmers speaking at the Canada Health Innovation Summit in Montreal, participating in a panel on national health care innovation.

Providence Health Care’s Chief Financial Officer and President of PHC Ventures, Brian Simmers, recently took part in the Canada Health Innovation Summit in Montreal—a gathering of health care leaders focused on shaping the future of care delivery across Canada.  Hosted by Bamberg Health, the summit explored critical themes such as digital transformation, system sustainability, AI…

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Le directeur principal de Ventures anime un groupe de discussion sur l'innovation dans le domaine des soins de santé lors de la Scaleup Academy de BC Tech 

Vikram Devdas moderating a health innovation panel at BC Tech’s Scaleup Academy, speaking on scaling impact in BC’s HealthTech ecosystem.

On November 18, Providence Health Care Ventures Senior Director of Medical Technologies, Vikram Devdas, stepped into the spotlight as moderator for the Scaleup Academy Webinar: HealthTech Innovation in BC – Scaling for Impact, hosted by BC Tech.  The conversation tackled a big question: How do you scale breakthrough health care innovation in one of the most complex industries? Vikram guided an engaging…

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Providence Health Care Ventures et Ventripoint s'associent pour valider l'imagerie cardiaque basée sur l'IA à l'hôpital St. 

New collaboration aims to reduce cardiac MRI wait times and expand access to advanced heart diagnostics in urban and remote communities  Providence Health Care Ventures (PHC Ventures) and Ventripoint Diagnostics Ltd. announced today a collaboration to validate Ventripoint’s VMS+™ technology at St. Paul’s Hospital (SPH). The initiative will assess how artificial intelligence-enhanced echocardiography could reduce…

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PHC Ventures entre en scène au sommet “The Next Vancouver” de CityAge 

Architectural rendering of the new St. Paul’s Hospital and Clinical Support and Research Centre in Vancouver, with the headline “Building the Next Vancouver Together” and the Providence Health Care Ventures logo.

Providence Health Care Ventures was proud to participate in CityAge’s “The Next Vancouver” summit yesterday, an important gathering focused on addressing the critical challenges and opportunities facing Metro Vancouver’s future.  The event, held in partnership with the Vancouver Sun, brought together leaders from across sectors to explore innovative solutions to the region’s most pressing issues—from…

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Sonus Microsystems et Providence Health Care Ventures renforcent leur partenariat grâce à un nouvel investissement destiné à accélérer la validation clinique d'une technologie d'échographie cardiaque portable

Heart ultrasound used for cardiac monitoring, representing PHC Ventures’ investment in Sonus Microsystems.

Investment to support clinical studies of Sonus Microsystem’s wearable ultrasound patch VANCOUVER, British Columbia: Providence Health Care Ventures (PHCV), a strategic catalyst for health care innovation, announced today a strategic investment in Sonus Microsystems, a leader in innovative ultrasound technology, alongside angel investors including physicians in the cardiac care field. PHCV’s investment marks a significant…

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Bridging Innovation and Care: PHC Ventures Wins Big 

Brian Simmers receiving the Strategic Partner of the Year award at the Life Sciences BC Awards for PHC Ventures

Earlier this month at the 27th Annual Life Sciences of British Columbia Awards, PHC Ventures was named Strategic Partner of the Year, a recognition of their role in shaping the future of health care innovation. President Brian Simmers accepted the award on behalf of Ventures, joined by members of his team, industry peers and collaborators. …

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Vancouver Partnership Uses AI-Driven Virtual Biomarker Staining to Accelerate Cancer Research and Digital Pathology

AI Virtual Biomarker Staining Speeds Cancer Research

New technology could cut tissue analysis time from weeks to days, advancing research workflows and improving future patient care pathways  Vancouver, BC – September 25, 2025 — A new partnership between Providence Health Care Ventures (PHCV) and Vancouver-based ViewsML will use artificial intelligence to accelerate research workflows and advance digital pathology capabilities for tissue sample…

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Kakao Healthcare Corp and Providence Health Care Ventures Announce Strategic AI Collaboration 

AI brain and two hands together

Seoul, September 16, 2025 — Hwang Hee, CEO of Kakao Healthcare Corp (KHC), South Korea’s leading digital healthcare platform and a subsidiary of Kakao and Brian Simmers, President of Providence Health Care Ventures (PHCV) and a subsidiary of Providence Health Care announced a strategic collaboration during the 47th Global Privacy Assembly PIPC conference held at the…

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