Providence Health Care Ventures and Ventripoint Partner to Validate AI-Enabled Cardiac Imaging at St. Paul’s Hospital
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…
Read MorePHC Ventures Takes the Stage at CityAge’s “The Next Vancouver” Summit
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…
Read MoreSonus Microsystems And Providence Health Care Ventures Advance Partnership With New Investment To Accelerate Clinical Validation Of Wearable Cardiac Ultrasound Technology
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…
Read MoreBridging Innovation and Care: PHC Ventures Wins Big
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. …
Read MoreVancouver Partnership Uses AI-Driven Virtual Biomarker Staining to Accelerate Cancer Research and Digital Pathology
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…
Read MoreKakao Healthcare Corp and Providence Health Care Ventures Announce Strategic AI Collaboration
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…
Read MorePHC Ventures and NZTech Collaborate to Transform Health Care Through Touchless Technology
In health care environments, every touchpoint carries risk. Traditional high-touch surfaces — from elevator buttons to surgical monitors — can harbor pathogens and increase the risk of infection transmission. This is especially critical in operating rooms, intensive care units, and other sterile environments, where even minor breaches in infection control can have serious consequences. Providence…
Read MorePHC Ventures Launches New Program to Accelerate AI Innovation in Health Care
Canadian health tech companies face a critical bottleneck in bringing AI innovations to patients: a lack of access to the clinical data needed for validation. With funding support from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP), Providence Health Care Ventures (PHC Ventures) aims to vanquish this barrier with a new…
Read MorePHC Ventures Invests in Moonrise Medical to Advance Vascular Diagnostics and Limb-Saving Innovation
Every day, patients lose limbs to preventable complications—often without ever receiving proper vascular testing. Now, a new partnership between Providence Health Care Ventures (PHC Ventures) and Moonrise Medical aims to change that reality. PHC Ventures has invested in a Canadian health technology startup developing an innovative ultrasound diagnostic tool to transform how vascular disease is…
Read MorePHC Ventures Honoured as Strategic Partner of the Year by Life Sciences BC
We’re proud to share that Providence Health Care Ventures has been named Strategic Partner of the Year at the 27th Annual Life Sciences BC Awards—a prestigious recognition that celebrates leadership and innovation across British Columbia’s life sciences sector. Presented by Life Sciences BC (LSBC), a not-for-profit association dedicated to advancing BC’s life sciences ecosystem, these…
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