Techna

Techna development is a core of the University Health Network focused on ushering the development and exploitation of innovations for improved healthcare delivery and outcomes. Learn more: https://technauhn.ca

UHN, Canada’s top hospital, ranks third in the world for the second year in a row! Newsweek magazine’s annual ranking of the best hospitals in 30 countries sees UHN’s Toronto General Hospital maintain its spot in 2025! This accolade also makes TGH the top publicly-funded hospital in the world. In addition to this prestigious ranking, Newsweek also recognizes outstanding expertise and leadership across UHN: 🌎 UHN’s Toronto General Hospital has ranked among the top-10 hospitals globally for the past seven years. 🍁 UHN’s Toronto Western Hospital ranks among the top-10 in Canada for the second straight year. 🏥 UHN’s Princess Margaret Cancer Centre has been ranked as Canada’s top oncology hospital. Thank you to all of the staff, physicians, researchers, learners and volunteers across #TeamUHN that made this possible. It is your unwavering dedication to patients and their families and relentless commitment to excellence that make UHN a world-class health system. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/gakztUQ2

This week, Dr. Brad Wouters Research at UHN hosted Sylvain Charbonneau, the recently appointed President and CEO, and Mohamad Nasser-Eddine, Vice-President of Programs and Planning, from the Canada Foundation for Innovation/Fondation canadienne pour l'innovation (CFI) for a tour of some of the UHN facilities.     Throughout their visit, scientists from our CryoEM Facility, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Core Facility, STTARR Innovation Centre, and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute’s Challenging Environment Assessment Laboratory (CEAL) showcased some of the innovative work that CFI’s support has helped make possible. A huge thank you to Mohammad Mazhab Jafari, Geneviève Seabrook, Naz Chaudary, PhD, and Sophia Yue Li for helping make this experience so engaging and insightful.    We are grateful for CFI’s continued support of Research at UHN   and the chance to share with Dr. Charbonneau how we are creating #AHealthierWorld! -- University Health Network Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Welcome to the CDI Symposium! We’re thrilled to have you join us for a day dedicated to “Transforming Cancer Care Beyond the Clinic.” Starting with welcome remarks from Dr. Keith Stewart, followed by a keynote from Dr. Eyal Zimlichman on “From Innovation to Global Transformation in Health.” Let’s make today impactful! #CDIsymposium #HealthcareInnovation #CancerCare Princess Margaret Cancer Centre The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation

🎉 Exciting news! The CoBE platform is live, marking the successful completion of the 2023-24 Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Grand Challenge for Scalability! 🚀 Supported by the Cancer Digital Intelligence at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, UHN, this milestone enhances CoBE's scalability to support more data and users while promoting open science and broadening access to computational tools and pipelines. Do you use analytical tools that could benefit the research community? Need help analyzing data? Check out CoBE 👉 www.pmcobe.ca.  #Innovation #OpenScience #Scalability #CoBE #CancerCare 

UHN is proud to celebrate that we have been ranked #1 in Canada by Newsweek World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2025, for expertise in cardiac surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, oncology and pulmonology 🎉 In addition, we have ranked top 3 in Canada for our expertise in endocrinology, neurosurgery, and urology. The list awards the leading hospitals around the world in 12 medical fields, and are ranked upon an overview of data collected from a worldwide online survey, accreditation scores, and Patient Reported Outcome Measures implementation surveys. Congratulations to all of the teams for making this incredible achievement possible 💙

The University of Waterloo and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance cancer research through artificial intelligence and quantum technology. The MOU fosters an environment where researchers and medical professionals can collaborate on AI-driven projects focused on disease detection, treatment and integration with existing health systems, ensuring more precise and personalized patient care. More: https://lnkd.in/gV-p3i25 | #UWaterlooNews The Princess Margaret Hospital

🎉🏙️ Proud Moment ! 🏥💙 The City of Toronto has proclaimed this week as University Health Network Week to recognize the 20,000+ members of #TeamUHN and their passion for creating a healthier world! It’s an honour to receive this recognition for the valued contributions of a wide range of healthcare heroes and other dedicated individuals who consistently work hard to improve the health and well-being of Toronto’s communities. Thank you City of Toronto and Mayor Olivia Chow! 💙 #UHNgratitude

I’m looking forward to presenting at the 6th Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals Summit Europe this December. See my session details in the event programme here: https://lnkd.in/gkAkDupZ

Virtual Theranostics Forum Tuesday Sep 17, 2024 | 8-9am https://shorturl.at/S6ZqG There is strong interest in the growing field of theranostics. This forum is intended to increase communication, cross-departmental collaborations and education, while building on current capabilities across UHN. Talks focus on current research and unmet needs in the domain of theranostics and will be followed by open discussion on current opportunities in the field.    BRUCE POWER SEED GRANT RECIPIENTS Patient-Focused Radiotheranostics: Understanding Clinical Pathways for Better Care Speaker: Zaynab Muraj, Radiation Therapist, RMP, UHN   Preclinical development of targeted Copper-64/Copper-67 theranostic nanotechnologies for the management of peritoneal carcinomatosis Speaker: Michael Valic, PhD Student, UHN