Medventions Fellowship Program

WE ARE MEDVENTIONS

Nurturing tomorrow’s medtech leaders

About the Program

Medventions is Sunnybrook’s grassroots effort to drive medical innovation and nurture Canada’s talent in the healthcare and biomedical sector. Modeled after Stanford Biodesign, Medventions is designed to equip our students and graduates with the skills, tools, experiences, and connections they need to be able to identify, develop, and ultimately translate innovative ideas into products that positively impact healthcare. The program is a transformative experience, expanding knowledge, nurturing problem-solving and critical thinking skills, and inspiring new ideas, creativity, and innovation.

About the Program

Our Impact

fellows and students trained

novel medical technologies under development

provisional and utility patents filed

startups created by alumni

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About Medventions and INOVAIT

INOVAIT is a pan-Canada network with a strong industry focus that harnesses breakthroughs in image-guided therapeutics and the power of digital systems, enhanced analytics, and artificial intelligence to advance medical technologies. Established in 2020, INOVAIT is led by the Sunnybrook Research Institute and supported by the Government of Canada’s Strategic Innovation Fund. The network’s mission is to connect, educate, and invest in the industry’s brightest minds and most promising ventures to improve patient outcomes and fuel economic development in Canada.

INOVAIT has partnered with Sunnybrook Research Institute to support the scale-up of Medventions. Through the INOVAIT network, Medventions will expand its fellowship training and establish a multi-provincial medical technology network, image-guided therapy, and artificial intelligence skills training involving critical research, clinical, and industry players.

Our Fellows

At Medventions, our strongest advantage is our people. Meet the fellows, clinicians, entrepreneurs, and researchers who are reinventing the future of healthcare.

Amanda Manget

R&D Engineering and Business Development Lead at Xpan

Annie Hollis

Production and Automation Manager at Octance Clinical Systems

Austin Sawyer

Associate at Nina Capital

Brianna Yarranton

Medical School Graduate University of Toronto 2022

Charlene Leung

Senior R&D Engineer in Medical Devices

Douglas Wan

Cardiologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Testimonials

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“The Medventions program offered me the unique opportunity to work on a multidisciplinary team with a passion for developing technologies to address important healthcare needs. Over the four-month period, with help from accomplished mentors, we were able have unrestricted access to shadowing clinicians, discover an unmet need and develop our prototype by using the vast resources at Sunnybrook. This program really changed my way of thinking about healthcare innovation and is a great launching point for anyone with an interest in identifying diverse solutions in healthcare.”

Michelle JennettStudent

"The Medventions program propelled me into a career in medical technology innovation and clinical data development. Through the program, I gained a greater appreciation for the biodesign problem solving process and honed my skills in critical thinking, observation, and networking to learn from various healthcare stakeholders."

Katelyn So

"The Medventions Fellowship is an excellent way to work closely with industry and clinical experts and develop your medtech innovation skillset that will serve you well throughout your career in medtech."

Amanda Manget

"Medventions was a transformative experience. The ability to directly observe clinical cases and interact with clinicians to gain critical feedback on your ideas early on to identify ideas with true clinical need was invaluable. I encourage anyone who is passionate about improving healthcare through medical device innovation to apply."

Miles Montomery

"Sunnybrook’s Medventions Program provided me with the opportunity to be in the operating room, observing cardiologists perform extremely delicate, complex, and intricate procedures. As a future Biomedical Engineer, this experience has served to fuel my desire to develop future tools and potential processes that will increase technical and procedural success."

Ryan Tennant

"Medventions puts you right at the center of healthcare to witness difficulties physicians, healthcare staff, and patients face in the field. The program is uniquely structured to guide you through the medtech innovation process and gives you the opportunity to work directly with doctors to come up with innovative solutions. It was truly an amazing experience to collaborate with a network of experts also passionate about innovation in the medtech industry."

Vanessa Parayaoan