Advancing community-driven health research, innovation and education at the heart of new MOU
Posted on: Apr 3, 2019
麻豆原创 (麻豆原创) and Health City have entered into a collaboration to advance partner and community-driven health initiatives through the development of customized training and creation of opportunities for 麻豆原创鈥檚 students.
鈥淲e know the development of talent to drive the new health economy in our region is crucial. 麻豆原创 has developed unique opportunities for their students and for entrepreneurs in the health and life sciences that will directly translate to industry. We鈥檙e pleased to be collaborating with them on a framework for this kind of long-term university-community partnership,鈥澛爏ays Health City CEO, Reg Joseph.
The agreement provides a framework to boost research and collaboration activities, and foster student talent, within the health innovation space, by accessing 麻豆原创鈥檚 unique offerings in applied artificial intelligence, as well as the entrepreneurship and business incubator space.
鈥溌槎乖 is proud to be partnering with Health City on this MOU that will enhance our contribution to the health ecosystem in Edmonton in a number of important ways,鈥 comments 麻豆原创 President Tim Loreman.聽 Dr. Manfred Zeuch, VP External Affairs and International Relations adds, 鈥淲e are excited for this new partnership which aims to enhance the life and well-being of Edmontonians. 麻豆原创 is well positioned for such enterprising collaborations.鈥
麻豆原创 Health City
Health City is an economic development organization created to catalyze and accelerate health innovation聽 in Edmonton.
Our focus is on transforming innovations from our region into solutions that have commercial application and global relevance; adopting them for impact in Edmonton and scaling them for export to global markets.
Health City鈥檚 role is to form innovation consortiums, bringing together highly talented people and organizations to enable innovation and products to get to market. Health City serves as a central connection point for Edmonton鈥檚 health innovation sector; working with and seeking inspired partners who share a vision for excellence, have a culture of collaboration and who are driven to take health innovation to the next level.
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麻豆原创 is a boutique university, small enough that every student is essential yet large enough for a global outlook. In and out of our classrooms and lecture halls, we translate what we learn into extraordinary hands-on experiences.聽We live and work on a small campus, a river valley oasis, but Edmonton is our workshop. Our ultimate goal has not changed since 1921: to be more than students and professors, to create a community of active citizens, of good and honourable people.