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Medical Innovation Xchange
Helping health innovation start-ups scale successfully
MIX is Canada’s first industry-led hub dedicated to helping medical technology startups scale successfully in Canada. MIX was created to reduce the barriers and bridge the resource gap facing medical technology startups, to help grow more successful Canadian medtech companies, and to retain them and their talent in Canada.
22
Member companies
336
New jobs created in 2025
968
Jobs maintained in 2025
+300
Patents filed since 2021
$268 MM
Invested in MIX companies since 2021
353,930
Patients served
+$177 MM
Total revenue
Who We Are
MIX isn’t a typical technology hub. MIX is a network of like-minded, Canadian medical and health technology companies who share the same vision and purpose; to grow their business in their own backyard, support patients and clinicians with truly innovative solutions and pay-it-forward by helping other medtech companies grow and succeed. Here is who we are:
Resident Companies
Vena Medical is providing physicians with the world’s smallest camera capable of going inside veins and arteries to help them treat stroke.
FluidAI Medical has developed a smart post-operative monitoring system to detect early signs of anastomotic (gastrointestinal) leakage, enabling improved patient recovery with data-driven intervention.
Bloom delivers hands-on, tele, virtual, & IM care in your home or community setting – built upon a culture of better care, Blooms Team enables a more holistic care experience.
Smart navigation for joint replacement surgery.
Hyivy Health is currently developing a single platform for clinicians including pelvic health physiotherapists and gynecological health providers including remote patient monitoring combined with the first ever smart multi-therapeutic vaginal wand.
Cobionix is developing the world’s first autonomous robotic platform for medical procedures.
Affiliate Companies
Elliot Fung
Executive Director
Armen Bakirtzian
Co-Founder
Ben Fluter
Board Member & CEO, Bloom
Joshua Mitchell
Board Member & Co-Founder
Abdallah El-Fallou
Board Member & CTO FluidAI
The MIX digest
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The latest on Medtech, milestones and community.
Medical Innovation Xchange Welcomes HerSay as Its Newest Affiliate Company
Medical Innovation Xchange (MIX) is proud to welcome HerSay as the newest affiliate company in our expanding community of Canadian med‑tech innovators. Based in Kitchener-Waterloo, HerSay is building AI-powered software that helps women+ turn overlooked symptoms and fragmented health experiences into clear, actionable clinical insights.
Vivo Surgery Is Building the AI Engine for the Next Generation of Surgical Workflows
What started as a livestream solution for surgical training during the pandemic has become a surgical intelligence platform capturing the knowledge inside operating rooms before it disappears. Vivo Surgery’s Phillip Mohabir is now putting that platform to work inside Hamilton Health Sciences, and the implications go far beyond training.
Medical Innovation Xchange Welcomes NodeAI as Its Newest Affiliate Company
Medical Innovation Xchange (MIX) is proud to welcome Foqus Technologies Inc. as our newest affiliate company. Foqus, a Toronto‑based company, is transforming MRI with FDA‑cleared software that uses proprietary AI and quantum‑enabled algorithms to cut scan times from roughly 40 minutes to under 10. Their breakthrough technology boosts scanner throughput, reduces wait times, and expands patient access without requiring costly hardware upgrades.
By joining MIX, Foqus gains access to experienced founders, mentors, and commercialization support tailored to regulated medical technologies.
MIX Profile: Eric Zimmerman, co-founder and CEO of Enhanced Medical Nutrition
Before he was a founder, Eric Zimmerman was “cutting his teeth” in hospital basements, clinic offices, and operating rooms, watching surgeons fix bones while patients lost the muscle needed to support them. Today, he’s leading EMN through a successful Series A financing and a mission to disrupt the surgical status quo. Discover how a push to “go out on a limb” from a mentor turned a medical device operator into a founder redefining the standard of care.
Medical Innovation Xchange Welcomes Foqus Technologies Inc. as Its Newest Affiliate Company
Medical Innovation Xchange (MIX) is proud to welcome Foqus Technologies Inc. as our newest affiliate company. Foqus, a Toronto‑based company, is transforming MRI with FDA‑cleared software that uses proprietary AI and quantum‑enabled algorithms to cut scan times from roughly 40 minutes to under 10. Their breakthrough technology boosts scanner throughput, reduces wait times, and expands patient access without requiring costly hardware upgrades.
By joining MIX, Foqus gains access to experienced founders, mentors, and commercialization support tailored to regulated medical technologies.