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About the Program

The MedTech Talent Accelerator prepares talent for employment within the complex and highly regulated Medical Technology Industry. 

Participate in seminars, complete training courses, and gain hands-on experience through hack-a-thons, job shadowing, and internships.
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9th Largest

Canada has the World's 9th Largest Medical Technology Market

1500+ Companies

Canada is Home to over 1500 MedTech Companies

36,000 Employed

Canadian MedTech Companies Employ 36,000 Canadians

​A Growing Industry

Advancements in medical technology improve the lives of Canadians everyday by providing more accurate diagnoses, enhancing treatments, reducing disabilities, and delivering better medical care. 


Medical technology provides more accurate diagnoses, enhancing treatments, reducing disabilities, and delivering better medical care.

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9th Largest Market

Canada has the ninth largest medical technology market – and with an aging population, it’s a market that’s projected to grow steadily over the next decade. 


At the center of this economic growth is the need for new talent skilled in the area of medical technologies.

Skills Training

While Canada is known for its highly educated population, we have a shortage of skilled and experienced employees in the medtech sector. 


The MedTech Talent Accelerator program aims to solve this problem by advancing skills development and training in medical technologies.

Become MedTech Industry Ready in Weeks

​Advisory Board

Noel Courage

Noel Courage

Bereskin & Parr LLP | Partner | Chair 

Brian Lewis

Brian Lewis

Founder | President, Brian Lewis and Associates In

Colin Foster

Colin Foster

Health Canada| Medical Devices Bureau;

Director | Bureau of Device Licensing Services at Health Canada

Linda Maxwell

Linda Maxwell

Toronto Metropolitan University & St Michael's Hospital | Director, Biomedical Zone

Isabel Galiana

Isabel Galiana

Saccade Analytics | CEO

Andre Tremblay

Andre Tremblay

Agile MV | Partner, 

Chief Technology Officer

Gareth Davies

Gareth Davies

Baylis Medical | R&D Director, Advanced Development

Brian Kalis

Brian Kalis

Accenture | Managing Director, Health Strategy


Desmond Hirson

Desmond Hirson

Moleculight | Chief Operating Officer

Stephen Waldman

Stephen Waldman

Toronto Metropolitan University | Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science | Academic & RU Lead | Ex-officio

Ahmad Haidar

Ahmad Haidar

McGill University | Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences | McGill Academic Lead | Ex-officio


M. Adnan Syed

M. Adnan Syed

Toronto Metropolitan University | Director, 

MedTech Talent Accelerator,

Administrative Lead | Ex-officio


Jesse Ehrlick

Jesse Ehrlick

McGill University | Program Manager,

MedTech Talent Accelerator | Ex-officio

Mary Susan Thomson

Mary Susan Thomson

Toronto Metropolitan University | Program Manager,

MedTech Talent Accelerator | Ex-officio

Preparing Talent for Employment

​Academic Team

Stephen Waldman

Stephen Waldman

Toronto Metropolitan University | Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science


Ahmad Haidar

Ahmad Haidar

McGill University | Biomedical Engineering, 

Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences


Mark Driscoll

Mark Driscoll

McGill University | Mechanical Engineering,

Faculty of Engineering


Robert Kearney

Robert Kearney

McGill University | Biomedical Engineering,

Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences


April Khademi

April Khademi

Toronto Metropolitan University | Electrical & Computer Engineering,

Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science

Miranda Kirby

Miranda Kirby

Toronto Metropolitan University | Physics,

Faculty of Science


Sara Mahshid

Sara Mahshid

McGill University | Bioengineering,

Faculty of Engineering



Maryam Tabrizian

Maryam Tabrizian

McGill University | Biomedical Engineering,

Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences


Mark Towler

Mark Towler

Toronto Metropolitan University | Mechanical & Industrial Engineering,

Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science

Scott Tsai

Scott Tsai

Toronto Metropolitan University | Mechanical & Industrial Engineering,

Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science

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​Administrative Team

Ahmad Haidar

Ahmad Haidar

McGill University | Biomedical Engineering

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences


Stephen Waldman

Stephen Waldman

Toronto Metropolitan University | Chemical Engineering,

Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science


M. Adnan Syed

M. Adnan Syed


Toronto Metropolitan University | Director,

MedTech Talent Accelerator


Mary Susan Thomson

Toronto Metropolitan University | Program Manager,

MedTech Talent Accelerator



Stephen Waldman

Roumaan Issemdar


McGill University | Program Manager, MedTech Talent Accelerator



Jesse Ehrlick

Jesse Ehrlick


McGill University | Past Program Manager, MedTech Talent Accelerator



Melissa Saldutto

Melissa Saldutto

Toronto Metropolitan University | Project Manager Assistant, 

MedTech Talent Accelerator


M. Adnan Syed

Bianca Perry

Toronto Metropolitan University | 

Project Manager Assistant, 

MedTech Talent Accelerator


M. Adnan Syed

Rabeh Siddiqi

Toronto Metropolitan University |

 Past Project Manager Assistant,

MedTech Talent Accelerator


Ilsa Khan

Toronto Metropolitan University | Past Project Manager Assistant,

MedTech Talent Accelerator


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​Industry Partners

Andre Bertam

Helpware | CEO

Robert Brooks

SensOR | CEO

Matt Brunsting

CellScale | Technical Support

Dorin Cioraca

SciCan | Director of Special Projects

Collin Foster

Health Canada | Medical Devices Bureau

Bibiani Garcia-Bailo

NutriGenomics | Director, R&D

Donal Gerson

pnuVax | CEO

Colin Harding

Iris Techologies | CEO

Desmond Hirson

VentriPoint | President

Etienne Legace

Agile MV | Managing Director

Brian Lewis

MEDEC | CEO

Wayne Li

NextupCare | CEO

Dan Lichtman

Inter-medico | CEO

Guido Mitchell

Roche Diabetes Care | Country Manager

Julia Peng

VivaVax | CEO

David Rempel

Perimeter Medical | R&D Lead and Founder

Mojgan Rezvani

Humber Collage | School of Health Sciences

Zach Rothbart

DashMD | CEO 

Gennadi Saiko

Oxilight | CEO

Ben Sainsbury

Marion Surgical | CEO

Peter Scarrott

Trudell Medical International | Director of Product Development

Fazilla Seker

Molli Surgical | CEO

Eliav Shaked

RetiSpec | CEO

Brent Shelley

Baylis Medical | Director, Project Management

Beau Standish

7D Surgical | CEO

Jamie Tremaine

Gesture | CEO

Become MedTech Industry Ready in Weeks

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We acknowledge the support of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).