VHA Innovation Experience kicks off with 10 Breaking Boundaries: Collaboration Challenge winners named
It all began on August 26 and 27. The Breaking Boundaries: Collaboration Challenge launched the 2021 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Innovation Experience (iEX) Virtual Series with amazing success. Over 425 participants tuned in over the two days to see 19 external health care innovators, entrepreneurs and start-ups pitch their early-stage solutions for the chance to collaborate with VA, present…
Continue ReadingWomen-led start-ups get less funding. Can accelerator and mentorship programs bridge the gap?
A snippet from the article written by Andrea Yu at The Globe and Mail: Dr. Pooja Viswanathan is used to being the only woman in the room. She studied computer science, artificial intelligence and robotics at the University of Toronto, University of Waterloo and UBC. “I think I was probably the only woman getting a…
Continue ReadingAgeTech startups commercialize and launch valuable products with help from AGE-WELL
A snippet from the article in the AgeTech Solutions Report at The Globe and Mail: AGE-WELL nurtures startups through funding, competitions, mentorship, access to expert services and other supports, helping companies commercialize and bring their products to markets around the world. Dr. Pooja Viswanathan, co-founder and CEO of Braze Mobility, says that as a first-time…
Continue ReadingBraze Mobility Among Four Canadian Businesses Accepted To Google’s Second Women Founders Accelerator Cohort
A snippet from the article written by Charles Mandel at Betakit: Four Canadian startups are in this year’s Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders program. The search giant announced that two Toronto companies, Braze Mobility and Paperstack, as well as Vancouver’s SafetyDocs Global, and Montreal’s Tengiva are among the 12 women-led startups accepted into the…
Continue ReadingTalk Rehab with Bill Noelting S2 Ep8
Our CEO and Co-Founder, Dr. Pooja Viswanathan was recently on the Talk Rehab Podcast with Bill Noelting where she shared her journey of building ‘smart’ wheelchair technology, the value of user feedback, and how that influences product development. They also chat about the Braze system and how similar innovations are great for the complex rehab technology industry.…
Continue ReadingAcademia, Diversity & the Future of CRT
The future of complex seating and wheeled mobility is often described in terms of evolving or breakthrough technology. But the future of Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) will also be defined and shaped by its people and its leadership. Pooja Viswanathan, Ph.D., explains how her background in academia led to her to co-found Braze Mobility, manufacturer of blind-spot wheelchair sensors,…
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