Founded in 2018, ECHO is a 12-month online training program led by high-calibre entrepreneurial industry, policy, regulatory and clinical experts. It comprises a unique combination of five complementary modules. ECHO is a specialized experiential training program with the main objectives to: Provide entrepreneurship training, mentorship, networking and funding opportunities for early ventures in the cardiovascular health sector Aid in transferring research innovations and intellectual property from academic and hospital institutions into the economy Create more start-ups in the cardiovascular health sector REQUIREMENTS Ventures accepted into ECHO are required to: Participate in each online program module for 12 months beginning October 2021 Attend a minimum of 80% of all virtual workshops and seminars Become an H2i member and engage with H2i mentors Participate in ECHO PITCH 2022, a final pitch competition, for the opportunity to win start-up funding ELIGIBILITY Any Canadian-based clinician, researcher, student and/or entrepreneur developing advanced cardiovascular technologies and innovations is eligible to apply. This is an ideal opportunity for researchers, postdoctoral fellows, clinical trainees and graduate students who are self-starters and want to refine their career path in a knowledge-based economy while retaining the opportunity to work in an innovation-based environment. For more information and to apply visit […]

Five cardiovascular health start-ups will face off for up to $250,000 in front of a panel of judges and a virtual audience at TBEP's annual Entrepreneurship for Cardiovascular Health Opportunities (ECHO) Pitch Competition.

Join researchers, clinicians, engineers, and patient partners for presentations and networking opportunities at TRANSFORM HF's virtual Network Meeting. Register today! View the full agenda here or below.

Registration is now open for Canada's largest conference on heart failure!

This 90-minute online workshop will introduce principles and practices to engage people with lived experience in research, as well as provide real-life case studies of successful patient and caregiver engagement in heart failure research from within the TRANSFORM HF network.

TRANSFORM HF is hosting its first in-person networking event! At our NODE event, clinicians, investigators, trainees, people with lived heart failure experience, and industry representatives will come together to (re)connect, explore opportunities for collaboration, and accelerate the pace of digital innovations for heart failure care.

Open to TRANSFORM HF trainees, investigators, patients and community partners, this unique three-day On-the-Land Indigenous Education program will enhance culturally-safe, strengths-based and healing-informed clinical and research practices.