Techna is a new institute of the University Health Network, in collaboration with the University of Toronto, focused on the accelerated development and exploitation of technology for improved health. The Techna Institute is designed to shorten the time interval from technology discovery and development to application for the benefit of patients and the health care system. It will also stimulate and facilitate the innovation cycle through a continuum of clinically-driven innovation, technology & process development, and translational research... [ find out more ]

Biotechnology Focus: Advancing pre clinical radiation oncology research X-RAD 225Cx: Radiation therapy is a time-tested technique for controlling solid tumours in patients. Intensity modulated radiation therapy was a huge leap forward for radiation oncology, allowing for the precise delivery of radiation to tumour targets, sparing healthy tissue. A linear accelerator (linac) delivers a carefully calibrated beam of radiation from one position, rotates around the patien... [ read more ]

Special Seminar – Boguslaw Tomanek: Merging Diagnosis with Personalized Treatment:
May 21, 2013 10:30 am ~ May 21, 2013 11:30 am
[caption id="attachment_2874" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Boguslaw Tomanek, PhD"][/caption] Join us for a Special Seminar as we welcome Dr. Boguslaw Tomanek to be our speaker for the month. Dr. Boguslaw Tomanek obtained his PhD in MRI physics in 1995. Following his post-doc positions in France and Poland he joined the ... [ read more ]

Techna Institute to lead University Health Network’s collaboration with INO, agreement signed - (TORONTO, Canada – Nov. 23, 2011) – The new Techna Institute at University Health Network (UHN) has signed its first agreement with INO of Quebec City and Hamilton. Techna Institute, launched Nov. 9 in partnership with theUniversityofToronto, is an innovation hub poised to integrate and fast track research, development, and commercialization of new healthcare technologies.... [ read more ]