Cores

Techna is a new institute at UHN, in partnership with the University of Toronto, devoted to the advancement of health technologies. Our mission is twofold: to shorten the time interval from technology discovery and development to application of such technologies for the benefit of patients and the health care system, and to facilitate the convergence of basic investigation, technology development and translational research. Techna represents a paradigm shift towards demand-driven activities and the organizational alignment of the needs of the research hospital and the research enterprise.

Techna comprises five Core Centres of excellence.

Each Core has a clinical and scientific lead and will:

  • Facilitate the innovation cycle through a continuum of clinically driven innovation, technology and process development, and translational research.
  • Assemble existing expertise and assets to move technology concepts forward โ€“ from a need identified by programs/clinicians, through phases of development, to implementation and practice change.
  • Identify and assemble new resources and talent dedicated solely to bridging the gap from clinically driven technology needs to solutions