About CImTeC | CImTec

The Centre for Imaging Commercialization Technology (CImTeC) works with researchers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in medical imaging and digital pathology to enable and accelerate translation of developments and innovations for commercial and clinical use. This will lead to improved understanding, diagnosis and treatment of disease.The Centre will provide these researchers and SMEs with critically needed business expertise, technical capabilities, links to clinicians and infrastructure to assist them in becoming internationally competitive.

About CImTeC

Aaron Fenster is the Centre Director and acting CEO for CImTeC, with prime responsibility in medical imaging devices and software development.

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Martin Yaffe is the Associate Centre Director, with prime responsibility in digital pathology for CImTeC.

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Vision

To be a driving player in the advancement of the Canadian medical imaging technology sector.

Mission

To enable and accelerate commercialization of medical imaging innovations and developments for commercial exploitation and clinical use, leading to improved understanding, diagnosis and treatment of human disease.

Goals

Foster spin-off companies and provide them, along with imaging-based SMEs, with the critically needed expertise, technical capabilities and infrastructure to allow them to become internationally competitive.
Promote training and investment in imaging technology through the cultivation of new strategic partnerships between the private sector and academic centres.
Develop a financial sustainability plan ready for implementation by 2016.

Activities

Imaging technology and software development and commercialization
Support clinical testing and trials
Attract investment and business leaders to support company creation and expansion
Support regulatory approval applications
Internal IP generation

Partners

The following partners support CImTeC with expertise, funding and in-kind support: