Grants and Contributions:

Contactless and Remote Monitoring of wounds using a novel data framework and AI models for older adults

1028895

$201,256.00

Apr 9, 2025 - Mar 31, 2027

Traditional wound care often relies on subjective assessments and frequent in-person visits, which can be inconvenient, stressful, and painful for seniors Advanced digital health tools that can help patients and their family members better track vitals and basic assessment of wounds, without having to transport aged individuals to a clinic or emergency room is needed. The NRC Team and Skinopathy will collaborate to woundscombine the NRC-MD’s Video Analysis Framework with Skinopathy’s wound-assessing AI. Skinopathy will be also validating the improved Skinopathy Wounds technology for operational effectiveness –which is being piloted in a long-term care facility – for use in a clinic and home environment.

National Research Council Canada

In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.

Toronto, Ontario, CA M2N 1N5

172-2025-2026-Q1-1028895

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

716340872

For-profit organization

Skinopathy Inc.

Willowdale

35117

Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives

Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.

541710