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At Best Startup Canada we track over 100,000 Canadian startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Alberta based CEO’ operating in the Health Care space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
David Hardy
CEO of Orangetheory Fitness
David Hardy is a Partner at Orangetheory Fitness involved in strategic planning and product development. He is also the President of Franvest Capital Partners, a private investment firm that owns and operates companies with a focus on fitness and healthy living.Current businesses include Orangetheory Fitness, World Health Edmonton, and Fresh Fit Foods. David is actively involved in the fitness industry, having participated in industry roundtables, trade associations, and public speaking. He has led a number of initiatives for the fitness industry, including music licensing and consumer fitness tax credits. David has served on a number of private and not-for-profit boards, including the Fitness Industry Council of Canada (President), the Alberta Economic Development Authority, the Association for Corporate Growth (Past President, Edmonton) and the International Health, Racket and Sports Club Association (IHRSA).
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About Franvest Capital Partners, Orangetheory Fitness: Orangetheory is a science-based group personal training workout broken into intervals of cardiovascular and strength training.
Ryan Todd
CEO and co-founder of Headversity
Ryan Todd is the CEO and founder of headversity.
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About Headversity: Headversity is a workplace mental health and resilience platform helping workers through mental health issues.
R Stewart Thompson
CEO of VA Angels
R Stewart Thompson (Randy) is a builder of companies, angel investor and leader of Canada’s largest and most active angel group. He is currently invested in seven companies and has been working in the startup venture space since 1992 when he started the first ISP in Alberta. In 1999, he started working on developing angel groups in Alberta, beginning with an organization that matched deals for Western Canadian investors on the Internet. In 2001, Randy began to work as a venture capital advisor to the Province of Alberta and started the Alberta California Venture Channel, bringing together investors and companies in both regions. He is the founder and CEO of VA Angels, where over the past nine years the group has done 57 deals worth$28.5 M. In addition to this work, Randy is the Entrepreneur in Residence at NAIT and a member of the A100. Recently Randy was one of three finalist chosen as the Top Angel of the Year in the 2012 Canadian Startup Awards. – See more at: http://www.vaangels.com/member-profiles/#sthash.cJygVedJ.dpuf
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About VA Angels, Valhalla Private Capital: VA Angels, also known as VA Angels, is an Angel Investor Network
Alison Taylor
Co-Founder and Co-CEO of jane.app
Alison Taylor is a co-founder and co-CEO at Jane.App. Prior to this, Alison spent more than 8 years at Canopy Integrated Health as business manager and owner.
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About jane.app: Jane is an online platform for health and wellness practitioners that makes it simple to book, chart, schedule, bill and get paid.
Trevor Johnston
Co-Founder and Co-CEO of jane.app
Trevor Johnston is a co-founder and co-CEO at Jane.App, an online platform for health and wellness practitioners.
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About jane.app: Jane is an online platform for health and wellness practitioners that makes it simple to book, chart, schedule, bill and get paid.
John H. Wong
Co-Founder & CEO of Fluid Biotech
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About Fluid Biotech: Fluid Biomed is a Calgary based company that aims to develop the next generation of stents to improve patient well-being.
Hisham Badawi
CEO of Oral4D Systems
Dr Badawi is an Orthodontist, University Professor, Speaker and Entrepreneur. He practices in Calgary Alberta, teaches at the University of Alberta, lectures all over the world and is the founder of Oral4D Systems Ltd. Oral4D Systems is a tech start-up with the bold objective of changing the method of clinical documentation in the dental and medical world. Dr. Badawi believes in full utilization of computer technologies to solve our pains and improve our life, Oral4D is all about utilizing 3D graphics to replace text. Dr. Badawi completed his DDS at Jordan University of Science and Technology, then his MSc at the Eastman dental institute, University College London. He acquired the fellowship of the Royal College of Edinburgh before moving on to do his PhD at the University of Alberta in Edmonton Canada. Dr. Badawi currently maintains a busy private practice in Calgary Alberta and holds a part-time Associate Professor position at the University of Alberta where he carries out his orthodontic biomechanics research. He maintains a very busy schedule between his full-time private practice and his research interests at the University of Alberta. He is very active in the field of three dimensional orthodontic biomechanics research. The research team at the University of Alberta, contribute to some of the most ground breaking research in the field of orthodontic biomechanics. In an attempt to study orthodontic force systems of fixed appliances, Dr. Badawi with a research team at the University of Alberta in Edmonton Canada, built the Orthodontic Simulator. This Apparatus (for the first time in the history of orthodontics) measures the forces applied on all the teeth in the dental arch simultaneously in 3D, creating a new frontier in orthodontic biomechanics research. Dr. Badawi uses this new insight into 3D orthodontic fixed appliance mechanics to customize his force delivery systems providing the most efficient orthodontic force systems.
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About Oral4D Systems: Oral4D uses visual communications to solve problems caused by lack of standardization, accuracy and analytics in text-based health records.
Aaron Davidson
CEO & Founder of cronometer.com
Aaron is a life-long entrepreneur having done startups in biotech, poker, video games, customer messaging, and lately, Cronometer. Aaron has an MSc. in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Alberta and has been writing software since the 8th grade when he started writing shareware and freeware games for Mac OS System 7.
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About cronometer.com, H.I.G. BioHealth Partners: Bootstrapped Startup for Detailed Personal Nutrition & Fitness Tracking
Simba Nyazika
CEO of Lenica Research Group
Simba Nyazika is the CEO and founder of Lenica Research Group.
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About Lenica Research Group: Lenica Research Group develops tools to assess, identify, and improve cognitive health impairments.
John Lewis
CEO and Founder of Nanostics
Dr. Lewis is the Frank and Carla Sojonky Chair in Prostate Cancer Research at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. In addition to his academic work, Dr. Lewis is the co-founder of Innovascreen Inc., a successful preclinical CRO in operation since 2005, and the founder and CEO of ENTOS Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Drug Delivery Company incorporated in 2007. His research involves cancer diagnostics, non-invasive molecular imaging and targeting of angiogenesis and metastasis using multivalent nanoparticles. He trained at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA, developing targeted molecular imaging technologies. Dr. Lewis earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Victoria.
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About Nanostics, OncoSenX: Nanostics is a developer of diagnostics tests intended to diagnose aggressive prostate cancer.
Sean Krakiwsky
Founder & CEO of Nanalysis
Sean Krakiwsky is a Founder & CEO at Nanalysis.
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About Nanalysis: Nanalysis develops portable nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers for biotech and pharmaceutical applications.
Danny P. Goel
CEO & Co-Founder of Precision OS
Dr. Danny P. Goel is the CEO and a co-founder at Precision OS™, a company which brings together orthopaedic surgeons and high end game developers creating the most innovative medical grade virtual reality™ simulation. While maintaining a surgical practice, Dr. Goel is also a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is involved with several societies, and is an examiner for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
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About Precision OS, University of British Columbia: Precision OS is a provider of virtual reality orthopedic surgical education and pre-operative planning software.
Javad Sadeghi
CEO and Co-founder of Physio4D
Javad Sadeghi, a PhD graduate in the area of Computer Graphics and a Post Doctoral Researcher in the area of Information Visualization both from the University of Calgary, leads the business and product development of Physio4D. He has been a co-founder of two start-ups in Iran and Canada with over 5 years of executive experience. The first company that he co-founded is now a major provider of web portals for online businesses in Iran. His second start-up provides a mobile technology for extracting upper-body measurements of the consumers from their photographs for suggesting the best retail fit. Javad has half a dozen papers distributed in distinguished publishers such as Elsevier.
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About Physio4D: Physio4D is a vision-based physical therapy startup that provides a vision-based upfront assessment tool.
Gilles Gagnon
President & CEO of Ceapro
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About Ceapro: Ceapro is into developing functionally active ingredients derived from oats and renewable plant resources for healthcare and cosmetic needs.
Rod Schatz
CEO / Co-founder of SafeContact
Rod Schatz is the CEO and co-founder of SafeContact Solutions Inc.
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About SafeContact: SafeContact is solving the Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) epidemic plaguing its global healthcare facilities.
David Lloyd
CEO and Co-Founder of FREDsense
My passion is for learning, engineering, biology, and most importantly people. My technical background is in Biochemistry with a focus in Cancer Biology, and an in-formal training (>5 years) in Synthetic Biology working and managing projects as diverse as DNA assembly, bio-fuels, environmental remediation, and biosensors for toxins. I work within the innovation and education space whether it be developing science and entrepreneurial resources, DIY hacker spaces for biology, or commercializing products through startups.
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About FREDsense: FREDsense is changing the way we think about water monitoring – bringing it out of the lab and into the hands of those who need it.
Tim Gourlay
Founder & CEO of Fitset
Tim Gourlay is the founder and CEO of Fitset.
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About Fitset: Fitset is a custom pass for people to discover, book, and sweat in studios and facilities across the City.
Christopher Micetich
President and CEO of Fedora Pharmaceuticals
Christopher Micetich is the President, CEO, and Founder of Brass Dome Ventures Ltd..
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About Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), Fedora Pharmaceuticals: Fedora Pharmaceuticals engages in the discovery and development of antibiotics for life-threatening microbial drug resistance needs.
Cameron Schuler
President, CEO & Co-Founder of VibeDx
Cameron Schuler is the President & CEO of VibeDx. He was formerly an Executive-in-Residence with TEC Edmonton, specializing in medical devices, healthcare and industrial technologies. Cameron’s multi faceted career has covered finance, business & product development, consumer products, IT and general management from start-ups to mature companies. His industry experience includes Alternative Energy, Banking, Consumer Goods, Information Technology (Consumer and Enterprise), Investment Sales and Trading, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Medical Devices, Nutraceuticals, Oil & Gas, and Oil & Gas Services. Cameron’s roles have included COO, CFO, President and CEO and was COO & CFO of a food manufacturer whose products lead to sales of over 200 million units. Cameron was the Managing Director & Co-Founder of Schuler Law Group, a boutique tax planning law firm. He attained an MBA from Queen’s University and is a Certified Investment Manager and Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute.
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About VibeDx: VibeDx develops tools to diagnose back problems.
Alyssa Heber
Director & CEO of Roseto Health Innovations
Alyssa Heber is the Founder of Roseto Health Innovations Ltd.
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About Roseto Health Innovations: Roseto Health Innovations empowers practitioners to monitor their patients’ health profile on a regular basis and at a low cost.
Gino Fallone
Co-Founder and CEO of MagnetTx Oncology Solutions
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About MagnetTx Oncology Solutions: MagnetTx Oncology Solutions, Ltd. is a Canadian company that has developed a world-leading cancer treatment device.
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