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Beyond Customer Discovery: How Lived Experience Reshaped Astek’s Product Strategy 

September 17, 2026
Astek’s product strategy evolved through meaningful engagement with people who have lived experience of spinal cord injury. By looking beyond traditional customer…
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From One Founder’s Lived Experience to a Product Built to Scale 

September 17, 2026
A founder’s lived experience with spinal cord injury inspired the development of a product designed to address a real-world need. With support…
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Wound Healing Awareness Month: From Innovation to Impact Praxis is Accelerating Pressure Wound Solutions for Canadians with SCI

June 8, 2026
Pressure injuries remain one of the most common and costly secondary health complications experienced by people living with spinal cord injury. Most…
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How PLEX Perspectives Shaped Tarkka’s Approach to Evidence, Adoption, and Market Entry

May 15, 2026
Through the Praxis SCI Incubate Program, Tarkka discovered that successful adoption depends on more than regulatory milestones. Insights from people with lived…
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Designing for Healing, Building for Reality: DeCell’s Journey to Rethink Pressure Ulcers Through Lived Experience

May 15, 2026
When DeCell joined the Praxis SCI Incubate Program, they were not looking to redesign the technology itself. They were seeking clarity on…
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From Lab Insight to Lived Reality: How GraspAgain Is Bridging Technology and Everyday Life

May 15, 2026
GraspAgain entered the Praxis SCI Incubate Program with a strong technical foundation already in place. The team had built a unique AI-enabled…
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From Acute Response to Meaningful Recovery: NeuroHagana’s Human-Centered Approach to Acute SCI Care

May 15, 2026
NeuroHagana’s journey through the Praxis SCI Incubate Program revealed that meaningful innovation in spinal cord injury care depends on more than breakthrough…
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Building the Bridge: A Conversation on What SCI Innovation Actually Takes 

March 3, 2026
Thought controlled walking. Neural implants. Headlines that used to read like science fiction are now showing up in clinical trials. The question…
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In Conversation with Praxis SCI Accelerate Cohort Member: Bowhead

February 3, 2026
Bowhead, an Alberta-based start-up, is tackling these challenges head-on with a commitment to modular, user-friendly design.
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Engineering Independence: NeoMotion’s Journey to Global Readiness 

November 25, 2025
NeoMotion is an innovative start-up incubated at IIT Madras, dedicated to creating transformative products for the physically challenged and the elderly. Its…
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In Conversation with Praxis SCI Accelerate Cohort Member: Dignify Therapeutics   

November 25, 2025
Dignify Therapeutics has two drug platforms at the IND-enabling stage for on-demand defecation and micturition and an implantable neuromodulation platform at the…
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Praxis SCI Accelerate 2025 Cohort

November 12, 2025
We are excited to announce the 2024 cohort of Praxis SCI Accelerate, a 12 week in residence accelerator program focused on advancing…
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