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Praxis is Taking Action for Spinal Cord Injury Care

December 19, 2025
We are thrilled to announce our support for an exciting new project “Creating the Pathway to Implementation of a National SCI Plan”…
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Happy Holidays

December 18, 2025
This past year, Praxis continued to do what matters most: working alongside people living with spinal cord injury (SCI) to turn knowledge…
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Publications

Engagement of People With Lived Experience in Spinal Cord Injury to Address Innovation Priorities

November 12, 2025
The involvement of people with lived experience (PLEX) of spinal cord injury (SCI) is not common during medical innovation design, research and…
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Read the Praxis Annual Report 2024-25

November 3, 2025
We are pleased to share the 2024-25 Annual Report. At Praxis, networks are central to everything we do. Success in SCI research,…
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Research

A look at Spinal Cord Injury in Canada in 2023

September 26, 2025
In 2023, RHSCIR recorded 787 new tSCI and 571 new ntSCI participants, capturing about 60–70% of acute tSCI cases in Canada. An…
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Innovation

In conversation with Praxis SCI Incubate Cohort Member, smartARM  

July 14, 2025
smartARM, a Toronto-based start-up co-founded by Evan Neff and Hamayal Choudhary, is an innovative start-up developing an AI-powered prosthetic arm. Their flagship…
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Innovation

Giving a Guiding Hand to IRegained  

July 9, 2025
When the team at IRegained first created the MyHand® System, their goal was clear: help people regain lost hand function after a…
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Innovation

How Inochi Grew by Focusing on What Really Matters  

May 29, 2025
After PhD when Dr. Shivani Gupta pursued her fellowship in medical innovations, she encountered a critical yet often overlooked issue—non-healing wounds in…
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SCI Incubate 2025 Cohort

May 28, 2025
Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is excited to announce the cohort of Praxis SCI Accelerate, a four-month program geared towards prototype stage projects…
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Innovation

Rethinking Rehab: A Founder’s Journey to Build a Better Device 

March 27, 2025
Before stepping into medical technology, Mark Hunter spent years working in semiconductor engineering—a field driven by innovation but lacking the direct human…
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How Direct Engagement with Users Shaped KeyGrip’s Path Forward

March 26, 2025
KeyGrip is a simple implanted stimulation system that provides lateral pinch to people with cervical spinal cord injury, enabling them to pick…
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Innovation

In conversation with Praxis SCI Incubate Cohort Member, FMRK

February 7, 2025
Focal Lines Technologies, is a Vancouver, BC based company pioneering in the field of smart material development and its integration in remote…
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