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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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Innovation

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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News

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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Praxis Spinal Cord Institute, Technology for Living and MIMIC Systems Vancouver pilot Novel Solid-State Cooling and Heating System Advancing Climate Resiliency for People with Disabilities

August 28, 2025
Through the SCI Climate Futures initiative, Praxis Spinal Cord Institute and Technology for Living (TFL) are advancing innovative solutions to support the health resiliency of individuals vulnerable to…
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In conversation with Praxis SCI Accelerate Cohort Member, Karma Medical (FEPSim)

July 28, 2025
About Karma Medical, one of the start-ups in the SCI Accelerate Program 2024 cohort: From a manufacturing business to MedTech innovator –…
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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

Request for Proposal for Spinal Cord Injury Adopt

May 7, 2025
Request for proposal to contract for Health Economics Consulting to be provided to Praxis Spinal Cord Institute (Praxis), specifically health economic analyses…
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Research

Grant Recipients for Translational Research & Best Practice Implementation Open Funding Competitions

April 7, 2025
Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is proud to announce the grant recipients from its Translational Research (TR) and Best Practice Implementation (BPI) open…
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