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Praxis Staff Spotlight: Amy Liu

Meet Amy Liu! She’s our Human Resources Manager here at Praxis, and manages all things to do with hiring, onboarding new employees,…
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Support for Indigenous Experience of Spinal Cord Injury in Canada

Indigenous Canadians experience greater challenges living with spinal cord injury (SCI) than the rest of the population. Since our unique Praxis model…
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Spinal Cord Stimulation Brings More Than Just the Ability to Walk Again

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute support and outreach for spinal cord stimulation (SCS) research across Canada is helping to raise awareness for this…
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Care, Outcomes Improve Through Best Practices Clinical Tool Praxis-funded online app guides clinical SCI care

Praxis BC interior BC outreach brings best practices for SCI care to remote and rural practitioners. Lived perspectives boost local SCI care.
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Smart Tech Seat Cushion Automates, Relieves and Reduces Pressure Injury Risk for Wheelchair Users

Praxis commercialization program alum, Kalogon has developed a pressure-relieving cushion that helps wheelchair users avoid pressure injuries and pain. Machine learning helps…
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Inaugural SCI Accelerate alum, Rehabtronics Develops Novel Neurostimulation Product to Treat and Prevent Pressure Injuries

Rehabtronics, a BC-based medical start-up and inaugural Praxis SCI Accelerate program alum, has developed a novel neurostimulation medical device to treat and…
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In conversation with Praxis SCI Accelerate Cohort Member, Inteligex

Inteligex is a Canadian biotechnology company developing effective regenerative medicine treatments for SCI and many other CNS diseases. Inteligex has developed two proprietary…
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Praxis Staff Spotlight: Sam Douglas

Meet Sam Douglas, IT Support Analyst at Praxis. Prior to his current role, Sam worked for Praxis as the Global Research Platform…
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In conversation with Praxis SCI Accelerate Cohort Member, munevo

munevo GmbH / munevo Inc. is an early stage medical device company that focuses on assistive technology based on smart glasses. Many people with…
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In conversation with Praxis SCI Accelerate Cohort Member, Comphya

Comphya, a Swiss medical device company, is developing the first implantable neurostimulator to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). The device, CaverSTIM, aims to…
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A Holiday Message From Our CEO

From all of us at Praxis—to the SCI community, to our supporters, funders, and donors—thank you! We wish you a safe and happy…
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Praxis Year-end Review 2022

Throughout 2022, Praxis Spinal Cord Institute has continued its work to improve quality of life for people living with spinal cord injury.…
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