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Request for Proposal SCI Adopt: Rapid Clinical Implementation of Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation at Canadian clinics providing rehabilitation services

June 9, 2026
Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is seeking proposals to support the rapid clinical implementation of transcutaneous spinal stimulation (TSS) in Canada. This funding…
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Innovation

Request for Proposal TSS Clinical Advisor: Services to Deliver Training Materials & Education for Clinical Implementation of Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation (TSS)

June 9, 2026
Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is seeking a Clinical Advisor to provide expert clinical guidance and strategic support for the Translation to Sustainable…
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Characterizing the Context of Spinal Cord Injury-Inclusive ommunity-based Organizations to Build Capacity for Research Partnerships: An Environmental Scan

June 2, 2026
Spinal cord injury community organizations play an important role in ensuring research is relevant, practical, and responsive to the needs of people…
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Can Large Language Models Answer Questions about Spinal Cord Injury? Risks, Challenges, and Opportunities—A Narrative Review

May 21, 2026
Researchers reviewed how large language models (LLMs), including AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, respond to spinal cord injury (SCI)-related health questions. The…
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Innovation

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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Innovation

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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Innovation

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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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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