OBI is heading to #MaRSImpactHealth this Thursday to join founders, investors, clinicians, and policy-makers & explore the ideas, technologies, and partnerships moving brain health innovation from discovery to real-world impact.
🗓️ April 23, 2026
📍 MaRS Centre, Toronto
impacthealth.marsdd.com
TAY's Anne Wilson, recently spoke at @ontariobrain.bsky.social, sharing insights from a community care perspective. Anne discussed her work in youth mental health, including TAY's Culture and Calm, a DBT program designed for BIPOC youth. 🧠
Thank you to all who came out!
Ontario Brain Institute Controlled Data Release - A-CAP: Advancing Concussion Assessment in Pediatrics
New on Brain-CODE: a longitudinal pediatric concussion dataset from the A-CAP program — 967 participants, 5 Canadian sites, multi-modal MRI + genomics.
Built for researchers who want to understand why some children recover from mTBI faster than others.
More: braininstitute.ca/news-events/...
🧠 The future of brain health research is here, powered by AI.
We're investing $640K in 8 new projects through the OBI Centre for Analytics to tackle epilepsy, concussion, neurodegeneration, mental health & more using federated learning.
🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/cfa-new-cohort
#BrainHealth
OBI Public Talk: Innovative Treatments for Brain Health
Join us for the 40th OBI Public Talk: Innovative Treatments for Brain Health — the finale of our 2025–26 Breakthroughs in Brain Science series.
📅 March 31, 2026
🕕 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 St. James Cathedral Centre | Online
🔗 Register: braininstitute.ca/news-events/...
Canada's next generation of neurotech entrepreneurs — this one's for you. Applications for the NERVE 2026 cohort are open! 🧠
NERVE offers:
- $100,000 in non-dilutive funding
- Dedicated industry mentorship & expert training workshops
📢 Apply by April 27, 2026.
braininstitute.ca/programs-opp...
Join our next Centre for Analytics webinar with Dr. Frank Rudzicz on AI-driven mental health diagnosis through speech analysis.
📅 March 5, 12-1pm EST
Dr. Rudzicz's work could enable earlier detection and monitoring of depression, bipolar disorder & anxiety.
Register: tinyurl.com/cfa-frank-ru...
Now on Brain-CODE: CAN-BIND's ENABLE (Enabling Neuroscience research Approaches for Brain, feeLings and Emotions) clinical platform.
Dataset includes data from 400+ participants with major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder across 9 Canadian sites.
Explore the dataset at: braincode.ca
Ontario Brain Institute Public Talk: Innovative Treatments for Brain Health
Join us March 31 for our 40th OBI Public Talk — the finale of our Breakthroughs in Brain Science series! 🧠
Innovative Treatments for Brain Health
📅 March 31 | 6-7:30 PM
📍 Toronto + livestream
Researchers & innovators on emerging mental health treatments.
Register: braininstitute.ca/news-events/...
Ontario Brain Institute sponsor 2026 OBIO Investment Summit
Heading to Canada's top health science investment forum next week! 🧠 OBI at #OBIOInvestmentSummit (Feb 3-5). Five portfolio companies pitch: Yellowbird Diagnostics, LUCID, Sonaro, Vena Medical & AiimSense — showcasing Ontario's brain health innovation ecosystem.
www.obioinvestmentsummit.com
Don't miss out on this year's BrainHack Global Toronto happening at @sickkidsto.bsky.social Jan 19-21. Register here: brainhackto.github.io/brainhack-to... & check out our video to learn more:
brainhackto.github.io/brainhack-to...
@ontariobrain.bsky.social @kcnhub.bsky.social @uhn.ca @utoronto.ca
BrainHack Toronto - January 19-21, 2026
🧠 Registration open for BrainHack Toronto 2026!
Join us Jan 19-21 to collaborate & advance AI-driven approaches to brain data, supported through OBI's Centre for Analytics: www.eventbrite.com/e/brainhack-...
With partners: @uhn.ca @kcnhub.bsky.social @sickkidsto.bsky.social @camhnews.bsky.social
Ontario Brain Institute - Controlled Data Release: The Epilepsy Research Program (EpLink)
Now on Brain-CODE: New EpLink dataset on temporal lobe #epilepsyresearch to predict surgical outcomes + cognitive side effects.
Led by @uhnresearch.ca & @westernu.ca researchers, connecting brain features with outcomes for AI-driven personalized care.
🧠 More: braininstitute.ca/news-events/...
BrainHack Global Toronto Registration is Now Open 🧠 💻 Jan 19–21, 2026
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Please help us spread the word and share widely - thank you!
@sickkidsto.bsky.social @utoronto.ca @uhn.ca @ontariobrain.bsky.social @camhnews.bsky.social @kcnhub.bsky.social @baycrest.bsky.social
🧠 A New Blueprint for Brain Health: our open access book with @springernature.com on community-led evaluation transforming #brainhealth via OBI's GEEK program backing 20+ #community initiatives since 2019.
Edited by Sridharan, Antflick, Scott & Nakaima.
▶️ link.springer.com/book/9783032...
Alliance members gather today to reflect on a year of impactful dementia research and innovation initiatives and set goals for an even stronger year ahead. Together, we’re building a unified path for dementia research and innovation in Canada. 🤝🧠✨
#AVoiceForHealthyBrainAging
Ontario Brain Institute - Year in Review 2024-2025 Brain-CODE Story
From data to discovery: Brain-CODE transforms brain health research 🧠
With datasets from nearly 30,000 participants across concussion, depression, neurodevelopmental disorders, cerebral palsy & neurodegenerative diseases—OBI’s platform is fueling global research.
More: tinyurl.com/brain-code-y...
Controlled Data Release: Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative (ONDRI)
🧠 New on Brain-CODE: groundbreaking dataset on how the brain processes language when affected by Alzheimer's, stroke & dementia. Led by Dr. Jed Meltzer (@baycrest.bsky.social) through the Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative (ONDRI), an OBI research program. tinyurl.com/ondri-data
Logo: CIHR's Brain Health & Cognitive Impairment in Aging Initiative
Collaboration is key to advancing dementia research. Tomorrow we're joining the Dementia Research & Innovation Funders Alliance Meeting with @cabhiinnovates.bsky.social & @braincanada.bsky.social for CIHR's Brain Health & Cognitive Impairment in Aging Initiative. More: cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/53676.html
Missed our Public Talk on AI in Brain Health Advances? The replay is now available!
🧠 Hear from OBI's Centre for Analytics innovators on how they're harnessing AI, deep learning and neurodata analytics to transform brain health research and care: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzk9...
#brainhealth #AI
As 2025 wraps up, we’re celebrating another year of breakthroughs in #brainhealth.
Explore our 2024-25 Year in Review to see how Ontario is advancing knowledge, supporting community care, growing neurotech, and powering neuroinformatics.
More: tinyurl.com/obi-2024-2025
OBI Public Talk: AI in Brain Health Advances
🧠 How is AI transforming brain health research? Join our Nov 3 Public Talk: AI in Brain Health Advances.
Our panel will showcase groundbreaking work with our Centre for Analytics, demonstrating how AI & deep learning are driving innovation in neuroscience.
Register: eventbrite.ca/e/ai-in-brai...
Join us for our next Centre for Analytics Webinar featuring Dr. Clement Ma!
📅November 11, 2025
🕛12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
🖥️Online
Discover how AI and advanced analytics are accelerating early diagnosis and transforming mental health treatment and care.
Register now: eventbrite.ca/e/centre-for...
💡 Calling Ontario researchers! $100K from @computeontario.bsky.social is available for data analytics training.
Up to 4 grants of $25K each to develop courses in computational neuroscience, neuroanalytics data analysis & Indigenous data sovereignty.
⏰ Apply by Nov 6: tinyurl.com/funding-comp...
OBI Public Talk: AI in Brain Health Advances
AI is revolutionizing brain health – and you're invited to see how. 🧠 OBI’s next Public Talk, AI in Brain Health Advances, is next Monday, Nov 3.
Partner booths 5 PM | Talk 6 PM | Live Q&A
In-person tickets are sold out, but you can still join virtually!
🔗 RSVP: www.eventbrite.ca/e/ai-in-brai...
envisAGE Forum 2025 - Fueling AgeTech Innovation: Connect with funders, collaborate and transform.
Excited for today’s envisAGE Forum - Fueling AgeTech Innovation: Connect with Funders, Collaborate & Transform at 2:40 pm! Caitlin Siu (OBI) will join NRC, Can Health Network & @cabhiinnovates.bsky.social to explore how collaboration fuels #AgeTech #innovation. More: www.envis-age.ca/en/program-f...
Advisory Committee Perspectives: Findings from the Engagement Experiences Survey
We asked 30+ patients, youth & families who advise our research programs what it’s really like to partner with OBI.
Their feedback: fair compensation & accessible meetings work — but we need to close the loop so advisors see how their input drives change. 🧠
More: braininstitute.ca/news-events/...
It’s #ScienceLiteracyWeek! Check out our collab with @onsciencecentre.bsky.social, featuring evergreen, evidence-based tips you can use daily.
At OBI, we support informed decisions about your #brainhealth with tools, resources & public talks translating research into practice: braininstitute.ca
Don't miss Canada’s largest science, technology and innovation policy conference this November 19-21, 2025 in Ottawa!
Learn more and view the agenda: WWW.CSPC2025.CA
#CdnSci #CdnInnovation #CSPC2025
Calling all students & recent grads aiming to build Canada’s next leading startup! NEXT Canada is recruiting for Next 36, a Venture & Founder Development program that helps students and grads from any discipline launch their ventures.
🔔Deadline: Tue, Oct 14, 2025
➡️More: www.nextcanada.com/next-36/
