Wearable, Interactive and Mobile Technologies Access Centre in Health
(WIMTACH)
Centennial College
Toronto, ON
ABOUT WIMTACH
The Wearable, Interactive and Mobile Technology Access Centre in Health (WIMTACH) focuses on meeting the needs of the digital health technology companies and small medical device companies by providing access to new technologies and multidisciplinary expertise. It offers flexible solutions, funding opportunities, cost-effective resources and training opportunities to industry partners to reduce limitations and increase capacity. Its hackathons, for example, provide companies with an opportunity to network and receive multiple solutions to industry challenges in real-time.
WIMTACH offers product development, technology development, research and commercialization services and the area of expertise includes wearable and medical device development, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile applications and gamification.
As the only Technology Access Centre in health in the GTA, WIMTACH’s leadership is far-reaching: over 90 companies, 60 projects and 55 new products and technologies have been developed.
Centennial College students discussing project with industry partner Eva Smiling
Contact WIMTACH
941 Progress Ave. Room D2-02, Toronto, ON M1G 3T8
Services offered in: English
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION EXPERTISE
EXPERTISE
- Digital health technology
- Mobile technology
- Interactive technology
- Wearable technology
- Electronics and mechanical technology
- Hackathons
- Concept design
- Expert advice
- Prototyping
- Product development
- Testing and validation
- Commercialization
- Market intelligence
- Opportunity assessment
- Technical support and maintenance
- Business planning
- Strategic consulting
- Artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR) and interactive capabilities
- Funding acquisition
- Training – AI, Internet of Things (IoT), Mobile application, Design, Data Analysis etc.
TECHNOLOGY SECTORS
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Biotechnology
- Chemicals and Plastics
- Digital Media and Graphic Communications
- Human Health Therapeutics
- Information and Communications Technology
- Medical Devices
EQUIPMENT AND LABS
| Equipment | Function |
|---|---|
| In-House Server for Testing | |
| Mobile Devices Library from Wavefront | |
| VR Gaming laptops (3 x MSI GT83VR 7RF-200CA Titan SLI Gaming Notebook) | Develop 4K quality simulated applications and environments |
| 360° VR 4K Camera System (5 x Insta360 One) | Creates real 3D virtual reality (VR) environments |
| High-End Virtual Reality Headsets (3 x HTC Vive) | Turns rooms into 3D space via sensors |
| Drone with Virtual Reality Headset (1 x DJI Mavic Pro Collapsible Quadcopter) | Records on-the-spot VR environments at 4K resolution |
| Mac Pro 8-Core and Dual GPU computers | Facilitate iOS mobile application development |
| Kestrel 2200 Digital Motion Capture Camera | Assures reliable and accurate data |
| Prototyping Lab with Computer-Aided Design (CAD) stations and cyber security lab | Facilitates prototyping. Secured cloud space and secured physical space. |
| Paramedic/Ambulance Simulation Lab | Create simulations and test environments |
| Paramedic/Pre-fire Lab | Create simulations and test environments |
| Nursing Lab | Create simulations and test environments |
| Occupational Physiotherapy Lab | Create simulations and test environments |
| Preoperative/Operation Room | Create simulations and test environments |
- Acumade
- Alphacor
- Bloom Digital
- Blue Salt Media Inc.
- Book-A-Ride
- Core Concept Inc.
- Elegant Global Consulting
- ExactMed. Inc.
- ForaHealthyMe
- Focus Inspired Inc.
- Fortek Security
- GlitchTrax
- Ideasfil
- IMerciv Inc.
- Interaxon
- Joshi Health Inc.
- Keedu EDLite
- Kookken Inc.
- Korah Limited Inc.
- Lake Harbour Ltd.
- Markham Stouffeville Hospital
- McCray Optical Supply Inc.
- MediResource Inc.
- MiWorld Technologies Inc.
- Muttluks Inc.
- NextGen Lab
- Northline Inc.
- Policy Medical Inc.
- Pull Technologies Inc.
- Russell Brothers (RBRO) Solutions Inc.
- Reform Reality Inc.
- S2S Innovations Inc.
- Scarborough Health Network
- Shaftesbury Inc.
- Southlake Regional Hospital
- Stitch Media
- Strahum Solutions
- Techno Canada
- Scarborough Hospital
- Triple Data
- Veritas Inc.
- WeHire Solutions
- We Traq
- Winter’s Instrument
- World Capital Alliance Inc.
- Zippy Consulting
- WIMTACH team wins $150,000 for industry partner
- WIMTACH industry partner iMerciv hires two Centennial College students
- WIMTACH student gets hired two weeks after graduation
- The WIMTACH experience is Canadian experience
- Students Tackle Medical Challenges at Hackathon
- Centennial Students Design Mobile App For Vulnerable People In Emergencies
- Former Centennial College student returns to partner with WIMTACH
- New Innovation Hub shifts applied research off campus
- Centennial Innovation on Full Display at Discovery Conference
- International Visitor to Centennial’s Applied Research Facilities
- WIMTACH Creates a New EEG Testing Device
- Turning Ideas Into Solutions