This Toronto company is using tech to make cancer scanning faster and more accurate

For pathologists, identifying cancer-positive lymph nodes in tissue can be like searching for a needle in a haystack. With the help of ultrasound and AI, Tenomix is trying to revamp that process.

At a young age, startup founder Saumik Biswas had two unexpected and heartbreaking experiences, both of which set him on a path to develop better cancer screening.

Biswas was 7 when his younger brother was diagnosed with a rare genetic mutation. The two-year-old was missing a tibia, a bone in the lower leg. Orthopedic surgeons at SickKids in Toronto inserted a metal rod as scaffolding in the boy’s leg and harvested his stem cells to grow bone around it.

Sarah Hampson writes about technology for MaRS. Torstar, the parent company of the Toronto Star, has partnered with MaRS to highlight innovation in Canadian companies.

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