Making innovation possible
Leading the way
It’s one thing to fund innovation. It’s quite another to make innovation possible.
Creating strategic partnerships with private industry, the public sector and philanthropic community members is just another way the University Hospital Foundation serves as a catalyst for innovation and advances patient care at the University of Alberta Hospital.
Partnerships created since 2015 have led to even greater benefits to Albertans by:
Unlocking the opportunity for more significant funding to researchers
Playing an integral role in the recruitment and retention of leaders
Accelerating new ideas in alignment with our partners in Alberta Health Services
Meet our partners
Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies
Servier Canada
Astellas Pharma Canada
Boehringer Ingelheim
Novo Nordisk
Takeda Canada
Ministry Of Jobs, Economy & Innovation
On June 4, 2019 UHF announced three public-private philanthropic partnerships
UHF leveraged a $2.6 million investment to yield an additional $5.4 million from government and industry
Total investment into Alberta of nearly $8 million
HERE Magazine
A Machine That Breathes
Less than one-third of donated lungs are suitable for transplantation. The rest are discarded, along with hearts, kidneys, livers and other organs deemed too damaged to transplant. At least that’s how it was before the Ex-Vivo Organ Support System (EVOSS).
Dr. Jodi L. Abbott, President and CEO