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Startupfest has announced the winners of several pitch competitions and awards at its 10th-annual festival, which was held both in-person and virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was held via a live broadcast with a studio audience in Old Montréal, as a hybrid between an in-person and virtual...

TORONTO, Oct. 4, 2021 /CNW/ - A second-generation, streamlined and battery-free stabilizing glove that can adapt to a wider range of hand tremors in people with Essential Tremor and Parkinson's disease has been developed by Canadian company Steadiwear Inc. "We believe the Steadi-Two 'smart' glove is a game-changing product and that it's...

Toronto-based healthtech startup Steadiwear has secured $1.1 million CAD ($900,000 USD) in seed financing to support the manufacturing and commercialization of its new product, a second-generation glove for people with Essential Tremor and Parkinson’s disease. Steadiwear has finished developing the Steadi-Two, a smaller, lighter, more versatile version of its flagship...

Meet Josephine Korimsek, who has been living with Essential tremor for over 30 years. Essential tremor is a progressive nervous system disorder that causes uncontrollable shakes to the arms, legs, head, neck, trunk, voice, and other body parts.  Josephine first started noticing her tremors in her late 60’s. However, at...