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NeuroSphere's Demo Day shines a light on innovation at McGill!

Published: 8 December 2025

NeuroSphere hosted its third annual Demo Day last month, gathering 100+ attendees for an afternoon of pitches from eleven McGill-based startups and some lively networking.


A showcase of the latest in neuroscience innovation and a celebration of Quebec's entrepreneurship ecosystem, Demo Day featured pitches by:

  • Jeremy ZwaigÌýfrom Remote Optical
  • Laurent BalenciÌýon behalf of WillTher
  • Boris BernhardtÌýfrom Brainscores
  • Margaux De Smedt (AVAtalk Technologies Inc.)
  • Mark Tchinov (Foursight Medical)
  • Hannah Derue (Pain+)
  • Joshua Unrau (Clinivance EDC)
  • Jean-Pierre Clement (DendroTEK Biosciences Inc.)
  • Dimitri Palidis (Acuiti Health)
  • Anmol Nagpal (Nospharma)
  • Leigh MacIntyre (Lasso Informatics)

Congratulations to Foursight Medical for winning the Jury's Award and to Lasso Informatics for sweeping both the Audience Award and a Jury Award! A heartfelt thanks to our jury—Ron Shlien, Denis V. Keseris, Radhika GuptaÌýand Aaron Weinroth—for providing invaluable feedback to our featured startups. Finally, this event wouldn't have been possible without our sponsors and partners (Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation,ÌýCytiva, Eli Lilly and Company, 51³Ô¹ÏÍøDobson Centre for Entrepreneurship, Clinical Innovation Platform (CLIP), 51³Ô¹ÏÍøInnovation Fund, 51³Ô¹ÏÍøEngine Centre), and without our vibrant community. Thank you all for making Demo Day a resounding success!Ìý

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The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital)Ìýis a bilingual academic healthcare institution. We are aÌý51³Ô¹ÏÍøresearch and teaching institute; delivering high-quality patient care, as part of the Neuroscience Mission of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Health Centre.ÌýWe areÌýproud to be a Killam Institution, supported by the Killam Trusts.

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