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IGC Pharma Announces Patient Enrollment at Toronto’s Baycrest in Phase 2 Trial Investigating IGC-AD1

October 17, 2024

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New, revolutionary Canadian-made memory care model launches with aim to improve the care of individuals living with dementia

Can people living with dementia still make personal choices, have meaningful relationships, continue to be valued and even develop novel interests and abilities? The answer is yes, when their support is based on the revolutionary Possibilities by Baycrest™ model.

November 29, 2022

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Dr. Howard Chertkow appointed as the new Chair in Cognitive Neurology and Innovation at Baycrest’s Rotman Research Institute

Baycrest Health Sciences (Baycrest) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Howard Chertkow as the new Chair in Cognitive Neurology and Innovation, and Senior Scientist at Baycrest’s Rotman Research Institute (RRI).

May 2, 2018

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Baycrest Applauds Government of Canada’s Announcements for the First National Dementia Strategy and Funding for Critical Research in the Fight to Defeat Dementia

Today, Baycrest President and CEO, Dr. William Reichman, joined the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, for the government’s release of Canada’s first national dementia strategy - A Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Aspire.

June 17, 2019

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Baycrest 100th Anniversary Gala Raises Record $10 Million+ for New Kimel Family Centre for Brain Health and Wellness

More than $10 million was raised at the Baycrest Gala Sunday night capping an impressive year of special celebrations to mark 100 years of Baycrest’s innovations in the care of older adults and the field of aging and brain health.

October 16, 2018

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Baycrest celebrates 100 years with gala to raise $10 million, Earth, Wind & Fire to headline

45,000-square-foot tent on the site of the Baycrest campus will be the venue for some 1,400 guests celebrating the organization’s century of care and innovation, and a future of leading-edge firsts on October 14.

October 12, 2018

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Dementia, brain research, residential care: Seniors issues poll strongly during COVID-19 pandemicThe Yogen Früz Brain Project advances groundbreaking research on dementia and aging

The well-being of Canadian seniors is in hyperfocus amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new national survey by The Baycrest Foundation

September 8, 2020

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Baycrest-led Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) announces partnership with National Bank to advance market-ready healthcare innovations

CABHI’s Mentorship, Capital and Continuation (MC2) program accelerates scale-up of market-ready innovations to support aging population

September 18, 2018

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Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation accelerates development and testing of new Quebec-based healthcare innovations for older adults

The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), powered by Baycrest, in collaboration with four academic centres in Quebec, announced support for the validation testing of two new healthcare innovations for older adults, specifically for those living with dementia.

August 13, 2019

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Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation launches 2019 Spark Program to fund early-stage innovations from point-of-care workers

The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation, led by Baycrest, is pleased to launch its 2019 Spark program to support point-of-care workers in developing grassroots ideas & testing innovations in the field of aging and brain health.

May 13, 2019

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