itechsanté Institute: Research and Innovation in Health Technologies

Research Institute for Innovation in Health Technologies

The world of health care is facing complex challenges, including an aging population, an increase in chronic diseases, inequalities in access to care, and mounting pressure on healthcare systems and supply chains.

These challenges call for innovative, collaborative, and technological solutions. It is against this backdrop that itechsanté was created, with the mission of turning these challenges into opportunities.

About us

Itechsanté is an institute specializing in health technologies, focusing on co-creation to meet current and future health challenges. That is why it brings together researchers from a variety of disciplines, healthcare professionals, entrepreneurs, and members of civil society.

Its research community develops technologies and processes capable of preventing or diagnosing pathologies more quickly or supporting people living with physical, psychological, or neurological disabilities.

In addition to creating innovations that promote the well-being of people, itechsanté strives to optimize the efficiency of the healthcare system and support the performance of industries operating in this field.

Students and professor conducting research on advanced imaging techniques in a health technologies lab, illustrating innovation and academic collaboration at ÉTS.

Professor-researcher Sophie Lerouge, smiling in a health technologies laboratory affiliated with ÉTS, holding a test tube and surrounded by modern scientific equipment.

Mission

Develop new knowledge, skills, and technological innovations to improve and promote health and increase the country’s collective wealth.

Vision

Canada’s most widely recognized institute in health technologies for the relevance of its training, its research, and the benefits of its innovations.

An approach focused on the needs of stakeholders

The members of itechsanté are committed to putting their expertise and experience to work to meet concrete needs. To achieve this, a number of measures have been put in place to keep in constant touch with stakeholders:

Understanding workforce needs and adapting training programs to better meet them
Immersion of engineering students in these environments through internships
Applied, interdisciplinary research geared to the needs expressed by our partners
Research infrastructures shared with stakeholders, enabling testing in real-life conditions
Co-creation with users and future beneficiaries of innovations
Adoption of a common language and adaptation to the different contexts of the healthcare sector, including its standards and regulations

Professor Ismail Ben Ayed stands confidently next to advanced brain imaging technology, showcasing innovation in neuroscience.

Our areas of action

Training
Research
Technology transfer and entrepreneurship
Influence on public policy

Students engage in robotics and engineering, working on a robotic arm. Advanced learning in action.

Our key themes

Taking action for optimal health
Prevention and wellness: itechsanté develops innovative solutions to prevent chronic diseases and promote healthy living. By reducing pressure on the healthcare system, it aims to improve people’s quality of life while generating sustainable savings.
Taking action on care
Connected and personalized health care: Thanks to state-of-the-art technology, itechsanté makes care more accessible, personalized, and responsive to everyone’s needs. This not only maximizes the effectiveness of care, but also reduces inequalities in access.
Taking action on operations
Process optimization: itechsanté helps make healthcare services and health-related industries more efficient. By optimizing clinical processes, workflows, production lines, and supply chains, it helps companies and institutions increase productivity, reduce lead times, and improve the quality of services and products for users.