May 11, 2026
Health Technologies
The health needs in Québec and Canada continue to increase, mostly due to an aging population, but also due to the influence of environmental factors and the emergence of new illnesses. In light of this, improving the availability and quality of health and wellness services is a critical issue, and we firmly believe that technology can be of service to this.
Therefore, we have decided to prioritize the design of innovative technologies intended to improve wellness and quality of life and to prevent, screen and treat health problems. Constantly seeking to offer tangible solutions, our research teams work closely with industrial partners and clinical staff within at hospitals.
La simulation au service de la réadaptation - Coups de génie
Research directions in health technologies at ÉTS
- Medical imaging and deep neural learning; neuroimaging;
- Virtual and augmented reality in the field of rehabilitation engineering and virtual reality for the cognitive training of athletes;
- Speech recognition;
- Biomaterials;
- Modelling of physical and biological systems;
- Surgical simulation;
- Decision and diagnostic assistance;
- Design of orthopaedic implants;
- Virtual ergonomics, autonomy, mobility, exoskeletons and biomimicry;
- Personalized medicine.
Research chairs, labs and institutes related to Health Technologies
- Canada Research Chair in Neuroinformatics for Multimodal Data
- ÉTS-EERS Industrial Research Chair in In-Ear Technologies
- Marcelle-Gauvreau Engineering Research Chair in Mechanical Biomarkers
- Marcelle-Gauvreau Engineering Research Chair in Multimaterial and Multifunctional Photonic Devices
- GRAM – Acoustics Research Group in Montréal
- Ergonomics Laboratory
- Neuro-iX Laboratory
- LAMSI – Shape Memory Alloys and Intelligent Systems Laboratory
- LATIS – Biomedical Information Processing Laboratory
- LIO-ÉTS – Open Innovation Laboratory in Health Technologies
- LIVE – Interventional Imaging Laboratory
- LIVIA – Imaging, Vision and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
- LOFPA – Laboratoire d’optimisation des procédés de fabrication avancés
- ORÉ – Extended Reality Observatory
- POLYMERETS – Polymer Rheology and Physics Laboratory
- PULÉTS – Piezoelectricity, ULtrasonics technologies and materials Laboratory
Our research is about improving human care and health. We have a direct, measurable, rapid and visible impact. It’s very exciting. It’s a noble goal that resonates with me.
— Rita Noumeir: Machine Learning and Medicine, A Promising Future
Holding the Research Chair on the Development and Validation of Clinical Decision Support Systems with Professor Philippe Jouvet, Rita Noumeir is developing software and algorithms that process and analyze massive data. These data, which come from information collected on the patient and pre-existing data, are then synthesized to give doctors a more objective reading of the situation.
Our Recent Inventions in Health Technologies
The inventive genius of the ÉTS research community is reflected in a portfolio of innovations in health technologies. Protected by a robust and attractive intellectual property policy, these innovations aim to foster investment, technological adoption, and large‑scale deployment.
Smart garment for real‑time 3D monitoring of scoliosis
RnB: A selective method for isolating brain oscillations
Physiological bladder simulator for controlled analysis of ureteral jets
Automatic characterization of coronary artery tissues using OCT imaging
Pump‑free nanoparticle system driven by centrifugation
Misting‑based 3D printing head for bio‑printing
Passive earplugs offering natural perception of one’s own voice
Enabling technologies for ultraminiaturized systems in surgery and in vivo
