Award acknowledges a company that has shown significant achievement within the marketplace and Alberta’s business community through strong performance or a leadership role
Fluid Biomed Inc. is commercializing the first polymer-based brain stent to cure aneurysms. The company’s team of neurosurgeons, scientists, and engineers have designed the world’s first hybrid polymer-metal flow-diverting stent to cure this deadly disease. Uniquely constructed of dissolving polymer and metal, this innovative medical device provides a scaffold to allow better healing and visualization of blood vessels.
Accepting this award, Co-founder and CEO, Dr. John Wong said ”As a young company, Fluid Biomed is incredibly humbled and proud to be recognized as BioAlberta‘s 2023 Company of the Year. It has been inspiring to first witness and now become a valued participant in the exponential expansion of the provincial life sciences ecosystem. Kudos to all of us as we grow the nexus of intellect, infrastructure, and investment in Alberta to create the next generation of medical technologies that will save lives around the world. Thank you!”