A.I. VALI wins “Life Sciences Pitch Excellence” Award at
On June 23rd, 2026, the McMaster Innovator Showcase brought together 200+ members of McMaster University's innovation ecosystem at McMaster Innovation Park.
And we're still riding the wave of pride and gratefulness of being named the recipient of the Life Sciences Pitch Excellence Award.
It was an incredible evening celebrating entrepreneurship, research commercialization, and the impact of Made-at-Mac startups. Companies at the event were multi-disciplined and inspiring, spanning across life sciences, AI, health innovation, advanced technologies and clean tech.
Being there was such a great reminder of just how strong this community is.
A.I. VALI would like to thank McMaster University, The Forge McMaster, and McMaster Industry Liaison Office (MILO) for creating this event and fostering this amazing community.
We’d also like to extend thanks to everyone who stopped by to discuss what we're building at A.I. VALI.
We finished the day feeling energized by the connections made, the conversations we'll be moving forward, and the support shown for life sciences innovation coming out of Hamilton.
Another round of congratulations goes to our fellow innovators and award recipients Neuro-Mod Inc., ROZOR, SOLAS Innovations Inc., Nexion Technologies and CorLibra. We're very proud to be in such strong company.
This event was made possible by Brand Blvd, OBIO, FYELABS, Smart & Biggar, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, and Ontario Centre of Innovation.
This recognition fuels our momentum as we continue translating research into real-world impact through AI innovation in the healthcare space.