Ontario Brain Institute
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Establishing Ontario as a world leader in brain research, commercialization and care through our collaborative ‘team science’ approach.
Toronto, ON, Canada
Joined December 2011
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re celebrating another year of breakthroughs in research, care, discovery, and commercialization. Our 2024-25 Year in Review highlights stories of impact across the brain health ecosystem—from advancing knowledge and supporting community care to
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December 2, 2025 | Women’s Brain Health Day 🧠 Two-thirds of people with Alzheimer’s are women — yet research on why is only now emerging. New findings from the @EinsteinLabUofT show early life events, like ovarian surgery, may double women’s risk by affecting memory and key
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It's #DigitalHealthWeek! As we celebrate digital health innovation across Canada, we're proud to spotlight how the OBI's Centre for Analytics is positioning Ontario at the forefront of this transformation. "Ontario researchers are making groundbreaking discoveries to improve
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What if AI could detect eye disease before vision loss begins? Join us for the next OBI Centre for Analytics webinar with Dr. Ehsan Amjadian (Ophthalmo Corp.) as he showcases how multimodal AI is transforming early detection of optic nerve damage. 🗓 Nov 27 ⏰ 12–1 PM EST 💻
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As part of the @CIHR_IA's Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging Research Initiative, the Dementia Research & Innovation Funders Alliance members gathered today to reflect on a year of impactful dementia research and innovation initiatives and set goals for an even
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From data to discovery💡OBI's Brain-CODE is transforming #brainhealth research. 🔹 Nearly 30,000 participant datasets 🔹 600+ active users, 339 data requests 🔹 Insights across concussion, depression, neurodevelopmental & neurodegenerative disorders Brain-CODE fuels
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🧠 Now on Brain-CODE: New dataset on how the brain processes language! OBI just released groundbreaking data on how the brain's language pathways adapt when affected by Alzheimer's, stroke, and dementia — led by Dr. Jed Meltzer (@Baycrest) through the Ontario Neurodegenerative
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Collaboration is key to advancing #dementia #research. Tomorrow we're joining the Dementia Research & Innovation Funders Alliance Meeting with @cabhi_innovates, @BrainCanada, @HE_ES_Canada, @AlzCanada for @CIHR_IRSC's Brain Health & Cognitive Impairment in Aging Initiative.
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Missed our Public Talk on AI in Brain Health Advances? The replay is now available! 🧠 Hear from OBI's Centre for Analytics innovators on how they're harnessing AI, deep learning and neurodata analytics to transform brain health research and care: https://t.co/6ZAt6J74nC
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Funding Alert for Non-Profits in Aging! 📢 The @CIHR_IA has launched the 2025–26 Voluntary Sector Knowledge Mobilization Support Grant, recognizing the vital role non-profits play in promoting health and well-being among older adults and highlights their contributions to driving
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🧠 Final hours to register! Don't miss today's event at 6:00 p.m. : OBI Public Talk on 'AI in Brain Health Advances.' This session will offer perspectives on AI's impact on neuroscience research and brain health innovation. Hear from experts at the OBI's Centre for Analytics as
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🧠 How is AI transforming brain health research? Join us this Monday, November 3 at 6 p.m. for the OBI Public Talk: AI in Brain Health Advances. Our expert panel will showcase groundbreaking work with the Ontario Brain Institute’s Centre for Analytics, demonstrating how AI and
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Dr. Benicio Frey, Director of the CAN-BIND Depression Network, highlighted the success of the CAN-BIND Foundation Study (CBN01) and its successor, the Optimum-D Trial. He also expressed his sincere gratitude to the Ontario Brain Institute @OntarioBrain for more than 10 years of
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We're honoured to be featured in @LifeSciencesON's 2025 Success Stories Magazine — celebrating the people, ideas, and collaborations driving Ontario and Canada's thriving life sciences sector. At OBI, we're proud to champion an integrated team science approach that accelerates
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EMPOWER Projects IX RFP Launched! Funding of up to $25,000 is available for one-year, patient-partnered projects that mobilize research into real-world impact. Apply by Dec 16, 2025. https://t.co/fRmWRveq4h
#OSSU #EMPOWER #PatientOrientedResearch
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Nov 4 I 11 a.m. ET Join TDRA & @AlzToronto for our next Advances in Dementia Research webinar with Dr. Harmehr Sekhon on how nature-based VR can boost mood, reduce stress & support wellbeing in people living with Alzheimer’s. Free & plain language. https://t.co/vBIJM4hJvP
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Calling Ontario researchers! $100K from @ComputeOntario is available for data analytics training. Up to 4 grants of $25K each to develop courses in computational neuroscience, neuroanalytics data analysis & Indigenous data sovereignty. ⏰ Applications close by Nov 6:
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