$600,000 awarded to Canadian companies to advance remote healthcare technologies

2024-10-11

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded contracts to four Canadian companies – Baüne, Lunar Medical, CardioComm Solutions, and ResusMind – to design the next generation of prototypes for the Connected Care Medical Module (C²M²). Each company received approximately $150,000 for the design phase, of which up to three companies would proceed the development of a prototype that could transform healthcare delivery in space and in remote areas of Canada.

• Baüne: C²M² Routine, Emergency, Assessment, Care, Treatment (REACT^TM) system is a portable medical system that integrates AI and data from various devices to diagnose conditions, manage emergencies, and provide personalized treatment recommendations, designed for space missions and remote healthcare.
• Lunar Medical: The Medical Care and Communication Integrator (MCCOI) is a digital platform that uses AI to monitor patient health, detect anomalies, and support medical decision-making in remote or resource-limited environments, allowing autonomous primary care without Internet or communication support.
• CardioComm Solutions (CCS): The CCS C²M² solution is a remote patient monitoring system that allows individuals with minimal medical training to self-monitor and manage their health using connected medical devices, with clinical decision support for diagnosis and treatment in resource-limited settings.
• ResusMind: Advanced Astronaut Medical Support (ADAMS) is a system combining AI and human intelligence to provide advanced astronaut medical support, using computers for data analysis while keeping humans involved for high-level reasoning, aimed at revolutionizing medical care. The team behind ResusMind previously won the Deep Space Healthcare Challenge with their EZResus solution, a mobile application that streamlines the information needed by emergency personnel in the critical first hour of resuscitation.

The C²M² features an AI-supported computer system that integrates various medical technologies to address specific health needs. It enables the remote detection, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of certain health conditions – crucial for future space missions to the Moon and Mars, during which astronauts will have to be more self-reliant. These same technologies could benefit Canadians living in remote and northern communities, where access to medical care can be limited or difficult.

This second round of prototypes focuses on integrating medical software and technologies, paving the way for their potential deployment in space.

This initiative is part of the CSA's ongoing efforts under the Health Beyond program, which seeks to leverage space technologies to address challenges on Earth.