Canada produces some of the world's best healthcare research. So why do so many breakthrough innovations never make it to patients?

In this episode of The Give Back Health Podcast, host Matt McCoy sits down with Greg Wolfond, Founder of Give Back Health Innovation Foundation, to explore the critical gap between discovery and commercialization in Canadian healthcare.

Greg shares why Canada is at an "elbows up" moment for innovation, the challenges preventing promising health technologies from scaling, and why commercialization is just as important as research itself. Drawing from decades of experience as a serial entrepreneur and investor, Greg explains how strong teams, mission-driven philanthropy, and new funding models can help move breakthrough discoveries from the lab into the real world.

The conversation also explores the economic and societal impact of keeping healthcare innovation in Canada, the importance of translational funding, and how Give Back is creating a perpetual cycle of philanthropic investment that supports the next generation of healthcare breakthroughs.

If you care about the future of Canadian healthcare, innovation, and building a stronger ecosystem for health technologies, this episode is for you.

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In this episode of The Give Back Health Podcast, host Matt McCoy sits down with Dr. Dante Morra, Founder & CEO of CAN Health Network, to explore one of the biggest opportunities in Canadian healthcare today: turning world-class innovation into real-world impact.

Dante shares why Canada has historically excelled at discovery but struggled with commercialization, and what must change for Canadian health technologies to scale here at home. From AI-powered prevention and home-based care to building billion-dollar health companies that strengthen our economy, this conversation dives into how innovation can improve patient outcomes while creating prosperity across the country.

They also discuss the role of philanthropic capital, why Give Back Health’s model matters, and how strategic giving can help move life-changing ideas from research labs into the hands of patients.

If you care about the future of Canadian healthcare, innovation, and building a stronger system for generations to come, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. 

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Welcome to The Give Back Health Podcast, hosted by Matt McCoy.

This podcast brings together the leaders building the future of Canadian healthcare through innovation, philanthropy, and bold ideas. Each episode features conversations with entrepreneurs, researchers, philanthropists, investors, and changemakers working to solve real healthcare challenges.

From breakthrough technologies and commercialization stories to mission-driven investing and sustainable giving models, we explore how great ideas move from labs and institutions into the real world where they can change lives.

If you care about the future of healthcare, innovation with purpose, and building a stronger Canada through impact-driven ventures, this is the show for you.