2026 NERVE Recipients
Congratulations to the five Canadian entrepreneurs selected as the 2026 recipients of the Neurotech Entrepreneurship to Validate Emerging Innovations (NERVE) program. This year’s cohort represents an exciting range of neurotechnology ventures, each working to develop new solutions to challenges in brain health.
The 2026 NERVE entrepreneurs are advancing innovations spanning pediatric digital health, assistive technology, mental health, psychiatric care and concussion recovery. Their work reflects the breadth of opportunity within Canada’s growing neurotechnology sector and the potential for new technologies to address diverse needs across brain health.
Join us in celebrating the 2026 NERVE recipients and explore the entrepreneurs, ventures and innovations they are bringing forward.
Meet Diya Shah, CEO, Prescia Health - focusing on digital psychiatric triage and assessment using brain activity data measured from patients as they complete gamified cognitive tasks.
Meet Ahmed Ibrahim, Founder and CEO at Better Bionics - developing neuroprosthetics that enable two-way communication with the brain to provide sensation and dexterous control.
Meet James Elson, Founder and CEO, Attune Kids - a pediatric digital health platform that can detect the physiological signs of emotional overload in neurodivergent children.
Meet Shinjni Sharma, Founder and CEO of Mellow Labs - advancing new ways to support people experiencing mental health challenges beyond traditional clinical settings.
Meet Sam Turgeon-Brabazon — expanding access to concussion care through a smartphone-based platform that guides patients through the recovery process outside the clinic.