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Winning N.L. startup develops software for Parkinson's testing and treatment

PragmaClin won the $25,000 top prize this week at the Mel Woodward Cup, a competition for early stage startup businesses connected to Memorial University.

PragmaClin planning clinical trial within the next 6 months

Could this change the game for Parkinson’s patients?

3 years ago
Duration 2:43
PragmaClin co-founders Bronwyn Bridges and Gord Genge have developed and designed a remote patient monitoring system for Parkinson’s disease. They hope to eventually expand and create similar software for other neurological disorders.

He was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's; she was studying the antioxidant properties of blueberries trying to find a cure. 

They met at a conference in 2019, and now entrepreneur Gord Genge and PhD student Bronwyn Bridges are building a business and looking to make a difference in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

PragmaClin won the $25,000 top prize at the Mel Woodward Cup this week — a competition for early stage startup businesses connected to Memorial University. 

Watch how PragmaClin's remote monitoring system works in the video above. 

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