News & Wins
From competition stages to conference podiums, tracking Operio's recognition as we build from research to reality.
Pitch Competition Wins
Over $40,000 in prize money across four competitions, and counting.
SEAMO SIM Tank Pitch Competition
Operio won the SEAMO SIM Tank pitch competition, taking home the $10,000 top prize for its AI-powered XR procedural skills training platform.
DDQIC Pitch Competition
Operio competed in the DDQIC (Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre) pitch competition and took home two awards: second place overall and the viewer's choice award, for a total of $25,000 in prizes.
University of Ottawa Pitch Competition
At the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management pitch competition, Operio earned second place in the traction category and won the people's choice award, validated by a live audience, for a combined $7,000.
Apex Pitch Competition — University of New Brunswick
Operio travelled to the University of New Brunswick for the Apex Startup Challenge and came home with two awards: People's Choice and the Startup Innovation Award, recognizing both audience appeal and technical innovation.
Research & Conference Presentations
Sharing our findings with the broader medical education and surgical innovation community.
ICAM 2026
Operio presented a research poster and delivered an oral presentation at the International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing (ICAM) 2026, sharing findings on XR-based procedural skills training and AI-driven performance feedback.
AI Forum 2026 — Queen's University
Invited to deliver an oral presentation at Queen's University's AI Forum 2026, highlighting Operio's approach to real-time AI feedback in medical procedural education.
Canadian Conference for the Advancement of Surgical Education (CCASE)
Presented Operio's research at the 2025 CCASE conference, a national forum dedicated to advancing surgical innovation and medical education in Canada.
Queen's Health Sciences Research Day
Presented research findings at Queen's University Health Sciences Research Day, showcasing early validation data for Operio's XR-based IV venipuncture training platform.
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