Niall Wallace
CEO | Infonaut
Toronto, ON, CANADA
CEO at Infonaut Inc. - Evidence-based Hospital Infection Control
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Biography
Entrepreneur with interests in Innovation, Healthcare and Education.
Created a Health Technology to control and stop Hospital Acquired Infections. Born out of Toronto’s SARS crisis - spending almost 6 years developing disease surveillance systems for Public Health.
Based on those experiences we developed a unique approach to Infection Prevention and Control in Hospitals and are commercializing as a solution for Hospitals - 'Hospital Watch Live'.
Volunteer and advisor on a number of boards supporting innovation and education. Strong interests in privacy and helping to shape the political approach to growing Canada's knowledge economy.
Committed to making healthcare work better through 21st century approaches to quality, safety and efficiency.
Industry Expertise (3)
Health Care - Services
Health Care - Facilities
Health Care - Providers
Areas of Expertise (10)
Infection Control
Infectious Diseases
Concept to Commercialization
Hospital Hand Hygiene Compliance
Disease Surveillance
Social Media for Innovation
Privacy By Design
Superbug
HAI
New Models of Innovation in Life Sciences
Accomplishments (3)
Globe and Mail (professional)
2012-03-01
Data scrubbing: Hospital’s surveillance tools help track infections.
CBC Morning Radio (professional)
2012-03-06
CBC.ca | Information Morning Cape Breton | Hand Washing Technology In the wake of the recent outbreak of C. difficile in Cape Breton, hear about a high-tech pilot project at Toronto General Hospital called HospitalWatchLive that's trying to get more medical professionals to lather up and wash their hands in the fight against the spread of germs. (runs 14:55)
Ambassador of Privacy By Design (professional)
2012-02-01
Recognized by Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
Education (1)
University of Guelph: . 1994
Affiliations (4)
- HIMSS - Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
- George Brown College Innovation Advisory Board
- OBIO
- ITAC - Information Technology Association
Links (5)
Testimonials (3)
Jeremy Laurin, President and CEO, ventureLAB | MedEdge 2012
MedEdge is York Regions premier industry driven life sciences summit happening each year in June. MedEdge 2012 featured Niall Wallace-CEO, Infonaut on a speaker panel contributing to the topic “From Concept to Commercialization.” Over 325 life sciences industry leaders listened to Niall deliver a thought provoking presentation and benefited from his hands on style and approach. Niall listened to the audience, provided thoughtful feedback and remained engaged with the Summit attendees throughout the day. As the event organizers, ventureLAB was thrilled with the outcome and I was personally moved by Niall’s style and approach. Entrepreneurs building enterprise class, globally oriented technology companies can learn a great deal from Nial
Peter Adams, Senior Health IT Advisor | MaRS Innovation Centre
As a commercial advisor to Niall Wallace and Infonaut, I have seen Niall speak to a broad range of audiences including academic, clinical, commercial and public. His breadth and depth of knowledge around infection tracking technology and human factors (both geographically and in hospitals) is world class. His personable style enables him to communicate a complex topic in an engaging manner wether in public or through media.
Robert Luke, Ph.D., Vice President Research and Innovation | George Brown College
George Brown College has supported Niall Wallace and Infonaut as part of our applied research and innovation program. During this time I've had the opportunity to work closely with Niall, who has generously given time to deliver speeches to government, academic and industry audiences on the value of college and polytechnic applied research. Niall is a very engaging and knowledgeable speaker, who speaks passionately about Canadian innovation and what companies and academic organizations who support them can do to improve our productivity. I have shared conference podiums with Niall on numerous occasions, in which he has delivered high quality talks on the Canadian economy and our latent innovation potential as a nation.
Event Appearances (7)
Paediatric Hospital Superbug Surveillance
Hospital Watch Live: An innovative platform to control & stop superbugs Canadian National Web Conference
2012-06-22
From Concept to Commercialization
How SMEs Can Turn Innovations into Income Toronto Board of Trade
2012-05-30
Colleges Ontario Network for Industry Innovation
Ontario Innovation Results from College Partnerships MaRS Toronto ON
2012-06-25
Social Media And Enterprise Innovation
Social Media Week MaRS Discovery District, Toronto
2012-02-15
New Models of Innovation in Life Sciences
MaRS Event Series MaRS Discovery District, Toronto
2011-04-20
Ontario’s Response to the Challenge of Infectious Disease
MaRS Future of Medicine Conference 2010 MaRS Discovery District, Toronto
2010-12-02
From Concept to Commercialization: Overcoming Barriers to Innovation
MedEdge Summit 2012 Richmond Hill, Ontario
2012-06-14
Sample Talks (4)
Toronto Board of Trade - Concept to Commercialization
The challenges that Small and Medium Enterprises’ often face in bringing ideas to the market and what can be done to overcome them. • Learn how to quickly turn your ideas into marketable innovations • Discover how to overcome the challenges of access to capital and facilities • Reduce your R&D costs by partnering with the college and university sector
MedEdge 2012 - Concept to Commercialization
From Concept to Commercialization With moderator Jane Gertner, Executive in Residence, ventureLAB. Lahav Gil, Chief Executive Officer, Kangaroo Group and Niall Wallace, Chief Executive Officer, Infonaut Inc. discuss the challenges and overcoming barriers to commercialize new and disruptive healthcare innovation.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Health Care
TDX Speaker Series focused on Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Health Care. From this event, the audience gains perspectives on the state of entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation in health care. What have the challenges been? How can entrepreneurs be supported as they try to solve common problems that ail patients, organizations, and the broader system?
New Models of Innovation in Life Sciences
Increasing costs and decreased productivity have hampered growth and investment in the global life sciences and health-care sector. The open-innovation approach embraced by many industries could transform the way biotech and health-care companies innovate—bringing products and services to market quickly and efficiently. Niall will examine the open-innovation approach and discuss opportunities and challenges for health-care stakeholders as they position themselves in the value chain.
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