McGill spinoff Phoela Health wins Quebec Emerging Start-Up Award

Phoela Health Inc., co-founded by Reza Abbasi, PhD, and Prof. Sebastian Wachsmann-Hogiu, has won the Emerging Start-Up Award at the ADRIQ Gala 2025. Phoela’s biosensing technology was developed during Abbasi's PhD and advanced in his postdoctoral research in McGill’s Department of Bioengineering, mentored and financially supported by McGill Engine’s Chwang Seto Innovation Fellowship Program. The award highlights McGill innovation shaping Quebec’s tech future. Learn more (Dec 2025).