Calgary, AB – Oct 14, 2025 — Symbiotic AI, a digital health company developing clinical decision support solutions for cardiovascular care, has announced a new research partnership with the University of Calgary and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. This collaboration will serve as the foundation for a series of projects focused on applying artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).
Coronary artery disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. By leveraging advanced AI techniques, the partnership aims to support clinicians in making more precise treatment decisions, streamline workflows in cardiac catheterization laboratories, and ultimately improve patient outcomes.
This partnership brings together world-class clinical expertise with cutting-edge AI innovation. Working alongside the University of Calgary and the Ottawa Heart Institute, we have an opportunity to transform how coronary artery disease is understood and treated, supporting the development of tools that help patients receive the right care at the right time. 
Arjun Puri, CEO of Symbiotic AI
The Ottawa Heart Institute brings deep expertise in cardiovascular medicine through the leadership of Dr. Christopher Sun and Dr. Aun-Yeong Chong. They will play a central role in guiding the validation and trial work of the AI tools emerging from this collaboration.
We look forward to collaborate with our partners to explore new ways to further integrate artificial intelligence into cardiovascular practice. Our shared goal is to advance innovations that will improve decision-making for clinicians and outcomes for patients.
Dr. Christopher Sun, an AI data scientist at the Ottawa Heart Institute and Canada Research Chair in Data Analytics for Health Systems Transformation
At the Ottawa Heart Institute, we see firsthand the challenges patients and care teams face in managing complex coronary artery disease. By combining clinical expertise with artificial intelligence, we aim to accelerate the path toward more personalized, data-driven care.
Dr. Aun-Yeong Chong, an interventional cardiologist at the Ottawa Heart Institute
This initiative reflects our strategic vision—transforming care through innovation and data. It's about turning research into real-world clinical impact.
Dr. Adim De, Innovation Advisor at the Ottawa Heart Institute
The University of Calgary's Data Intelligence for Health (DIH) Lab, led by Dr. Joon Lee, will bring technical expertise in AI model development, validation, and federated learning.
AI holds enormous potential in health care, but partnerships like this ensure that solutions are clinically relevant, safe, and impactful. We are eager to work together to bridge the gap between AI and clinical practice.
Dr. Joon Lee, Director of the Data Intelligence for Health Lab at the University of Calgary
The first projects under this partnership will focus on validating AI models that support treatment selection and risk prediction for patients with CAD. Results are expected to inform broader use of AI models in cardiovascular care across Canada and internationally.
About Symbiotic AI
Symbiotic AI is a Canadian digital health company specializing in clinical decision support systems that enhance cardiovascular care. Its flagship product, Revaz AI, supports data-driven treatment decisions for coronary artery disease, improving patient outcomes and optimizing care costs.
About the Ottawa Heart Institute
Recognized as one of Canada's most distinguished heart health centres, the Heart Institute delivers unparalleled patient care, leads globally recognized research from bench to bedside, and plays a national leadership role in heart disease prevention. Serving communities from Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec, Nunavut and Newfoundland and Labrador, it strives to ensure care, research and education support heart health for all. The Heart Institute promise lives on: Always putting people first.
About the University of Calgary – Data Intelligence for Health Lab
The DIH Lab at the University of Calgary develops and validates digital health solutions, applying data science and AI to address pressing health system challenges.
Media Contact:
- Mr. Arjun Puri
- Chief Executive Officer
- Symbiotic AI
- (825) 521-4605
- info@symbioticai.ca
- Leigh B. Morris
- Communications Officer
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute
- 613-316-6409 (cell)
- lmorris@ottawaheart.ca
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