Innovation and inspiration were in the air at the Montreal General Hospital Foundation (MGHF)’s Impact & Innovation Evening, which took place October 16, 2025, at Montreal’s Maison Alcan.
Visionary researchers, generous philanthropists, medical leaders, and members of the business community gathered to celebrate the impact of our Foundation’s support of research and innovation! Together, we celebrated the MGHF’s Research Award recipients. Through our 2025 Research Awards, over $2.8M will be invested in more than 120 promising research projects led by 78 researchers.
Thanks to generous benefactors – many of whom were present and met the researchers benefitting from their donations – these funds help advance projects ranging from surgical innovation to cancer care, neurology, mental health, and much more.
Special thanks to our Impact & Innovation Evening Co-Chairs: Jean-Christophe Bédos and Sébastien Vilder, and our Honourary Committee: Élaine Beaudoin, Sharon Stern, Lory Wang, and Alex Yip.
Philanthropy With Purpose
“Our Foundation is proud that more than half our philanthropic support goes towards research and innovation! Thanks to our donors, we’re honoured to fund transformative initiatives that impact the lives of patients across the province and beyond,” says Stephanie Riddell, President & CEO of the MGHF.
“Philanthropy is essential for innovation. It accelerates discovery, enables bold ideas, and empowers researchers to turn potential into progress,” says Dr. Rhian Touyz, Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (The Institute). “To the Foundation and its donors, thank you. We are so grateful for your generous support. To all Research Award recipients, congratulations!”