Quebec City company brings human "virtual twin" kits to global health summit
BioTwin, a Quebec City startup that builds human virtual twin technology, is taking its locally developed product onto the global stage this week as one of four “Sensing Technology Collaborators” at the Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit.
The summit, which runs Oct. 20–22 at the ADNEC Centre in Abu Dhabi, spotlights technologies the organisers say can move the health sector from reactive care toward prediction and prevention. The event’s Future Health Pathway includes a stop titled “What Can We Sense?” where BioTwin will demonstrate its approach.
BioTwin’s co-founder and chief executive officer, Louis-Philippe Noël, has been on a fast-paced tour of international opportunities. On Oct. 14 he presented the company on stage at the Google for Startups Accelerator: MENA-T Demo Day in Istanbul, part of the accelerator’s 2026 cohort of 15 startups. The company was also part of Google’s Canada accelerator in 2024, where it was the only Quebec City participant among 14 startups.
"Everyone has their own biology, and that is what we follow over time. We built this idea in Quebec City. We presented it to investors in Istanbul, and this week we are bringing it to Abu Dhabi,"
Noël said in a press release outlining BioTwin’s activities on the summit circuit.
Speaker program and kits assembled in Abu Dhabi
As part of its participation, the company assembled 200 at‑home collection kits in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 16 to distribute to summit speakers as part of a speaker gift package. Speakers at the summit may choose between two BioTwin programs:
- Elite Health Optimization — an at-home collection kit plus 12 months of platform access;
- Longevity & Healthspan — similarly delivered as an at-home kit with a year of platform access.
Organisers of the Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit said they anticipate participants from about 100 countries. BioTwin is included alongside established brands in the summit’s Sensing Technology Collaborators group, such as WHOOP, Ultrahuman and Eight Sleep.
From Quebec City to global accelerator stages
The company’s presence in Istanbul and Abu Dhabi reflects a pattern for Canadian health-tech startups pursuing market validation and investor interest overseas. BioTwin was invited to the MENA-T Demo Day, an invite-only event held at Rixos Tersane during the Istanbul leg of Slush’s "Ignited by Slush" programming, where founders pitched in front of venture capital attendees.
BioTwin’s CEO framed the company’s work as tracking individual biology over time — an element he emphasised as central to the virtual‑twin concept developed in Quebec City. The announcement describes the company as offering longitudinal monitoring through its platform tied to at‑home collection kits.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit | Oct. 20–22, ADNEC Centre, Abu Dhabi |
| BioTwin activities | Member of Sensing Technology Collaborators; 200 kits assembled Oct. 16 |
| Google accelerator participation | MENA-T Demo Day in Istanbul, Oct. 14; 2026 cohort (15 startups). Previously in 2024 Canada accelerator (one Quebec City company among 14) |
For Quebec City residents, BioTwin’s trajectory is a reminder that local founders are taking ideas from the city into international accelerators and industry showcases. The company’s work sits at the intersection of consumer sensing hardware, longitudinal health monitoring and software platforms — areas that attract both medical and investor interest.
How BioTwin’s platform and kit distribution at the Abu Dhabi summit translate into partnerships, clinical validation or new investment for the Quebec City company remains to be seen. For now, the firm has leveraged its roots in the provincial capital to access global stages and potential customers in a summit that bills itself as a crossroads for next‑generation sensing technologies.
