With Patty Ryan (MPA’09) as co-founder and CEO, HealthQR is getting a boost from one of the world’s largest drug companies, Pfizer of New York, for its app that encourages stricter adherence to drug prescriptions. The software-as-a-service product integrates with the IT systems of pharmacies to track a customer’s prescription history. Pfizer is working with the Halifax company in a paid beta test.

HealthQR works out of the Volta startup centre in Halifax and has so far raised $150,000 in capital from its co-founders and one angel investor. It is now looking for seed investment of about $2 million to build its team, conduct testing in the U.S. and continue to gain customers in Canada.

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