Simple health tools for better health outcomes
About Us
AceAge Inc. is a healthcare technology company, creating intuitive products to ease the aging process and improve health outcomes.
Our product Karie is a personal health companion that organizes, schedules, and dispenses pills with one-button technology, ensuring that patients are taking the right medication at the right time. Karie is easy to use, enables greater patient autonomy and ensures better healthcare through a highly coordinated program.
In addition to the release of Karie in 2019, AceAge has been working on various other initiatives, including our I2P2 study with CABHI and the implementation of applied facial recognition.
Our Team
John Simmons
Chief Executive Officer
Kiersten Anas Byrick
Chief Operating Officer
Kiersten is a seasoned strategic operations leader with multiple senior leadership roles in operations, engineering, manufacturing, and commercial businesses. She brings direct expertise in many disciplines including demand planning & production scheduling, supply chain & logistics, forecasting, finance, and HR. She is a veteran of fast-paced, fast-growing environments and has been recognized as a strong team builder. Kiersten is an Engineer by training and holds a Master of Engineering Science (Biomedical Engineering), a Bachelor of Engineering Science (Mechanical Engineering) and a Bachelor of Arts (Kinesiology) all from Western University.
Wes van Ooyen
Chief Product Officer
Garrett Tone
Vice President Business Development & Sales
Garrett brings a wealth of experience in consulting, business development, sales, data intelligence and marketing working within the medical devices, diagnostic and personalized medicine fields. In a variety of progressively more senior roles at IQVIA, Pfizer, LifeLabs and Abbott Diagnostics, his multinational experience helps AceAge develop and expand into new markets, adapting to local market healthcare environments while solving for payor models in support of distribution partners.
Board of Directors
Kym Anthony Chairman, AceAge
Mr. G. F. Anthony is Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Avivagen, Inc., Executive Chairman at Hybrid Partners Ltd., Executive Chairman at Top Meadow Investments, Chairman at Access Energy Technologies Ltd., Chief Executive Officer at Dundee Insurance Agency Ltd., Executive Chairman at Broadacre Agriculture, Inc., a Member at Mount Royal Club and a Member at Toronto Stock Exchange, Inc.
He also served on the board at PCAS Patient Care Automation Services, Inc., Favored, Inc. and Peel Career Assessment Services, Inc.
He received his undergraduate degree from Simon Fraser University and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario.
Dan Eldar Managing Director at Longliv Ventures Digital Health Fund
Dan’s career spans over more than three decades with key positions in several industries, management of global corporations, consulting and academia. Dan holds Ph.D. and M.A. degrees from Harvard University and M.A. and B.A. degrees from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He held teaching positions at Harvard University, at the Hebrew University and at several other academic institutions.
David Murphy CEO CareRx
Mr. Murphy brings over 12 years of healthcare experience to CareRx. He joins the Company from Cardinal Health, where he has served as President of its $1.2 billion Canadian business since 2016. During this time, he led a strategic transformation of the Canadian organization, which included integration of the Patient Recovery business purchased from Medtronic.
Martin Gurbin President Metamor Health Inc.
Martin (Marty) works with hospital leaders, clinicians, scientists, academics, entrepreneurs and multinationals, business accelerators and governments, in Canada and internationally, to identify and translate new ideas within health systems that simultaneously improve quality and efficiency of care and generate economic returns.
Spencer Waugh Founder
Spencer is the Founder of AceAge, the innovative company behind the healthcare tech product Karie. His background lies in pharma, healthcare technology, and investment industries.
In 2016, he was awarded with SmartStart from Ontario Centres of Excellence and with Fuel Injection from Innovation Guelph. Waugh has spoken at a number of Healthcare-Tech conferences including Healthkick, Aging 2.0, MedEdge and Apps4Health.

Karie
Organizes. Schedules. Reminds. Delivers. Monitors.
Karie is a home health appliance that organizes and delivers medication. It’s a personal healthcare companion, empowering users and improving health outcomes.
Karie provides an automated solution to the common, costly, but completely preventable problem of poor medication adherence for elderly patients living alone.
Why Karie?
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Enables People to Age in Place
23% of patients in long term care are institutionalized because they cannot take their medication properly. AARP reports that 90% of seniors wish to age in their own homes. Karie allows aging individuals to age in place by automating medication regimens.

Relieves Caregivers
Karie reduces the burden on caregivers by eliminating the stress of medication non-adherence. In addition to Karie’s scheduling and delivery features, the device uses smartphone technology to alert family when a patient has missed a dosage.

Security Features
- Face Recognition
- Pin Code
- Early Dose Prevention
- Bolt to Countertop
- Lock in Cartridge
- Disable Early Dispense Function
- Cartridge Mismatch Notification
- 72 Hours Battery Backup
Reduces Healthcare Costs
Karie can mitigate the cost of medication non-adherence, which is $290 billion in the US annually. Karie removes the chance of non-adherence through human error via its ability to organize, deliver and monitor medication regimens leading to better health outcomes and increasing one’s control over their care.
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Learn how Karie works.
Are you leaving the house for an extended period of time? Karie’s Going Out feature enables users to dispense the medication you will need while absent. Watch how it works.
Karie has a single-load action and dispenses pills with one-button control. This easy to use appliance uses pouch-packaging that is administered by your pharmacist. Watch how to load Karie.
Karie reminds users to take their medication by lighting up and making a chiming noise. Watch how Karie reminds.
Press Releases
Province Makes Strategic Investments to Strengthen Ontario’s Medical Technology Ecosystem
Ontario Together Fund continues to support homegrown innovations and manufacturing of domestic medical supplies April 14, 2022 TORONTO — The Ontario government is supporting investments of more than $3.6 million by three Ontario companies to increase the manufacturing...
AceAge appoints Kiersten Anas Byrick as COO
Burlington, Ontario | March 3, 2022 – John Simmons, CEO AceAge Inc., is pleased to announce the appointment of Kiersten Anas Byrick as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of AceAge Inc. effective February 28, 2022. “Kiersten is an accomplished strategic operations...
Dignio & AceAge partner to offer Karie smart pill dispenser in Norway
Oslo, Norway | February 3, 2022 – Dignio AS, Norway’s leading provider of digital remote care to Home Care services and Care Homes, announced today that it has integrated AceAge Inc. Karie – smart pill dispenser, into its Dignio Connected Care solution. Lars...
CareRx and AceAge Announce Results of Karie Pilot Study with Seasons Retirement Communities: Demonstrates 97% Medication Compliance
TORONTO (September 30, 2021) – CareRx Corporation ("CareRx" or the “Company") (TSX: CRRX), Canada's leading provider of pharmacy services to seniors living and other congregate care communities, and AceAge Inc. (“AceAge”), the makers of Karie, a smart pill companion...
AceAge appoints John Simmons as new CEO
Kym Anthony, Aceage Inc. Board Chair, has confirmed the appointment of John Simmons as the new CEO of AceAge Inc. effective June 14, 2021. “John is a proven leader with a track record of delivering outstanding results in senior roles with an extensive...
AceAge Inc. presenting at Bloom Burton Co. Healthcare Investor Conference
Highlighting the GTM success post Series A investment Burlington, Ontario | April 10, 2021 – Tim Matthews, Interim CEO of AceAge Inc., has confirmed to present at the Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference on April 20th, 2021 at 10:30am. The Bloom...
FedDev Ontario investments help two Burlington businesses scale up and succeed
$2.9 million combined for healthcare tech company and leading distributor to better compete and add 60 skilled jobs March 31, 2021 – Burlington, Ontario As the world continues to deal with the impact of COVID-19, southern Ontario companies are adopting innovative...
AceAge Closes Strategic Financing Led by Longliv Ventures, a Member of the CK Hutchison Holdings Group
AceAge promotes a new standard of care by offering "Karie", a smart tabletop connected home device, that organizes medications and dispenses them precisely at the right time BURLINGTON, ON, Dec. 3, 2020 - AceAge Inc. ("AceAge"), a Canadian healthcare technology...
AceAge and Centric Health Announce European Distribution Agreement for Karie
AceAge and Centric Health Announce European Distribution Agreement for Karie Toronto, Ontario | July 23, 2019 /CNW/ – AceAge Inc. ("AceAge") and Centric Health Corporation ("Centric Health") (TSX: CHH) are pleased to announce that AceAge has signed a distribution...
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