From new artificial intelligence tools to innovative medical devices, a research competition at St. Michael's Hospital is taking pitches on how to improve the health-care system, and bringing them to life.

The competition, called Angels Den, is now in its 11th year and will take place at Koerner Hall Wednesday with scientists vying for prizes that could change lives.

Here's how it works.

Six teams of St. Michael’s Hospital’s top scientists share their groundbreaking research ideas to judges, jurors and over 1,000 attendees. The teams have just a few minutes to pitch their ideas, competing for $700,000 in prizes to put toward the research, as well as $300,000 in grants.

The event, led by St. Michael’s Hospital Foundation, will hear pitches ranging from a device that quickly clears bloc

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