Rene (Janet) Canady

Design Justice, MedTech Justice, Equity in Stealth Mode, STEM Justice Education

Rene Canady is trained as a sociologist, biomedical engineer, and community organizer. She’s dedicated to closing the gap between medical technologies and communities marginalized by them. She began her work designing wearable medtech in academic labs and soon confronted the reality that innovations she helped build might not be accessible to her own loved ones.

Refusing to accept this, Rene founded Equity Systems Biodesign Consulting, where she helps healthtech companies embed equity into early-stage design & development. Her work spans sociotechnical research, STEM justice education, and design advising, all aimed at ensuring technologies serve the people who need them most.