April 15, 2009

A U of T spin-off company will be honoured with the 2009 Excellence in Innovation Award from the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering at an banquet to be held in May in St. John’s, Nfld.

Cast Connex Corporation was started by Carlos de Oliveira in 2007 to commercialize his design for a seismic-resistant joint for buildings in earthquake-prone regions. The company–de Oliveira now serves as CEO–is the inaugural honoree of this new national award, which recognizes the application of an idea in practice that has had a significant impact on society … (more)