Peter Zandstra recognized for contributions to development and commercialization of stem cell-based therapies
IBBME University Professor to receive Scale-Up and Manufacturing of Cell-Based Therapies Award at Engineering Conferences International
Three startups to watch from Demo Day at U of T Engineering’s Entrepreneurship Hatchery
Companies include a robotic exoskeleton for children with physical disabilities, an electronic “smart skin” that helps surgeons avoid errors and a meal replacement that promotes cognitive health
Hart Professorships awarded to seven early-career faculty members
Professorships created by a landmark bequest from the estate of alumnus Erwin Edward Hart (CivE 4T0)
Michael Sefton to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from the Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society
The award, issued by the organization’s Americas chapter, recognizes immense contributions to the fields of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
Battery-sized microscope gives new insights into brain activity during seizures
Technique could offer insights into what causes epilepsy, and lead to more effective treatments for more than 15,000 Canadians diagnosed each year
Early Researcher Awards support U of T Engineering research on smart materials, cancer technology and more
Awards provide critical support that helps promising scientists and engineers in the first five years of their academic careers build their research teams
Multi-functional, modular nanoparticles could help fight cancer
New cancer-fighting nanoparticles developed at U of T Engineering carry out multiple functions to kill cancer cells while leaving healthy ones alone. They consist of a gold nanorod core (yellow, at left) surrounded by smaller gold spheres and linked via strands of DNA containing anti-cancer drug (red). The spheres are coated with a polymer film […]
