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Over the past two decades, U of T Engineering has spun out more than 100 new companies. Programs such as our Entrepreneurship Hatchery, our Engineering Business minor and our Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (Troost ILEAD) provide rich opportunities to commercialize research and grow startups into thriving businesses.

Entrepreneurship at U of T Engineering

From left to right: Laura Thompson, co-founder of Three Ships; and Sofia Bonilla, founder and CEO of ALT-PRO Advantage, with her dog Snoofy.

Building made-in-Canada companies: U of T Engineering alumnae founders share their entrepreneurial journeys

March 6, 2025

Laura Thompson (ChemE 1T6) and Sofia Bonilla (ChemE PhD 1T7) have used their engineering education to establish Certified B Corporations

Two rows of students pose together with their competition prize.

U of T student team earns international prizes for leveraging AI to tackle antibiotic resistance

November 21, 2024

iGEM Toronto competed at the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition in Paris, France in October

With new installations at Casa Loma and U of T Scarborough, Lyrata offers fresh solutions for sustainable urban farming

August 29, 2024

U of T Engineering support has helped open doors for a startup that offers hydroponic production of lettuce, herbs and more

A close portrait of Jonathan Rose wearing a dark blazer over a blue dress shirt. He is standing in front a building and next to blossoms.

Professor Jonathan Rose receives the Engineers Canada Gold Medal Award

June 3, 2024

Honour recognizes outstanding engineering achievements and leadership in the Canadian engineering community

Diana, wearing a blue suit, speaks into a microphone, speaking in the direction of 3 individuals facing her.

Making waves: Undergrad entrepreneur uses quantum chemistry, AI to purify drinking water

April 24, 2024

At age 17, Diana Virgovicova discovered a molecule that can eliminate pollutants from water when exposed to sunlight

Pratish Gawand pipettes a coloured liquid in a beaker. Gaward, who appears to be in a lab setting, is dressed in a white lab coat.

From nature to the lab: U of T Engineering startup brews more sustainable food ingredients

March 6, 2024

Ardra Inc., a startup founded at U of T Engineering, aims to replace natural flavour ingredients in food with more sustainable alternatives

Nelson Lee outside of the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Tackling challenges where they are: Meet 2024 Troost ILead Difference Maker Award winner, Nelson Lee

February 15, 2024

Lee is the creator of Haven, a campus safety app and he currently serves on the U of T Governing Council and Student Union

Ambrish Kumar makes his pitch at Falling Walls Lab in Berlin, Germany on November 7, 2023.

U of T Engineering student pitches green hydrogen startup at international competition in Berlin

November 20, 2023

Ambrish Kumar (MSE MEng candidate), who developed his startup at The Entrepreneurship Hatchery, won Falling Walls Lab Toronto

Gerald Heffernan, who received his BASc in metallurgy and materials science from U of T, was considered one of the few true technological visionaries in the global steel industry.

In Memoriam: Gerald Heffernan (1919-2023)

August 10, 2023

Gerald and Geraldine Heffernan contributed more than $11 million to support University of Toronto students, programs, researchers and buildings

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