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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.

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The Aerovelo team (left to right: Trefor Evans, Tomek Bartczak, Cameron Robertson, Todd Reichert, Michael Kiiru, Jenny Reichert, Alex Selwa), co-founded by U of T Engineering Alumni, set a new world record for the fastest human-powered vehicle on earth, breaking their own record set the year before. (Photo: Anupam Singhal)

U of T Engineering alumni set world record for fastest human-powered vehicle — again

September 26, 2016

U of T Engineering alumni Todd Reichert and Cameron Robertson broke the world-record they set last year for the fastest human-powered vehicle on earth at the 2016 World Human Powered Speed Challenge

SensOR is a company that makes it easier for surgeons to operate at a distance by providing a way to sense the amount of force being applied to their instruments. The team includes (from left to right): Justin Wee (ECE 1T3, IBBME PhD candidate), co-founder and chief technical officer; Leigh Masotti, head of business development; and Robert Brooks (MIE PhD 1T5), co-founder and chief executive officer. (Photo: Neil Ta)

Three startups to watch from Demo Day at U of T Engineering’s Entrepreneurship Hatchery

September 13, 2016

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

Combining motion tracking and machine-learning technology, the device then calculates the speed and type of punch thrown. (Courtesy: Hykso).

#Rio2016: Olympic boxers strike hard with the help of U of T Engineering alumnus

August 5, 2016

Both teams have been training using a wrist-mounted sensor created by mechanical engineering alum Khalil Zahar, founder of startup company Hykso

Professor Brendan Frey (ECE), U of T Engineering alumnus and CEO of Jupiter Networks Rami Rahim, Dean Cristina Amon and ECE Chair Professor Farid Najm. (Credit: Carlos Fogel).

Global leader in machine learning presents at BizSkule

June 27, 2016

“In the next 20 years, everything is going to change,” predicts Professor Brendan Frey

U of T Engineering alumnus Jason Yakimovich (CompE 1T3+PEY) is the inventor of Sola, a personal and controllable heating device worn on the upper arm. (Courtesy: Jason Yakimovich, Sola)

U of T Engineering alumnus wants to keep you warm through Canadian winters

June 22, 2016

Jason Yakimovich is the inventor of Sola, a personal and controllable heating device worn on the upper arm

The Entrepreneurship Hatchery: Three student startups to watch

May 31, 2016

A tool that provides instant audience feedback and other solutions for conferences, a smartphone app to improve physiotherapy and a meal replacement drink are three new companies being supported by U of T Engineering’s Entrepreneurship Hatchery

Ashis Ghosh (MechE 1T5 + PEY) and Karim Koreitem (ECE 1T5 + PEY) are two of the four U of T Engineering students striving to bring their business ideas to fruition in this year’s cohort of The Next 36. (Photo: Stephanie Lake/The Next 36)

Four recent U of T Engineering graduates go through business bootcamp at The Next 36

May 31, 2016

Through mentorship from some of Canada’s top business leaders, these students are turning bright ideas into successful startups

teaBOT creates customized, robot-blended cups of loose-leaf tea, brewed in under 30 seconds. Its machines are deployed in Toronto and various cities in California. (Photo courtesy of teaBOT)

U of T Engineering startup teaBOT expands across North America

May 31, 2016

A U of T Engineering startup which sells robot-blended, customized cups of loose-leaf tea just opened its sixth North American location in Los Angeles

U of T Engineering alumnus Professor Raffaello D'Andrea delivered the 2016 I.I. Glass Lecture and discussed his work with flying machines at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

Alumnus Raffaello D’Andrea reveals the magic in his machinery at the 2016 I.I. Glass Lecture

April 28, 2016

On April 25, 2016, a near capacity crowd gathered at UTIAS as Prof. Raffaello D’Andrea delivered the I.I. Glass Lecture and discucussed flying machines

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