Entrepreneurship news

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

Laura Burget (ChemE 1T6) created her own skincare company, NIU BODY, after discovering an untapped market for affordable all-natural skincare products in an engineering entrepreneurship course. (Photo: Roberta Baker)

This U of T Engineering alumna spotted a blemish in the skincare industry — and started her own company to tackle it

September 5, 2019

Laura Burget shares her experience launching natural beauty line NIU BODY and how a fourth-year class inspired her entrepreneurial journey

Professor Paul Santerre (Dentistry, IBBME) is the co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Interface Biologics, Inc. The company announced this week that its surface modification technology is being acquired by Evonik, a global chemical manufacturer. (Photo: Luke Ng)

This U of T Engineering innovation makes implants safer, and is attracting new investment to Toronto

September 3, 2019

Global chemical company Evonik will maintain presence in Toronto after acquiring part of U of T spinoff Interface Biologics, Inc.

Hydrogeological technicians collect core samples from a hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifer near Barrie, Ont. Professor Elizabeth Edwards (ChemE) and her partners — including SiREM, a company that offers site remediation products and services — have developed bacterial cultures designed to clean up such sites by breaking down contaminants such as benzene, toluene and xylene. (Photo: Courtney Toth)

Contamination-eating microbes are ready for action

August 7, 2019

A new public-private collaboration enables field trials of bacterial cultures that can degrade hazardous waste

Researchers Kylie O’Donnell (ChemE PhD 1T8) and Maryam Arefmanesh (ChemE PhD candidate) use gel electrophoresis to analyze DNA fragments in the lab of Professor Emma Master (ChemE). Master is one of three U of T Engineering professors who have received one of NSERC’s Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) grants in the latest round of funding. (Photo: Sean Caffrey)

Three U of T Engineering CREATE grants accelerate translation from lab to market

July 11, 2019

Funding supports research and knowledge translation in industrial biotechnology, green infrastructure and health-care robotics

Olugbenga Olubanjo holding two Reeddi Capsules. (Photo: Phill Snel, Civil and Mineral Engineering/ U of T)

Putting power in the hands of the people

June 24, 2019

Alumnus Olugbenga Olubanjo is the founder of Reeddi Inc., a startup that brings clean, affordable and portable power to the people of Nigeria

Professor David Sinton (MIE) is among four members of the U of T Engineering community to be inducted as fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. (Photo: NSERC)

U of T Engineering professors and alumni honoured by Canadian Academy of Engineering

June 21, 2019

Professors Milos Popovic and David Sinton, along with alumni Jeffrey Karp and Halim Yanikomeroglu, are among the CAE’s 49 new fellows

Professor Shoshanna Saxe (CivMin) was awarded the Young Engineer Medal, for an early-career engineer who has demonstrated professional excellence as well as service to the community. (Photo credit: Tyler Irving)

Five U of T Engineering professors and alumni receive Ontario Professional Engineers Awards

May 6, 2019

OPEA recognizes an array of accomplishments, from research advancements to positive social impact

Safely size-reduced lithium-ion batteries — produced at Li-Cycle’s pilot plant in Kingston, Ontario — are the first step the company’s innovative process for recycling up to 90% of the battery’s material. (Photo courtesy of Li-Cycle)

This alumni startup aims to clean up the lithium-ion battery supply chain

April 30, 2019

Ajay Kochhar (ChemE 1T3) and Kunal Phalpher (ECE 0T5) are on the leadership team of Li-Cycle, an Ontario-based and globally focused company that recovers critical materials from all lithium-ion batteries.

18 U of T Engineering students were recognized for their exceptional contributions to the Faculty and university communities with 2019 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards. (Photo: Erica Rae Chong)

U of T Engineering celebrates student leadership with 18 Cressy Awards

April 22, 2019

Undergraduate and graduate engineering students were recognized for their exceptional contributions to the Faculty and university communities with 2019 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards

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