A reception held November 20 at the new U of T Engineering Partnerships Office at 800 Bay St. celebrated the past, present and future of collaboration between the University of Toronto and its partners in industry, government and the non-profit sector.
More than 200 guests attended the event, which was co-hosted by the Engineering Partnerships Office, the university-wide Blue Door partnerships office and Toronto Global. Presenters included Adriano Vissa, Executive Director of Partnerships at U of T Engineering, Professor Alex Mihailidis (BME), U of T’s Associate Vice-President of International Partnerships and Daniel Hengeveld, Toronto Global’s VP of Investment Attraction.
The unique space at 800 Bay St. provides companies with opportunities for flexible co-location and collaboration that put companies closer to the innovation and talent driving future-forward solutions. More than half a dozen different entities, including the AGE-WELL network and several companies launched by U of T Engineering alumni, call the space home.
“What we’ve seen over the past year are the incredible opportunities that co-location can open up, both for us as a research-intensive university and for our partners,” says Vissa.
“Whenever you put smart, talented people in a room together, you can’t help but spark new ideas, new ventures and new business models. Tonight is a time to celebrate our track record of success in doing that, and to catalyze even more of those types of collaborations for the future.”
