Partnerships news

Each year, we collaborate more than 400 partner organizations on research and development projects, work-integrated learning programs and much more. Our partners range from local startups to multinational corporations to not-for-profit enterprises, and everything in between.

Delegates from Nissan Canada stand with University of Toronto researchers and Parliamentary Assistant Chris Scott in front of Nissan vehicle on campus

New partnership between Nissan and U of T will accelerate research at the intersection of EVs and electric grids

The collaboration will support research focused on enabling secure, scalable vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems in North America

Dean Chris Yip addressing a crowd

How a unique co-location space is catalyzing new forms of partnership at U of T Engineering

Seven organizations have already established a presence in the Engineering Partnerships space

Canadian and Korean officials

AI in Manufacturing: U of T partnership with South Korean institutions to enhance efficiency and performance across the value chain

Professor Chi-Guhn Lee (MIE) is among those leading a new research centre under the Global Industrial Technology Cooperation Center program of the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology

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U of T Engineering researchers and startup boutIQ solutions partner to advance heart repair therapies

Company aims to transform the way cell culture media is developed, using artificial intelligence to make cell-based therapies more effective and clinically viable

Graduate students present their research project

International partnership brings students from South Korea to participate in Toronto’s AI ecosystem

Collaboration between U of T Engineering’s CARTE, South Korea’s IITP and external partners develops solutions to complex challenges, from health care to consumer electronics and more

Chris Yip, Deepa Kundur and Marie Hattar, stand before a ribbon. Chris and Marie hold scissors to the ribbon.

ECE’s new Keysight Electronics Laboratory will empower future innovators

Hands-on educational facility designed to enable undergraduates to gain practical experience through collaboration with researchers on long-term projects

Professor Alfred and two students stand over a mannequin in a hospital bed

Centre for Healthcare Engineering partners with William Osler Health System to improve clinical practice

Professor Myrtede Alfred (MIE) is leading a new Academic Practice Partnership (APP) designed to drive innovation in research, education and clinical practice

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These tiny robotic tools powered by magnetic fields could enable minimally invasive brain surgery

Professor Eric Diller (MIE) and his collaborators have created a set of tools only a few millimetres in diameter, to grip, pull and cut tissue

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U of T renews five-year research partnership with Konica Minolta

Research projects include the use of machine learning to improve manufacturing