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Recent Civil Grad Converts PhD Research Into Company

By Engineering|October 17, 2011

It was an earth-moving idea that won recent Civil Engineering graduate Michael Montgomery (CivE, PhD 1T1) the NSERC Innovation Challenge Award. Or rather, it was the novel approach to keeping buildings

Digital Microfluidics Opens Way for Revolution in Blood Sampling

By Engineering|August 30, 2011

The days of the blood sample routine – arm out, tie tube, make a fist, find a vein, and tap in – may soon be over, thanks to a new analysis method developed at U of T by Institute of Biomaterials

Engineering Alumnus Fellowship Helps Grads Found Companies

By Engineering|July 22, 2011

A fellowship program at the University of Toronto founded by graduate Gerald Heffernan (MMS 4T3) is helping graduate students transfer their research into businesses. The Heffernan/Co-Steel Innovation

Professor’s App Provides Makeovers on the Run

By Engineering|July 20, 2011

Do you need to test a new shade of lipstick while on the run? Look no further. A new smart phone application developed by Professor Parham Aarabi (ECE) can provide users with a virtual makeover. Using

IBBME Professor’s Start-Up Earns $2-Million Licence Fee

By Engineering|July 15, 2011

Another technology commercialization success story emerges from U of T. Interface Biologics Inc (IBI), a company founded by Professor Paul Santerre, Director of the Institute of Biomaterials &

Engineering professors receive major grants from Ontario Research Excellence Program

By Engineering|March 9, 2010

By Carolyn Farrell Three research teams involving engineering professors have received a total of $8.2M in funding from the Ontario Research Fund’s Research Excellence Program (ORF-RE). The ORF-RE

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