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Milica Radisic awarded Steacie Prize
December 18, 2017 | IBBME cardiovascular tissue engineering professor receives prize honouring a scientist under 40 for notable contributions to research in Canada.
Professor Tom Chau, U of T alumni, awarded Governor General Meritorious Service Decoration
December 12, 2017 | Virtual Music Instrument, developed by Chau and his team, has helped children with disabilities in seven countries worldwide
Innovation machine: how an IBBME researcher is impacting the health startup space at U of T
December 8, 2017 | Professor Paul Santerre is co-director of U of T’s Health Innovation Hub (H2i), a campus-based accelerator involved with more than 40 startups this year.
Warren Chan appointed director of IBBME
November 20, 2017 | U of T Distinguished Professor of Nanobioengineering to head the Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering for a five-year term, effective January 1, 2018.
Molly Shoichet named Ontario’s first Chief Scientist
November 17, 2017 | IBBME tissue engineering and regenerative medicine professor appointed to advance science and innovation in the province.
IBBME professors sweep Ontario engineering entrepreneurship, research awards
November 15, 2017 | Jan Andrysek, Paul Santerre and Craig Simmons to be recognized for contributions to the field of engineering on Saturday, November 18.
IBBME-led "Global Fibrosis Network" receives U of T Connaught Global Challenge Award
November 13, 2017 | Professor Craig Simmons will be leading an international team to address a disease that affects 2.5 billion people worldwide.
Tom Chau awarded U of T Engineering Alumni Network 2T5 Mid-Career Award
November 6, 2017 | IBBME professor recognized by his Alma Mater for contributions to paediatric rehabilitation engineering in the broader Canadian community.
She was born with heart defects. Now she’s researching a cure.
October 30, 2017 | U of T biomedical engineering student Bailey Bernknopf is working towards a better understanding of how aortic valve disease affects women and men differently.
IBBME researchers use DriverLab simulator to focus on driver behaviour and safety
October 24, 2017 | Professor Geoff Fernie and his team at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute are steering research into autonomous car safety.
IBBME professor, student team up to create VR tool to teach lab techniques
October 20, 2017 | Dawn Kilkenny and Alexander Sullivan are creating VirtEx Labs as a tool to train students and professionals.
Engineered stem cell platform gives new insights into beginnings of human development
October 19, 2017 | A team of researchers from the labs of Professors Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez and Peter Zandstra have built a new platform that enables human embryonic stem cells to self-organize into a structure with embryo-like features.