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Professor Michael Sefton awarded the Terumo Global Science Prize

January 12, 2016

January 12, 2016 | IBBME University Professor receives international award for significant contributions to the field of regenerative medicine

Anti-inflammatory implants: new product poised to become health care’s “next big thing”

December 22, 2015

December 22, 2015 | Alumnus Kyle Battiston’s biopolymer coating and new start-up company set to revolutionize medical device technologies

A tumour you can unroll: engineers create new technology for understanding cancer growth

November 23, 2015

November 23, 2015 | Professor Alison McGuigan’s 3D model offers new ways to speed up drug and therapy development

Engineering a better heart: celebrating the first year of the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research

November 20, 2015

November 20, 2015 | A Q&A with Translational Biology & Engineering Program scientific director Craig Simmons

Molly Shoichet receives national Fleming Medal for outstanding scientific outreach

November 12, 2015

November 12, 2015 | IBBME professor joins the ranks of distinguished Canadian science outreach champions

Discovery of ‘slithering sperm’ could improve infertility treatments

November 10, 2015

November 10, 2015 | IBBME director Christopher Yip and PhD candidate Amine Driouchi aid MIE researchers in sperm fertility research published in Nature Communications

Regenerative medicine conference puts spotlight on U of T engineers

November 2, 2015

November 2, 2015 | IBBME professors Peter Zandstra and James Till were among the world-leading researchers who gathered in Toronto for the Till & McCulloch Meetings

IBBME PhD candidate awarded for effective drug-delivering nanoparticles research

October 28, 2015

October 28, 2015 | Wilson Poon among four doctoral researchers to receive the Inaugural Cecil Yip Doctoral Research Award

IBBME alum’s startup Nanoleaf launches new product for Apple home system.

October 28, 2015

October 28, 2015 | Brianna Goldberg Nanoleaf, the fast-growing startup from U of T Engineering alumni, launched a new product Oct. 27 tied to Apple’s HomeKit line. “We’ve received Apple’s approval to join […]

Craig Simmons receives Heart and Stroke Foundation award to advance cardiovascular research

October 23, 2015

October 23, 2015 | By Luke Ng University of Toronto Engineering professor Craig Simmons (MIE, IBBME) has received the 2015 CP Has Heart Cardiovascular Award from the Heart and Stroke […]

Warren Chan honoured with Kabiller Young Investigator Award

October 5, 2015

October 5, 2015 | Tyler Irving Professor Warren Chan (IBBME) has received the inaugural Kabiller Young Investigator Award from the International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern University. “I am very […]

New “Tissue Velcro” could help repair damaged hearts

August 28, 2015

August 28, 2015 | Tyler Irving Engineers at the University of Toronto just made assembling functional heart tissue as easy as fastening your shoes. The team has created a biocompatible […]