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Craig Simmons receives Heart and Stroke Foundation award to advance cardiovascular research
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 | 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 | 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 […]
IBBME Prof Wins 2015 Hatch Innovation Award
IBBME Prof Wins 2015 Hatch Innovation Award Professor Milica Radisic is the 2015 winner of the Hatch Innovation Award sponsored by the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. The award is presented […]
Craig Simmons appointed Scientific Director of Translational Biology and Engineering Program
July 30, 2015 | Ann Perry University of Toronto Engineering Professor Craig Simmons (MIE, IBBME) has been appointed scientific director of the new Translational Biology and Engineering Program (TBEP), a […]
Understanding Medicine by Design
Understanding Medicine by Design The Medicine by Design initiative announced July 28 will establish a leading centre in regenerative medicine at the University of Toronto. Researchers at the centre will focus […]
U of T to transform regenerative medicine thanks to historic $114-million federal grant
July 28, 2015 | Terry Lavender The University of Toronto is set to cement its position as one of the world’s leading centres for the design and manufacture of cells, tissues […]
Ideas to Impact
Ideas to Impact It takes more than a great idea to launch a product. A new fellowship sponsored by the Health Innovation Hub (H2i) at the Faculty of Medicine is […]
NSERC awards almost $50 million to U of T researchers
Funds will accelerate work relating to nano systems, memory and more June 23, 2015 | Terry Lavender University of Toronto researchers have received almost $50 million in funding from the Natural […]
IBBME professor honoured with UHN Inventor of the Year Award
June 23, 2015 | Jelena Damjanovic Professor Milos Popovic (IBBME) has been named the recipient of […]
Eavesdropping on the body: new device tracks chemical signals within cells
June 24, 2015 | Tyler Irving Biomedical engineers at the University of Toronto have invented a new device that more quickly and accurately visualizes the chemical messages that tell our cells […]
Engineers receive grant for ‘artificial liver’ that could help find more effective drugs
June 18, 2015 | Liz Do A research team led by U of T Engineering Professor Craig Simmons (MIE, IBBME) received $300,000 this week to create a 3D model of the human […]
Molly Shoichet Symposium on Innovations in Regenerative Medicine
Molly Shoichet Symposium on Innovations in Regenerative Medicine In commemoration of Molly Shoichet‘s recent rank to University Professor, the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry and Institute of Biomaterials […]
Eight U of T engineers inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering
June 5, 2015 | Carolyn Farrell Eight members of the U of T Engineering community have been inducted as fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE). Professors Kamran Behdinan […]
Five U of T Engineering student startups to watch
May 27, 2015 | Tyler Irving Could engineering improve your basketball jump shot, optimize your sleep schedule or help you make smarter investment decisions? These are just a few of […]
Hydrogels boost ability of stem cells to restore eyesight and heal brains
May 14, 2015 | Jovana Drinjakovic University of Toronto researchers show that engineered ‘hydrogels’ not only help with stem cell transplantation, but actually speed healing in both the eye and […]
Three U of T engineers named Inventors of the Year
May 12, 2015 | Engineering Strategic Communications Engineering professors Parham Aarabi (ECE), Richard Cobbold (IBBME, ECE) and Hugh Liu (UTIAS) have been named Inventors of the Year by the University of Toronto. The honour […]
Faculties of Engineering, Dentistry and Medicine to collaborate in new Translational Biology and Engineering Program
April 28, 2015 | Laurie Stephens Researchers from the Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) continue to build on the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering’s unparalleled strengths in […]
Preventing deformed limbs: researchers find new link between physical forces and limb development
April 22, 2015 | Peter McMahon University of Toronto engineers and a pediatric surgeon have joined forces to discover how physical forces like pressure and tension affect the development of limbs […]
U of T engineer takes L’Oréal-UNESCO honour for ‘stem cell space suits’
March 3, 2015 | Peter McMahon University of Toronto biomedical engineering professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, IBBME) has been named the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science North American laureate for 2015. Already the […]
The “onion net” mechanics behind wound repair key to fibrosis, organ failure, says IBBME researcher
The “onion net” mechanics behind wound repair key to fibrosis, organ failure, says IBBME researcher A new study published in the Journal of Cell Biology by the University of Toronto’s […]
NSERC awards: big night for U of T as researchers take home three Steacie Fellowships, one postdoctoral prize
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council backs path-breaking work in diverse fields February 17, 2015 | Jenny Hall University of Toronto researchers working on topics ranging from extreme weather on distant […]
IBBME Professor appointed Joint Scientific Director of new $36.6M research network in technology and aging
January 21, 2015 | RJ Taylor University of Toronto Professor Alex Mihailidis from the Institute for Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) has been appointed joint scientific director for Canada’s first […]
Barbara and Frank Milligan Graduate Fellowships advance biomedical engineering research at U of T
December 16, 2014 | Jamie Hunter Alumnus Frank Milligan (MechE 4T8) knows there is vast potential in biomedical engineering when it comes to advancing health care, and he is playing […]