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June 9
Life sciences startups secure provincial support
In its recent announcement on June 9, 2025, the Ontario government reaffirmed its commitment to nurturing home‑grown health‑tech innovation, investing in early‑stage life science ventures through grants across a broad spectrum of cutting‑edge startups. Among the recipients of funding through the Life Sciences Innovation Fund are two participants in the University of Toronto’s H2i entrepreneurship program, PhenoTips […]
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January 11
The symposium – “A Systems Approach to Regenerative Medicine” – was held over two days and attracted more than 500 registrants. It included talks from invited speakers Ruslan Medzhitov, a professor in the Yale School of Medicine at Yale University, on the topic of inflammation systems biolog... Read More
January 7
In an op-ed published this month in University Affairs, President Gertler says universities have three key responsibilities related to Canada’s recovery. “The first is to ensure that our campuses remain places that accommodate, foster and enable important discussions about difficult and conten... Read More
November 24
Construction is about to begin on Indigenous House, a new gathering place at the University of Toronto Scarborough that’s dedicated to learning about Indigenous culture and ways of knowing. The 10,700 square foot (994 square metre) building, located on a sloping piece of land south of the Instruc... Read More
November 18
Science, technology and innovation are vital to addressing urgent challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change – and institutions such as the University of Toronto are playing a key role. That was the message delivered by François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s minister of innovat... Read More