For nearly four decades, Patricia Brubaker has been investigating the biological activities of anti-diabetic gut hormones secreted by the intestine. Her work... Read More
Dr. Paul Santerre (IBBME, Dentistry) was nominated to be the recipient of this year’s Canadian Biomaterial Society’s (CBS) lifetime achievement award.... Read More
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA), the nation’s leading provider of kidney care products and services, announced... Read More
A group of University of Toronto researchers has been awarded a five-year Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) grant to... Read More
This U of T Engineering innovation makes implants safer, and is attracting new investment to Toronto
Nearly 20 years ago, Professor Paul Santerre (Dentistry, IBBME) and his team pioneered a new way of making medical implants that reduces... Read More
A University of Toronto startup that makes a biodegradable “bone tape” to help heal facial fractures recently took home US$20,000... Read More
When Meghan Wright signed up to pursue her PhD in biomedical engineering at the University of Toronto, she didn’t know that she... Read More
Rosane Brambilla Reis was a 37-year-old mother of two when a trip to the doctor’s office turned her life upside... Read More
magine using stem cells from a baby’s own umbilical cord to “patch” its damaged heart – one surgery that enables... Read More
U of T professor Paul Santerre has been named the Baxter Chair of Health Technology and Commercialization. Created through a $2.5-million investment... Read More
Paul Santerre recently flew to Boston to help launch a cerebral catheter that incorporates an anti-clotting polymer additive created by Interface Biologics,... Read More
Three faculty members from the University of Toronto’s Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) will be performing a “hat... Read More