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U of T Acceleration Consortium to use AI to develop advanced materials
April 20, 2021
U of T is launching a new global consortium — the Acceleration Consortium — dedicated to using artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the design and discovery of advanced materials that could revolutionize a range of industries – from renewable energy and biomedicine to communication technology. The initiative will be led by led by Alán Aspuru-Guzik, a professor in the departments of chemistry and computer science in the Faculty of Arts & Sciences.
SRI and the Rockefeller Foundation partner on building tangible solutions to the challenge of AI governance
March 4, 2021
Innovating AI Governance: Bold Action and Novel Approaches is an ongoing series of workshops developed by the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society in collaboration with the Rockefeller Foundation. MAR 25, 2021 BY JOVANA JANKOVIC AI and related technologies are increasingly being implemented in all aspects of society, from healthcare to marketing, retail, robotics, financial and […]
Pivotal Experiment Fund to accelerate Medicine by Design-funded research toward impact
February 9, 2021
By Julie Crljen|February 9th, 2021|Pivotal Experiment Fund to accelerate Medicine by Design-funded research toward impact - Medicine by Design (utoronto.ca) The gap between early-stage research funding and venture investment means some promising advances in regenerative medicine may never reach the patients who need them. Medicine by Design plans to change that with the launch of its […]
PRiME announces a Pan-Canadian Biomedical Innovation Showcase featuring research and industry leaders
January 15, 2021
2020 was an unprecedented year – a global pandemic stopped the world in its tracks. In 2021, we begin our recovery as an economy and a society as a worldwide vaccination effort is rolled out. The importance of biomedical innovation and the biotech sector has never been more evident: the vaccine needed to reopen our […]
Building a Biotech Venture to help Medicine by Design trainees take first steps toward entrepreneurship
January 15, 2021
By Julie Crljen|January 15th, 2021| Building a Biotech Venture to help Medicine by Design trainees take first steps toward entrepreneurship - Medicine by Design (utoronto.ca) Trainees who are thinking about translating their regenerative medicine research or technology into a product or venture are invited to take their first steps toward entrepreneurship with Building a Biotech Venture. This […]
Medicine by Design symposium highlights importance of convergence in advancing regenerative medicine and human health
December 16, 2020
By Julie Crljen|December 16th, 2020|Categories: News (Medicine by Design symposium highlights importance of convergence in advancing regenerative medicine and human health - Medicine by Design (utoronto.ca)) Dr. Victor Dzau, President of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine (NAM), spoke about NAM’s Health Longevity Global Challenge at the Medicine by Design symposium, which was held on Dec. 7 […]
U of T names renowned urban planning and data science academic, Karen Chapple, as director of the School of Cities
December 9, 2020
December 9, 2020 by Lucianna Ciccocioppo - A&S News Professor Karen Chapple, of UC-Berkeley, is the new director of the U of T’s School of Cities.Photo credit: Shoey Sindel Photography Reposted from U of T News Urban planning and data science academic Karen Chapple has been named the new director of the School of Cities at the University of Toronto, […]
Report back: "Toward healthy, sustainable and equitable global food systems: Is the global food supply aligned with healthy eating guidelines?"
December 9, 2020
December 9, 2020 by School of Cities Staff (Report back: "Toward healthy, sustainable and equitable global food systems: Is the global food supply aligned with healthy eating guidelines?" | School of Cities (utoronto.ca)) In this talk, Prof. Penny discussed global food supply and tracking its alignment with food-based dietary guidelines. The creation of food-based dietary guidelines […]
PRiME researchers partner with TIAP and Amgen Inc. for biomanufacturing-focused project
December 8, 2020
December 8, 2020 PRiME researchers partner with TIAP and Amgen Inc. for biomanufacturing-focused project PRiME Director, Dr. Shana Kelley, together with Drs. Jason Moffat and Stephane Angers, has secured investment from the TIAP-Amgen partnership program to test a high-throughput cell-screening device that can enable the engineering of cells with superior antibody bioproduction capabilities. This collaboration […]
U of T committee seeking student volunteers to help set direction of student mental health research
December 7, 2020
UofT News U of T committee seeking student volunteers to help set direction of student mental health research (utoronto.ca) Students on the mental health research advisory committee will have the opportunity to make their voices heard and collaborate with U of T and CAMH researchers on designing a “roadmap” for research initiatives (photo by Nick […]
Schwartz Reisman Institute and AI Global to develop global certification mark for trustworthy AI
December 1, 2020
DEC 1, 2020 BY JOVANA JANKOVIC (Schwartz Reisman Institute and AI Global to develop global certification mark for trustworthy AI — Schwartz Reisman Institute (utoronto.ca) A new partnership between non-profit AI Global and the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society will create a globally recognized certification mark for the responsible and trusted use of AI systems. […]
Eight teams advance to next phase of Medicine by Design’s $3-million Grand Questions Program
November 30, 2020
By Ann Perry|November 30th, 2020|Categories: Grand Questions, News|Tags: awards, Grand Questions | Eight teams advance to next phase of Medicine by Design’s $3-million Grand Questions Program - Medicine by Design (utoronto.ca) Medicine by Design’s Grand Questions Program aims to define the future of regenerative medicine, a field that was born in Toronto in the 1960s with the discovery of stem […]