The Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology is a catalyst for advancing bioengineering and biotechnology research and innovation through industry collaborations and partnerships.
More than 150 faculty members, from every faculty on campus, are actively engaged with the centre, working in collaboration to provide a resource of varying expertise.
Our mandate is to build healthy, active partnerships between centre researchers and corporate members through collaborative projects, mutual interest building, and networking events.
To learn more about partnerships, please email us.
Vision:
The Centre for Bioengineering & Biotechnology (CBB) enables interdisciplinary research across the university to address global challenges in human health and help translate those research results rapidly into practice, policy and impactful health outcomes. Achieving this vision will help the University of Waterloo to cement an international reputation at the interface of technology and human health.
Mission:
To achieve this vision, CBB's mission is to:
- Enable knowledge translation and support of the interdisciplinary research community through seminars, networking opportunities, and support of student groups
- Be a conduit to Waterloo's ecosystem of unique health related R&D and clinical resources
- Cultivate relationships with key stakeholders in technology, human, animal and environmental health and practice including industry, hospitals, community, and international bodies
- Provide Project Coordination/Management for large/inter-institutional projects
Join us:
To become a member of CBB, you can start by filling out a quick survey. We will then be in touch to discuss further.
News
Canada Research Chair Announcement 2022
This week, the federal government announced $125 million in funding for 156 new or renewed chairs at 36 institutions in Canada.
University Research Chair Announcement 2022
University of Waterloo recognizes exceptional achievement and pre-eminence in a particular field of knowledge through the designation 'University Research Chair'.
CBB members among world's top scientists
31 CBB members were identified in a database recently made public by Stanford University as the world’s top scientists with a percentile rank of 2% or above.
The article states that these scientists were identified as having published at least 5 papers, and the database also shows their career and single-year impacts.
Congratulations to the CBB members that made the list!