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Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology
University of Waterloo, East Campus 4, Room 2001
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo , Ontario, N2L 3G1 Canada
cbb.uwaterloo.ca
519-888-4567 Ext 32732
Friday, May 12, 2023 (all day) to Friday, July 28, 2023 (all day)
CBB's NSERC CREATE Training in Global Biomedical Technology Research and Innovation is hosting its Annual 2023 Summer School and Design Challenge this Spring term. Our trainees will be working in groups as they participate in the design challenge. Our theme this year is Designing Technologies for Improving Access to Healthcare.
There will be several working sessions, lectures, and workshops throughout the term to support trainees as they complete the design challenge. Trainee groups will pitch their solutions on July 28, 2023 for the chance to win a cash prize!
| Date and Time | Activity | Facilitators | CREATE Module | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2023: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Workshop I: Summer School and Design Challenge Introduction | Kenrick Vassall - Program Coordinator, CBB NSERC CREATE program, University of Waterloo | Module 2: Design Training; Interdisciplinary Collaboration | Trainees will be introduced to this year’s CBB CREATE Summer School and Design Challenge. Teams will be announced and team contracts will be prepared. |
| May 25, 2023: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Workshop II: Giving and Receiving Feedback | Sagar Rajendran, The Student Success Office, University of Waterloo | Module 2: Design Training; Interdisciplinary Collaboration | Trainees will learn feedback strategies that can be employed to ensure optimal team performance and an effective exchange of ideas. Groups will engage in brainstorming activities designed to help them identify the problem/opportunity that they will address in the Design Challenge. |
| May 30, 2023: 10:00 am – 11:30 am | Workshop III: Problem Analysis Teamworking Session |
Ben Graham, Problem Lab Manager,
Velocity, University of Waterloo
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Module 2: Design Training; Needs Finding and Assessments | Trainees will learn how to analyze a problem and construct problem statements |
| Mid-June | Problem Analysis Meetings |
Ben Graham, Problem Lab Manager,
Velocity, University of Waterloo
|
Module 2: Design Training; Needs Finding and Assessments | Trainees will receive mentorship as they refine their problem analysis and their problem statements |
| June 14, 2023: 11:00 am – 11:45 am | Workshop IV: How to make something people want - key factors to consider for commercialization | Professor Chau-Minh Phan, School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo | Module 3: Biomedical Commercialization; Entrepreneurship and Commercialization | Trainees will learn how to assess the commercialization potential of their concepts |
| July 12, 2023: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Workshop V: Concept Screening | Kenrick Vassall - Program Coordinator, CBB NSERC CREATE program, University of Waterloo | Module 2: Design Training; Concept Evaluation and Refinement | Trainees will learn how to combine information on intellectual property, regulatory requirements, and business models to perform a risk assessment of their concepts under consideration. |
| July 19, 2023: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Workshop VI: Concept Evaluation and Refinement | Professor Maud Gorbet, Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo | Module 2: Design Training; Concept Evaluation and Refinement | Trainees will apply concept evaluation tools and techniques to evaluate, select, develop and reformulate testable conceptual designs |
| July 24 and July 25, 2023: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm both days | Prototyping Lab | TBA | Module 2: Design Training; Concept Evaluation and Refinement | Teams will work on their final prototypes |
| July 28, 2023: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Team Pitches | Kenrick Vassall - Program Coordinator, CBB NSERC CREATE program, University of Waterloo | Module 4: Professional Skills; Writing and Communications | Teams will pitch their solutions to a panel of Judges for a chance to win a cash prize |