Events

Multiphoton-based platform technology for reconstitution of cell niche

Series Information:

• Thursday January 10 - 12:30-2:30 pm – IP 101 and Commercialization 
• Thursday  February 14 - 12:30-2:00 pm – IP Case Study
• Thursday  March 21 - 12:30-2:00 pm – Copyright and Software
• Thursday  April 11 - 12:30-2:00 pm – Trademarks
• Thursday May 16- 12:30-2:00 pm - What’s next?  Panel Discussion

Events are open to all UW faculty, staff, students and post docs. Registration is required for each event to ensure there is enough Pizza and Pop for all!

Workshop are presented by WatCo and supported by the Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology (CBB) and the Games Institute at the University of Waterloo.

Intervertebral disc regenerative medicine: combining micro-scaled delivery systems and endogenous repair

Dr. Catherine Le Visage
Co-Director of Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton (RMeS)
Research Director INSERM (DR2) / Deputy Head Inserm U1229 (RMeS)

The 4^th Canadian Synthetic Biology Symposium will be held at the University of Waterloo May 26^th-28^th, 2019. This symposium aims to bring the Canadian research community together to celebrate our progress in this exciting, fast-growing field. This event will provide a forum for our trainees to develop their skills in the science and business of synthetic biology.

Biomechanics and Musculoskeletal Health in Aging and Disease

Events are open to industry, faculty and post docs - please register to attend to ensure there is enough pizza for everyone!

The goals of the events are to: 

1. support faculty research networking
2. provide an opportunity to create teams to apply for major grants under a given theme

Format:

10:30 - Poster setup, coffee, networking
11:00 - Lab Ignite pitch presentations (3-5 minutes each)
11:45 - Keynote speaker: Karim Khan, UBC
12:30 - Light lunch, lab posters, networking
1:00 - Optional: Lab tours upon request

Keynote speaker: 

• Karim Khan

  Scientific Director of CIHR's Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis
  Professor and Education Lead for the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility
  Dept of Family Practice and School of Kinesiology, UBC
  Editor of the British Journal of Sports Medicine

[More information of confirmed researchers and posters]

Poster

Dr. Blanka Sharma
Assistant Professor, University of Florida

Title: Engineering Nanomaterials for Applications in Regenerative Medicine and Cancer Immunotherapy

Annual Bio-Hackathon and Summer School

June 4-6, 2019

NSERC-CREATE's Training in Global Biomedical Technology Research and Innovation

The first "Needs-First" biomedical hackathon for Graduate Students

Event website and registration is now open until April 30.

Host: Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology (CBB)

Visitors: University of Twente, The Netherlands, University of Applied Sciences Amsterdam, University of Maastricht