ECE professor, Mahla Poudineh, awarded Graham Seed funding to develop health-care solutions

This fall, the University of Waterloo’s Health Initiatives team launched the Graham Seed Fund (GSF) and invited researchers to submit their proposals for innovative health-care solutions. The GSF strengthens the University’s health system partnerships by providing resources for collaborating directly with a full range of health providers and clinicians.

“Waterloo researchers are transforming health-care, particularly in health technology. Collaborating with industry partners enables our researchers to innovate with purpose and bring solutions to the market for real-world impact,” says Dr. Catherine Burns, associate vice-president of Health Initiatives.

Ten research proposals have been selected from the 34 that were received. The recipient researchers span across five Waterloo faculties and the partnerships range from local hospitals and provincial health-care providers to industry partners and international universities and organizations.

One of those ten recipient projects is from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering:

A new transdermal patch to continuously and without pain track and treat diabetes

• Mahla Poudineh, Faculty of Engineering (Researcher)
• Grand River Hospital, McMaster University, Google (Partners)

The GSF is made possible by the J.W. Graham Trust Endowment Fund. Visit the Transformative Health Technologies website to learn more about the fund.

Congratulations Mahla!

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