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Health-tech startup Cobionix has secured U.S. $3 million in funding to accelerate the commercialization of its flagship autonomous medical robot, CODI®, in North American and UK healthcare systems.

Co-founded in 2021 by Waterloo Engineering alumni Nima Zamani and Dr. Tim Lasswell (both BASc ‘14 and MASc ‘16, mechanical and mechatronics engineering) with John Van Leeuwen (BSc ‘81), Cobionix builds autonomous medical robots that can help make health care more accessible.

Ahmed Shahin (MASc ’21, nanotechnology engineering) is on a mission to make advanced gas-sensing technology affordable, efficient and accessible — a goal that’s earned him national recognition as one of Canada’s top graduate researchers.

Now pursuing a PhD in mechanical and mechatronics engineering and as a member of the University of Waterloo’s Institute of Quantum Computing (IQC), Shahin is among this year’s recipients of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Valued at $50,000 per year for up to three years, the scholarship supports exceptional doctoral students across Canada who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership and strong research potential.

Three Waterloo Engineering alumni are infusing Ontario’s summer scene with handcrafted ice cream, Egyptian street food and craft beer.

Ajoa Mintah (BASc ’01, chemical engineering), Amr Elmazariky (MASc ’11, electrical and computer engineering) and Jim Murphy (BASc ’95, chemical engineering) all worked as engineers before becoming successful entrepreneurs in the food and beverage sector.