Thursday, September 15, 2022
Orianna Min is an enthusiastic advocate of a unique program at the University of Waterloo that allows students to build businesses during their co-op work terms.
Now in the final year of the mechanical engineering program, Min took advantage of the Enterprise Co-op Program (E Co-op) to launch a medical technology startup with fellow engineering student Daniel Hu.
Elpis, which won a pitch contest as part of its E Co-op involvement, is developing a device that uses biotechnology to assist people with spinal cord injuries.
“It’s a life-changing experience,” Min says of the program, the only one of its kind in Ontario.
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