Hardware is making a comeback and is spawning a strong ecosystem for the next generation of technology development, according to leading entrepreneurs at the Waterloo Innovation Summit at the University of Waterloo.
Patrick Brill-Edwards never thought he would help develop the world’s first cancer vaccine. But by the time the Gardasil vaccine hit the market in 2006, he had done just that.
A Waterloo kinesiology graduate and trained medical doctor, Brill-Edwards joined Merck, the company behind Gardasil, in 2001 when the vaccine had not yet been granted licensure.
Lin Tan has one goal in mind when working on her research — improving the lives of ordinary people.
Approximately 270 high school students and teachers from Waterloo and the surrounding area will explore careers in medicine and other health sciences at the University of Waterloo TD Discovery Days taking place tomorrow.
Internet services Giant, Google, is investing in cutting edge research at the University of Waterloo. Research into electrical and computer engineering recently received a boost with Waterloo professors receiving a prestigious Google Faculty Research Award.
The Grand River watershed in Southwestern Ontario has been studied by hundreds of researchers for decades and it’s time to bring the data together so the Grand River can become a showcase for smart water management, says a University of Waterloo researcher.
Wearability, a company founded by Waterloo Engineering students, has designed the latest in wearable tech – shirts that measure electrical activation in muscles to reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders including lower back and neck sprains and strains.
BEIJING — Large, graphic health warnings on tobacco packets in China would increase awareness about the harms of smoking, help to cut smoking rates, and in doing so save lives according to global studies. These are the key findings from a new report, Tobacco health warnings in China – Evidence of effectiveness and implications for action, from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (ITC Project), released today.
One in four older people living at home with dementia also have other serious neurological conditions like stroke and Parkinson’s disease, a study has found.
(The following news release was issued by the office of John Milloy, MPP, Kitchener-Centre)
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