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Thursday, December 7, 2017

Remembering our bold start

What were you doing on January 7, 2008? You may not remember, but 90 of your colleagues certainly do. They were starting class at Canada’s newest pharmacy school. The building wasn’t even finished yet. 

On November 10, Professor Marianna Foldvari received an award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievements in Nanoscience from Nano Ontario, an organization that represents Ontario’s nanotechnology community. She then travelled to San Diego to be appointed a Fellow of the prestigious American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS). These honours recognize Foldvari’s accomplishments in pharmaceutical sciences and nanomedicine research. 

Zoppy, a business designed by pharmacy students Israa Ali, Rida Bukhari, Rui Su, Ali Syed and Paula Wang, proposes a strategy for making health care easier to access for busy Canadians. Zoppy is the 2017 winner of the Pharmasave Business Competition, an event where third-year pharmacy students design innovative business plans and compete for a $5000 prize.

A patch that delivers allergy medication to children developed by Waterloo students is one of only two Canadian projects to be shortlisted for this year’s international James Dyson Awards competition. It’s the fourth year in a row a University of Waterloo project has reached the final round.