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Vanessa Martinez Storin, a Science and Business student at the University of Waterloo, transformed her passion for photography into a thriving entrepreneurial venture through the Enterprise Co-op (E-Coop) program. As the COO of Virtual Tour Studios, Vanessa developed a business specializing in immersive and interactive virtual tours using AR and VR technology. 

Michael Saunders, Vice President of the Science and Business Ambassador Team (SBAT), represented the University of Waterloo at the iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris, France.

The Fusion Conference, an annual case competition hosted at the University of Waterloo, has been fostering interdisciplinary collaboration since 2004. Two decades of cutting-edge topics and a sneak-peak into Fusion Conference 20.

High School Students Embark on an Entrepreneurial Journey with Science and Business 

UW SCBUS program attends the Collision Conference

The Science and Business program at hit all the right notes as it celebrated its achievements with a dazzling showcase, featuring musical performances by The WaterBoys and AJ Mbobi. The event, held at Federation Hall, served as both a tribute to the program's successes and a farewell to its graduating students.

Winter 2024 Alumni Advisory Fireside Chat

Throughout the pandemic, students in the WatSolve Consulting Group have continued to provide support for small science companies to find their niche in the market, through management consulting. The University of Waterloo is well known for its experiential learning experiences, and the Science and Business program is no exception.

The Faculty of Science is pleased to announce that Professor Okey Igboeli will be our next Director in the Science and Business Program, effective July 1, 2021.

The implementation of a blockchain-based system may resolve many of the challenges facing current electronic medical records for British Columbia patients. 

By integrating a blockchain encryption method that works with the current electronic medical record options already being used, patient information could be securely and efficiently passed between healthcare providers, without the need for paper records or faxes, according to researchers from the University of Waterloo.