Entrepreneurship

Where Science Means Business

A new space at U of T Mississauga will help life-science startups refine their lab-based innovations

Scarborough Strong

A $25-million gift will establish a new centre for entrepreneurship at U of T Scarborough

Canada’s Next Innovation Leaders

The Schulich Leader Scholarships support talented science undergrads who are interested in entrepreneurship

Expanding the Pool of Entrepreneurs

A U of T initiative aims to support the creation of Black-owned businesses in the university community

A New Era in Medicine

How a historic $250-million gift to U of T will transform medical education–and improve patient care

Surviving the ‘Shopocalypse’

U of T Scarborough grad Satish Kanwar is helping small businesses thrive in a market that’s gone virtual

Off Script

Ayisha Lineo Gariba doesn’t play by the rules – while making films or while running her business

Could This Palm-Sized Cube Replace an Entire Lab?

Spartan Bioscience, founded by three alumni, aims to make DNA testing more accessible

Save Your Money

An app from Vicis Labs aims to help millennials and the precariously employed manage their cash

Failing is Part of Innovating

How an early defeat helped my company, OpenText, succeed

How a Verbal Test Can Reveal Your Brain Health

WinterLight Labs analyzes speech for evidence of even mild dementia. All patients need to do is describe a picture

3D Movies in the Sky

A U of T startup is developing a whole new kind of night-time entertainment

So You Want to Build a Startup?

10 tips from some of Canada’s top entrepreneurs

ICUBE UTM

The name of this U of T Mississauga business accelerator refers to three “i” words central to entrepreneurship

Poll: Does the Idea of Starting Your Own Business Appeal to You?

The students we asked liked the greater autonomy and creativity that running their own company allows

Music to the Ears

Margaret Lam’s company aims to reduce ticket prices for concertgoers

The War of Currents

U of T startup ARDA Power is looking to change people’s ideas about where electricity should come from

Can Science Help You Find a Soulmate?

Two U of T entrepreneurs are offering DNA tests to help singles connect and couples stay together

“Instagram for Doctors” Helps Physicians Solve Medical Puzzlers

A smartphone app co-created by a U of T alum allows health professionals to share images of unusual cases

Helping Machine-Learning Startups Succeed

Artificial intelligence could soon transform almost everything. The Rotman School’s Creative Destruction Lab will place U of T entrepreneurs at the forefront

Making Money Out of Thin Air

U of T startup Exact Media finds a way to turn excess space into a business

Brewed to a T

Using robotic technology, an engineering student lets tea drinkers create their perfect cuppa

Support You Can Bank On

U of T teams up with RBC to create new resources for student entrepreneurs

Improve Your Punch

Hykso creates wearable tech for boxing

Data in Search of Scientists

With the U.S. facing a shortage of data analysts, a company led by a U of T grad is looking to bridge the gap

Food Technologist

Irwin Adam Eydelnant blends his love of food with an advanced science degree and entrepreneurial outlook to come up with a completely new kind of work

Say What?

Knowtions aims to make translating complex scientific documents into any language faster and more accurate

Smart and Creative City

There's a wealth of innovative talent in Toronto. But we can do more to harness it effectively

Loan Ranger

Online peer-to-peer lending company hopes to change how Canadians obtain loans

Ninja Power!

Alumni nab deal with Playstation for video game N++

On the Job in the Cloud

Marwan and Hadi Aladdin aim to train the world’s workers

A Global Talent Destination

U of T’s ability to attract international graduate students is important to our – and Ontario’s – long-term success

A Digital Coach

Wearable software created by U of T grads aims to help hobby athletes up their game

Predicting Genetic Disease

First-year student's company lands $100,000 in start-up funding to identify individual genetic health risks

In Her Shoes

Like many women, Tanya Heath loved the look of high heels, but not the pain that went with them. So she created her own line -- with removable heels

From Dream to Reality

Canada’s next billion-dollar tech start-up might just come from U of T

Encouraging the Next Canadian Leaders

“In my experience there is no more effective cause than a university scholarship,” says entrepreneur and donor David Scrymgeour

Open for Business

U of T launches the Banting & Best Centre, one of North America’s largest entrepreneurial hubs

Testing the Waters

U of T offers undergrads the chance to try being entrepreneurs – without any of the risk

From Lab to Livelihood

Science graduate students learn how to turn cutting-edge research into viable businesses

Alumnus Elevates Entrepreneurship with $1-million Donation

Philanthropy key to supporting student inventors

A Quicker Fix

A new app aims to smooth out the often prickly relationship between residents and property managers

Singing It for Themselves

Erin Bardua and Maureen Batt founded an opera company that’s not highbrow or high-cost, but simply fun

Security in a Heartbeat

Tired of typing in passwords? A new device can identify you by your unique cardiac rhythm

Get Better, Sooner

Seamless Mobile Health aims to reduce hospital readmissions following surgery and save millions in medical costs

A Better University

At the end of David Naylor’s term as president, the student experience is stronger, research and innovation are booming and the global impact of Toronto alumni is greater than ever

Business Ties

Governments should do more to encourage immigrant entrepreneurs to forge links with businesses in their native countries, according to a U of T report

Consultant with a Cause

John Paul de Silva's company provides sound – and less costly – business advice to help non-profit organizations raise funds more effectively

Beauty in Numbers

Nadia Amoroso helps clients interpret complex data quickly and present it memorably

Uncovering Fraud

Computer science grad Stephen Piron is helping banks stay on the right side of regulators

Lighting a Revolution

Three grads have developed an LED that uses a fraction of the electricity of other light bulbs

The Tiny Perfect Keyboard

As devices get smaller, a U of T company has created a keyboard that makes typing easier while using less screen space

Bon Appetit, Paris

A food truck in a world culinary capital? With great fare, Jordan Feilders proves it’s possible

Mentoring Young Moguls

Yasmin Razavi helps students start their own businesses

Risky Business

U of T science students are learning how to turn their high-tech ideas into products the world wants

Andrea Brueckner

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