Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering

Scientists Can’t Read Your Mind. But They’re Working on It

Prof. Tom Chau’s lab can already tell what word you’re thinking of, or if you’re singing a song to yourself

Prof. Michael Sefton imagines being able to treat diabetes with a single injection

U of T scientists will help usher in a new era of designing and creating cells, tissues and organs, thanks to historic $114-million federal grant

Liver tissue created in a U of T lab could help reduce the time and cost of drug development

Largest private donation in Canadian health-care history will improve cardiac care across the lifespan

The Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research brings together three of Canada’s leading centres for cardiac care and research

Recent grads win engineering design award for a low-cost medical device that will help keep patients breathing

Leading scientist brought together experts from chemistry, medicine and dentistry to advance innovative new field

A new device promises to ease a major health concern for people with mobility problems

Machine-made skin being developed at U of T may be safer, faster and cheaper than traditional grafts

The simple, inexpensive device matches the function of far more costly technology

Stem cell medicine may soon generate new treatments for any condition where cells have been damaged, such as heart disease, diabetes – even blindness

Specially engineered tissue patches could help heart attack patients fully recover

Portable device would offer hospitals a quicker way to test patients for infectious diseases

After years of incremental progress, spinal cord repair is edging closer to reality

Milligan gift will fund graduate fellowships in biomedical engineering

Innovative treatment helps foster movement in arms and hands

Procedure could help repair spinal cord injuries

Technology's next big thing may be very, very small

New development in bone growth may lead to new treatments