June 4, 2025 Balancing student life and startup success: Power of Play co-founders share their story McMaster students Deena Al-Sammak and Rooaa Shanshal are balancing academics and entrepreneurship as they grow Power of Play, a startup transforming pediatric rehabilitation. Along the way, they discovered the power of collaboration, determination, and community.
May 14, 2025 First-year iBioMed students learn the process of developing healthcare solutions in “Bench to Market” course The Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Innovation: Bench to Market" course is a project-based, integrated course that tracks the journey of healthcare solutions from the lab to the market, blending essential concepts in biology with clinical and business insights.
April 30, 2025 Winged Wheelchairs student invention aims to support wheelchair users with limited hand mobility Co-founders Mary England, Patrick Clarkin, and Troy Gonidis developed Winged Wheelchair out of a first-year project.
March 25, 2025 iBioMed students mentor local I-STEM high school students in entrepreneurship and design iBioMed students recently supported high school students from Blakelock High School, one of three schools in the Halton District School Board participating in I-STEM – an innovative regional program for Grades 9 to 12.
March 20, 2025 March Break-ing into the experience of a Mac Eng student More than ninety future Engineering, Bachelor of Technology, and Integrated Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences (iBioMed) students had an immersive experience at Mac Eng during March Break.
March 5, 2025 “Solutions that last” the focus of McMaster student-hosted Ontario Engineering Competition The Ontario Engineering Competition (OEC) 2025 brought together 322 representatives from 18 engineering schools across the province at McMaster University’s campus.
(Opens in new window) February 10, 2025 The Conversation In the Media: Using smart technologies and artificial intelligence in food packaging can reduce food waste More than 30 per cent of the world’s food is wasted each year, and associate professor Tohid Didar explains how developing smart food packaging technologies can address this challenge.
November 21, 2024 A semester in Singapore opens a world of opportunity for an iBioMed student Biomedical and chemical engineering student Rosalie Wang shares her experience of travelling across the world to Singapore to complete a semester abroad.
(Opens in new window) November 14, 2024 Hamilton Spectator In the Media: ‘Mr. O’Neal, I have a surprise for you’: Hamilton’s Lianna Genovese wows NBA star Mac Eng grad, CEO and founder of ImaginAble Solutions Lianna Genovese honoured with Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award in Louisville, Ky.
(Opens in new window) August 26, 2024 Daily News Power of Play: Student innovators are developing medical device for children A team of student entrepreneurs is developing an innovative toy-like medical device that makes health care more accessible for children by accurately measuring their hand grip strength.
August 20, 2024 iBioMed grad Lianna Genovese wins Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award Lianna Genovese has been honoured with the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for her commitment to enhancing quality of life for people with disabilities.
August 13, 2024 A summer in Switzerland enhances iBioMed student's Mac Eng research experience iBioMed student Sarah Arnold travelled to Switzerland this summer to participate in a research program and explore her family heritage.
