Research with societal impact

A project that began as part of a first-year Integrated Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences (iBioMed) course has turned into a patent-pending assistive device within an international award-winning venture.

Enedym, a technology company founded by McMaster Engineering’s Ali Emadi, announced a $15 million financing round from an international group of strategic investors.

The total funding includes 1,960 new grants to researchers in a wide variety of natural sciences and engineering disciplines.

The hand-held rapid test for bacterial infections can produce accurate, reliable results in less than an hour, eliminating the need to send samples to a lab.

Developed by a team of McMaster researchers, the test uses a microchip to analyze a droplet of bodily fluid – blood, urine, or saliva – looking for a specific match.

Ten new researchers across three faculties have been named new Canada Research Chairs, a prestigious honour created to promote Canada’s world class research and development.

The technology is based on a discovery that drugs can be engineered into controlled release pharmaceuticals without polymers or excipients.

Known as iHub, the state-of-the-art facility will expand the existing facilities at McMaster Innovation Park.

iHub will create 170 jobs, training for 200 people and support 230 small and medium enterprises.

McMaster researchers are getting a $10-million boost from the federal government to produce an integrated automotive, aerospace and advanced manufacturing network.

The large six-year project will supplements students’ academic experience with internships, communications training and other career-ready skills. 

The McMaster researcher in transportation engineering is developing policy recommendations by identifying how transit systems can be customized to community needs.