March 4, 2021 Three projects led by McMaster Engineering researchers receive $11.3M in federal funding The projects will build and expand the tools that will bolster McMaster’s nationally recognized strengths in materials research and healthy aging.
February 26, 2021 McMaster researcher Gail Krantzberg to co-lead policy advice on Great Lakes Krantzberg's research focuses on the Great Lakes, environmental restoration science and public policy.
February 5, 2021 Sheardown Lab and Ripple Therapeutics receive NSERC grant to improve treatment for millions with eye disease The Epidel drug delivery technology is based on a discovery that drugs can be engineered into controlled release pharmaceuticals without polymers or excipients.
February 3, 2021 To prevent millions more masks in landfills, McMaster researchers develop a way to recycle them McMaster’s Centre of Excellence in Protective Equipment and Materials (CEPEM) and B.C.-based Vitacore have launched Canada’s first end-to-end recycling program for single-use masks and respirators.
January 26, 2021 McMaster Centre of Excellence receives $1.2M to advance Canadian-made personal protective equipment The funding will support McMaster University’s Centre of Excellence in Protective Equipment and Materials (CEPEM) in making next generation PPE.
(Opens in new window) January 26, 2021 Hamilton Spectator Province gifts McMaster $1.2 million for PPE development The investment will help accelerate work at McMaster's Centre of Excellence in Protective Equipment and Materials.
(Opens in new window) January 21, 2021 Hamilton Spectator In the media: ‘Significant potential’: McMaster researchers create lab-grown meat that ‘felt and tasted’ like the real deal The researchers have tested the method on mouse and rabbit cells, and they believe it will work for pork and beef.
(Opens in new window) January 19, 2021 Brighter World McMaster researchers create “sheets” of meat in the lab that stack up well against their natural counterparts McMaster researchers have developed a new form of cultivated meat using a method that promises more natural flavour and texture than other alternatives to traditional meat from animals.
(Opens in new window) January 15, 2021 Brighter World Nasal spray delivers antipsychotic drugs straight to the brain, cutting required dose by up to 75 per cent and reducing adverse side effects The leap in efficiency means patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other conditions could see their doses of powerful antipsychotic medications cut by as much as three quarters.
(Opens in new window) January 10, 2021 THE CONVERSATION In the media: COVID-19 face masks represent a chance to restore Canadian manufacturing Though the pandemic has become the world’s dominant health concern, it may catalyze recovery from some of the economic consequences of globalization.
December 14, 2020 What PPE experts want you to know about cloth face masks Learn how experts are working with industry partners to improve the next generation of PPE in Canada.
December 11, 2020 McMaster Engineering researchers named among world’s top scientists The list recognizes the long-term career performance of scientists around the world, living or deceased, who are the most-cited authors in their disciplines.
