Innovation hub officially opened during the Heersinks' visit to McMaster

June 20, 2022 by Clara Fama

McMaster announces new School named after Marnix E. Heersink

June 17, 2022 by Clara Fama

Heersinks visit campus to celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship

June 16, 2022

A flurry of official openings and celebrations of innovation and entrepreneurship are accompanying the visit to McMaster University by Alabama-based philanthropists Marnix and Mary Heersink.

Congratulations to YWCA Hamilton Award Winner Lianna Genovese

March 7, 2022 by Katrina Cordovado

Two Faculty professors honoured as Women of Distinction by YWCA

March 7, 2022

Heersink $32M gift boosts McMaster’s biomedical and global health innovation

February 1, 2022

The gift will create the Marnix E. Heersink School of Biomedical Innovation and Entrepreneurship to educate the next generation of entrepreneurial health innovators.

Fiona Bergin, Program Manager, The Clinic

January 18, 2022 by Katrina Cordovado

A warm welcome to Fiona Bergin as she joins the Michael G. DeGroote Health Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship team

Health Ventures venture spotlight: Cardiotrack flags heart attack and stroke indicators

December 20, 2021 by Katrina Cordovado and Charlotte Miller

Cardiotrack is the sixth business started by CEO Eduardo Serna. It was created to streamline the health and safety checks of workers in Mexico. By law, employees are required to have their blood pressure checked daily before they are allowed to operate heavy machinery. Typically, a nurse would be on-site to conduct approximately 50 blood pressure checks per shift. With the help of his co-founders Itzel Alvarez and Daniel Hernandez, Eduardo developed kiosks for workers to have their blood pressure recorded and analyzed to flag potentially harmful outcomes.

Health Ventures venture spotlight: Engaging the transgender community to educate future physicians

December 20, 2021 by Katrina Cordovado and Charlotte Miller

Themis is a progressive educational curriculum that emphasizes community engagement, equity, and non-biased approaches to promote effective healthcare practices. Themis aims to increase the cultural competency of medical students towards transgender patients.

Innovating with empathy: Student-led research team earns award for novel bacterial treatment

December 15, 2021 by Christine Rankin

The McMaster Synthetic Biology Research Team (known as McMaster SynBio) is a student-led research team that gathers passionate undergraduate students to participate in synthetic biology wet lab, dry lab and public outreach initiatives.

ImaginAble Solutions wins top prize at ATS Labs Demo Day

December 10, 2021

Lianna Genovese, a graduate of The Clinic @ Mac's Residency Program and Health Ventures program, won the first-place prize at the 2021 Demo Day pitch competition hosted by ATS Labs. ATS Labs is Canada’s first accelerator for accessibility, mental health, and ageing tech startups.

Human trials begin for promising new inhaled COVID-19 vaccines designed to combat variants of concern

December 7, 2021 by Michelle Donovan

Human trials are set to begin for two next-generation COVID-19 vaccines developed by a team of scientists at McMaster University. These are two of the very few COVID-19 vaccines being developed in Canada. Phase 1 of the clinical trials was recently approved by Health Canada.

New disaster training game is a game-changer

December 7, 2021

A McMaster University-designed game to test health-care learners’ responses to mass casualty events has won the GALA 2021 Serious Game Conference Award.

Home ice: Star researcher back at Mac to pioneer use of AI to fight antibiotic resistance

November 22, 2021 by Kara Aaserud

Jon Stokes, a new assistant professor of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences at McMaster, and an educator within the Michael G. DeGroote Health Innovation, Commercialization & Entrepreneurship initiative, is using creative methods and tools like artificial intelligence to fundamentally transform antibiotic discovery research as we know it.

How a Mac student turned a first-year project into a global success story

November 22, 2021 by Sonia Verma

Lianna Genovese, founder and CEO of ImaginAble Solutions is a graduate of The Clinic @ Mac's Residency Program and Health Ventures program.

Celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week at McMaster University - November 8-14, 2021

November 8, 2021 by Charlotte Miller

Global Entrepreneurship Week (November 8-14, 2021) is a collection of activities, competitions, and events that celebrate entrepreneurship and make it easier for anyone to start and grow a company. Learn about the events taking place at McMaster University and join MGD Health ICE for two free webinars.

Join our team as the Program Manager for The Clinic

October 19, 2021 by Charlotte Miller

We are currently recruiting a Program Manager for The Clinic. The Program Manager will provide strategic leadership and guidance, build and maintain critical relationships with internal and external stakeholders, oversee education delivery and academic advising activities, and develop, implement and maintain the efficient operations of The Clinic.

From idea to LiONS LAIR champion - the journey of EmergConnect

October 8, 2021 by Charlotte Miller

Ron Galaev has reimagined same-day patient care in the emergency room. An idea that began in MGD Health ICE's Health Ventures program 16 months ago won the top prize of $30,000 at Innovation Factory’s LiONS LAIR pitch competition.

PROVA Innovations and ImaginAble Solutions two of six finalists in 2021 AGE-WELL National Impact Challenge

October 6, 2021 by Charlotte Miller

Matthew Rosato of PROVA Innovations Ltd. and Lianna Genovese of ImaginAble Solutions will pitch as finalists in the 2021 AGE-WELL National Impact Challenge on October 7, 2021.

McMaster Seed Fund first round applications due October 29, 2021

September 15, 2021 by Charlotte Miller

MILO is currently accepting applications for the McMaster Seed Fund. To be considered for the first round of investments, download and complete the application form on the MILO website and submit it by October 29, 2021.

Clinical trial on a plate: Researchers to create new “breathing” lung model to study illnesses like COVID-19

September 1, 2021 by Jessie Park

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from McMaster and SickKids, including two members of the MGDII College of Health Inventors, are developing a cutting-edge lung model that can better respond to viruses and drug treatments, giving scientists a tool to advance research in lung conditions like COVID-19, cystic fibrosis and allergens for asthma and air pollution.

ImaginAble Solutions CEO wins National James Dyson Award

September 1, 2021

Lianna Genovese, a graduate of The Clinic @ Mac's Residency Program and Health Ventures program, has received the National James Dyson Award for her invention, Guided Hands™. The award recognizes an engineering student who has created an effective solution to a problem with design thinking at the forefront.

Heads up, future startups: McMaster Seed Fund to launch in September

August 31, 2021

Launching in September, the McMaster Seed Fund (MSF), is an early-stage investment vehicle designed to foster innovative startup companies coming out from McMaster research with the potential for significant economic and/or societal impact in the Hamilton region and beyond.

Transforming healthcare through technology: Kay Wu wins CMA award

August 26, 2021 by Charlotte Miller

Kay Wu, a third-year medical student and MGD Health ICE Innovators in Scrubs program graduate, has won the Canadian Medical Association’s Dr. Brian Brodie Medical Learner Leadership Award.

Three tips to turn your healthcare innovation idea into something tangible

August 10, 2021 by Charlotte Miller

During episode 22 of the MacPFD Spark podcast, Sarrah Lal, an Assistant Professor of Medicine, shared her three starting steps for evaluating an innovative idea on its market potential.