Entrepreneurship @ UofT Week: startups nurtured here
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Published: March 27, 2017
±υ³Ωβs β your chance to meet innovators from Canadaβs leading startups and get tips on everything from to .
#EntWeekUofT is the hashtag to follow as the ΟγΈΫΑωΊΟ²ΚΧΚΑΟ hosts a wide range of events from March 27 to 31.
The week features more than a dozen events hosted by incubator and accelerator programs and other partners, from to with The Agency.
βResearch that feeds innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization is thriving at ΟγΈΫΑωΊΟ²ΚΧΚΑΟ, β said Professor Vivek Goel, ΟγΈΫΑωΊΟ²ΚΧΚΑΟ's vice-president, research and innovation. βIn all sectors and across all of our campuses, our faculty and students are turning ideas into products, services, jobs, and companies that are contributing to the Canadian economy and improving lives around the world.β
Everything wraps up Friday with an all-day at ΟγΈΫΑωΊΟ²ΚΧΚΑΟ's Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport featuring a networking opportunity with more than 60 of ΟγΈΫΑωΊΟ²ΚΧΚΑΟβs leading startups β and the first annual pitch competition, where 10 of ΟγΈΫΑωΊΟ²ΚΧΚΑΟβs leading startups will compete in front of a panel of judges for top prizes.
Among Fridayβs highlights: the with leading artificial intelligence researcher and Vice-President Engineering Fellow at Google, Emeritus Distinguished Professor Geoffrey Hinton.
Read more about Geoffrey Hinton
And for those in the mood to beta test some augmented reality? You can hop on a bus and take a tour, courtesy of , a startup from the , DCSIL, and the .
More than 150 research-based startups have been launched at ΟγΈΫΑωΊΟ²ΚΧΚΑΟ during the past five years. Artificial intelligence-based NuraLogix has pioneered facial blood flow technology that will make it easier to monitor a loved oneβs health, even if they are across the world.
Read more about NuraLogix
WinterLight Labs has paired machine learning with linguistics to better detect early signs of Alzheimerβs disease and dementia.
Read more about WinterLight Labs
And, through small and low-cost satellites, Kepler Communications hopes to create universal connectivity to gather the worldβs information.
Read more about Kepler Communications
These stories of impact and collaboration, a small sample of ΟγΈΫΑωΊΟ²ΚΧΚΑΟβs leadership in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, will be profiled on ΟγΈΫΑωΊΟ²ΚΧΚΑΟ News throughout the week.
For a full list of events occurring during Entrepreneurship@UofT Week, visit .