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Researcher-Company Matchmaking Initiative: SRIC/Mitacs/OCI Innovation Challenge (Tech/AI Focus) – Feb. 12, 2026
Session Description
February 12 2026 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, in partnership with Mitacs and the Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) invites researchers to participate in a matchmaking initiative on February 12 (11am-2pm) to connect Ontario-based startups and scaleups with University of Toronto researchers to catalyze partnered research projects.
With a focus on tech/AI, participating companies are seeking academic expertise in the following subjects:
- Automated ontology learning & neuro-symbolic AI
- Privacy & security in AI model design
- Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) AI flight augmentation
- ML research data management (user testing)
- Custom LLM development, tailored to K-12 STEM curricula
- Machine intelligence solutions for robotics, multi-agent orchestration, and embedded intelligence
- Development of generative models to design peptides with non-canonical amino acids
- Development of AI-driven skin profiling and formulation design tools for skincareU of T researchers are invited to register for this matchmaking event to learn more about each of the unique tech/AI-focused innovation challenges put forth by the participating companies. During the event, you’ll learn about each company and their respective innovation challenge, and have an opportunity to discuss in person with their teams. Projects arising from this event may be eligible for funding programs such as OCI’s Collaborate 2 Commercialize (C2C) or Mitacs.