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SRIC/Mitacs/OCI – Innovation Challenge – May 6, 2026
Session Description
May 6 2026 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, in partnership with Mitacs and the Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) invites University of Toronto researchers to participate in a matchmaking initiative on May 6, 2026 (11am-2pm) to connect with Ontario-based life science startups and scaleups and catalyze partnered research projects.
With a focus on life science, participating companies are seeking academic expertise in the following subjects:
- Pulmonary rehabilitation, respiratory physiotherapy, biomedical sensing integration
- Miniaturizing digital microfluidics platforms (hardware & electrical engineering)
- Regenerative medicine, stem cells and allografts
- Validating novel biomarkers to measure cognitive function (neuropsychology & cognitive science)
- Clinical validation of topical skincare formulations & digital diagnostic tools (dermatology)
- Clinical validation of hereditary genetic condition diagnostic software
- Advancing data standards for pedigrees and family histories (health informatics)
- In vitro human organoid or non-human primate primary cell studies of synthetic promoters
- Validation/optimization of AAV vector yields within HEK cell-based biomanufacturing
To learn more about each participating company and innovation challenge, please view this supporting document.