Entrepreneurship Archives - Waterloo Engineering

Y Combinator President to receive honorary doctorate

Entrepreneurship By Beth Cotter|June 6, 2017

Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator — considered the world’s most powerful startup incubator — to receive honorary doctorate at spring convocation.

Engineering 7: Campaign update

Entrepreneurship Impact Research Unique Education By Angela Pause|January 12, 2017

The $88 million Engineering 7 building received a funding boost on January 12, 2017 from the federal government with $32.6 million.

Co-op helped aspiring engineer find his footing in Canada

Entrepreneurship By Brian Caldwell|December 5, 2016

Leslie Klein worked his way through Waterloo Engineering and on to success as an entrepreneur with antennas for satellite connectivity.

Zhongchao Tan, who tested dust masks for O2 Canada.

Professor’s expertise a breath of fresh air for dust mask startup

Entrepreneurship By Kelly Pedro|November 1, 2016

With a little help from Waterloo Engineering, a perfect seal helps separate O2 Canada from its competitors in the crowded air filtration market.

Staff members show their lighter side at Pixel Tours.

Creating digital experiences in an Aladdin’s cave of technology

Entrepreneurship By Julie Stauffer|October 20, 2016

Firm co-founded by Waterloo Engineering alumnus tackles ‘fundamentally disruptive’ projects at the intersection of technology and human experience.

Ourotech developing biomaterials for testing of cancer drugs

Entrepreneurship By Shane Schick|September 27, 2016

Waterloo Engineering startup is developing patented biomaterial to streamline testing of cancer drugs.

Startup founder Chanakya Ramdev and his Sweat Free prototype.

Sweat Free: a student startup story of perspiration and inspiration

Entrepreneurship By Brian Caldwell|August 3, 2016

A startup company at Waterloo Engineering grows out of first-hand experience at a sticky co-op work term on the other side of the world.

Capstone Design project leads to surgical smart tool

Entrepreneurship Unique Education By Shane Schick|February 5, 2016

Working alongside his mechatronics classmates to lead Intellijoint Surgical Inc., a medical technology company that has commercialized their fourth-year Capstone Design project.

How Miovision is moving us closer to ending road rage

Entrepreneurship Unique Education By Shane Schick|October 23, 2015

This kind of technology is becoming of increased interest to local governments who see traffic management as a foundational element of “smart city” initiatives.

Unique engineering education leads to HR startup pymetrics

Entrepreneurship Unique Education By Julie Stauffer|October 19, 2015

I didn’t just learn to be a computer engineer at Waterloo,” Yoo explains. “The undergrad curriculum taught me how to be an effective problem solver as well

Michael Kuntz, Shysta Ismaili and Ibraheem Khan of Smarter Alloys

Wired with dynamic memory

Entrepreneurship Impact Research By Julie Stauffer|September 18, 2015

Engineering startup Smarter Alloys comes from engineering research into lasers and electron beams how these welding tools change the properties of materials

Canada’s best co-op student of the year

Entrepreneurship Unique Education By Carol Truemner|September 9, 2015

Andrew Andrade was halfway around the world when the mechatronics engineering student discovered he had not only won Waterloo Engineering’s top co-op student award, but the national award as well.