Alert Labs makes sense of utility bills while watching for leaks Entrepreneurship By Megan Vander Woude|January 18, 2019 Founded by three University of Waterloo alumni, Alert Labs ensures its IoT devices are foolproof, making it easy to monitor utilities in homes and businesses
Scooping up sweet success Entrepreneurship By Carol Truemner|December 28, 2018 How a Waterloo chemical engineering alumnus, who took food process engineering courses at University of Leeds, is now scooping up sweet success
Startup provides a pipeline to co-op rental housing Entrepreneurship By Carol Truemner|November 30, 2018 With roots as a Capstone Design project, co-op housing startup PadPiper offers a better rental process for both students and landlords
X-ray innovation now in pilot study with cancer patients EntrepreneurshipImpact Research By Brian Caldwell|November 23, 2018 New technology developed by Waterloo Engineering startup could help save lives by enabling widespread screening for early detection of lung cancer
Elucid Labs uses AI in imaging device to detect skin cancer EntrepreneurshipImpact Research By Carol Truemner|August 10, 2018 Medical startup Elucid Labs has developed cutting-edge imaging technology that has the potential to detect skin cancer without leaving a mark
Bargain hunting app downloaded 40 million times – and counting Entrepreneurship By Brian Caldwell|August 6, 2018 Flipp app has been downloaded 40 million times since 2014 launch, now displays flyers from largest retailers, such as Walmart, Target, Kroger, Macys
Capstone Design awards help turn projects into businesses EntrepreneurshipUnique Education By Beth Cotter|April 18, 2018 Winning teams for this year are hoping to continue in the tradition of successful Waterloo startups including Thalmic Labs, Athos and Voltera
Calling all alumni to come home and ‘change the world’ EntrepreneurshipOur Icons By Brian Caldwell|March 28, 2018 Kik founder and former Waterloo Engineering student Ted Livingston is looking for help to turn Waterloo Region into a technology powerhouse
From electric cars to Morning Recovery hangover prevention Entrepreneurship By Brian Caldwell|March 14, 2018 Sisun Lee quit his job at Tesla to launch a startup company with a drink that promises to ease the day-after misery of too much booze
Avidbots Neo – the industrial cleaning robot Entrepreneurship By Carol Truemner|February 28, 2018 Neo is the creation of Avidbots co-founders Pablo Molina and Faizan Sheikh, both alumni of Waterloo’s mechatronics engineering program.
Researchers bring expertise to supply chains powered by AI EntrepreneurshipOur Icons By Brian Caldwell|February 21, 2018 The digitization of supply chains will require integration of AI, robotics, autonomous systems, data analytics, mobile connectivity and the IoT
Paper strips make water testing fast, cheap and easy EntrepreneurshipImpact Research By Brian Caldwell|February 7, 2018 Simple system could save lives, prevent illness in the developing world by enabling routine checks for E. coli contamination of drinking water sources