HIT Unconference

07/24/2018

Software developers, AI engineers and information systems professionals take note: You have a better chance at getting a prestigious high-tech job ...

05/03/2018

Join us in congratulating BenchSci with this great accomplishment!

Tom Leung, co-founder and chief scientist of BenchSci, talks about Google�s parent, Alphabet, investing millions in the Toronto biomedical startup, which uses AI to help scientists sift through research papers for scientific discoveries and product reviews.

12/01/2017

What is Pillars of Health? Healthcare innovation cannot be done in silos. It requires the interplay of different people with different expertise: clinicians, scientists, government workers, industry executives, and students - these are the people that make up the Pillars of Health. Pillars of Health...

09/21/2017

Deadline is tomorrow! (September 22, 12pm PT)

MITACS Globalink is accepting applications for their 2018 research interships: https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/globalink/globalink-research-internship.

The Mitacs Globalink Research Internship is a competitive initiative for international undergraduates from Australia, Brazil, China, France, India, Germany, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Ukraine. From May to September of each year, top-ranked applicants participate in a 12-week research internship under the supervision of Canadian university faculty members in a variety of academic disciplines, from science, engineering and mathematics to the humanities and social sciences.

The Mitacs Globalink Research Internship is a competitive initiative for international undergraduates from Australia, Brazil, China, France, India, Germany, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Ukraine. From May to September of each year, top-ranked applicants participate in a 12-week research interns...

08/04/2017

HIT is seeking volunteer executive team members!

08/01/2017

It can be fun too!

The offices are pretty damn cool.

07/19/2017

How innovation hubs are revolutionizing Bay Street.

A growing number of financial services companies are investing in innovation hubs. But what exactly do they do? Part one of this three-part series explores how these hubs work. Part two examines the big players in this space, and part three highlights the impact on financial advisors. Photo copyrigh...

06/22/2017

U of T's Lachezar Arabadzhiev shows off his company's wireless charging solution at a startup showcase event

06/13/2017

We present to you, with gratitude to Luke Cleland from Cleland Studios (www.clelandstudios.com), a photo gallery of the first-ever HIT Unconference on February 22, 2017 at University of Toronto's McLeod Auditorium. We would like to thank Steadfast, University of Toronto, Graduate Students' Union - UTGSU, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Translational Research Program, and the H2i Innovation Hub for sponsoring the event. Also, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to our speakers and mentors: Alec Levin from Steadfast, Zack Fisch from Dash MD, Liza Futerman from Arts For Dementia, Tom Leung & Maurice Shen from BenchSci, and Aqil Hirji & Ingrid Yu from Figure 1. Last but not least, I'd (Marmendia Romana Meester) like to thank my staff and volunteers Akhil Nair, Alan Alexsander Silva, Rafael de Oliveira, Gustavo Oliveira, Nancy Liu, Kate Kazlovich, Lisa Richardson, Farinaz Ghodrati, and Sal D'Souza. This great first-ever HIT Unconference was a success with all of your contributions!

02/22/2017

02/22/2017

is ongoing! Come and join!

02/22/2017