U of T Technology & Startup Explorer

Hybrid Anode Electrodes: Novel nanostructured composites from sustainable sources, integrating MXene and graphene nanoribbons (GnR) to improve conductivity, charge retention, and cycling stability for batteries.

This technology purifies highly contaminated water by combining forward osmosis and freeze concentration, efficiently recovering up to 98% clean water using energy-saving methods and recyclable salts, making it ideal for industrial wastewater treatment and water reuse.

Engineered enzymes to convert plant biomass hemicellulose into valuable chemicals like xylose and glucaric acids in a simple, one-pot process.

Technologies to combat micronutrient deficiencies: a stabilized micronutrient premix for granular foods and an iron-EDTA system for beverages.

Biocatalytic hydrogenating enzymes capable of catalyzing the transformation of ccMA to adipic acid

A first-of-its-kind, process and conductive polymer (CP) hydrogel ink with extended shelf life, tailored printability, and high conductivity—unlocking 2D and 3D printed electronics.

Materials and methods for ultra-high heat management in electronics and other critical components

A novel, solvent-free method for applying PDMS brush coatings to polyester textiles using a waterborne formulation.

Bio-inspired microfluidic layers for switchable window shading.

A temporary, biodegradable brain electrode that can stimulate and deliver drugs to neural cells.

Advanced manufacturing to enhance the wear resistance and structural performance of next-gen orthopedic implants.

A synthetic chemistry method that uses vanillin as the starting molecule to yield a novel difunctional phosphorus-containing chemical compound that can be converted into various FR monomeric resins with reactive functionalities.

A next-gen rechargeable aluminum-ion battery technology

A novel “aerio-metallurgical” process to recycle critical rare earth elements.

A novel method of Ni extraction that can significantly reduce sulfur dioxide emission, which is a major environmental pollutant.

Osteoarthritis occurs when the protective cartilage at the bone joints break down over time.  There is no cure for this disease, with one of the first standards of options for disease management being treatments such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).  However, this drug class often has undesirable side effects (e.g. liver and kidney damage) which have been attributed to non-specific systemic delivery.  Localized injections directly into the joint space can alleviate these issues, but current methods suffer from reduced retention times.  Polymeric solutions can solve this problem, if their other shortcomings such as poor mechanical properties, non degradability, toxicity, poor adhesion, slow gelation and burst release of drugs can be solved.

Antibacterial-silica (glass) self-assembled materials that respond to the presence of pathogenic bacteria by releasing drugs on demand when bacteria are present.

Scalable, portable diagnostics for bacteria detection, molecular diagnostics, and immunoassays through microchip-based optical, electrochemical, ion, pH, and temperature measurements.

High-performance software solutions and advanced algorithms for cryo-EM data processing.