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Manupa Dissanayake holds his award on stage between Dave Mammoliti and Alan Neville, with a screen behind them reading Class of 2026 Recipient Manupa Dissanayake.

Manupa Dissanayake named inaugural recipient of MBI’s Alan Neville Legacy Award

Awards and Recognition, Heersink School, MBI

Learning to think like an entrepreneur: Inside McMaster’s commercialization masterclass

DeGroote Heersink Hub, Health Innovation, Heersink School

McMaster students build wearable tech to help kids with Type 1 diabetes play more freely

Awards and Recognition, Heersink School, MBI

From hospital hallways to the pitch stage: MBI students tackle real-world health challenges

Awards and Recognition, Heersink School, MBI

McMaster News  ➚

McMaster and U of T announce early-stage life sciences venture fund with Genesys Capital

Health Innovation

A New Chapter for MBI: Dr. Dave Mammoliti Appointed Program Director as $50,000 in Student Funding Becomes Available

DeGroote Heersink Hub

Faculty of Health Sciences News  ➚

Inspired by personal loss, McMaster student-innovators are advancing sepsis screening with sights of pitching at Harvard

Made at Mac

From Ideas to Growth: How McMaster Innovation Park Helps Ventures Move Forward

Made at Mac

From Discovery to Market: How MILO Helps Move McMaster Ideas Forward

DeGroote Heersink Hub

PR Newswire  ➚

NerView Surgical wins Falcons' Fortunes 2026 for its precise nerve visualization technology making cancer surgeries safer for patients

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ACE Future Innovators Bootcamp Learn more

October 29 to December 3, 2026 | 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Innovation Inspo – From Student to Startup Learn more

September 17, 2026 | 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Health Innovation Bootcamp Learn more

October 6 to November 17, 2026

Heersink ACE50 Pitch Competition Learn more

October 8, 2026