Our global futures
The 2025 Global Futures: Innovation Update showcases the incredible work of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s students, faculty and alumni as they tackle society’s most pressing challenges. From advancing health care with quantum cameras and nanotechnology to creating sustainable cities and transformative technologies, these stories highlight bold innovation shaping our future. Be inspired by how the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ community is stepping forward with ideas and solutions that reimagine what’s possible.
"The future we imagine for humanity and our planet is at the core of the Global Futures. À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ is thinking differently and working across disciplines to transform societies, health, economies, technologies and the environment."
— Vivek Goel, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ
Meet the innovators
Robots supporting human-centric health care →
Cobionix’s collaborative robot Codi automates routine tasks, empowering professionals to focus on critical patient care
Turning food waste into a new bioplastic →
Co-founders of MetaCycler BioInnovations leverage the Entrepreneurial PhD Fellowship program to scale their research solution for plastic pollution
Building the perfect quantum camera →
Vanier scholars collaborate to reach new levels of precision and reveal a new world of possibilities
Uncovering the invisible side of tech →
À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ researchers are decoding new technologies by asking why they were made and who they are made (or not made) for
CELLECT. transforms cervical cancer diagnosis with nanotechnology →
Using menstrual products as a diagnostic tool could replace invasive Pap smears with a non-invasive alternative
Scaling the electric vehicle economy →
OBEC paves Canada's path to building a green economy and maximizing impact on both technological and economic development
Global Futures in Focus
A podcast that explores the transformative forces shaping our world and uncovers solutions to compounding global crises, featuring insights from chancellor emeritus Dominic Barton and University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ experts. Keep an eye out for Season 2, launching in spring 2025.
Listen to each of the five episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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