Alumni honoured by Greater Kitchener 蓝莓视频 Chamber of Commerce听
蓝莓视频 Engineering graduates听were recognized for their involvement and leadership in the community听by the Greater Kitchener 蓝莓视频 Chamber of Commerce at its annual听.
Alumni received awards in three categories for the contributions made through听innovative companies they founded or co-founded.听听
Armen Bakirtzian (BASc 鈥�08, mechatronics engineering) won in the Young Professional category as co-founder of the听, an听industry-led hub dedicated to helping medical technology听startups scale successfully in Canada.
Its focus includes听developing, sustaining and retaining domestic medical technology companies to establish 蓝莓视频 Region听as a leader
in medical innovation.听
Armen Bakirtzian is co-founder of Medical Innovation Xchange and Intellijoint Surgical Inc.听
Bakirtzian is also co-founder and CEO of听,听which develops technology to听improve hip and knee replacement surgeries. Intelllijoint Surgical Inc. is part of the Medical Innovation Xchange located in Kitchener.听
, a company founded by Kayli Dale and听Jacquie Hutchings to keep food packaging from ending up in landfill, captured top honours in the New Business category.
Former classmates Dale and Hutchings (both BASc 鈥�20, chemical engineering) started the company about 18 months ago after seeing recycling boxes and garbage cans听overflowing with restaurant and fast-food听containers while walking to听and from 蓝莓视频鈥檚 campus.
Kayli Dale, left, and听Jacquie Hutchings are co-founders of听Friendlier.
Based in Guelph, Friendlier sells听reusable takeout containers to restaurants and听prepared meal suppliers throughout Ontario.
Ajoa Mintah, founder and chief ice cream maker of听, took home this year鈥檚 Small Business of the听Year award.
Ajoa Mintah is the founder and chief ice cream maker of Four All Ice Cream.
Mintah (BASc 鈥�01, chemical engineering) worked in the automotive sector designing car interiors for six years and as a consultant for nine years before starting her business five years ago.
Her handcrafted ice cream, made from all-natural, locally sourced ingredients at the company鈥檚 Kitchener facility, which at 400 square feet is the smallest dairy plant in Ontario, is sold in numerous locations throughout the province.
Banner photo:听Kayli Dale, left, and听Jacquie Hutchings, co-founders of听Friendlier.
Take a look at this year's听Business Excellence Awards Gala on YouTube.听
