Biotech Capstone - Bench to bedside - (University of Toronto Fall 2025)

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Naomi Levy-Strumpf
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Timeline
  • September 4, 2025
    Program start
  • December 2, 2025
    Program end
Program
4 projects wanted
Dates set by program
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Startup, Incubator, Small to medium enterprise
Environment, Hospital, health, wellness & medical, Manufacturing, Science, Technology

Program scope

Categories
Healthcare Biotechnology Communications Market research Scientific research
Skills
genome editing biotechnology neuroscience genetics
Participant goals and capabilities

Students from UofT are keen on getting hands on experience in the Biotech industry. These Genetics stream students are well versed with all the latest tools of gene and genome editing and some double major in Statistics or Neuroscience. There is no strict limit on the group size, it could also be individual students or groups of students. In addition, it could be a summer project that involves more hours.

Participants

Participants
Undergraduate
Beginner, Intermediate levels
80 participants
Project
10 hours per participant
Participants self-assign
Teams of 3
Expected outcomes and deliverables

In class deliverables: Students are expected to present their projects in an oral presentation and a digital poster.


What will students ideally learn from this community engagement experience? 

Designed to familiarize students with the field of biotechnology. and provide them with exposure to the biotech sector and the startup environment


How will students engage with community partners? 

  • Small groups (2-6 students) 
  • 1-2 hours a week for 10 weeks
  • project-based 
  • bi-weekly meetings (having some check-in meetings with the students is recommended) 


Project timeline
  • September 4, 2025
    Program start
  • December 2, 2025
    Program end

Project Examples

Requirements
  • Analyze data to uncover relationships and meaningful insights 
  • Conduct literature reviews and critically analyze primary research 
  • Communicate research and findings to a variety of audiences 
  • Prepare scientific reports & project 
  • Market research 
  • Presentations 


Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this program:

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