Biotechnology Breaks

BioTec breaks provide the insights and resources needed to plan impactful careers in biotechnology. Published weekly, they feature interviews with exceptional students, academics and industry professionals.

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Sep 3
7 min

Aspiring Innovator, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering with George Padeigis

I believe biomedical technology is the next frontier, with so much still to be developed. Undergoing training would be a portal into future.

Aug 17
7 min

AI in Healthcare with Saima Ali

I felt that robotics engineering would equip me with the knowledge I would need for me to build such tools.

Aug 10
7 min

Nano Engineering with Arianna Skirzynska

I had a very focused, specific idea of where I could go in the future as a nanotechnology student but I used coop to discover more.

Jul 22
7 min

Aspiring Student Researcher at the Intersection of Material Engineering and Healthcare

My interests are quite broad, which is why I’m doing everything I can to secure new opportunities so that I may explore them.

Jul 22
6 min

Research to Fight Against Cancer

Netra is from Toronto, Ontario, and will begin pursuing a Ph.D. in Bioengineering at Stanford University as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar.

Jun 28
9 min

A Students’ Perspective on UWaterloo Biotechnology

An interview with four biotechnology students. Rich with advice for university students and anecdotes from the program.

Jun 7
5 min

What it's like to study at the intersection of Science and Business.

Sophia is the vice president of the science & business student association, president for Enactus Waterloo a social entrepreneurship group

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