Click to view this email in a web page MAY 2016     E-DISTILLATIONS   Dear Alumni and Friends, Chemistry is frequently abuzz with news of startups and other commercialization activities and consistently ranks among the top-5 departments across the University for metrics of innovation such as invention disclosures, patent applications and license agreements. In this issue of e-Distillations, we shine a spotlight on some of these activities. We feature Professor Cynthia Goh, a long-standing champion of entrepreneurship in Chemistry, who was recently named the inaugural Academic Director of the Banting and Best Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. We also highlight startups founded by current graduate student Calvin Cheng (Sciventions) and alumni Leo Mui (Lunanos), Darren Anderson (Vive Crop Protection) and Andre Arsenault (Opalux). Interested in keeping in touch between newsletters? Consider joining our University of Toronto Chemistry Alumni LinkedIn group. We welcome alumni from both undergraduate and graduate Chemistry programs across all campuses of U of T. Members will receive regular updates on departmental events and activities and have the opportunity to connect with other alumni. Comments or feedback? You’re always welcome to get in touch at commoff@chem.utoronto.ca. Best wishes for an enjoyable summer. We will return with our next newsletter in the fall. Best Regards, Robert Batey Professor & Chair, Department of Chemistry     NEWS   Entrepreneurship champion named Academic Director of the Banting & Best Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Professor Cynthia Goh has been named the inaugural academic director of the BBCIE, bringing a long history of advocating for scientific entrepreneurship and a strong vision for integrating the BBCIE with the broader academic community. READ MORE   Lunanos: sticking up for sanitation in healthcare As they were finishing up their graduate studies in Chemistry, alumni Leo Mui (MSc, 2010) and Scott McAuley (MSc, 2010) caught the entrepreneurial bug. The outcome is Lunanos, a company set to revolutionize sanitation in healthcare through their invention IndiClean, a special sticker that changes colour when cleaned with a liquid disinfectant. READ MORE   Calvin Cheng: graduate student & entrepreneur PhD candidate Calvin Cheng has founded Sciventions, an e-commerce platform for scientists. He also sits on the executive committee of charity Pueblo Science and his doctoral research is focused on development of a filtration product with potential for commercialization. READ MORE   Portraits of innovation: Vive Crop Protection and Opalux Vive Crop Protection and Opalux are two companies founded by alumni and based on innovations from Chemistry. Vive Crop Protection develops targeted delivery systems for pesticide active ingredients and Opalux creates advanced anti-counterfeiting security features using tunable photonic crystals. Both are poised to make big impacts in their respective fields. READ MORE       ALUMNI     Help Chemistry develop the talent, ideas and solutions for the defining challenges of our time. LEARN MORE   Wanted: Arts & Science Alumni Volunteers Have 5 minutes or 5 hours? Want to reconnect with U of T and help current students? We have plenty of opportunities to get involved in Arts & Science GET INVOLVED   Follow us on social media     Department of Chemistry 80 St. George Street Tel: 416-946-0348 e-mail: commoff@chem.utoronto.ca web: chem.utoronto.ca give: donate.utoronto.ca/chemistry The University of Toronto respects your privacy. We do not rent, trade or sell our mailing lists. Copyright © 2016 University of Toronto. All rights reserved. To opt-out of future messages of this kind, please contact us.