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Ten University of Toronto researchers are receiving Connaught Innovation Awards to help accelerate the development and commercialization of their promising technologies.

The winning projects were selected for their strong socio-economic and commercial potential and are expected to have a positive impact on society. 

“The Connaught Innovation Awards are building on the legacy of Connaught Labs which produced insulin, vaccines and anti-toxins that saved lives – and which continues to fund innovative research at ��˾��ֱ�� today,” said Vivek Goel, ��˾��ֱ��'s vice-president of research and innovation and strategic initiatives.

“I congratulate all the winners of this year's awards for the important contributions they're making both locally and globally.”

The ten winners are:
• Sanja Fidler of the department of mathematical and computational sciences at the University of Toronto Mississauga and the Vector Institute
• Molly Shoichet of the department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry and the Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering at the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and the Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research
• Timothy Bender of the department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
• Eyal de Lara of the department of computer science in the Faculty of Arts & Science
• Benjamin Hatton of the department of material science and engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
• Glen Hibbard of the department of materials science and engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
• Michael Hutchison of the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
• Hoi-Kwong Lo of the department of electrical and computer engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and the department of physics in the Faculty of Arts & Science
• Karan Singh of the department of computer science in the Faculty of Arts & Science
• Yu Sun of the department of mechanical and industrial engineering and the Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering 

The Connaught Fund, the largest internal university research funding program in Canada, has awarded almost $7 million in ten competitions for the Connaught Innovation Award program. This year's winners will share a total of $500,000.