Professor and researcher at the University of Toronto. When I started Telescope, it was to encourage myself to build my network — to connect with industry leaders in STEM and to share the knowledge and advice I acquire to future generations. …

Self-folding nano-sized machines inspired by DNA can wrap up and transport drugs to cut off the heart of tumors. We’re still using a method from the 1940s to treat cancer. The era of chemotherapy was one that first emerged over 80 years ago. …

VP/GM Rapid Diagnostic Solutions at Thermo Fisher Scientific & President and CEO of Mesa Biotech. One of the things I’m most excited about when building Telescope is interviewing dynamic STEM entrepreneurs who live to reshape the status quo. …

Harnessing the power of Nanosensors and Machine Learning to package the various Lupus biomarker tests into one, increasing the speed and accuracy of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) diagnostic. (Written by Isabelle Lau, Marzooq A, & Ashley Mo) 80 years ago, the world froze in shock. The first case of Cystic…

The status quo is simply not enough. In the world of scientific breakthroughs, CRISPR technology is definitely one worth mentioning. The ability to edit genomes has allowed us to find solutions to curing conditions caused by genetic error, create a world of more sustainable agriculture, and with the onset of the pandemic, reform COVID-19 diagnostics. The current…

The coronavirus vaccine expires fast. The slightest rise in temperature can render a dose ineffective, meaning one less in someone’s arm and one more in the trash. But perhaps there’s a solution, and it lies in tweaking the physical pattern of the nano-sized lipid packaging. Conventional vaccines vs the COVID-19 vaccine. Compared to history’s other vaccines…

Co-founder of Spartan Bioscience and CEO of Lobo Genetics. This week I had the pleasure of talking to John Lem, the co-founder of Spartan Bioscience, a $30M corporation reforming COVID-19 testing to be faster and more accessible. …

Creating a closed-loop, zero-waste artificial system using minimum energy and equipment — with Chitin. Although none of us have ever been to Mars, we know it’s a dead place. Space aficionados who dream of colonizing the red planet will eventually need to face the scarcity of basic resources on the…

We’re using bacteria to wipe out harmful denim dyes. We’re turning cotton-clothes to fungi-fabric. Synthetic biology is transforming the way we make the things we wear, paving the way for more future sustainable fashion. Each pair of jeans in your closet took 1,800 gallons of water to make, the toxic…