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2010 McMaster Innovator Awards Announced
MacGregor, Kim and Spectral Diagnostics honoured
The 2010 McMaster Innovator Awards were presented at McMaster Innovation Showcase 2010.
John MacGregor, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering (right), accepts the 2010 McMaster Lifetime Innovator Award from Mo Elbestawi, Vice-President, Research and International Affairs at McMaster University.
From a pool of ten outstanding nominees, John MacGregor, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering , was honoured with the 2010 McMaster Lifetime Innovator Award, and Joseph Kim, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, was chosen as the McMaster Innovator of the Year. Spectral Diagnostics Inc. received the McMaster Industry Partner Award.
To acknowledge their achievement, all three were presented with ceramic sculptures.
The McMaster Innovator Awards recognize researchers who contributed to McMaster University’s ongoing efforts to build a culture of innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurship by creating a product or service to transfer their research discoveries and inventions to society.
For decades, Professor MacGregor has studied multivariate statistics technology at McMaster University, gaining many professional accolades. Over the years, industrial partners have sought out his lab for help in solving their thorniest problems, and MacGregor was an early leader in accepting sponsored research. MacGregor founded ProSensus Inc., a high tech company aimed at exploiting the multivariate analysis technology developed in his research group. ProSensus, which has an exclusive license with McMaster, currently employs a dozen full-time engineers, selling services and products to mainly Fortune 500 companies.
Professor Kim’s Innovator of the Year Award recognized his efforts to commercialize his innovative IntroPsych course. This past year Kim successfully executed a commercial agreement which will see IntroPsych sold in higher education markets in Canada beginning in 2012. This on-line, interactive primary lecture material paired with dynamic, small-group tutorials and live lecture components is delivered to more than 5000 McMaster undergraduate students annually.
Spectral Diagnostics Inc. was awarded the 2010 McMaster Industry Partner Award. This award provides recognition to corporations who have made a significant contribution to developing the University’s research mandate. The company was recognized for its ongoing research collaboration with Yingfu Li, assistant professor of Biochemistry. Spectral has worked with Li to develop aptamer technology for the diagnosis and treatment of sepsis.
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