Chris Sorensen

I write about entrepreneurship at U of T, covering the growing network of business accelerators and incubators on campus. My focus is on how ground-breaking research is being turned into game-changing startup companies.

News stories by Chris Sorensen

Photo of Ilse Treurnicht June 12, 2018 Zero to $3.5 billion: U of T honorary degree recipient Ilse Treurnicht built MaRS into an innovation powerhouse
Photo of Dominic Barton June 12, 2018 Honorary degree recipient Dominic Barton encourages U of T grads to adopt a global outlook
Photo of Loretta Rogers at convocation June 7, 2018 'Give back in any way you can,' says philanthropist and U of T honorary degree recipient Loretta Rogers
Photo of Kirsty Duncan June 7, 2018 'It all starts with discovery research,' federal science minister says of Canada's innovation pipeline
Photo of Chris Hadfield June 6, 2018 U of T accelerator launches stream for space startups with Chris Hadfield at the controls
Photo of Tamara Walker June 4, 2018 Slaves and pirates: Winner of Connaught New Researcher Award gives voice to history’s voiceless on the high seas
Photo of Juliana De La Vega May 31, 2018 U of T grads seek out Toronto jobs as Canada's 'brain gain' gathers steam
Photo of Peter Wittek May 18, 2018 'We're about four or five years ahead of the technology,' U of T accelerator says of quantum startup program
Photo of Ellen Hodnett May 18, 2018 U of T's ombudsperson expands office presence to all three campuses
Photo of Jennifer Fraser May 15, 2018 Beyond the lab: U of T creates new guidebooks for researchers seeking to commercialize their work
Photo of Neda Ghazi May 11, 2018 Want to avoid sunburn this summer? This U of T startup's AI-powered sun-tracker can help
Photo of Alán Aspuru-Guzik May 4, 2018 AI researcher outlines vision for 'self-driving' labs at U of T-Tsinghua University conference
Liran Belenzon, Tom Leung, Elvis Wianda and David Chen May 3, 2018 U of T startup draws Google's interest by using AI to speed drug discovery
Photo of Cendri Hutcherson May 3, 2018 Thinking different: U of T’s newest Canada Research Chairs are exploring new frontiers in knowledge and innovation
Photo of Reza Moridi and Luna Yu, among others May 2, 2018 U of T startups take home prizes at annual Ontario innovation conference
Photo of Steven Del Duca and Derek Newton April 30, 2018 Universities drive startup activity in Toronto-Waterloo corridor: Silicon Valley think tank
Photo of vigil April 27, 2018 U of T community invited to participate in Sunday's vigil for victims of van attack
Photo of Frank Shannon April 26, 2018 Industry experts are helping U of T health startups scale the 'brick wall' of regulatory approval
Photo of flag at half mast April 24, 2018 U of T saddened by 'horrific' van attack: President Meric Gertler
Photo of Zack Fisch April 20, 2018 U of T startup inks $250,000 deal with local health network