Power of Play Archives - The Forge https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/tag/power-of-play/ Built by McMaster University Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:34:57 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-F-ICON-RGB-32x32.jpg Power of Play Archives - The Forge https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/tag/power-of-play/ 32 32 ‘Entrepreneurship is in McMaster’s DNA’— Made at Mac celebrates innovation https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/entrepreneurship-is-in-mcmasters-dna-made-at-mac-celebrates-innovation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=entrepreneurship-is-in-mcmasters-dna-made-at-mac-celebrates-innovation Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:32:32 +0000 https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/?p=8400 More than 150 startup founders, students, graduates, researchers and investors gathered this week to recognize McMaster entrepreneurs whose innovations have made a real-world impact.   The second annual Made at Mac event celebrated the research excellence, culture of problem-based learning and supports for entrepreneurial students and faculty that are driving the rapid growth of McMaster’s […]

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]]> Student venture’s dinosaur diagnostic tool for kids wins Startup Survivor   https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/8016-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=8016-2 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:23:51 +0000 https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/?p=8016 A student team that is developing a dinosaur-shaped diagnostic device to accurately measure children’s hand grip strength won first place and $15,000 at The Forge’s annual Startup Survivor Pitch Competition. The toy-like diagnostic tool, which lights up, will allow clinicians to assess an indicator of health that is currently hard to measure for small hands, […]

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]]> Power of Play: Student innovators are developing medical device for children https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/power-of-play-student-innovators-are-developing-medical-device-for-children/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=power-of-play-student-innovators-are-developing-medical-device-for-children Thu, 22 Aug 2024 19:36:47 +0000 https://theforge.mcmaster.ca/?p=7837 Original article posted on Daily News A team of student entrepreneurs is developing an innovative toy-like medical device that makes health care more accessible for children by accurately measuring their hand grip strength.   “A child’s grip strength is a simple but powerful way to check on a child’s health but most of the tools available […]

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