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Queen’s engineering researcher honoured for global innovation impact

Dec 11, 2025

Dr. Yan-Fei Liu has been elected as a 2025 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, one of the highest honours for academic innovators.

Drs. Teresa and Jamie Purzner leading the development of new brain tumour biopsy tool

Nov 17, 2025

Innovation, collaboration, and an entrepreneurial mindset are at the intersection of two Queen’s University neurosurgeon-scientists’ mission to transform brain tumour research and patient care.

November 5, 2025: European Patent No. EP3452620 "Cell-Free Detection of Methylated Tumour DNA"

Nov 05, 2025

Queen’s Partnerships and Innovation is pleased to report the issuance of European Patent No. EP3452620

Looking back at five years of serving women and non-binary entrepreneurs through the WE-CAN Project

Oct 30, 2025

The WE-CAN Project was able help 1,600+ women and non-binary entrepreneurs in the Kingston region and surrounding areas, but the program was not without its own challenges to overcome.

October 21, 2025: Canadian Industrial Design No. 234703 "Wedge Comb"

Oct 21, 2025

Queen’s Partnerships and Innovation is pleased to report the issuance of Canadian Industrial Design No. 234703

Scale Up Program client Cold Plasma Group awarded US patent

Oct 21, 2025

Initially targeting the cannabis industry, Cold Plasma Group (CPG) has developed a patented platform technology which uses cold plasma treatments for the sterilization of plant material.

October 7, 2025: Canadian Patent No. 3,042,916 "Method and Apparatus for Assessing Sensorimotor Performance"

Oct 07, 2025

Queen’s Partnerships and Innovation is pleased to report the issuance of Canadian Patent No. 3,042,916

October 7, 2025: Canadian Patent No. 3,084,416 "Spatio-Temporal Localization for Mass Spectrometry Sample Analysis"

Oct 07, 2025

Queen’s Partnerships and Innovation is pleased to report the issuance of Canadian Patent No. 3,084,416

September 16, 2025: U.S. Patent No. 12,416,577 "Sensor Elements Having Metallic Nanostructures and Uses Thereof"

Sep 16, 2025

Queen’s Partnerships and Innovation is pleased to report the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 12,416,577

September 16, 2025: U.S. Patent No. 12,418,232 "Three-Phase Rectifier with Reconfigurable Modules for Wide Output Voltage Range"

Sep 16, 2025

Queen’s Partnerships and Innovation is pleased to report the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 12,418,232

Four innovative startups awarded ScaleUp Program grant funding

Sep 10, 2025

Queen’s Partnerships and Innovation (QPI), in collaboration with Invest Ottawa, is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Scale Up Program grant funding.

September 9, 2025: U.S. Patent No. 12,409,473 "Carbene-Functionalized Composite Materials"

Sep 09, 2025

Queen’s Partnerships and Innovation is pleased to report the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 12,409,473