'This partnership amplifies the collaborative strength of our organizations and establishes a new hands-on learning environment that will have meaningful impact in the healthcare field and beyond.”
The Teck Copper Innovation Hub, which was created through a $1.75 million donation from Teck, will allow BCIT students and researchers at the Burnaby campus to study and test the use of antimicrobial copper in different healthcare devices including prosthetics and orthotics.
"The new Teck Copper Innovation Hub will explore innovative new ways to use antimicrobial copper to enhance safety for patients and health care professionals and we applaud BCIT for advancing this important work." "The Teck Copper Innovation Hub combines the state-of-the-art research capabilities of BCIT Applied Research with the industry expertise of Teck to drive innovation across a growing interdisciplinary field," BCIT interim president Paul McCullough added.
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