Benchmarking 2023
With 2023 on the horizon, we are quickly approaching a decade of IMMPress Magazine’s continued publication. Wewant to thank our talented and hardworking team of writers, editors, and designers who...
Investment Banking Bridging Academia and Life Sciences Industry
“If you stay humble and keep networking, opportunities will come up.” Investment banks play an indispensable role in transforming academic discoveries in to innovation. Dr. Evelyn Pau is a PhD...
Letter from the Editors
Since the first industrial revolution in the mid-1700’s where breakthroughs in science and engineering led to the unprecedented rise in production output, the abrupt growth that societies experienced allowed for...
Design notes
In this issue, our design team effectively employs a green and blue colour palette with gray mixed in to represent the element of sustainability and manufacturing. By varying the shades...
The Earth Post-Humanity: A Book Review of Alan Weisman’s “The World Without Us”
Alan Weisman’s The World Without Us is a nonfiction book that explores the question of what Earth would look like if we were to suddenly disappear and leave behind everything...
Letter from the chair – Issue 10 Volume 3
The Department of Immunology will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024, and for the last 10 years IMMpress Magazine has been an amazing publication from our creative and industrious...
Volume 10 Issue 3, 2023 – Cover
Manufacturing has been around for a long time, from hand production to automated machinery. Regardless of the method, it has undoubtedly improved and continues to improve our quality of life....
Letter from the Editors – Volume 10 Issue 3
Since the first industrial revolution in the mid-1700’s where breakthroughs in science and engineering led to the unprecedented rise in production output, the abrupt growth that societies experienced allowed for...
Biodegradable polymers in biomedical applications: a sustainability perspective
Biodegradable synthetic polymers have been widely used in biomedical applications, such as in gene delivery, tissue engineering, diagnosis, medical devices, antibacterial/antifouling biomaterials, and as drug carriers. Their utility can be...
Industry 4.0 and the Promises of Sustainability—Will it be enough?
In 1764, James Watts sat by a Newcomen Steam Engine and wondered—why waste all that steam with no direction? That question sparked the idea and the eventual invention of the...