Centre for Research and Applications in Fluidic Technologies
In partnership with the University of Toronto, Unity Health and the National Research Council of Canada
Recognizing they could have a much greater impact by working together than separately, the National Research Council of Canada and the University of Toronto established a unique and long-term partnership, known as the Centre for Research and Applications in Fluidic Technologies (CRAFT). In 2023, CRAFT expanded to formally include Unity Health Toronto, an academic hospital network and leading Canadian health research institute. Unity’s clinicians and other healthcare professionals are crucial for the co-development, translation and broad adoption of new microfluidic-enabled technologies for health.
Our vision
CRAFT will strengthen the entire value chain of microfluidic device manufacturing, making Canada a world-leader in creating and deploying microfluidics-enabled medical devices that improve the health of all Canadians.
Our goals
- Push forward the science and technology of microfluidics;
- Accelerate the creation, commercialization and adoption of leading-edge microfluidic technologies for biomedical applications;
- Provide Canadian graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with unparalleled hands-on learning opportunities in government, private sector and academic labs; and
- Stimulate industrial activity for large-scale manufacturing of these technologies in Canada, thereby creating good jobs to help retain talent in Canada.
