The NSERC CREATE Program in Microfluidic Applications and Training in Cardiovascular Health (MATCH) is an innovative interdisciplinary graduate student training program at the University of Toronto and York University.

Emerging microfluidic technologies can be used to create powerful “lab-on-a-chip” systems that promise to revolutionize the discovery and development of novel medical therapies. To meet the anticipated growth in this field, there is unprecedented demand for engineers and scientists who are conversant with all aspects of microfluidic technologies and able to understand biological systems such that they can be effectively evaluated with these technologies.

The MATCH Program aims to equip its graduates with the scientific, technical, and professional skills required to lead the development of these transformative microfluidic technologies in industry and academia. MATCH trainees benefit from an outstanding research environment, world-class resources and facilities, cross-disciplinary courses and seminars, industrial internships, and collaboration and networking opportunities with industrial, academic, and business leaders.

This internationally-unique program is supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program, the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, and our partner companies and organizations.

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