True North Biomedical
Competition

Canada’s First National Biomedical Engineering Competition

In collaboration with the Western Biomedical Engineering Club, this competition brings together the brightest undergraduate students from across Canada to solve real-world healthcare and medical technology challenges. Giving students the opportunity to collaborate, prototype, innovate, and compete.

About the Competition

Undergraduate students across Canada represent their universities.

Push your design skills, connect with professionals, and build solutions that matter.

Judging is based on design process, pitch, prototype, and testing.

2026-2027 Details

TNBC is back and better than ever for its second year.

Building on the success of our inaugural competition, this year's event welcomes an exciting new challenge and proudly features Boston Scientific as our 2026–2027 Title Sponsor.

Bringing together top biomedical engineering students from across Canada, TNBC continues to inspire innovation, collaboration, and the development of solutions that address real-world healthcare challenges.

The competition is set for another year of groundbreaking ideas, exceptional talent, and unforgettable moments.

You don’t want to miss this! Register for TNBC 2026-2027

here.

2025-2026 Recap

With 10 universities competing from across Canada and over 200 students in attendance, the inaugural TNBC made an unforgettable debut.

Teams spent the year designing innovative smart knee sleeves for ACL rehabilitation, bringing bold ideas, technical skill, and fierce competition to the stage. Memorial University of Newfoundland claimed first place, followed by McGill University in second and the University of Manitoba in third.

Last year set the standard. This year, we raise it.

Thank you to our 2025-2026 sponsors!