TNBC · National Competition

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

Who

Undergraduate students across Canada represent their universities.

Why

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

How

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

When

The weekend of March 6-7.

Roster · 2026–2027

Meet Your Competitors

Universities from across Canada competing in this year's True North Biomedical Competition.

Memorial University of Newfoundland

University of Ottawa

University of Manitoba

Western University

McGill University

University of Toronto

McMaster University

University of Guelph

University of Victoria

Toronto Metropolitan University

University of Calgary

York University

Spec Sheet · 2026–2027

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!

Season Recap · 2025–2026

2025-2026 Recap

Universities

200+

Students

1st

Inaugural Edition

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.