Neil Mitra

Neil Mitra

2017: Canada-Wide Science Fair 2017 Silver Medal
2019: Founder and CEO of EyeCane Inc.
2019: MIT LaunchX Clubs Global Finalist
2020: InspoScience Gold Medal, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology Award, and Nokia Future Tech Internship Award
2020: Founder and CEO of Mitra Biotechnologies Inc.
2020: Patented Two Dimensional Material Based Paper Microfluid Device to Detect and Predict Analyte Concentrations in Medical and Non-Medical Applications https://www.patentguru.com/US2022003754A1
2021: Canada-Wide Science Fair 2021 Gold Medal, Youth Can Innovate Award, Best Senior Project for Disease and Illness Category
2022: Global Teen Leader 2022 from the We Are Family Foundation
2023: Z Fellow
2023: Geyer Family Award in Biomedical Engineering
2024: 50 Years VC 5050 Fellow

I am currently building Mitra Biotechnologies Inc. – where I am developing novel nanomaterial platforms that can accelerate medical diagnostic processes by 10X in speed and reduce costs by 1000X, enabling next-generation point-of-care diagnostics. I am a Presidential Scholar at the University of British Columbia in my Third Year of my Undergraduate studying Biomedical Engineering. I am passionate about integrating Applied Physics and Engineering with the world of Biology and Medicine to build an affordable and democratized healthcare system. As a member of the Masason Foundation, I aim to work towards this mission and be part of a global community with ambitious, like-minded peers addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to build a better future for humanity.