Info Session: Building a UBC Founded Business for the School of Biomedical Engineering
Are you thinking about translating your research into a product or service for societal impact? Innovation UBC supports UBC's community of students, staff, faculty and researchers who want to build transformative solutions to solve global problems. Join us September 18 at UBC's School of Biomedical Engineering to learn more about what we do and programs that are open for applications.
During the info session, you can expect to:
Gain a comprehensive overview of our flagship and national partner programs, including the structure, process, and benefits.
Meet and connect with Innovation UBC's Senior Manager, Program Operations, Lynn Kulli and Lab2Market Venture Activator, Kendra Payne, to learn which program is right for you!
Pizza will be served.
Flagship programming
Venture Founder is our 16-week flagship program that provides aspiring UBC founders with a business skillset and surrounds them with highly skilled mentors and community to support their start-up-building process.
Applications for our Spring 2026 Venture Founder cohort open mid-September and close at the end of October 2025.
Partner programming
Lab2Market is a nationwide program helping graduate students and postdoctoral researchers reimagine their futures. The Pacific Hub, delivered by Innovation UBC and SFU VentureLabs, is recruiting for the Validate Winter 2026 cohort, a four-month program designed for those who have identified a market opportunity and are ready to validate their business.
Applications are open until September 26, 2025.
Who is it for?
This session is for UBC students, staff, faculty and researchers interested in taking the next step in their venture building journey.
Where is it located?
This session is located on the third-floor lunchroom of the School of Biomedical Engineering on UBC Point Grey Campus in their new building at 6088 University Blvd (Gordon B. Shrum Building).
About Innovation UBC
Innovation UBC works with UBC’s researchers to support and accelerate the translation of their research into real world impacts. Through research partnerships, technology transfer, and venture building services, UBC researchers have access to a robust ecosystem of services and support to strengthen their translation opportunities.
Innovation UBC is committed to fostering a unified innovation ecosystem, advancing research collaborations, accelerating early-stage innovation and support for spinoff companies, and strengthening equitable engagement and partnerships. Our successful history of translation and commercialization has led to the creation of 275 spin-off companies, establishing over 500 active licensing agreements, and enabling thousands of research partnerships each year with industry, government, and non-profit organizations. UBC spin-off companies have attracted over $8.4 billion in investment capital. Our goal is to help create impact from UBC’s breakthrough research to generate social, health, environmental and economic benefits.