Discover if entrepreneurship is the right path for you.
As a researcher, you might be considering a career beyond academia. Lab2Market Discover is an online exploratory program that helps you discover entrepreneurship and the potential of transforming your academic research into a world-changing tech-focused business.
This program provides you with a safe space to explore entrepreneurship as a potential career path. You’ll learn a new way of thinking and find out if you have a passion for business.
You’ll get the chance to develop and expand a new business idea, while taking risks that will hopefully result in making a societal impact or profit.
Lab2Market is a nationwide program that helps brilliant minds in graduate and postdoctoral programs reimagine their futures. Throughout the program, participants will discover a passion for entrepreneurship, build an entrepreneurial skill set, and connect with the network needed to help turn an idea into successful businesses. In collaboration with SFU Venture Labs, Innovation UBC is delivering two Lab2Market programs: Discover and Validate, to researchers affiliated with BC academic institutions.
Program Highlights:
- Exploration: Helps participants understand the commercial potential of their research.
- Training: Provides foundational knowledge in entrepreneurship, market research, and customer discovery.
- Networking: Offers opportunities to connect with facilitators, industry experts, and potential collaborators.
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Format: Free virtual program
- Commitment: 1-hour live virtual class and 2 hours of homework per week
