Spotlighting UBC researchers throughout their innovation journeys.
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October 22, 2026UBC students innovating in data Intelligence for Smarter Communities
Innovation happens when motivated people come together around a meaningful problem and decide to figure it out. Recently, we saw students do exactly that at the Data Intelligence for Smarter Communities Hackathon hosted at The University of British Columbia (UBC) from September 25-27. Students…
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October 19, 2026From discovery to impact: Introducing the UBC Researchers' Guide to Commercialization
The guide is a practical, easy-to-navigate introduction to how inventions move from UBC research into the world, and how Innovation UBC supports researchers at every step along the way.
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October 7, 2026Episode 4: Raising Awareness with Research - Understanding Cancer Health Outcomes
Dr. Mary De Vera is an associate professor at the University of British Columbia and patient advocate. Discover how her personal journey with colorectal cancer influences her data-driven, patient-powered research.
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October 5, 2026Venture Founder alumni spotlight: Barry, the AI agent giving evenings back to field service-based business owners
In this Venture Founder alumni spotlight, read about Barry Co-founders Torrin Pataki and Griffin Velichko, what brought them to entrepreneurship, the field services admin problem that Barry is solving, and where they're headed in the next 12 months.
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October 5, 2026UBC researcher built the country’s only national dataset to shape Canadian road safety policies
A UBC emergency physician has developed Canada’s only national database providing insight into impaired driving using leftover hospital blood samples. Across 15 trauma centers, a decade of government partnerships has produced evidence to help shape road safety law across country.
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October 5, 2026Staff Spotlight: Sandi Swa, Technology Transfer Officer
In this Inventions and Licensing team spotlight, read all about Sandi Swa's expertise in immunology, questions we ask when assessing the commercial potential of a new invention, and the UBC AVENGERS program Sandi is supporting.
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September 29, 2026Venture Founder alumni spotlight: Cryo-Analytics, bringing advanced biomarker-detection technology to every research lab
Venture Founder is Innovation UBC's flagship entrepreneurship program, a 16-week deep dive that turns bold ideas and research discoveries into real startup companies. Open to University of British Columbia (UBC) faculty, staff, and students, the program offers experiential workshops on everything…
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September 28, 2026Mentor Spotlight: Tracey Gordon
In this Mentor Spotlight, meet Tracey Gordon, who has mentored with Innovation UBC since May 2023. Read the perspective of someone who has built, run, and sold her own company, now helping founders think about growth and exit from day one.
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September 28, 2026The right solution for Canada: UBC engineers are innovating tools to advance national security, sovereignty, and economic priorities
A UBC engineering lab is turning federal defence funding into engineering solutions and collaborative manufacturing capacity that will allow Canada to strengthen its Arctic sovereignty and fortify its defence capacity independently and more cost-effectively.
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