Lab2Market Validate Foundations

Lay the foundation for your entrepreneurial journey.

Are you eager to bring your idea to market but unsure where to start? As a researcher in emerging technologies, you may sense the commercial potential of your work but need guidance on how to take the first step and tap into the resources around you. With Validate Foundations, you'll gain the essential knowledge and tools to seize these opportunities, including access to our Lab2Market Validate program. 

Upcoming Programs

Lab2Market Validate Foundations Summer 2026

Program dates: June 1, 3, and 5, 2026

L2M Validate Foundations is a free three-day online intensive training program aimed at providing researchers (faculty, students, recent graduates) with a comprehensive understanding of the process and best practices for taking research from lab to market. 

Eligibility

L2M Validate Foundations is open to students, faculty, and researchers affiliated with Canadian post-secondary institutions including artists, designers, and creative practitioners working within or alongside academic contexts. No prior experience in entrepreneurship or commercialization is required.

Program Overview:

  • Regional program: Delivered by ECU’s Shumka Centre for Creative Entrepreneurship as part of the L2M Pacific Hub co-led by UBC and SFU.

  • Develop your skills: For researchers across Canada (faculty, students, and recent graduates) that provides a comprehensive understanding of taking research from lab to market. Participants will learn how to identify real-world problems, develop customer discovery skills, test assumptions, and explore potential applications of their work. Upon completion, participants will possess the knowledge necessary to initiate their commercialization endeavours and strategically position their projects to capitalize on opportunities within their ecosystem.

  • Explore commercialization: Learn how to take the first steps and understand the commercial potential of your work from seasoned entrepreneurs and principal investigator-entrepreneurs.

  • Commitment: 2-hour live virtual sessions across 3 days (6 hours total)

  • Cost-free enrolment: Offered at no cost to participants

  • Format: Online

  • Program dates:  June 1, 3, and 5, 2026

  • Application deadline: Monday, May 11, 2026

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About Lab2Market

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. Innovation UBC in collaboration with SFU VentureLabs form the Pacific Hub for Lab2Market, serving BC and the Yukon.

 
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