Ready to take your idea or invention to impact? Applications are open for Innovation UBC's programs!
Innovation UBC supports pathways for UBC’s research community to bring their inventions to impact. Through our entrepreneurship and venture building team, Innovation UBC unlocks the potential of promising UBC startups, supporting researchers to drive change beyond academia and transform their groundbreaking ideas into real-world impacts.
Launch your journey today with our flagship Venture Founder program offered twice annually for UBC startups and partner program Lab2Market for the entrepreneurially curious. Don't miss out - apply today!
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Venture Founder
Venture Founder is a 16-week program that supports UBC’s community of students, faculty, staff and researchers who want to build transformative ventures based on their innovative solutions to critical (and often global) problems.
The program offers experiential workshops to define and validate your venture opportunity, support from experienced mentors, and covers foundational and operational topics to establish a viable startup company. The key applicant and co-founder must be a current UBC student, staff or faculty member.
Deadline to apply: May 16, 2025
Lab2Market Validate Foundations
Lab2Market Validate Foundations is a three-day intensive virtual training program aimed at providing participants with a comprehensive understanding of the process and best practices for research commercialization.
The program is designed for individuals at the outset of their journeys who wish to understand the first steps required for commercialization. Lab2Market is also running a health stream for those building in this area.
Deadline to apply: May 12, 2025
Innovation UBC in collaboration with SFU Venture Labs form the Pacific Hub of Lab2Market.
Lab2Market Launch
Lab2Market Launch is a transformative 4-month accelerator program designed to help entrepreneurial students and research teams turn innovative ideas into scalable technology-based ventures.
The program is tailored for ambitious individuals ready grow their businesses who have conducted substantial primary market research (including at least 50 customer discovery interviews). Successful teams receive a $10,000 stipend.
Deadline to apply: May 26, 2025
Innovation UBC in collaboration with SFU Venture Labs form the Pacific Hub of Lab2Market.
