i2I ACTUALITÉS

Burnaby (C.-B.) — L’Institut de recherche et d’innovation i2I de l’Université Simon Fraser (SFU) annonce le lancement du programme postdoctoral i2I Commercialization, une initiative nationale visant à doter les chercheurs postdoctoraux des compétences entrepreneuriales et des outils de commercialisation nécessaires pour transformer leurs découvertes scientifiques en innovations concrètes. Financé en partie par une subvention de […]

Link to Article October 28, 2024 Liz Mahon and BryoSphere Biotechnologies won first place and $5,000 at this year’s Invention to Innovation (i2I) Pitch Competition for their work turning moss into sustainable biofactories to make bioactive ingredients for skincare. The annual event at SFU’s Beedie School of Business celebrates entrepreneurial scientists who have completed the Invention

https://researchmoneyinc.com/article/creating-commercialization-postdocs-bridging-the-gap-between-invention-and-commercial-application August 7, 2024 Elicia Maine is Associate Vice-President, Knowledge Mobilization and Innovation, Simon Fraser University, and W.J. VanDusen Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship in the Beedie School of Business at SFU. Science-based innovations – those founded on engineering, scientific and medical discoveries – are critical to tackling global challenges. Canada’s brightest minds are generating

https://sciencepolicy.ca/posts/transformational-innovation-begins-with-universities/ As climate change intensifies, so does the urgency to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and bring clean energy options to the market. The demand for hydrogen energy is on the rise as countries seek to decarbonize. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency[1], by 2050, the hydrogen economy is projected to represent trillions of dollars

https://beedie.sfu.ca/ideas/2022/07/sfu-beedie-founded-invention-to-innovation-i2i-program-developing-scientist-innovators-for-major-international-collaboration-on-spinal-cord-research/   Oscar Seira, Mitacs Invention to Innovation (i2I) finalist in 2022. Seira presented the initial commercialization strategy for an injectable and functionalized biomaterial for spinal cord injury repair.   The quest to repair severed spinal cords has brought together the brightest minds from across institutions and disciplines in a spinal cord injury research program, Mend

News from this article Canada has an abundance of raw ideas, talented people, and entrepreneurial spirit. While research is world-class and technology start-ups are thriving, few companies grow and mature in Canada. This cycle — invent and sell, invent and sell — allows other countries to capture much of the economic and social benefits of