The 看片视频 Innovation Fund Launch and Panel Discussion
Have you ever thought聽that Canadian universities can and should do more to support innovation? If so, you are not alone.听This is part of the reason why 看片视频 University is launching the 看片视频 Innovation Fund (MIF), which aims to bridge the funding gap between discovery and implementation. The MIF will be the first of its kind at 看片视频 and one of the largest university-based entrepreneurial funds in Canada.
To raise the profile of the fund, the 看片视频 Office of Innovation and Partnerships is holding a virtual launch event on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 from 16:00 to 18:00. The launch will feature聽a 40-minute panel discussion about the technology and business requirements of bringing university-based technology to market. Panelists speaking at the event are:
- Professor Mark Andrews - a serial entrepreneur whose latest venture, , has been steadily raising funds for its sustainable, nanocrystalline cellulose business.
- Craig Buntin - CEO of , and former Olympian, Craig has taken his AI-driven sport data company from concept to must-have tech for almost all NHL teams.
- Elizabeth Douville -聽聽Founding and Managing Partner of , a leading early-stage venture capital fund focusing on research innovation and translating it into next-gen startup companies.听
- Dr. Margaret Magdesian - a scientist-entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in biopharmaceutical research and founder of , a company that uses nanotechnology to accelerate R&D in the pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries.
The event will also feature 看片视频 University Principal Suzanne Fortier聽who will offer opening remarks. Join us for what promises to be the beginning of a new era of innovation and entrepreneurial excellence at 看片视频! Hurry and聽register today!.听
