UBC entrepreneurs to storm Silicon Valley
Forget Dragon’s Den, University of British Columbia entrepreneurs have an opportunity to pitch their business concepts and products directly to Silicon Valley venture capitalists at an August 31 alumni...
View Articleentrepreneurship@UBC Seed Accelerator fund to help launch UBC startups
Startups from the University of British Columbia community can now apply for investments of up to $100,000 to support their new venture thanks to the entrepreneurship@UBC Seed Accelerator fund. A...
View ArticleUBC welcomes $1M boost in entrepreneurship and research translation
The Genomics Research Entrepreneurship to Accelerate Translation (GREAT) project at the University of British Columbia has been chosen for funding through Genome Canada’s Entrepreneurship Education in...
View ArticleStudent invention first to secure seed money from new UBC entrepreneurship fund
An invention developed by students in a joint Sauder School of Business–UBC Engineering undergraduate class is the first to secure seed money from a new University of British Columbia entrepreneurship...
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Entrepreneurship for all
A Sauder School of Business course focuses on the keys entrepreneurial success. Sauder launches UBC-wide course focused on new venture creation Entrepreneurs come from all walks of life. Bill Gates,...
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New funding, strategy, put UBC in vanguard of B.C. innovation
Aspect Biosystems, which creates 3D biological tissues to advance drug discovery, is one of more than 100 ventures in the e@UBC program. Photo: Jeff Vinnick. With a boost of $200,000 from the BC...
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Power drills go from the toolbox to the operating room
Engineering students develop simple alternative to expensive surgical tool for developing world The sight of a power drill in an operating room might make North American patients shudder, but in many...
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Major new grant to fuel social innovation and entrepreneurship at UBC
Social entrepreneurs at work in the Sauder School of Business’s Coast Capital Saving Innovation Hub. Photo: Brian Howell The University of British Columbia is set to become a leading hub for social...
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UBC PhD student recycles chopsticks for home décor startup
A research interest in bamboo and a love for sushi has inspired a University of British Columbia student to launch a line of home décor products made from recycled chopsticks. Called ChopValue, the...
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