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Bay Area Health Trust is a Hamilton Ontario based company that operates life science businesses and invests in growth oriented opportunities with the goal of returning value to its beneficiaries.

The ground-breaking Bachelor-Master program is seeding the next generation of entrepreneurial, scientific, and business leaders in the Canadian pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and biomedical sectors and beyond.

(iBioMed) is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program that gives students a strong foundation in both engineering and health sciences. Students will have a common first year before choosing to specialize in either health sciences or engineering in second year.

C20/20 Innovation Hub at McMaster specializes in the development and commercialization of novel biomaterials and therapeutic approaches with a particular expertise in the ophthalmic space.

The Centre for Research on Community Oriented Entrepreneurship (CRCE) conducts research that supports marginalized and minority persons in examining problems creatively and leveraging their constraints to foster innovative business solutions.

The conference provides innovators the opportunity to network with industry experts, peers and members of other government centres of excellence and provides recognition for leading Canadian innovators.

Knowledge Translation is a dynamic and iterative process that includes the synthesis, dissemination, exchange and ethically-sound application of knowledge to improve the health of Canadians, provide more effective health services and products, and strengthen the health care system.

CityLAB is an innovation hub that brings together student, academic, and civic leaders to co-create a better Hamilton for all.

The College of Health Inventors is a group of McMaster faculty, staff, and alumni who have shown interest and success in entrepreneurship and innovation

Based in Waterloo Region, Communitech has helped founders build strong teams, access capital and commercialize products for more than 25 years.

This programs connects experienced executives, investors, and serial entrepreneurs with McMaster founders at all stages to help them develop and commercialize their technologies.

You have great ideas. Attend Entrepreneurship Week to find out how to unleash them and start your innovation journey by adopting an entrepreneurial mindset.

Intellectual Property (IP) and Commercialization are both central to McMaster’s mission & vision for “Impact, Ambition and Transformation through Excellence, Inclusion and Community: Advancing Human and Societal Health and Well-being.”

The Global Engineering Design Studio is an eight-week, 100% virtual program in which students from across the world collaborate in order to propose innovative solutions to pressing global issues.

Hamilton Health Sciences is a community of 18,000 staff, physicians, researchers and volunteers that proudly serves southwestern Ontario residents. It also provides specialized, advanced care to people from across the province.

Hamilton Technology Centre is an innovation hub for new and emerging companies. It is an active participant in Canada’s Innovation Corridor, connecting entrepreneurs to other communities and resources in the region.

The Health Innovation Bootcamp is an immersive, project-focused education program providing curious innovators with the building blocks of entrepreneurship. Bootcamp participants will start to build their business foundation and understand high level entrepreneurship/business concepts and terminology.

Leverage up to $15,000 worth of services to work directly with the Research Administration groups at Hamilton Health Sciences or St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton to create the pre-trial protocols and documents required to undertake a commercialization project or clinical trial in one of Canada’s leading research hospitals.

The i.d.e.a. Fund was created to support and position local economies in southern Ontario for long-term growth. The goal is to provide high potential businesses with the opportunity to receive seed funding and business advisory supports to develop new green innovations.

Offered through the DeGroote School of Business, Impact Entrepreneurship 101 is a no-cost, weekend-long bootcamp designed to support aspiring entrepreneurs who wish to drive social and environmental change.

The Innovation Factory supports entrepreneurs with guidance on launching, building and scaling businesses.

The Innovation Matchmaking program connects research teams from across campus and/or affiliated hospitals and provides them with an equivalent of $75,000 in prep-funding that can be used to build investable ventures.

Hamilton’s industries were built from a steel manufacturing and textiles backbone, which have since grown into exceptionally advanced technology-driven businesses.

Lab2Market is a suite of programs that aims to foster innovation and commercial success in Canada by helping you realize and actualize the market potential of your ideas.

The Life Sciences Innovation Fund (LSIF) is an early-stage co-investment fund that supports companies in Life Sciences and Healthcare Technologies sectors related to human health.

This Innovation Factory pitch competition provides ten up-and-coming entrepreneurs with resources and training to help build successful business ventures.

MACcelerate brings together medical professionals, engineers and entrepreneurs to redefine the future of healthcare and enhance clinical outcomes.

In this new space, students will embrace the future of business. They’ll learn about and prepare to excel in careers that don’t even exist yet. It’s all about enhancing the student experience for the next generation.

The first graduate health-care entrepreneurship program of its kind in Canada, the MBI (MBI) program is a multidisciplinary, project-oriented graduate program focused on bridging the gap between technology development and its transfer into local, national, and international biomedical markets.

One of the world’s leading academic research programs in transportation electrification and smart mobility focused on pioneering sustainable energy-efficient solutions from advanced electric motors, power electronics, energy management systems, and controls to electrified powertrains, electric vehicles, and autonomous systems.

The Academy enhances McMaster's unique entrepreneurial training, research and translation pipeline. It hosts a series of programs that inspire, support, and reward established and aspiring McMaster entrepreneurs as they work to transform their research breakthroughs into high-value products and services.

MILO helps facilitate collaborative research with industry partners and supports the dissemination of research results through commercialization.

MIP acts as a bridge between academia and industry by supporting researchers with commercial aspirations and enabling students to develop their ideas while connecting industry with the technical prowess of McMaster University and other academic institutions. MIP is an integral part of Hamilton’s innovation ecosystem where anyone can find a multiplicity of resources to help begin your journey.

The McMaster Seed Fund is dedicated to supporting McMaster research-based startups with the potential to generate significant economic or social impact in the Hamilton area and beyond.

MED-X serves as a nexus for entrepreneurship and commercialization initiatives within and outside of the university.

The MGD College of Health Inventors is a group of McMaster faculty, staff, and alumni who have shown interest and success in entrepreneurship and innovation.

The objective of Idea to Innovation (I2I) grants is to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector, and to promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company.

OBIO advances its goals through collaborative partnerships with industry, the investment community, academia, patients and government.

OBIO advances its goals through collaborative partnerships with industry, the investment community, academia, patients and government.

Are you a McMaster faculty member and start-up founder seeking more time to focus on your company? The Office of the Vice-President, Research and Office of the Provost have launched a new fellowship program designed to support professors pursuing entrepreneurship.

Residency @ The Clinic is a nine-month program for health care innovators who are committed to moving their health innovations forward and looking for a fast-track approach to validate and grow their business while building up their critical network.

In this course students will learn to apply skills learned in entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship and community engagement from an experiential perspective.

With the SOPHIE program, you receive funding and access to Hamilton’s unique life science capabilities and research expertise to bring your innovation to market and scale your business.

Spark: a centre for social research innovation connects researchers to the people, skills and tools needed to stand at the forefront of social research innovation.

The SPARK Funding Competition is designed to support and promote innovation and commercialization efforts within our hospital community. HHS fosters a culture where all staff members feel encouraged and empowered to share their ideas for improving healthcare.

Synapse combines the ideas and research of life science innovators with the intellect and strategy of students.

Synapse is a not-for-profit focused on supporting initiatives and projects that magnify the impact of collective action across the cluster ecosystem, and accelerate the commercialization of life science innovation.

The Clinic brings together students, faculty, staff and entrepreneurs to explore innovative ideas with the potential to change the face of health care.

Demo Day showcases health innovations from The Clinic’s Residency program.

The Clinic on Demand is a membership-based offering where entrepreneurs can join our community throughout the year to gain access to The Clinic’s Member Portal that includes resources to help move their innovations forward on their own timeline.

The Forge is an entrepreneurial hub backed by McMaster University, catering to startups in the Hamilton, Greater Toronto, and Niagara regions.

Startup Survivor provides startups with the funding, resources, and mentorship to guide and prepare you for launch.

Startup Survivor provides startups with the funding, resources, and mentorship to guide and prepare you for launch.

The Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton was incorporated as a charitable, non-profit organization in 2014 to ensure the growth of research and innovation at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and across St. Joseph's Health System.

Developed between the Faculty of Engineering, the DeGroote School of Business, and the Forge Startup Incubator, the Minor in Innovation is designed to give students the tools they need to succeed in today’s fast-paced, innovation-driven marketplace.