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.

Lab2Market’s four program streams, including Discover, Validate, Launch, and Build exist to guide you through every step of the entrepreneurial journey, from contemplation to confidence.

Discover if entrepreneurship is for you

Learn a new way of thinking and determine if you have a passion for business.

Validate your idea as a business

Critically evaluate and stress test your research as a potential opportunity.

 

Launch your business into the real world

Build your business case, prepare for funding rounds, and become a startup.

Build your idea into a market-ready product

Acquire comprehensive knowledge about all aspects of product development.

 

“Without a doubt, my participation in the Lab2Market Validate program will be paramount to the success of my startup. I can’t imagine embarking on this journey without the guidance and knowledge I’m receiving from this experience.”

Crystal Sweeney
PureSpire Biomonitoring Technologies

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How organizations are enhancing innovation through inclusivity

On Oct. 30 to 31, 2024, the Lab2Market Summit brought together more than 500 scientists, academics, entrepreneurs, companies and investors for keynote speeches, breakout discussions and a pitch competition. Lab2Market is a suite of programs that aims to foster innovation and commercial success in Canada by helping researchers realize and actualize the market potential of their ideas.

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So, you want to be an entrepreneur? Here are the skills new grads need to build the next big thing

Article from the Globe and Mail - Jeff Larsen. Larsen is helping develop a national network of programs called Lab2Market, which provides training in innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurship to students as well as postdoctoral and faculty researchers.

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Lab2Market Validate program bridges gap from tech innovations to commercially viable products

Eighteen grad students will explore the market potential of their inventions as a step towards turning them into useful products that meet customer needs. The Lab2Market Validate program allows graduate student and postdoctoral innovators to assess the commercial potential of their technology and determine the appropriate path forward — a first step to bridge the gap between coming up with a great idea and having a product that’s ready to sell.

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