Concordia is the co-lead institution for Quebec in the expansion of the Lab2Market (L2M) initiative, Canada's first national-level research commercialization program supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

On January 15, U of T announced that it would be receiving $4.25 million in funding over the next five years to establish a national hub for advancing entrepreneurship and innovations in the life sciences. The hub will focus on commercializing life sciences research and delivering programs to help student- and faculty-led startups overcome challenges in developing healthcare businesses. 

Lab2Market™ is pleased to announce it has been awarded more than $32 million over the next five years from the Government of Canada through the Lab to Market grants, administered by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) in collaboration with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Dalhousie University has been awarded $32 million by the government of Canada to serve as the national headquarters of Lab2Market, an innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurship skills training program. The program was founded by Dalhousie and Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) in 2020 and has been offered in partnership with Mitacs since 2020.

Canada is investing tens of millions dollars to boost startups across the country through the Lab2market program. V1 Studio Executive Director Diana Horqque joins Brayden Jagger Haines to talk about getting Canadian innovations on to the market.

Lab2Market™ has been awarded more than $32 million over the next five years from the Government of Canada through the Lab to Market grants, administered by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) in collaboration with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

The federal government's Ministry of Innovation, Science and Industry has allocated $95.3 million over five years through its Lab to Market grants to support four networks of post-secondary institutions and organizations from various sectors across Canada. Centennial College is part of the Lab2Market network, which is designated as Canada's National Network for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Skills Training of Students, Researchers and Highly Qualified Persons.

Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), a co-founder of the Lab2Market network, is cementing its role at the forefront of Canada’s research commercialization efforts. As part of the Government of Canada’s recent $32 million investment in Lab2Market, TMU will receive $4.25 million over the next five years to expand innovation hubs and enhance programming across Ontario. This funding underscores Lab2Market’s transformative mission to empower researchers and graduate students to turn academic breakthroughs into impactful real-world innovations.

The federal government has announced a nearly $100-million commitment over five years to support the commercialization of lab innovations from Canadian universities. 

Concordia is the co-lead institution for Quebec in the expansion of the Lab2Market (L2M) initiative, Canada’s first national-level research commercialization program supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

The University of Lethbridge will benefit from some funding from the federal government. On Wednesday, January 15, $95.3 million in Lab to Market grants were announced to help four networks of post-secondary institutions and organizations from private, public, non-profit and health services sectors. 

In 2020, Dalhousie University partnered with Toronto Metropolitan University to pilot Lab2Market. Over the four-year pilot, Lab2Market delivered the program to participants from every province, reaching over 1,000 participants from 40 academic institutions across Canada, with more than 125 companies started by participants after completing the program.

The federal government’s Ministry of Innovation, Science and Industry has allocated $95.3 million over five years through its Lab to Market grants to support four networks of post-secondary institutions and organizations from various sectors across Canada. Centennial College is part of the Lab2Market network, which is designated as Canada’s National Network for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Skills Training of Students, Researchers and Highly Qualified Persons.

Dalhousie program and Springboard partner Lab2Market, Canada’s national network for innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship skills training, has been awarded $32 million in funding from the Government of Canada.

A $95 million-dollar investment in the Lab2Market program will focus on building a culture of innovation at post-secondary institutions across Canada. UM will be part of four innovation hubs, led by Red River College Polytechnic, University of Guelph, Simon Fraser University and Dalhousie University. The networks will provide tools and support to foster the development of entrepreneurship skills and commercialization capacity.

Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) is proud to announce its participation in two major national research commercialization initiatives, totalling over $56 million in funding, that will enhance innovation and entrepreneurship across Canada.

The University of Toronto and its partners are receiving $4.25 million over the next five years to establish a national hub aimed at accelerating the commercialization of life sciences discoveries.

RRC Polytech has been chosen to lead a national network of post-secondary institutions and collaborative partners to bring more academic research ideas to reality, support Indigenous business and drive economic growth.

The University of Alberta is a key partner in four national networks receiving more than $95 million in new federal funding to help usher innovative ideas and inventions from universities and colleges across Canada to the marketplace.

Dalhousie University’s national leadership in creating programs that empower students and researchers to turn ideas into enterprises has been rewarded with a $32 million grant from the Government of Canada through the Lab to Market grants program.