Discover if entrepreneurship is for you
Are you interested in exploring the market viability of your research? As a researcher in emerging technologies, you may be considering an alternative career path beyond academia. With Lab2Market Discover, you’ll learn a new way of thinking and determine if you have a passion for business.
Lab2Market Discover’s online exploratory program helps you explore entrepreneurship and the potential of transforming your academic research into a world-changing tech-focused business.
About Our Program
Over 10 weeks, you will explore the opportunities and challenges in entrepreneurship as an alternative career path – from the various potential applications of your technology to creating a network in the ecosystem.
Our aim is to transform Canada’s researchers into innovation leaders and entrepreneurs. We look for the brightest minds and help them bridge the knowledge, skills, and resource gap to bring their research to market.
Lab2Market Discover is offered to Quebec applicants through the Quebec Scientific Entrepreneurship (QcSE) Program at V1 Studio. The program's content and experience is consistent with Lab2Market Discover, offered to residents of other provinces and territories. Quebec applicants can learn more by clicking here.
NOTE: If you are an applicant from Quebec you must apply to the Quebec Scientific Entrepreneurship (QcSE) program.
Eligibility
Lab2Market Discover is offered free of cost and is open to current students and recent graduates in Canada pursuing STEM research (Masters, Ph.D., and Postdoc). The program is tailored for individuals interested in understanding the necessary steps to commercialize research and determining whether entrepreneurship is a path they can or should pursue. Designed specifically for researchers completing their studies full-time, the program includes online readings, practical assignments, and interactive webinars, with a maximum time commitment of three hours per week.
Lab2Market Discover is run nationally and is currently hosted in Ontario, Atlantic Canada, and Manitoba. We encourage you to visit our upcoming cohorts page to register for the next stream of programming in your region.
If you have already made the leap into entrepreneurship, there may be other programs that better suit your needs. Explore our other program offerings to learn more.
Still have questions? Email us at discover@lab2market.ca to request more information.
Apply to an Upcoming Cohort
For applicants with ocean-related research
3-Day Virtual Program (April 29, May 1, 3)
Application deadline: April 26
Open to researchers at Canadian universities/institutes: faculty, postdocs, Ph.D. candidates, and master’s students conducting ocean research, ocean-related research or research with a potential ocean application.
Priority will be given to researchers currently involved with the OFI Transforming Climate Action program and equity-deserving groups (Indigenous Persons, Racialized Persons, Persons with Disabilities, Women, and 2SLGBTQ+)
Contact Marie Curtis - Lab2Market Project Manager at the Ocean Startup Project
More cohorts for Lab2Market Discover will be announced in the near future.
Complete the application form get in touch with our team and/or join the programming waitlist.
“As an academic researcher, L2M Validate provided me with not just key business skills but how to think if I want to be a successful business owner. The program length and resources were extremely helpful in answering my questions on how to transition from an academic to an entrepreneur. And most importantly, the quality of the instructors was second to none.”
Eric Anidiobi
MSc Business Candidate at Dalhousie University