Are you curious to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities; how to build your business, finding support networks and uncovering resources on UBC campus, but are unsure where to start?

Join us Monday, January 17th for our Info Session as part of our ‘Open House Week’ to meet members of our team and partners from across the University of British Columbia to understand how you can transform your startup idea to impact.

You will hear from our Venture Founder CORE and Lab2Launch leads on what these programs entail and meet our partners from the School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) and the University-Industry Liaison Office (UILO) to learn how you can translate your work and research into a viable venture opportunity.

Plus, we will be giving you the inside scoop on internship opportunities with entrepreneurship@UBC, sharing how ventures work with interns and the professional development opportunities for students working as interns within our venture portfolio.

During this event you will:

• Learn how you can get involved with entrepreneurship@UBC, Venture Founder CORE and Lab2Launch; who is eligible and how to take the next step (applications close January 28!)
• Hear from some of our partners across the UBC landscape on the many pathways to entrepreneurship
• Meet interns who’ve worked with our Venture teams and how they’ve leveraged their experience into career building opportunities
• Ask your questions directly to our team in casual breakout rooms; learn if Venture Founder is right for you, and what you get as a founder in our community

About our UBC partners:

School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME): UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) is a community of learners, educators, staff, researchers and entrepreneurs working to change human health and healthcare for all.

University-Industry Liaison Office (UILO): We enable research and innovation partnerships with industry, entrepreneurs, government and non-profit organizations.

Agenda:

• 3:30 - Welcome remarks
• 3:40 - Introduction to Venture Founder, CORE and Lab2Launch
• 3:55 - Breakout rooms with our CORE and Lab2Launch leads - ask your questions directly to our team!
• 4:10 - Mini panel with guests from SBME and UILO
• 4:30 - Introduction to the opportunities to work with, and engage as, an intern
• 4:40 - Mini panel with previous interns who’ve worked with e@UBC ventures
• 4:55 - Next steps

Who should attend

This event is for prospective entrepreneurs from our UBC community of students, staff, faculty and alumni, entrepreneurship@UBC’s community of ventures, Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiRs), Mentors, and the Vancouver community at large. Anyone interested in our programming and learning more is encouraged to attend.

Location

This event will be hosted online via Zoom. Details will be provided in your confirmation email as well as on our online event page.

About Open House Week

In anticipation of our Spring 2022 CORE and Lab2Launch cohorts (currently open for applications) we will be hosting an online ‘Open House Week’ to share the many ways you can get involved with entrepreneurship@UBC, tips on how you can get started and how we work with partners across UBC campus to help you succeed.

• Monday, January 17, 3:30 - 5:00 pm: entrepreneurship@UBC Info Session: The many pathways to innovation for UBC entrepreneurs

• Wednesday, January 19, 12:00 - 1:00 pm: January Community Town Hall featuring founders from our program sharing how you can get started with us in 2022 —> RSVP here

• Friday, January 21, 1:00 - 3:00 pm: Venture Studio Office Hours: Learn about our Studios and how you can engage —-> RSVP here

About entrepreneurship@UBC

entrepreneurship@UBC propels UBC innovations out into the world through venture creation, providing UBC students, researchers, faculty members, alumni and staff with the resources, networks, and funding they need to succeed.

As one of the world’s top 40 research universities with 80,000 students, faculty and staff and over $650M annual research funding, UBC has long been a catalyst for innovation. Part of the Innovation UBC network, entrepreneurship@UBC supports UBC ventures and entrepreneurs to generate social and economic impacts in B.C. and around the world. To date, entrepreneurship@UBC has worked with over 623 ventures who have raised more than $1.43 billion in funding, generated more than $119 million in revenue and hired more than 1056 employees, stimulating the economic and social landscape of B.C. while building anchor companies that have a global impact.

Visit our website entrepreneurship.ubc.ca to learn more.