Thin Ice - An Innovator’s Guide to the Ecosystem

Joanna talks with Jonathan Butterworth about the services and resources available to UofA medical researchers and startup founders through ST Innovations and iSMART.

Website:  Entrepreneurship at the U of A 

Events:     University of Alberta - Innovation Calendar

Lab2Market Program Manager Emille Martinazzo Rodrigues provides insights on applying to the Lab2Market Validate program, a funding and training opportunity to help students and researchers explore market and customer possibilities for their early stage innovations.

Lab2Market Website

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Edmonton lawyer Craig Sherburne shares his thoughts on a number of legal and business issues and challenges faced by high tech startup founders.

Get to know the Technology Transfer Services team: Robert, Paul and Quang talk with Joanna about the art and science of technology commercialization. For University of Alberta researchers who are just starting to consider commercialization, we provide an overview of our backgrounds and the tech transfer process. Please reach out to us directly to discuss the commercialization possibilities for your innovation. 

Tech Transfer Services website
Commercialization Quick Guide
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Startup TNT is the number one pre-seed investor in Canada.  Listen as co-founder and director Zack Storms shares how to have fun, make friends, and build companies through StartupTNT’s community based angel investment forum.

startuptnt.com

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Join us for a conversation with Ken Bautista, Vice President, Venture & Community at Edmonton Unlimited and founding partner of Flightpath Ventures, as he shares his advice for researchers looking to become entrepreneurs and discusses some of the challenges they might face. Ken also talks about Edmonton Unlimited, the resources and supports they provide as well how it fits into the Edmonton Regional Innovation Ecosystem.. 

https://edmontonunlimited.com/
https://kenbautista.com/ 

Join us for a conversation with Sheetal Mehta Walsh, Founder and CEO of the UA Innovation Fund, as she discusses the Innovation Fund’s goals, what differentiates them from other VC funds, and the types of candidates and technologies they are looking to invest in. Topics include her tips for the perfect pitch and the strength of the University of Alberta’s IP Policy. She is also joined by two of her team members, Sara Moore (COO at the UA Innovation Fund) and Ally Wilson (Venture Analyst at the UA Innovation Fund).

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https://uafund.ca/

Join us for a conversation with Darren Fast, Associate Vice-President (Innovation, Knowledge Mobilization & Partnerships) at the University of Alberta, as he discusses ways in which the University works with the broader ecosystem to develop a culture of innovation and discovery and to help foster new spinoffs and startups. Topics include the student-focused Lab2Market program and UofA involvement with the Regional Entrepreneurship Accelerations
Program.

https://www.ualberta.ca/en/research-innovation/index.html

Join us for a conversation with Ron Matheson, Client Engagement Advisor with the National Research Council's Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP), as he discusses the IRAP Model, supports and partners in the innovation ecosystem, and how to be investment ready.

Email: [email protected]

https://nrc.canada.ca/en/support-technology-innovation
Phone: 1-877-994-4727