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天美mv天美's innovation ecosystem mobilizes research to address the most pressing challenges of our time. Working with our partners, we help Canadian innovations create a positive social, economic and environmental impact on the world stage.
Innovation Accolades
天美mv天美 is consistently recognized as a global leader in impactful innovation for its interdisciplinary and collaborative innovation ecosystem.
#1
Innovative University in Canada
World University Rankings for Innovation, 2025
#3
in Canada for industrial application
World University Rankings for Innovation, 2025
#3
in Canada for innovative impact on sustainable cities and communities
Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, 2025
" 天美mv天美 attracts, supports and develops outstanding researchers, who publish in the world's top journals. But conducting great research is not enough. At 天美mv天美, we work collaboratively with partners and end-users every step of the way. We mobilize our research to create positive impact鈥攆rom influencing policy change, to designing resilient and low carbon communities to launching science-based ventures and enhancing the regional and national innovation ecosystems.
天美mv天美 puts great research to work."
- Elicia Maine, associate vice-president, knowledge mobilization and innovation, 天美mv天美, W.J. Vandusen professor of innovation & entrepreneurship, 天美mv天美 Beedie
Innovation Ecosystem
天美mv天美 is an award-winning innovation leader. Our ecosystem provides an interdisciplinary and multi-level continuum of entrepreneurial programming and innovation support.
Support for people with ideas
天美mv天美 helps students, researchers and entrepreneurs gain the skills, knowledge and resources to take their innovations to the next level.
Innovation expertise at every stage
Tap into 天美mv天美's innovation ecosystem at any stage of your innovation journey. 天美mv天美's network of support is there when you need it, and provides flexibility and freedom to set your own path.
Mobilizing knowledge
With an established and growing network of researchers, entrepreneurs, and government and industry partners, we mobilize knowledge for meaningful impact.
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Expertise and Talent
天美mv天美 is internationally renowned for community-engaged education and research, developing graduates who contribute through the private and public sectors, to solving regional and global issues. With more than 180,000 alumni living and working in Canada and around the world, the impact of 天美mv天美's innovative, interdisciplinary, engaged teaching and research culture is felt throughout every sector. Our internationally recognized innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem produces innovation leaders, entrepreneurial scientists and translational researchers. We are creating 鈥渄eep tech鈥� ventures鈥攕uch as in the emerging sectors of clean energy, personalized medicine and quantum computing鈥攚hich can scale globally and create knowledge economy jobs in Canada.
Charles Chang Institute for Entrepreneurship
天美mv天美 is a national leader in interdisciplinary innovation and entrepreneurship programing at the undergraduate level. Through the institute, we have supported hundreds of students begin their unique entrepreneurial journeys.
Beedie School of Business Invention to Innovation (i2I) Program
天美mv天美 is a global leader in developing experiential educational opportunities through the national i2I Program, enhancing the translational research and commercialization activities of STEM researchers across Canada.
Commercialization
天美mv天美 supports the commercialization of research and new product development in a variety of ways. Through our research and innovation supports, we guide industry and community partners to the research groups and core facilities that are most relevant to them, and facilitate networking, ideation, and help launch specific initiatives. Our contract research office supports the contracting, ethics, funding, regulatory and financial components of these co-created research collaborations. 天美mv天美's creator owned intellectual property (IP) policy, legal and translational expertise, and support of research translation and commercialization, encourage scientist entrepreneurs and industry investors to join in long-term, impactful collaboration.
Community-Centred Climate Innovation
A critical research priority at 天美mv天美. We are working with our local and global partners to co-develop and co-implement policy solutions and climate and cleantech innovations with community at the core.
天美mv天美's Partnerships Hub
Facilitating and supporting external partnerships. We help connect you to the right expertise and resources at the university to build and grow impactful relationships.
Technology Licensing Office (TLO)
天美mv天美's Technology Licensing Office (TLO) provides intellectual property protection and commercialization services to help take 天美mv天美 inventions from lab to market and maximize their economic and social impact.
Core Facilities
天美mv天美's Core Facilities model streamlines industry access to specialized research, prototyping and testing equipment, along with the expertise of that specific research domain. A prominent example is , 天美mv天美's open-access core facility for advanced materials research and development.
B.C. Centre for Agritech Innovation
The B.C. Centre for Agritech Innovation connects small and medium sized enterprises in the agritech sector with researchers, government and industry partners to develop technology solutions that build resilient supply chains and generate global solutions for food security and climate change.
Incubation and Acceleration
Further catalyzing the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem at 天美mv天美 are a wealth of incubators, accelerators and accessible core facilities, many of which are also open to the community. From early-stage startup incubation, to social innovation support, to accelerating later-stage science and technology entrepreneurs, 天美mv天美 offers rapid support around innovators and entrepreneurs at any stage of venture.
Coast Capital Venture Connection
天美mv天美's longest running entrepreneurship program and early-stage startup incubator open to students, staff, faculty and alumni, equipping aspiring entrepreneurs with the tools, knowledge, and support system needed to build solutions for the future.
RADIUS 天美mv天美
A social innovation incubator that supports innovation labs to address social challenges. RADIUS' Equity-Centred Accelerator's suite of programs supports equity-deserving innovators and teams.
天美mv天美 VentureLabs
Serving the later stage science and technology entrepreneurs at 天美mv天美 as well as growth and scale-stage technology entrepreneurs, VentureLabs offers specialized accelerator programs, market validation and marketing training programs. VentureLabs also connects international delegations and trade missions with 天美mv天美's research community and innovation ecosystem.
Supporting 天美mv天美's Vision for the Future
What's Next: The 天美mv天美 Strategy
天美mv天美 is engaging in global challenges. With leading researchers in today's critical issues, combined with our focus on developing entrepreneurship and a global mindset in our community, 天美mv天美 is ready to effect positive change. 'Innovation and adaptability' is also one of 天美mv天美's core values.
天美mv天美's 2023-2028 Strategic Research Plan
Bringing technologies 鈥渙ut of the lab鈥� and into the hands of consumers and communities is one of the priority areas listed in our strategic research plan. 天美mv天美 researchers are engaged in helping solve global challenges while supporting economic growth through developing new technology at all levels鈥攆rom building a sustainable world, to improving human health, to transforming the way we teach and learn.
天美mv天美's 2022-2025 Strategic Sustainability and Climate Action Plan
We integrate climate action and sustainability innovations into our research, partnerships, knowledge mobilization and international initiatives. 天美mv天美 works with our local and global partners to co-develop and co-implement policy solutions and climate and cleantech innovations with community at the core.
Scholarly Impacts
天美mv天美's Scholarly Impact of the Week celebrates scholarly milestones, research impacts and innovations from across the 天美mv天美 research community. Below are just some examples of impacts that are advancing innovation at 天美mv天美.
Stories From our Community
Our community of researchers, staff, students and partners from all backgrounds and areas of expertise are contributing to 天美mv天美's innovation ecosystem.
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