Lab2Market (L2M) National Defence Cohort
Research Admin Offices:
- MILO
Funding Type:
GrantOpportunity Type:
- Grant
Disciplines:
- DeGroote School of Business
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Health Sciences
Sponsors:
Deadlines:
Internal Deadline:
May 12, 2026Sponsor Deadline:
May 12, 2026Description:
L2M Discover Aging & Brain Health – Spring 2026 – Want to learn the basics of entrepreneurship over 10 weeks (~2 hours/week) in the field of aging and brain health?
Eligibility: This program is open to fourth-year undergraduate and graduate students at Canadian universities, as well as faculty, clinicians, researchers, and post-doctoral or clinical fellows at any Canadian academic or healthcare institution. Participants must be researching or developing aging and brain health innovations and wish to explore research commercialization and entrepreneurship. This program is delivered by the University of Toronto in partnership with the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), powered by Baycrest.
Application deadline: April 22, 2026
Application link here
L2M Health: Launch Fall 2026 – National – Want to build a business roadmap for your health-related technology?
Eligibility: Graduate researchers (Masters, PhD and Postdoc) and recent graduates from universities and colleges in Canada, who have done customer validation of their technology and are interested in exploring research commercialization and entrepreneurship. Applicants must have completed a minimum of 50 customer discovery interviews, and be able to demonstrate a clear market opportunity for their technology. Programming will be offered in both French and English. This program will be delivered by McGill University and University of Montreal.
Application deadline: April 22, 2026
Application link here
L2M Validate National Defence – Fall 2026 – Want to figure out the market potential of your defence-related/dual-use technology?
Eligibility: Graduate researchers (Masters, PhD and Postdoc) from Canadian universities or colleges, who are developing defence-related or dual-use technologies, and are interested in research commercialization and entrepreneurship. This program will be delivered by Dalhousie University.
Application deadline: May 1, 2026
Application link here
L2M Validate Foundations Spring 2026 – Want to learn the basics of entrepreneurship in a short online program?
Eligibility: Graduate researchers (Masters, PhD, and Postdoc) from Canadian universities and colleges, who are interested in exploring research commercialization and entrepreneurship. This program will be delivered by the Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
Application deadline: May 12, 2026, 11:30 PM PST
Application link here
Contact:
Contact Sydney Valentino ,MILO, if you have any questions about these programs.