McMaster Entrepreneurship Academy
The Office of the Vice-President, Research (OVPR), the Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic), and the McMaster Industry Liaison Office (MILO) have established the McMaster Entrepreneurship Academy – a new initiative designed to enhance McMaster’s unique entrepreneurial training, research and translation pipeline.
The Academy hosts a series of programs that inspire, support, and reward established and aspiring McMaster entrepreneurs as they work to transform their research breakthroughs into high-value products and services.
Learn more about the Academy’s four core initiatives below.
Initiatives
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Professor Entrepreneur Fellowship Learn More
The Professor Entrepreneur Fellowship releases full-time faculty who have started companies that involve McMaster intellectual property (IP) from teaching one course or equivalent for one year.
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Innovation Matchmaking Learn More
The Innovation Matchmaking program connects research teams from across campus and/or affiliated hospitals and provides them with an equivalent of $75,000 in prep-funding that can be used to build investable ventures.
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Mentorship Learn More
Our mentorship programs connect entrepreneurs with peer mentors, investors, advisors, and industry leaders to help them grow their businesses.
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Lab Space
McMaster startup companies will have access to shared
facilities at a flat rate to help them
develop proof of concepts and prototypes.
Stay tuned to learn more.