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 Entrepreneurship 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 core initiatives below.
Initiatives
McMaster Startup Internships (MSI) Apply for MSI
MSI gives students a chance to support real business ventures, gain valuable entrepreneurship experience and make lasting career connections.
McMaster Student Seed Fund Apply for the Seed Fund
The Student Seed Fund provides student and recent alumni startup founders with $10,000 in funding and access to hands-on mentorship to fast-track their company growth.
Professor Entrepreneur Fellowship Professor Entrepreneur Fellowship
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.
Postdoc Entrepreneur Fellowship Postdoc Entrepreneur Fellowship
The Postdoc Entrepreneur Fellowship provides one year of salary support to postdoctoral fellows, giving them more time to focus on commercializing their research through venture creation.
Innovation Matchmaking Innovation Matchmaking
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.
Mentorship Mentorship
Our mentorship programs connect entrepreneurs with peer mentors, investors, advisors, and industry leaders to help them grow their businesses.
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.
Entrepreneurship in the News
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Engineering startup named one of Canada’s top investible clean tech companies
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Innovation Showcase celebrates McMaster’s entrepreneurship community
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McMaster Startup Internship program offers students real-world entrepreneurial experience
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McMaster Seed Fund invests $750,000 in two innovative health startup companies
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Innovation Showcase returns this month to McMaster Innovation Park
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Meet the nominees of the McMaster Innovation Showcase 2024 awards
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MIP announces new interim CEO, search for permanent CEO set to begin
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Innovation, Commercialization & Entrepreneurship (ICE) Annual Report (2023-24)
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McMaster recognized as a global leader in industry and research impact in new rankings
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Nominate your colleagues for the McMaster Innovator Awards
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Mentorship day forges new connections between McMaster entrepreneurs
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New Postdoc Entrepreneur Fellowship helps innovators bring their research to the market
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New partnership advances semiconductor and photonics research and brings CMC Microsystems to MIP
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Made at Mac: Scientist Jon Stokes heads new AI drug discovery startup
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McMaster innovators team up through Innovation Matchmaking Program for cross-disciplinary health solutions
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New Innovation Matchmaking program supports collaborative entrepreneurship
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From the research lab to real-world impact: In conversation with the President
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AstraZeneca moves to acquire McMaster-supported Fusion Pharmaceuticals for $2.4 billion (US)
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Made at Mac: Entrepreneurship event celebrates founders making a difference
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McMaster and Celesta partner to accelerate deep tech innovation and commercialization
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New Professor Entrepreneur Fellowship supports McMaster start-up founders
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