It might be odd to hear this from someone who leads incubation at a university, but not everyone needs to be an entrepreneur and not every startup will succeed. Our success has come as a result of embracing this experience, and how it develops students and innovators. Leveraging startup and venture creation as a vehicle […]
U of T consistently ranks as one of the world’s Top 25 universities, and it’s the hub of Toronto’s innovation ecosystem. For nearly 200 years, some of society’s most daring thinkers have gathered here to unlock human potential and bring about positive change. It’s where Frederick Banting, Charles Best, James Collip and John Macleod discovered
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A Heavy Chef is someone that speaks authoritatively about a specific subject because they have vast experience in that area. Some of our Heavy Chefs are not internationally known but still making a notable impact in their spaces, or who’s been performing notable work in the background. It is someone that can cut to the
FoundersBoost Toronto is the city’s only 100% free, not-for-profit preaccelerator program for early-stage founders. We are a volunteer-only organization that runs six-week boot camps that prepare founders for accelerators, investment, and revenue. We take no equity and charge no fees from any of our startups. FoundersBoost Toronto is led by Aashna Kumar, a local venture
WALTER EEVERS DIRECTOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, VITO And when we speak of sustainability, VITO is the key player in this arena. With about 1,000 employees, VITO is an independent Flemish research organization with top researchers working on cleantech and sustainable development. Antwerp is a place where innovation is also massively translated into business opportunities. From
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As the city where Geoffrey Hinton pioneered deep learning, Toronto has deep roots in artificial intelligence research. The Vector Institute amplifies and leverages this strength in fundamental research for Ontario’s economic benefit by smoothing the path from lab discovery to commercial use. With marquee facilities for collaboration, Vector hosts more than 600 affiliated researchers,
The University of Bristol (UoB) is a research-intensive University with a global reputation ranked in the world’s top 60 and the UK’s top 10 in the QS World University Rankings 2021. Health, Life Sciences and Digital Health are areas of strength with world class teaching, research and enterprise development. UoB is passionate about economic and
Founded in 2011, NEXT Canada was built on the vision of supporting the growth trajectory of aspiring and scaling entrepreneurs. With the support and leadership from NEXT Canada’s Cofounders and Founding Patrons, NEXT has grown to become one of Canada’s top entrepreneurial networks, with graduates achieving significant milestones in their entrepreneurial careers and contributing to
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The Geel and De Nayer (Sint-Katelijne-Waver) campuses are part of the Faculty of Engineering Technology at KU Leuven. Here, high-quality education and research go hand-in-hand: not only do these campuses train passionate engineers, they also offer many opportunities for companies that want to innovate. Our campuses play an active role in the Mechelen-Kempen region, and
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Pidpa, a Flemish integrated water company, sensitizes people about water, not only focusing on tap water but the entire circle of water. By opening Hidrodoe in 2003, they reach a broad spectrum of society. Hidrodoe is the interactive experience center about water, located in Herentals. Hidrodoe’s main goal is to educate visitors about the
Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus (Dtec) is the leading technology hub and coworking space within the UAE. Wholly owned by Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body of Dubai Silicon Oasis, an integrated free zone technology park, Dtec is designed to serve as a one-stop-shop for technology entrepreneurs and startups by offering support in the
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Early beginnings? Any innovation becomes just that, when it fills a gap, solves a problem, or improves ways of doing things. Our co-authored Harvard Business School Arabia published Connected Leadership Framework, fills such a gap. Born from interacting with a bouquet of multinational cultures, having worked in so many different countries globally, we experienced a
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Most of the world’s important innovations have come from a handful of cities. Deep tech start-ups require an enormous amount of external support from the city post-discovery. This could include access to R&D space and state of the art equipment, legal and sector-specific business support and venture capital that is ready to back ambitious, important
ISS is different from other educational establishments as we promote differentiated teaching in a unique, innovative way, creating opportunities for all children to progress and use their diverse social and cultural backgrounds. At ISS, we have developed a distinctive pedagogical programme, and have then redesigned our building to suit our pedagogical needs and to enhance
ENIDH is an institution of the Public Higher Education framework, dedicated to the training of Merchant Marine Officers and other qualified professionals for the Maritime and Port sector.From a past with history to a successful future, ENIDH assumes itself as a higher education institution, which intends to position itself as a leading higher education for
The Faculty of Human Kinetics of Lisbon (FMH) is a pioneer high education institution focused on high academic achievement, teaching professionals of Physical Education and Sport since 1940. Built beautifully nestled in the warm embrace of Oeiras municipality, FMH links to the largest sports facility in Portugal, Jamor National Sports Centre that is a pretty
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Oeiras International School opened in 2010 with an innovative approach to independent education in Oeiras. In the intervening decade theschool established its lf as the leader in student skills development and has quickly become the institution of choice for technologically minded, creative and socially aware families that prioritise finding the right balance between academic excellence
Fábrica da Pólvora is located in the Barcarena Valley, a place abundant in water that has played a decisive role in Barcarena’s economic and social life for centuries. The history of the place goes back to 1487, being called Ferrarias de El-Rey, founded by King D. João II. Later, in the 17th century, a black
We live in an exciting era of healthcare innovation, with a stream of new technologies and services coming onto the market. As a result of Covid-19, we’ve also been living in an era of unprecedented challenges to our health and care services. The West of England Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) is right at
Innovation is the application of creative solutions to real-world problems – a basic maxim, and one that perhaps obscures the more complex processes that underpin its subject. In reality, innovation can require patient investment in both fundamental and applied research, cross-discipline and cross-sector collaboration, risk-taking, iteration, trust, vision and civic engagement. These attributes and capabilities
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Le laboratoire des signaux et systèmes intégrés (LSSI), fondé en 1998 au Département de génie électrique et génie informatique de l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, axe ses travaux sur le développement de méthodes de traitement numérique des signaux en interaction avec l’implémentation en microélectronique ou microsystèmes. Par cette approche, le laboratoire de recherche répond à
Studying in interdisciplinary teams on real-life projects; students, lecturers, and entrepreneurs inspiring and challenging each other to come up with creative solutions, to expand networks, and to chart a course for lifelong growth; research lecturers collaborating with businesses and organisations to develop practical know-how. This is what Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences and
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Founded in 2015 by combining his skills in video production and his life expertise is helping vulnerable people overcome barriers to their independence, William Britton aims to make a huge impact on the industry so close to his heart.“We’re an EdTech provider that supports vulnerable people across Education and Social Care. We’ve supported people from 12
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The University of Bristol contributes c.a. £1Bn a year to the city-region economy. In its Vision and Strategy, it committed to ‘work with regional industry, universities and local government to develop research and innovation themes…to drive world-leading innovation, economic growth and job creation’. In 2019, the University formally pledged to align its priorities with those
