Innovation York builds suite of services to support growth in research agreements

With research agreements at York University on the rise by approximately 54 per cent over the past six years, Innovation York is building a suite of comprehensive services to help researchers develop and obtain agreements on appropriate terms, in order to facilitate industry partnerships and commercialize innovation. Now, with the introduction of an industry liaison […]

Professor Douglas Cumming: Angel investors' impact on the market is huge

Compared to the rest of the world, it's fair to say that Canada has made a pretty good go of it in the aftermath of the financial crisis. Stocks have rebounded nicely, the loonie has climbed to near-parity and even though the economy has recently slowed, Canada has recovered much more swiftly than most other […]

Professor Alan Middleton: Small businesses should emphasize in-person contact over social media

Experts on entrepreneurs and marketing say there is no substitute for personal contact when launching a small business, and many successful business owners agree, wrote The Globe and Mail Dec. 8 in a story about using social media for business: While Internet technology and social media such as Twitter and Facebook allow businesses to manage […]

United Way and York University launch Change Inc. to address complex social issues in York Region

Collaboration to incubate new ideas and support social entrepreneurs United Way of York Region and York University have launched Change Inc., a collaboration that will incubate and invest in promising innovations to tackle complex social issues and build capacity in York Region. Daniele Zanotti, CEO of United Way, and Stan Shapson, vice-president research & innovation […]

YORKbiotech and Schulich School of Business launch 2010 sanofi pasteur Healthcare and Biotechnology Venture Challenge

Are you an innovator with a product or service relevant to the health-care industry? Are you having difficulty commercializing? Are you looking for professional help from world-class MBA students? Does competing for more than $10,000 in prize money and a chance to present your innovation to a panel of industry experts sound appealing? We have your […]

High-school students get an inside look at science and research at York

On May 6, the Science in Action bus brought 30 high-school students from the York Region District School Board (YRDSB) to the University as part of a tour created to showcase the many opportunities that await these future scientists and entrepreneurs. YORKbiotech, along with the Regional Municipality of York, the Town of Markham and YRDSB organized the tour to […]

YORKbiotech announces winners of Sanofi pasteur Healthcare and Biotechnology Venture Challenge

What do you get when you match an inventor with a business student? Among many things, you get a commercialization plan for a new product or discovery that could potentially transform health care. That was the case in YORKbiotech's sanofi pasteur Healthcare and Biotechnology Venture Challenge 2009 competition, which matched students enrolled in the MBA Program in York's Schulich School of Business with inventors […]