HATCH Welcomes New Ventures
Eight new startups have joined HATCH, our incubator for UBC-affiliated technology ventures. Among the 2017/2018 cohort are ventures that offer: sensors and software to manage and prevent sports team injuries and promote team performance and success automated umbrella rentals, bike parking services, rapidly deployable, scalable solar energy systems artificial intelligence software for drone flight path planning, damage […]
ICICS Distinguished Lecture
On November 8, 2017, IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Samir Iqbal of the University of Texas-Rio Grande, gave a talk on “Nanotechology for Biosensing” in ICICS. Dr. Iqbal’s work focuses on nanotechnology applications in solid-state sensors, developing novel nano-bio interfaces and cancer screening devices with high sensitivity and selectivity.
UBC Provost and VP Academic Andrew Szeri Tours HATCH
UBC Provost and VP Academic Andrew Szeri (third from left) visited the Microdermics team during his tour of HATCH in October 2017.
ICICS Artificial Intelligence Workshop
On October 10, 2017, ICICS hosted a workshop in Artificial Intelligence where 14 UBC researchers from across the campus delivered 3-minute talks to their colleagues about the use of artificial intelligence in their work.
HATCH Team Foundation Training Sessions
From September 5-15, 2017, ICICS, HATCH and e@UBC are hosting a series of morning training workshops for new and current HATCH venture teams. Expert speakers share their knowledge about team-building and company culture in week one, and sales in week two. e@UBC mentors consider these as the foundations upon which successful startup companies are built. […]