ICICS Hosts “The Future of Digital Innovation”
September 25, 2018
On September 17 and 18, ICICS hosted “The Future of Digital Innovation” for research alumni from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg who now work in the USA or Canada. The event allowed these FAU Research Alumni members to meet each other, exchange ideas, and strengthen their affiliation with FAU, while learning more about parallel work being done at UBC.
New HATCH Cohort Receives Sales Mentoring
Entrepreneurship@UBC Managing Director Barry Yates took time out of his packed schedule in September to deliver a sales workshop to the latest cohort of HATCH ventures. Additional workshops in team building, establishing company values, and messaging help prepare the new ventures for the very tough road to launching a successful company.
Rogers and UBC ink multi-year agreement to build 5G Hub in Vancouver
September 20, 2018
Rogers and UBC announce three year, multi-million dollar partnership to build a real-world 5G Hub on the UBC campus that will be a testbed and blueprint for 5G innovation in Canada.
UBC Breakthrough Opens Door to $100 Ultrasound Machine
September 11, 2018
Carlos Gerardo, a PhD candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering, along with supervising professors Robert Rohling and Edmond Cretu, have developed a new ultrasound probe that could reduce the cost of ultrasound scanners to $100.