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UBC Innovation Stakeholders Tour HATCH
On February 1, 2018, HATCH played host to innovation stakeholders from across UBC. HATCH ventures were on hand to discuss the products they are moving to market through the incubator. Interested professors and innovation staffers from across the campus had a first-hand look at HATCH facilities and some of the breakthrough technologies that may soon […]
HATCH Company Pathonix Innovation Profiled by News 1130
Pathonix Innovation is developing wearable tech for top athletes that will allow monitoring how far they can be safely pushed in training and competition. Vancouver radio station News 1130 profiled the HATCH company in January 2018.
Five ICICS Research Clusters Funded in UBC Competition
Five research clusters supported by ICICS have been funded in UBC’s recent Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competition. The five funded clusters (out of a UBC total of 33) include: • Biomedical Imaging and Artificial Intelligence. Leads: Tim Salcudean (ECE); Peter Zandstra (Medical Genetics), Director, School of Biomedical Engineering/Michael Smith Labs • Bionics@UBC. Lead: […]
CFI Funds First Dedicated Ultrasound Imaging Research Facility in BC
January 25, 2018
The Perinatal Research IMaging Evaluation (PRIME) Centre is a new ultrasound research facility that is a hub for researchers to create substantial advances in health care through the use of cutting edge technology.
ICICS Research Cluster Blockchain@UBC Industry/Academic Strategy Meeting
On January 22, 2018, the ICICS research cluster Blockchain@UBC, held its second annual Strategy Meeting. Cluster lead and ICICS member Victoria Lemieux of the School of Library and Information Studies (SLAIS) delivered a presentation to 60 UBC researchers and industry personnel on the cluster’s successes over the past year, and plans for the future. The […]
HATCH Company Acuva Secures $2.6M to Expand Production of Unique Water Purification System
The HATCH founding company Acuva Technologies Inc. has closed a CDN$2.6M Series A financing with a syndicate of Canadian angel investors to deliver the Company’s innovative drinking water purification systems to global consumers. “Acuva’s water purification systems are quickly gaining traction in the North American recreational boat, RV and cottage markets as a viable alternative to environmentally-toxic […]
HATCH Entrepreneur and Olympian Profiled in North Shore News
Scott Morgan is an Olympic gymnast and HATCH entrepreneur. The company he co-founded, Embrace Orthopaedics, is developing an unobtrusive brace designed to allow individuals to rehabilitate joint injuries while still engaging in the activities they love, without the joint pain. Read more about Scott and his Embrace co-founders in this article from the North Shore News.
