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ICICS Seminar: Rapidia 3D Printer

ICICS Seminar: Rapidia 3D Printer

On June the 11th, the HATCH management team arranged to have our Rapidia 3D printer serviced and repaired. As a follow up, ICICS & HATCH hosted a ‘Lunch & Learn’ seminar on June 13th to train our many ventures and curious parties from around the applied sciences on how to properly use the Rapidia 3D […]

HATCH Celebrates Venture Graduation

HATCH Celebrates Venture Graduation

ICICS is proud to announce the graduation of four HATCH ventures. HATCH ventures past and present gathered to congratulate these teams on their successful completion of the program and to wish them well in the future. The graduating ventures have displayed incredible growth, courage and determination throughout their tenure in the program. Graduating Teams:   […]

Network API Challenge

Network API Challenge

  Open to all UBC Students who like to write software and/or business cases ! Rogers and UBC in collaboration with Ericsson, GSMA and partners invite you to a weekend hackathon to be one of the first cohorts of students in Canada to experience (and work with) the next game changer in 5G technology – […]

2024 Investor Showcase

The Investor Showcase spotlights high-potential HATCH ventures across a range of industries to the investor community. These ventures have participated in rigorous training and mentorship through the HATCH Venture Builder program offered by entrepreneurship@UBC in collaboration with ICICS. Meet UBC ventures who are raising, create connections across the ecosystem, and champion our community of entrepreneurs […]

Quantum Computing Funding for ICICS Members

Quantum Computing Funding for ICICS Members

The Government of Canada is making significant investments in quantum computing, due to its potential to solve complex problems that are beyond the reach of conventional computing. “Imagine if we could model molecules to help us discover new drugs, or simulate how to capture and transform greenhouse gases into something useful,” says ICICS member and […]

NSERC CREATE Training Program Grants Awarded to ICICS Members

Three new training programs led by ICICS-affiliated researchers have each received $1.65 million from NSERC’s CREATE (Collaborative Research and Training Experience) program over six years. These novel multidisciplinary programs help teams of highly qualified students and postdoctoral fellows develop their professional and technical skills while preparing them for their future careers in academia, industry, government and […]

2023 Frank and Gordon Forward Fellowship Recipients

2023 Frank and Gordon Forward Fellowship Recipients

Three exceptional students with ambitions to translate their research to society have been selected to receive the Frank and Gordon Forward Commercialization Fellowship for 2023. The award will help them realize these ambitions by supporting them in developing their technology to the point where it can attract seed financing. Below we provide brief profiles of […]

Bioform Technologies: Developing A Nature-based Plastics Alternative

Bioform Technologies: Developing A Nature-based Plastics Alternative

The first man-made plastic was demonstrated at the 1862 Great International Exhibition in London. Once heated, the material could be molded and retained its shape when cooled. Since it was made from cellulose, it led to a product called celluloid, which was used for billiard balls and the first flexible photographic film. Fast forward to […]

APSC Spinoff Aspect Biosystems Signs Deal with Novo Nordisk for up to US$2.6B to Treat Diabetes using Printed Tissue Implants

APSC Spinoff Aspect Biosystems Signs Deal with Novo Nordisk for up to US$2.6B to Treat Diabetes using Printed Tissue Implants

Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor and ICICS member Konrad Walus has been exploring unconventional uses for printers since 2006. Working initially with inkjet printers he developed in the lab, Walus established that living cells printed using this inkjet technology could not only survive the printing process, but resume their biological function over time. Walus and […]

Smart Transportation Research Intersection Opens at UBC

Smart Transportation Research Intersection Opens at UBC

March 31, 2023

On March 28, 2023, over 130 provincial and municipal transportation engineers and suppliers attended the opening of a new Research Intersection at UBC enabled by the UBC-Rogers Partnership.