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
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
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
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.
Books Still Matter in the Digital Age: The ICICS/CS Reading Room Book Club
The ICICS/CS Reading Room provides dedicated, in-house information resources and assistance for the Department of Computer Science and ICICS. On offer are a comprehensive core collection of books, journals, and theses; online electronic resources; and course reserves for Computer Science and other related courses. This term, the Reading Room launched book clubs for undergraduate and graduate ICICS/Computer Science students. Books are selected by the participants and chapter copies […]
2023 HATCH Venture Builder 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. The Investor Showcase is their opportunity to shine. Join us on Tuesday, May 2 at UBC Robson […]
ICICS Research Excellence Clusters Supported
Three established ICICS research clusters are among 38 emerging and established Research Excellence Clusters to receive support from UBC-Vancouver’s Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competition. Research Excellence Clusters are interdisciplinary networks of researchers addressing societal and cultural problems, and working together to solve challenges that transcend traditional boundaries associated with departments, institutions, and funding […]
Jade Salazaar of UBC-Rogers Partnership Named Peak Emerging Tech Leader
March 1, 2023
Rogers Innovation & Partnerships Lead Jade Salazaar, who is based in ICICS and helps manage the UBC-Rogers Partnership, has been named an Emerging Leader in the Tech category by The Peak.
Summer Entrepreneurship Program
The Faculty of Applied Science (APSC) and the ICICS team behind HATCH are pleased to offer the 2023 APSC Summer Entrepreneurship Program (SEP). The program provides support to students and teams wishing to advance their ideas utilizing novel technologies or systems that could have an impact on the world. The program will also help teams […]
Addressing the Healthcare Crisis at the Leading Edge
January 31, 2023
Dr. Kendall Ho, Digital Emergency Medicine lead in UBC’s Faculty of Medicine and a practicing emergency department physician at Vancouver General Hospital, is leading a multidisciplinary effort supported by the UBC-Rogers partnership to address the healthcare crisis in the emergency department with new patient monitoring technologies.