We are living in times of extraordinary advancement of technology. A significant contribution to this innovation is coming from companies that were just a group of students a few years ago doing their graduate research, and now their ideas have grown to become multimillion international businesses. These successes would not have happened without access to educational resources and tremendous support. The University of Waterloo has entrepreneurship embedded in its DNA. Year after year, UWaterloo is ranked #1 in Canada (and #20 in the World according to 2017 PitchBook rankings) of universities that produce the most venture capitalist-backed entrepreneurs. Nanotechnology research and education programs at UWaterloo have measurably affected the local entrepreneurship scene. Several dozens of companies spun off from the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology research labs and/or started by our nano-graduates. Impressive, don’t you think? Have you ever thought of joining the pack?
In this Nanotechnology Entrepreneurship series, we hope to complement existing educational programming on the campus. We have partnered with Concept, the entrepreneurship programming hub for UWaterloo students, and the Waterloo Commercialization Office (WatCo), a group of business professionals helping protect your research inventions and translate them into economic opportunities.
This seminar is being delivered via WebEx. If you do not already have the WebEx app or browser installed, you will be prompted to do so to join the meeting.
To pre-register and receive a calendar invitation
If you would like a calendar invitation to this seminar, please email win-office@uwaterloo.ca with your RSVP.
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Series Information:
- Wednesday, June 1o - 1:30-2:30 pm – Series Kickstart with Carly Cameron and Oleg Stukalov
- Monday, June 22 - 1:30-2:30 pm – Five steps in commercialization workflow of your research
- Monday, July 6 - 1:30-2:30 pm – Panel discussion on Business of Research Equipment
- Monday, July 27 - 1:30-2:30 pm – Panel discussion on Business of Research Chemicals
Events are open to all UWaterloo faculty, staff, students and post docs.
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Wednesday, June 10 1:30-2:30 pm |
Series Kick start with Carly Cameron and Oleg StukalovWe will start the series with an introduction to entrepreneurship support resources available to graduate students on the UW campus and in the Region of Waterloo. You will learn more about on-campus program called CONCEPT from our guest speaker, Carly. You will hear the story behind the creation of Mirexus Biotechnology Inc., and finally, you will learn some basic concepts of entrepreneurial business analysis from Oleg Stukalov. Carly Cameron, Programs Lead, CONCEPT Carly leads campus programming and events at Concept. Her goal is to implement new and relevant programs that build students’ confidence so one day they can launch their own startup. She is currently completing her Masters of Economic Development and Innovation degree at the University of Waterloo. Oleg Stukalov, Business Development Manager, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology At WIN, Oleg oversees partnerships development with industry and supports entrepreneurship programming. He also teaches a graduate-level course in Technology Entrepreneurship. While still completing his undergrad degree in Engineering Physics, Oleg founded and operated two successful businesses in the area of consumer electronics. Oleg went on to receive a PhD in Applied Physics in 2003, and shortly after joined the Department of Physics at the University of Guelph as NATO Science Fellow. His multidisciplinary research in biophysics led to the development of new nanobiotechnology product and subsequent creation of startup company Mirexus Biotechnologies Inc. In 2009 Oleg left academia to run the company full-time, returning back in a new capacity a few years later. |
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Monday, June 22 1:30-2:30 pm |
Five steps in commercialization workflow of your researchLing Loerchner, Chief Commercialization Officer, Asia Managing Director, Office of Research, University of Waterloo Ling Loerchner is working at the University of Waterloo Office of Research as the Chief Commercialization Officer, Asia Managing Director. Her primary responsibility is to collaborate with international partners, especially in Asian region, for international technology transfer, innovation management, entrepreneurship and research collaboration. She also help to identify, evaluate, and commercialize technology opportunities in the ICT and engineering disciplines in support of the WatCo function. She is responsible to create spin-off companies from WatCo technology portfolio, and help the spin-off companies looking for venture capital and angel investment. In recent years, she initiated and created 3 early stage investment funds, with the collaboration with several Asia VC firms, institutes and high-tech parks. She serves as one of the Investment Advisory Committee members for these venture investment funds. |
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Monday, July 6 1:30-2:30 pm |
Panel discussion on Business of Research Equipment
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Monday, July 27 1:30-2:30 pm |
Panel discussion on Business of Research Chemicals
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