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Mentorship Day forges new connections between McMaster entrepreneurs

Dozens of expert and emerging entrepreneurs from across the university's innovation ecosystem gathered on campus to expand their networks and share insights and inspiration.
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New Postdoc Entrepreneur Fellowship helps innovators bring their research to the market

Applications are open for the Postdoc Entrepreneur Fellowship, which provides a year of salary support to a postdoctoral fellow as they advance their entrepreneurial ventures.
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Student startup named runner-up in national entrepreneurship competition

Mann Parikh, founder of NerView Surgical, placed second out of more than 100 student entrepreneurs at the 2024 Enactus Canada National Student Entrepreneur Competition.
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Engineering grads’ capstone project named runner-up in national James Dyson Awards

Manny Lemos, Aaron Li and Amos Yu designed Cyclops Ride Assist, which uses advanced car safety tech to make roads safer for bicyclists and others, in their final year at McMaster.
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McMaster Entrepreneurship Week: Celebrating a vibrant ecosystem of innovation

The stories of the inspired innovators, problem solvers and risk takers within the vibrant world of entrepreneurship here at McMaster.
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All work and some play: How Boardball’s overnight success turned into a viable business

Mac grad Amanda Nguyen invented a game that became an overnight viral success, serving up a business opportunity she couldn't pass up.
Provost Susan Tighe and Dean of Students Sean Van Koughnett stand on either side of a student holding an oversized novelty cheque for $15,000 on a stage.

Startup Survivor winner makes it easy to put your best foot forward

Five innovators. One grand prize. Five minutes to win it. These are the student-founded startups that took home $35,000 in cash awards for their innovative business ventures at the Forge Startup Survivor.

McMaster Innovation Park expansion plans now include Hamilton Spectator Building

Ty Shattuck, the Park's CEO, confirmed the acquisition and redevelopment of TorStar's 44 Frid Street property and detailed how it will be transformed into a state-of-the-art facility to support MIP's growing life sciences cluster.