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First Beedie Graduate Certificate cohort transforming invention to innovation
Oct 7, 2016
The first students to complete the new Graduate Certificate in Science and Technology Commercialization program at SFU’s Beedie School of Business are preparing to transform their game-changing technology inventions into viable, commercialized innovations.More...
The Province: B.C. universities grease the skids for marketable innovation
Oct 3, 2016
The following is an extract from an article published by The Province on September 30. By Randy Shore.More...
Graduate Certificate brings Ben Britton’s invention closer to market
Jul 6, 2016
When Ben Britton took the stage at the Hong Kong-Canada National Investment Pitch Competition on June 3 in Calgary, he presented with the confidence of a professional. He knew his product, he knew his market, and he knew he could sway the judges to hand him the $50,000 grand prize – which they did – along with the opportunity to meet investors in Hong Kong.More...
Beedie students earn top two spots in 2016 Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize
Feb 18, 2016
Two students in the Beedie School of Business’ Graduate Certificate in Science and Technology Commercialization earned the top two places at the fifth annual Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize.More...
SFU Beedie alumni trio appointed parliamentary secretaries
Dec 10, 2015
Three alumni of SFU’s Beedie School of Business have been appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the position of parliamentary secretaries.More...
Globe and Mail: How non-business students can segue into an MBA
Apr 8, 2015
The following is an excerpt from the full article published in the Globe and Mail on April 8, 2014. By Jennifer Lewington, Globe and Mail.More...
Graduate Certificate in Science and Technology Commercialization launches at Beedie
Jan 14, 2015
A new certificate program from Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business will teach scientists and engineers the skills necessary to make their inventions a commercial success.More...
SFU’s new interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation course showcases health startup ideas
Dec 12, 2014
A non-invasive home blood-testing device, an online counseling service, and a “big-brother” style service for grandparents and young children were some of the health-related startup ideas showcased by undergraduate students from faculties across Simon Fraser University.More...
MBA Elizabeth Velasque joins Mitacs Accelerate program
Nov 28, 2012
The following article was published by the Vancouver Sun on November 24, 2012. BY GILLIAN SHAW, VANCOUVER SUN For some, inventing is easier than selling Mitacs Accelerate program is a national partnership that aims to develop Canada’s next generation of innovators Michael Gilbert is waging a war on bedbugs. And he’s winning. The president and chief scientific officer of the British Columbia biotech start-up SemiosBio has figured out how to keep the pesky parasites at […]More...