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Beedie hosts event on 3D printing

Dec 16, 2016

3D printing arrived in the public consciousness in a blaze of media attention around 2012, with stories focusing on sensational aspects, such as the perceived danger of 3D printed guns or the opportunity to print your own Stradivarius violin. A Financial Times article from the time claimed it would be “bigger than the internet”, and President Obama even referred to 3D printing in his 2013 State of the Union Address, saying it had “the potential […]

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New student awards created with $500,000 gift from Beedie family

Nov 24, 2016

By Ian Bryce A $500,000 gift from Simon Fraser University alumnus Ryan Beedie will support 25 new undergraduate awards for students in SFU’s Beedie School of Business. The generous gift marks five years since he and his family bestowed $22 million—the largest gift in SFU’s history—to establish the Beedie School of Business. “This wonderful gift will strengthen SFU’s commitment to engage the world,” says SFU President Andrew Petter. “These awards benefit the innovators and entrepreneurs of tomorrow and […]

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Beedie alumnus wins Tech Entrepreneur of the Year in the UK

Nov 15, 2016

Beedie School of Business alumnus, Parry Malm received Tech Entrepreneur of the Year and Best New Business at the inaugural UK Business awards on November 11 in London, UK. Malm is co-founder and CEO of artificial intelligence marketing technology company, Phrasee. Launched in 2015, Phrasee uses artificial intelligence to write marketing language by combining natural language generation and machine learning. In July 2016, Phrasee closed a £1m seed funding round, led by Next 15 PLC. It was the […]

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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.

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Three Beedie alumni featured on BIV’s Top 40 Under 40

Oct 4, 2016

A trio of Beedie School of Business alumni have been named on Business in Vancouver’s (BIV) prestigious 2016 Top 40 Under 40 list.

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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. 

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SFU launches new downtown graduate residences and innovation centre

Sep 27, 2016

#video-wrap { float: right; margin: 0 0 0 20px; }   Simon Fraser University has opened the Charles Chang Innovation Centre, a new graduate student residence and innovation facility in downtown Vancouver.

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Sarah Lubik: TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award winner 2016

Sep 14, 2016

  Sarah Lubik is in the business of creating entrepreneurs.

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Avi Bick and Sarah Lubik earn 2016 TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Awards

Aug 23, 2016

  Beedie School of Business faculty Sarah Lubik and Avi Bick have been named winners of the 2016 TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award. The prestigious award is the highest teaching honour of its kind at the Beedie School.

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Georgia Straight: SFU entrepreneurship guru Sarah Lubik knocks down silos to promote social enterprise and social innovation

Aug 18, 2016

The following article was published in the Georgia Straight on August 17. By Charlie Smith.

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