Core Area
Research
Strategic Area
Industry and health sector engagement to drive impact and entrepreneurship and to enrich learner and faculty experience
Goal Status
In Progress
Objectives
- Introduce communication tools aimed at highlighting the work of researchers and tailored to specific disease areas.
- Develop a platform for Pharm Sci ventures to advertise on e@ubc for recruitment and collaboration (2024/25).
Achieved Goals
- Launched Pharmaceutical Research Network (PRN) events to enable Faculty members to connect and network (March 2023).
- SPIIF fund approved project to support networking opportunities and promotion for researchers (May 2023); two events completed by Jan 2024.
- Launched UBC Pharm Sci Innovative Thinkers Webinar Series (Sep 2023).
- Supported workshop for grant and industry partnership with faculty principal investigators, including funding mechanisms and processes/support, delivered by MITACS (Feb 2023); entrepreneur-in-residence to support implementation.
- Promoted and supported electronic Health Technology Assessment (eHTA) and other research and development activities within Nanomedicines Innovation Network (NMIN) community (initiated summer 2023 and ongoing).
- Supported launch of e@ubc Venture Founder incubator program (2024).