Topics: Entrepreneurship
How Dream Photonics is helping to transform advanced tech manufacturing in BC
| Announcement
A UBC engineering spin-off company begun by Dr. Lukas Chrostowski and Dr. Sudip Shekhar is tackling a critical manufacturing bottleneck, helping companies scale and commercialize advanced technologies.
Dream Photonics wins the 2026 New Ventures BC Competition
Vancouver Tech Journal | | Media coverage
The UBC spin-off co-founded by Drs. Lukas Chrostowski and Sudip Shekhar aims to enable chipmakers to build faster, cheaper hardware to power the global AI boom.
Dream Photonics wins the 2026 New Ventures BC Competition
| Announcement
The UBC spin-off co-founded by Drs. Lukas Chrostowski and Sudip Shekhar aims to enable chipmakers to build faster, cheaper hardware to power the global AI boom.
16 Applied Science teams join UBC's flagship entrepreneurial program
| Announcement
This September, 16 new teams from Applied Science are joining UBC's Venture Founder program, building companies across health, biotechnology, advanced engineering, agriculture, fintech, sustainability, accessibility, and AI.
HATCH Venture Builder celebrates the graduation of six high-impact start-ups
| Announcement
Four of the six ventures graduating from the accelerator are affiliated with UBC Applied Science.
Meet the founders coming out of the Venture Founder Fall 2025 cohort
| Announcement
Dr. David Black, Shayan Narani and Samveer Uppal are featured among the eight founders of UBC-based ventures.
Yukon founder joins national Indigenous AI program as Fireweed gains traction
Yukon News | | Media coverage
Cole Robulack, founder and CEO of Fireweed AI, and electrical engineering student at UBC Okanagan, has been selected for Mila’s Indigenous Pathfinders program.
AI Tackles Traffic Congestion, a Global Issue
| Announcement
UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Dave Michelson leads AURORA, a system that conducts research on the next generation of traffic cameras that incorporate AI technology, a part of an initiative in the City of Toronto to promote safe,…
Exploring Ingenuity in Mining Economics
| Spotlight
Long recognized for its innovative approach to mining finance, Wheaton Precious Metals has launched the Wheaton Professorship in Mine Economics and Innovation.
Meet the ventures joining HATCH Venture Builder Winter 2026
| Announcement
Three UBC Applied Science spin-off companies are joining the accelerator for early-stage ventures to test and refine their innovations and business models.