Your research has the potential to create impact far beyond scientific publications. Funders, industry partners, investors, health systems, and communities increasingly value how research discoveries can be translated into solutions that improve everything from human health to mining and beyond. 

This interactive workshop explores how scientific researchers in life, chemical, and engineering sciences can turn bench research into a potential start-up. We’ll explore how discoveries developed in the lab can advance through entrepreneurship, commercialization, industry partnerships, knowledge mobilization, and other routes to real-world application. Participants will examine how research value is being redefined and how to engage with entrepreneurship. 

Whether pursuing careers in academia, industry, startups, or the broader life sciences ecosystem, this workshop will give participants insights into how their research expertise can contribute to innovation and societal benefit.

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Learning Objectives

• Explore different pathways for translating biomedical research into tangible societal, health, and economic impact
• Learn how research impact, innovation potential, and translational value are assessed beyond traditional metrics like publications
• Reflect on how your research could be applied across sectors such as biotechnology, healthcare, industry, government, or the non-profit sector
• Identify transferable skills you can develop through impact-oriented research, including communication, collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and innovation leadership