Deadline: September 26, 2025
The Lab2Market Launch program invites applications from entrepreneurial students and research teams across Canada ready to transform their research into scalable technology ventures.
The program’s focus areas include: equipping participants with skills and mindset for successful ventures; connecting them with expertise, resources, and networks; fostering accountability through milestone achievement; delivering tailored instruction, mentorship, and coaching; providing financial support with stipends; offering practical skills and market validation; enabling pitch opportunities to ecosystem stakeholders; and nurturing a collaborative national innovation ecosystem.
Lab2Market Launch is a four-month intensive program tailored for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and recent graduates engaged in research-based ventures with demonstrated market opportunity. It combines local hub support with national network resources to accelerate venture formation and growth.
Participants benefit from customized mentorship by experienced entrepreneurs and industry experts, financial stipends, workshops on refining business models, and opportunities to pitch validated business cases to potential funders. The program encourages collaboration among participants within a network of innovation hubs across Canada.
The Lab2Market Launch program offers financial support through access to $10,000 in stipends at no cost to participants.
Eligibility requires team composition including a current graduate student or recent graduate and an academic supervisor, with strong evidence of market validation through customer discovery. The program demands full-time participation and adherence to funding requirements.
Lab2Market supports innovators seeking to advance their ideas toward commercialization and funding readiness, offering a structured pathway to build sustainable tech ventures across disciplines.
For more information, visit L2M.
