Research & Innovation

Research & Innovation

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Research Vision

York is committed to excellence in research and scholarship in all its forms. Informed by a strong commitment to shared values, including the promotion of social justice, diversity, and the public good, we aspire through our research to better understand the human condition and the world around us and to employ the knowledge we gain in the service of society. Intensive engagement in research is a core institutional value that permeates the fabric of the University, and it is this foundation on which York’s vibrant and exciting academic environment is built.

A message from the Vice-President Research & Innovation

Excellence and diversity in research is central to York’s mission and is fundamental to the university’s ability to contribute to the economic, scientific, cultural and social health of our society. Hear more from our Vice-President

Innovation
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We facilitate and maximize the commercial, economic, and social impacts of research & innovation, and create a culture of engaged scholarship and experiential learning.

Industry Partnerships

Innovation York’s industry engagement unit provides a single point of contact for researchers and trainees seeking industry partners and for companies seeking academic partners. We assist with the development of these relationships, in order to facilitate the creation of innovative research projects.
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Industry Partnerships

Knowledge Mobilization

Innovation York’s Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) unit is a national and international leader in knowledge mobilization. The KMb unit has a suite of activities that create connections between researchers and community and government organizations in order to support the development of research partnerships and dissemination of research results, as well as a suite of training tools to teach you how to develop and implement knowledge mobilization strategies.
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Knowledge Mobilization

Commercialization

Innovation York’s commercialization unit helps researchers bring their early stage intellectual property from the lab to the market and into people’s hands. Leverage your research through commercialization grant funding, intellectual property protection and business development leading to licensing opportunities or start-up creation.

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Commercialization

Entrepreneurship

Innovation York Entrepreneurship provides programming, workshops, and space to help entrepreneurs on and off campus build, launch and scale their start-up ventures. Entrepreneurship at Innovation York is home to York University’s entrepreneurship program, LaunchYU, ELLA Women Accelerator, as well as two incubator spaces in the York Region, IBM Innovation Space – MCC and YSpace.

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Entrepreneurship

YSpace Markham

YSpace is York’s community innovation hub in Downtown Markham that welcomes students, alumni and community entrepreneurs build and scale their sustainable and impactful businesses in the York Region.
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YSpace Markham

York researchers and scholars are undertaking outstanding visionary research in a wide variety of fields from bee ecology, to automative research, feminist research and research on global health. You can get research experience that introduces you to the passion of a lifetime while providing unique experiences to add to your resume. You can access research opportunities through your Department and Faculty and through York's 26 Organized Research Units.