Program Overview
is a nationwide program that helps brilliant minds in graduate programs and postdoctoral programs reimagine their futures. Throughout the program, they鈥檒l discover their passion for entrepreneurship, build an entrepreneurial skillset, and connect with the network they need to turn their ideas into successful businesses.
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Upcoming cohorts:
Applications are closed.
Discover if entrepreneurship is for you
Lab2Market Discover鈥檚 online exploratory program helps you explore entrepreneurship and the potential of transforming your academic research into a world-changing technologies.
Lab2Market Discover is offered to Quebec applicants and francophones across Canada through the Quebec Scientific Entrepreneurship (QcSE) Program at V1 Studio. The program's content and experience are consistent with Lab2Market Discover, offered to residents of other provinces and territories. Quebec applicants can learn more by clicking here.
Upcoming cohort:
Applications are closed.
Validate your idea as a business
Critically evaluate and stress test your research as a potential opportunity.
- $10,000 stipend for the entrepreneurial lead
- Product-market fit assessment 聽
- A world-class curriculum delivered by innovation leaders聽
- Access to best-in-class advisors, industry experts, and funders聽
- Access to a vast entrepreneurial network and community聽
Upcoming cohort:
L2M Validate Quebec - Winter 2027
Eligibility: Graduate researchers (Masters, PhD and Postdoc) from universities and colleges in Quebec who are interested in exploring research commercialization and entrepreneurship. This cohort will be delivered in English by V1 Studio.
Expected start date: January 18, 2027
Application deadline: August 11, 2026
L2M Validate Women in Research Prairies/Alberta - Winter 2027
Eligibility: Women graduate researchers (Masters, PhD, Postdoc) and women undergraduate students from universities and colleges in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, from all disciplines, who are interested in exploring research commercialization and entrepreneurship. This program will be co-delivered by the Prairies and Alberta Hubs.
Expected Start Date: January 11, 2027
Application deadline: July 28, 2026, 11:30 PM CDT
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L2M Oceans / Validate - Winter 2027
Eligibility: Graduate researchers (Masters, PhD and Postdoc), recent graduates, or students from universities and colleges/polytechnics in聽Canada, developing ocean-related technologies, who are looking聽to test and evaluate their idea in the entrepreneurial landscape critically.聽This program will be delivered by The Ocean Startup Project in partnership with Memorial University.
Program dates: January 11 - March 25, 2027
Application deadline: August 11, 11:30 pm PDT
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L2M Validate Foundations Women in Research Prairies/Alberta - Spring 2026
Eligibility: Women graduate researchers (Masters, PhD, Postdoc) and women undergraduate students from universities and colleges in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, from all disciplines, who are interested in exploring research commercialization and entrepreneurship. This program will be delivered by the University of Manitoba with the support of the University of Alberta.
Program Dates: June 29, 2026
Application deadline: June 26, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT
on June 1 and June 16.
L2M Oceans / Validate Foundations - Spring 2026
Eligibility: Graduate students, recent graduates, and faculty and research staff from universities and colleges in Canada, who are interested in exploring research commercialization and entrepreneurship. This program will be delivered by the Ocean Startup Project. Priority will be given to students in ocean-related fields.
Program dates: June 23 - 25, 2026, 11:00 am - 3:30 pm EDT
Application deadline: June 21, 2026, 11:30 pm PDT
Launch your business into the real world
Build your business case, prepare for funding rounds, and become a startup.
- $10,000 stipend for the entrepreneurial lead
- Develop leadership skills to steer your startup
- Strengthen your business and operational know-how
- Learn how to effectively manage and scale a venture
- Get expert guidance on securing venture financing
Upcoming cohorts:
L2M Launch Quebec - Winter 2027
Eligibility: Graduate researchers (Masters, PhD and Postdoc) from universities and colleges in Quebec, from all disciplines, who are looking to critically test and evaluate their idea in the entrepreneurial landscape. This cohort will be delivered in French by Laval University.
Program start dates: March 15, 2027
Application deadline:聽 September 20, 2026, 11:59 PM EST
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