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Whether you’re a student, researcher, clinician, or community partner, our updates will help you stay informed, engaged, and ready to take the next step in your innovation journey.

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Have an idea for a workshop, event, or research partnership? We welcome collaborations that strengthen McMaster’s innovation ecosystem. The Clinic’s Collision Space — combined with our network of mentors, clinicians, researchers, and industry partners — makes it easy to bring meaningful initiatives to life.

Whether you’re exploring a co-hosted event, seeking support for a research project, or looking to engage learners in real-world innovation challenges, our team can help shape and deliver impactful experiences.

We regularly partner with hospital teams, academic units, community organizations, and emerging ventures to design sessions that spark discovery, build skills, and accelerate ideas.

If you’re looking to connect, co-create, or test new approaches, we’d love to explore what we can build together.

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Whether you’re developing a new idea or refining a venture, explore our programs designed to guide you every step of the way. Our offerings support innovators at every stage — from early curiosity to real-world implementation — through practical education, mentorship, and hands-on experience.

• • Health Innovation Bootcamp
    A fast-paced introduction to problem-driven innovation. Over six sessions, you’ll learn how to identify unmet health needs, validate your ideas, build a value proposition, and pitch with confidence. Ideal for students, researchers, and clinicians who want to turn curiosity into action.
  • Residency
    A six-month venture development program for innovators ready to test, iterate, and grow. Residents receive mentorship, expert guidance, dedicated workspace, and structured milestones to help transform early concepts into solutions grounded in real clinical and user insights.
  • Masterclass
    A deep-dive training series for faculty and clinicians looking to build innovation and commercialization skills. Participants learn from leaders in the field, explore pathways to impact, and gain the tools needed to advance research-based ideas toward real-world adoption.
  • Master of Biomedical Innovation (MBI)
    A one-year, course-based graduate program designed for emerging health innovators who want to build meaningful, needs-driven solutions. Through coursework, clinical immersions, mentorship, and hands-on venture development, students learn to identify real problems in health care, validate opportunities, and build innovations that can create impact. Graduates leave with the skills, network, and confidence to advance ideas in industry, research, or entrepreneurship.

Join the program that fits your goals and take the next step in your innovation journey.