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Innovation Inspo – From Student to Startup
					
 Sep 17, 2026 
 11:30AM to 1:00PM

											
						1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, 
									

				

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							Looking down the staircase at The Clinic at McMaster University, with students and researchers working at tables in the collaboration space below.							

															

						

						

	

		


	Date/Time

	Date(s) - 17/09/2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm





	Location

	The Clinic Collision Space







Our September Innovation Inspo puts the spotlight on the student entrepreneur’s journey. In a fireside chat with a panel of student founders, we will hear how they got started, what they have learned along the way, and what it takes to build a company while still in school.


Panel


    

  • Manu Dissanayake, Sanare Tech
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  • Megan Di Muzio, Sensera Health
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  • Lucas Monter, NeuroSpritz
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Facilitated by Alexandra Yhip.


What we will cover


    

  • The different paths students have taken into entrepreneurship and startup building
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  • The opportunities and advantages of exploring entrepreneurship while you are still a student
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  • The challenges and mindset shifts that come with balancing student life and building a startup
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  • A first step you can take toward exploring entrepreneurship, commercialization, or an idea of your own
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  • Connections with student founders and the wider innovation community at McMaster
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Format


Fireside chat.


Registration is now open. Register Now