Skip to main content

Main menu

  • About Us
    • Leadership
    • Our Team
    • Vision, Mission and Values
    • Health and Economic Impact
    • Strategic Plan
  • Our Research
    • Research Focus
      • Brain Health
      • Cancer
      • Cardiovascular Conditions and Diseases
      • Digital Health
      • Health Policy
      • Immunity and Infectious Diseases
      • Joint Health and Mobility
      • Respiratory and Lung Health
      • Spinal Cord Injury and Rehabilitation
    • Research Centres and Programs
      • BC Centre on Substance Use
      • Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation
      • Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation
      • Centre for Hip Health and Mobility
      • Centre for Lung Health
      • Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health
      • Immunity and Infection Research Centre
      • International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries
      • Ovarian Cancer Research Centre
      • Vancouver Prostate Centre
      • Community Research Program
      • Emergency Medicine Research Program
      • Hematology Research Program
      • Rehabilitation Research Program
      • Skin Research Program
      • Other Research Focus Areas
    • News and Stories
    • Researcher Directory
    • Events and Workshops
  • Research Services
    • New to VCHRI
      • Working at VCHRI
      • Regulations and Training
      • Membership with VCHRI
    • Starting Your Project
      • Research Facilitation
      • Awards and Funding
      • Grant Management
      • Operational Approval
    • Developing Your Project
      • Clinical Trials Administration
      • Clinical Research Unit
      • CST Cerner at VCH
      • Research Privacy
      • Financial Policies and Procedures
    • Additional Support
      • Education and Training
      • Communications and Branding
      • Media Relations
      • Study Recruitment Support
      • Innovation and Industry Partnership
    • Internal Awards
    • Clinical Research
    • Innovation and Partnership
  • Participate in Research
    • Reasons to Participate
    • Participant Stories
    • Find a Study
    • Recruitment Support

User menu

  • Log in

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Research Services
  3. Innovation and Partnership

Innovation and Industry Partnership

The Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) serves as a liaison for VCHRI researchers and external partners, fosters connections, and oversees and manages all aspects of the Biomedical Innovation Hub.

VCHRI Business Development Unit collaborates with partners across the life sciences ecosystem to solve problems and advance ideas and technologies with partners including:

  • The Academy of Translational Medicine
  • UBC School of Biomedical Engineering
  • entrepreneurship@UBC
  • HATCH Accelerator at UBC Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems

Services for Investigators 

VCHRI Business Development Unit supports members within the VCH research community to connect with industry partners in B.C., and offers services and resources to help showcase:

  • research strengths
  • major research impacts 
  • industry services and assets

Services for Industry

Collaboration with industry is at the core of the business development team at VCHRI. VCHRI Business Development Unit will facilitate collaboration with researchers and clinician-scientists on industrial applications, agreements or awards; and can assist with:

  • facilitating introductions between industry partners and VCHRI researchers
  • finding the appropriate expertise within the VCHRI portfolio 
  • exploring collaboration opportunities and building successful partnerships

Biomedical Innovation Hub at VCHRI

The Biomedical Innovation Hub offers VCHRI health care startups a space to begin their entrepreneurship journey and grow their companies directly in a hospital setting. The hub is located in the Research Pavilion at Vancouver General Hospital in a space that is outfitted with equipment, wetlabs and workspace suitable for design, manufacturing and testing of medical device prototypes.

Please complete the application form and tell us about your business and current needs.

Application form

Innovation

VCHRI has a broad intellectual property portfolio based on research discoveries in prostate cancer, brain health, cardiovascular health, lung health, bone and joint health, spinal cord injury, immunity and infection, ovarian cancer, medical devices, substance use preventive health, and chronic diseases management. VCHRI Business Development Unit works with the UBC Industry Liaison Office to identify and protect joint intellectual property.

VCHRI Innovation Summary 2010–2020

285

invention disclosures

750

patents filed

237

patent issued

94

commercial agreements

19

spin-off companies

Contact

Sara Khosravi

Director, Business Development

604-875-4111 x 22784
sara.khosravi@vch.ca

Get updates!

Join our newsletter mailing list to stay up to date on features and releases.

Subscribe

Quick Links

  • News and Stories
  • Careers
  • Events
  • Media Enquiries

Follow Us

  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

© 2023 VCHRI. All rights reserved.

  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy