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Monday, September 22, 2025 15:00to17:00

The next application window of the MIF will open on September 22, 2025. This session aims to explain the MIF program to potential applicants, and to provide an overview of the application process. Current MIF teams will also be on hand to offer their experiences in the program.

Registration is now open.

Classified as: McGill Innovation Fund
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 15:00to17:00

The next application window of the MIF will open on September 22, 2025. This in-person session aims to explain the MIF program to potential applicants, and to provide an overview of the application process. Current MIF teams will also be on hand to offer their experiences in the program.

Registration is now open.

Classified as: McGill Innovation Fund
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 11:00to12:00

The next application window of the MIF will open on September 22, 2025. This in-person session aims to explain the MIF program to potential applicants, and to provide an overview of the application process. Current MIF teams will also be on hand to offer their experiences in the program.

Registration is now open.

Classified as: McGill Innovation Fund
Thursday, September 25, 2025 13:00to14:00

The next application window of the MIF will open on September 22, 2025. Thisٳܲ session aims to explain the MIF program to potential applicants, and to provide an overview of the application process. Current MIF teams will also be on hand to offer their experiences in the program.

Registration is now open.

Classified as: McGill Innovation Fund
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 16:00to17:30
Market Research and Analysis of Competition

This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at McGill to perform market research. Our market research librarian Amanda Wheatley will walk us through some of those resources using a market research canvas tool.

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, McGill Engine Centre, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Skills
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 16:00to17:30

This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at McGill to perform market research. Our market research librarian Amanda Wheatley will walk us through some of those resources using a market research canvas tool.

Classified as: Graduate Students, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, McGill Engine Centre, SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 16:00to17:30

Led by a team of caseworkers from Compass Startup Legal Clinic, this workshop provides startup founders with a clear path through the legal landscape, offering insight on issues such as incorporation, governance, fundraising, and selecting the ideal legal structure.

Classified as: Graduate Students, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, McGill Engine Centre, SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops
Thursday, October 16, 2025 12:00to13:00

Although deep tech startup companies often feel there is no time to devote to branding and communication, the reality is that these two elements are the pillar of long term success. Ƭ֦Ƶ a killer value proposition statement is an essential message, and forms the foundation for all external interactions. Learn more about why these are so important and how you can start working on these facets right away by engaging with the following MIF experts.

Classified as: McGill Innovation Fund
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 17:00to19:00

The MIF stage is yours again! MIF Evolution reunites MIF cohorts for an evening of fresh pitches and renewed connections, as we celebrate five years of the McGill Innovation Fund. All past and current teams, and even former applicants are invited to apply — selected teams will then have the chance to pitch to a panel of judges and compete for exciting prizes! Whether you're pivoting, scaling, or launching a new chapter, this is your team's chance to show how far you've come.

Classified as: McGill Innovation Fund
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 16:00toWednesday, October 29, 2025 17:30
Foundations of IP and Patent Searching

This workshop will demystify and explain the various forms of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets, and when they are used. We will then do some actual patent searching with our librarian April Colosimo using the DERWENT worldwide patent database.

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, McGill Engine Centre, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Skills
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 16:00to17:30

This workshop will demystify and explain the various forms of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets, and when they are used. We will then do some actual patent searching using the DERWENT worldwide patent database.

Learning outcomes:

  • Describe the various forms of IP, their protection, and use.
  • Explain the patenting process.
  • Use DERWENT to do your own patent searching.


Classified as: Graduate Students, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, McGill Engine Centre, SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 16:00to17:00
Startup Law 101

Led by a team of caseworkers from Compass Startup Legal Clinic, this workshop provides startup founders with a clear path through the legal landscape, offering insight on issues such as incorporation, governance, fundraising, and selecting the ideal legal structure.

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, McGill Engine Centre, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Skills
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 16:00toWednesday, November 12, 2025 17:30
Customer Discovery

This workshop will provide an overview on the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model canvas.

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, McGill Engine Centre, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Skills

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