2022
Year End Review
What a year for V1 Studio!
We can't wait to tell you all about it below.
It's been a year of helping researchers...
...making cities more sustainable and resilient.
...enabling AI to design
energy farms globally.
...developing cleantech solutions with enhanced microalgae.
We've been raising awareness about scientific entrepreneurship...
900+
researchers engaged in awareness events
118
Researchers who completed our programs
14
Researchers in our programs come from 14 universities across Quebec
28
Startups created and supported throughout our programs
14
Speaking opportunities where we empowered researchers to become innovation leaders
Expanding our reach
Cultivating a community of scientific entrepreneurs...
Growing our network on social media
+184%
Total # of followers on LinkedIn: 1100+
+75%
Total # of followers on LinkedIn: 1400+
+573%
reactions
+525%
reposts
Engaging our target
audiences in the academic and entrepreneurial ecosystems
Highlighting scientific entrepreneurs on our new website to inspire the community.
programs
Kickstarting the entrepreneurial journey for researchers, creating a safe space for them to explore entrepreneurship.
awareness
Impact workshops
engage
Program
act
impact workshops
420+
Researchers participated
Universities represented
10+
An online program helping scientists in Quebec explore entrepreneurship
492
Applicants
4
Cohorts
270+
Researchers trained
+53%
Increase in QcSE Applications compared to 2021*
*318 applications in 2021
111
Participants who completed all program requirements to receive the QcSE completion certificate
Application distribution for 2022
62.5%
37.5%
Masters Applicants
39.02%
44.31%
PhD Applicants
Postdoc Applicants
13.1%
14 Educational Quebec Institutions
We're creating a bridge between the academic and entrepreneurial ecosystems. Thanks to our QcSE Guest Experts of this year.
Stephanie
Mouchbahani-Constance
Dilan B. Jaunky, PhD
Marine Queffeulou, PhD
M.Reza Naghdi, PhD
Audrey Lizotte
Rukmani
Ramachandran, PhD
Dominique Nolet
Sue Wang
Anthony Quevillon
Pierre Rivoire
Johanne Pelletier
Philippe Thompson
Julie Hamel
Catherine Laberge
Thomas Molina, PhD
Jacques Lajoie
Cécile Vincent
Edouard Desjardins
Felicity Meyer
"I still find myself using the principles of client-centric design thinking that I learned from the QcSE program in my professional life. This program has had a long-lasting positive impact on my career journey."
- Zehra J. Khoja. QcSE Alumni, Fall 2021
"Je pense qu’il y a beaucoup d’étudiants en recherche qui ont l’esprit entrepreneurial mais qui ne savent pas par où commencer. Le QcES m’a donné une direction et la confiance nécessaire pour démarrer ma propre entreprise."
- Quang Toan Pham. QcSE Alumni, Winter 2022
Scientific Venture Program
Canada’s unique postdoctoral program, fully dedicated to supporting PhDs as they move beyond the lab into entrepreneurship.
8
Startups postdocs
20+
Dedicated industry & academy advisors
84
Applications received in 2022
We've welcomed five new postdocs this year helping their transition
from researchers to startup founders.
Dilan B. Jaunky, PhD
GC Lipid Tech
GC Lipid Tech strives to develop cleantech solutions with enhanced microalgae.
Miha Hai Tran, PhD
Miha Technologies
Healing Mother Nature and her children by creating plant-based medical supplies.
Jonathan Roy, PhD
Sentryfy
Unleashing the power of automation and intelligence to manage cyber-risk.
Kevin Kelly, PhD
Exsia Technologies
Research Field: Bioresource Engineering
Baptiste Gauthier, PhD
Matrius Technologies
Research Field: Applied Engineering
Providing guidance and support to our postdocs.
Meet our 2022 SVP Advisory Council members:
Paula Wood-Adams, PhD
Concordia University
Interim VP Research & Graduate Studies Professor
Julia Byrd
Mach49
Ideate Program Lead
Theodore
Stathopoulos, PhD
Concordia University
Professor, Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering
Fernando
Gomez-Baquero, Phd
Cornell Tech
Director of Runway and Spinouts at Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute
Adrian Tsang, PhD
Professor and Director, Center for Functional and Structural Genomics, Biology
Ben Lipowitz
JLL
Vice President and Business Development
Christian Bélanger, PhD
Hydro-Québec
Director of Research, Strategic and Cross-Functional Projects
Beth Zonis
Senior Director at Cleantech Open Northeast / NECEC
Lingyu Wang, PhD
Professor, Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering
Laiyal El-Hadi
Executive Director at Fintech Cadence with experience in financial consulting
Thomas A.
Thompkins, PhD
Research and Innovation Director at Lallemand
Erin L. Scott, PhD
Senior Lecturer, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management at MIT Sloan
Stefanie Colombo, PhD
Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair, Aquaculture Nutrition
Mourad Debbabi, PhD
Concordia University
Dean of the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science
Ashlee Howarth, PhD
Concordia University
Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Mirella Laguerre
Charpentier, PhD
Clinical Development Strategy
Elena Kuzmin
Concordia University
Associate Professor and Research Chair in Synthetic and Functional Genomics
Nawwaf Kharma, PhD
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Concordia University
Manas R. Banerjee, PhD
President and Chief Executive Officer for XiteBio Technologies Inc.
Ursula Eicker, PhD
Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Communities and Cities,
Founding Co-Director of Next-Generation Cities Institute
Melinda B. Chu, PhD
Chief Exectuive Officer,
Venja Health
"Finding the fit between your research, the product, and the market is critical for a scientific startup to be viable. V1 helped me to achieve this objective by providing all the required tools and support."
- Jonathan Roy, PhD. Founder at Sentryfy & SVP Cohort Spring 2022
We're also launching a new program Lab au Marché Québec open to graduate research students across Québec!
French Cohort led by V1 Studio
In partnership with the
Innovation + Impact Network of Canada and Mitacs
and special thanks to our academic partners
25
Applications received for our first ever cohort
Universities represented across Québec
8
We received 2 Nominations and 1 Award
(Nomination and Award)
Diana Horqque Ratto
Outgoing Executive Director
Young Rising Star of the year
(Nomination)
V1 Studio & Partners
Community collaboration of the year
We obtained over a million dollars in funding to continue our mission to support scientific entrepreneurs over the years to come.
600K in funding over 3 years from the Fonds de Recherche du Québec for the Quebec Scientific Entrepreneurship Program
500k from Montreal’s John Dobson Foundation to empower research-driven startups strengthening Quebec’s innovation economy
And we can do all of this, thanks our team that keeps growing...
Diana Horqque
Ratto
Outgoing
Executive Director
Thierry
Harris
Marketing and Communication Lead
Nadia
Koukoui
incoming
Executive Director
Arthur
Brousseau-Regaudie
Graphic Designer
Mike
Raymond
Business Development and Venture Manager
Alice
Vervaeke
Program Lead
Andrea Mendoza
Programs and Operations Manager
Nylan
Raufaste
Ops and Admin Coordinator
Quincy
Ross
Operations Associate and Project Lead
Analisa
Wong
Ops and Admin Coordinator
From our V1 team to you, have a fantastic 2023!
