Seven startup ventures founded by UBC Faculty of Medicine community members have joined the 51st cohort of UBC’s Venture Founder program to help address global challenges in areas including cancer, diabetes treatment and student mental health.
They are among 28 new ventures from across UBC, half of which are co-led by women founders. The startups focus on key topics including AI, biotechnology, healthcare, sustainability, cultural innovation and advanced engineering.
Venture Founder is one of Innovation UBC’s flagship programs, guiding early-stage ventures through experiential workshops, mentorship and foundational training.
The UBC Faculty of Medicine is home to a dynamic community of entrepreneurs who are turning research and discoveries into transformative health solutions. Together, they play a pivotal role in powering B.C.’s life sciences sector — the fastest growing in Canada — which now includes more than 2,000 companies, many of which are UBC spin-offs or lead by UBC community members.
UBC Medicine-affiliated ventures
- ImmunoWell
Providing an immunity test for the vulnerable to improve health.
Faculty: MedicineTeam: Shirin Kalyan (Co-Founder), Neeraja Punde (Co-Founder), Malcolm Kendall (Advisor), Jorg Gsponer (Co-Founder)
- Minder
Delivering evidence-based resources to promote students’ mental wellbeing.
Faculty: MedicineTeam: Chris Richardson (Team Member), Angel Wang (Co-Founder), Daniel Vigo (Co-Founder), Tiana Mori (Team Member), Melissa Vereschagin (Co-Founder)
- Threesino
Delivering specialty photopolymers to empower Canadian innovators and manufacturers.
Faculties: Science, Applied Science, MedicineTeam: Hossein Yazhani (Co-Founder), Iraj Dehghan Hamani (Team Member), Parisa Golesorkhi (Co-Founder)
