Events & Workshops

QUBIC x QPI
From Lab to Launch Workshop
Queen’s Partnerships and Innovation, in collaboration with QUBIC, is delivering a workshop series designed to equip students with practical, career-ready skills in innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization.
Across five interactive sessions, participants will learn how to protect intellectual property, identify market opportunities, design venture concepts, and pitch ideas with clarity and impact. Whether you plan to participate in the flagship QUBIC IP Pitch Competition or want to strengthen your professional toolkit for future roles in industry, this series is designed to support your next step.
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IP Pitch Competition
Info Night
Join us for an engaging evening designed to help you prepare for success in this year’s QUBIC IP Pitch Competition. The session will feature Keira Frosst, Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of mDETECT Inc. and PhD Candidate in the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine at the Sinclair Cancer Research Institute, who will share her experience navigating research, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
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The talk will be followed by an interactive Q&A, offering practical insight into intellectual property, pitching, and what it takes to compete with confidence.

Graduate Student Networking Event
This upcoming Speed Networking Event is designed to connect you with graduate students from a wide range of programs. This is a great opportunity to gain candid insights into the graduate school application process, learn what graduate school is really like, and explore different program pathways and career trajectories. Whether you’re actively considering graduate studies or simply curious about your options, this event offers a supportive space to ask questions, get advice, and make meaningful academic connections.