Wondering how your research can have real-world impact?
Curious about entrepreneurship?Your journey starts here.
Welcome to the Quebec Scientific Entrepreneurship Program
Our free online program allows graduate students, postdocs and researchers in STEM, social sciences and humanities to explore scientific entrepreneurship.
By learning entrepreneurship concepts and skills, you’ll start to see new and innovative possibilities for your research. Whether you want to pursue a career in industry, upskill your academic path or launch your own business, our program will provide key knowledge that’s transferable to any professional journey.
Why join the QcSE program?
Learn the basics of entrepreneurship
The program introduces you to fundamental entrepreneurial concepts including how to map out your business idea using the business model canvas, identify your target audience, zero-in on the value of your solution for a specific market and plan your product/service development. You’ll also learn about protecting your intellectual property and practice pitching an entrepreneurial project.
Identify possibilities
Workshops and exercises are tailored to help you see your research or idea through an entrepreneurial lens, so you can explore its potential applications beyond academia in a safe environment.
Connect with a new community
Over the course of the program, you’ll connect with fellow researchers throughout Quebec interested in entrepreneurship. Guest speakers including startup founders, alumni and key players from Quebec’s entrepreneurial ecosystem share their expertise and connect you with the wide array of opportunities available after QcSE.
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“Participating in the QcSE program has greatly enriched my entrepreneurship journey. Despite my solid foundation, the exercises, pitch practices, and expert coaching provided by the program were instrumental in establishing an excellent groundwork for my business”
Olivier O’Neel
Masters in Management of Technology and Information, Polytechnique Montreal,
CEO and Co-Founder, Zenzor Technology -
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"For me QcSE was really the stepping stone towards changing your mindset, When you look at a product or a solution - whether it be personally or professionally - you have a different lens; you can see how this solution can be in someone else's hands. If you were to get at scale, how would impact others? That's what QcSE did for me."
Brandon Jaunky
Masters in Synthetic Biology, Concordia University
CEO and Co-Founder, GC Lipid Tech -
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“In academia, entrepreneurship is rarely considered an option. When the opportunity arose to launch Kalego Solutions, I had to learn everything from abstract concepts such as value proposition and customer segments, to the art of pitching to different audiences. By the end of the QcSE program, I had a clear vision of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, a network of entrepreneurs and advisors, and the tools to launch my project with confidence.”
Marine Queffeulou
Phd Candidate, Infectious Diseases, Université Laval
Founder and CEO, KALEGO SOLUTIONS
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