We are pleased to announce that our Friday February 24th (4pm – 6:30pm) free networking event appies sponsor is the SFU i2I Program (Invention to Innovation – SFU Beedie School of Business). I2I provides graduate and post-doc research scientists, faculty, start-up ventures or personnel in existing science-based firms with essential frameworks, perspectives and techniques to contribute to the translation of knowledge to real-world applications, start ventures, lead business development or new product development and increase commercialization in labs or industry. If you’d like to get involved, find out more, or just socialize/network, see you there!

The D.R.I.N.K.S. (Discussions Relevant to Inspiring New Knowledge and Science) social is held monthly at Mahoneys on Stamps Landing (Old Monk Mcqueens on False Creek at 601 Stamps Landing – http://mahonyandsons.com/). The purpose (if you need an excuse to stay a little later!) is to bring together faculty, clinicians, engineers, nurses, physio/rehab, scientists, residents, trainees, staff, entrepreneurs, bio/pharm/hospital staff/execs/veterans, lawyers, VCs, journalists/editors, philanthropists, visiting scientists, those on sabbaticals, and others with common interests in biomedical/translational research & discovery/commercialization once a month to casually interact and meet new people over a beverage of their choice and/or appie. It’s also a great way for people that have just moved to, just visiting Vancouver, looking for collaborations, jobs, funding, connections