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¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Research
 

#1 in Canada for Innovation

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV supports entrepreneurial research at every level.

Together, our partners and researchers are building high-impact innovations and companies that are solving pressing challenges in clean technology, computing, human health and more.
 

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#1 Canadian Comprehensive University*

#1 in Canada for Innovation†

#3 in the world for sustainable cities & communities‡

*Maclean's University Rankings, 2025
†World University Rankings for Innovation, 2024
‡Times Higher Education Impact Ranking, 2024

Putting Research to Work

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV's innovation ecosystem helps researchers move from lab to market, turning innovation into real impact.

 

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Mechatronics researchers from pose around a mannequin wearing the XoMotion robotic exoskeleton
Left to right: Ed Park, Siamak Arzanpour, and Chloe Angus.

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Supporting innovation at every stepÌý

XoMotion is the result of a decade of ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV-led research and the product of an ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV spin-off company, Human in Motion Robotics (HMR) Inc. The company has recently garnered millions in investment, an overseas partnership and its first regulatory approval—clearing the way for XoMotion to be marketed and sold in Canada.

Leading Innovation, Leading Innovators

By providing access to world-class research infrastructure and expertise, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV is attracting renowned research entrepreneurs and innovators in emerging technology sectors.

 

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV professor Stephanie Simmons leaning against a concrete pillar in ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV's Academic Quadrangle
Stephanie Simmons, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV associate professor and Canada Research Chair in Silicon Quantum Technologies (Tier 2).

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Developing Canada’s quantum future

Photonic, a quantum computingÌý company co-founded by ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV associate professor Stephanie Simmons,Ìý. ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV resources like 4D Labs and the Partnership Hub have helped Simmons grow the the company into a world-leader in quantum computing.

Supporting the Innovation Journey

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV's innovation ecosystem provides flexible supports to researchers at all levels, at any stage of the innovation journey.

 

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Ben Britton, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV alumnus and CTO of Ionomr Innovations Inc.

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From student to CEO

Ionomr Innovations was co-founded by Ben Britton as a PhD candidate at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV's Holdcroft Lab. Britton received support along the way from the Beedie School of Business i2I program, Coast Capital Venture Connection and . Ionomr has now secured over $50M CAD in investment and was named to the Cleantech Group’s .

Impactful partnerships Happen Here

Through access to shared infrastructure, expertise and talent, we are building partnerships to de-risk emerging technologies and maximize social economic impact.

 

Professor Steven Holdcroft sitting at a table in a chemistry lab
Steven Holdcroft, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV professor and Canada Research Chair in Electrochemical Materials (Tier 1).

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Fueling clean energy innovation

Led by ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Electrochemical Materials, Steven Holdcroft,Ìý¶¡ÏãÔ°AV's Hydrogen Hub will serve as a global centre for research and innovation to connect energy sector stakeholders to ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV research expertise. Together with our partners, we will accelerate development of hydrogen technologies for use in industries and communities in Canada and across the world.Ìý

 

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Be a part of ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV's innovation ecosystem.

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