Knowledge Mobilization

Alectos Therapeutics
Alectos Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of innovative small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of serious diseases. It was co-founded by SFU Chemistry professor and Canada Research Chair in Chemical Glycobiology, David Vocadlo.

September 9, 2010: SFU spin-off targets Alzheimer's with Merck partnership (SFU News)

Bionic Power
Provides cost-effective and reliable energy to people whose lives or quality of life depend on portable power. At the core of the company is the patented bionic energy harvesting technology from Max Donelan's Locomotion Lab that TIME Magazine named one of the best inventions of 2008.

March 23, 2013: SFU-developed device lets users generate electricity while walking (University Affairs)

Lungpacer Medical, Inc.
SFU Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology professor Andy Hoffer's award-winning Lungpacer Diaphragm Pacing System keeps the diaphragm muscle working while critically ill patients are on mechanical ventilators.

March 28. 2013: CIHR funds Lungpacer collaboration (SFU News)

SWITCH Materials Inc.
SWITCH Materials Inc. develops advanced materials for use in next generation smart windows. SWITCH’s technology is based on proprietary molecules that ‘switch’ optical properties on command. It was founded by SFU chemist Neil Branda to commercialize smart window coverings.

SWITCH Materials Announces Initial Test Installations of Hybrid Smart Window Technology (SWITCH News)

Welichem Biotech Inc.
Welichem Biotech Inc. ("Welichem", TSX-V: WBI) is engaged in the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics. It was co-founded in 1998 by SFU emeritus professor John Webster, his then graduate student Genhui Chen and scientist friend Jason Li to develop their psoriasis treatment.

August 28, 2012: $230M GlaxoSmithKline deal welcome news for battered biotechnology sector (Business in Vancouver)

Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction (CARMHA)
CARMHA is an internationally recognized research centre conducting innovative and interdisciplinary scientific research related to mental health and substance use, primarily in the areas of clinical or other intervention practice, health systems and population health and epidemiology.

Learn more about CARMHA's research projects

Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies (ICURS)
The Institute has as its focus increasing knowledge and research studies and the development of new analysis tools for the study of crime in an urban environment.  ICURS focuses on: crime reduction policy, crime analysis and computational criminology.

April 7, 2011: Defeating crime with urban design (SFU News)

Interdisciplinary Research in the Mathematical and Computational Sciences (IRMACS)
IRMACS is a unique, interdisciplinary research facility that enables collaborative interaction - intellectually, physically and virtually. IRMACS focuses on facilitating the human interactions that are critical in interdisciplinary research, removes traditional boundaries between scientific disciplines, and creates a stimulating environment for its researchers.

Learn more about the research projects supported by IRMACS

4D LABS
4D LABS is an applications- and science-driven research institute that offers access to multiple facilities housing state-of-the-art equipment for academic, industrial and government researchers. It focuses on accelerating the Design, Development, Demonstration and Delivery of advanced functional materials and nanoscale devices.

August 16, 2012: Kids discover science at 4D LABS (SFU Media Release)

ATLAS Tier-1 Data Analysis Centre
The ATLAS Tier-1 Data Analysis Centre at TRIUMF in Vancouver, led by SFU physics professor Mike Vetterli, is one of 10 such data centres internationally that store and process the massive amount of data generated from the massive hadron collider at CERN in Switzerland.

January 15, 2013: SFU materials and particle science attract government funding (SFU Media Release)

Automotive Partnerships Canada Research Network in Low Platinum Fuel Cells
SFU is the headquarters for a national automotive research network in low platinum fuel cells. Headed by SFU chemistry professor Steven Holdcroft, the network has received $5 million in federal funding plus in-kind contributions from industry to help Canada maintain its leading-edge position in this sector. The City of Burnaby will be home to several fuel cell manufacturing initiatives involving Daimler, Ford, and Ballard Power Systems, and Mercedes-Benz.

April 18, 2012: Motor city west (SFU Research Matters)

Canadian Observational Cohort (CANOC)
CANOC is Canada's first integrated network of all registered HIV/AIDS treatment information that is providing insight into the efficacy of antiretroviral drugs. It is headed by Dr. Robert Hogg of the SFU Faculty of Health Sciences, recipient of the 2013 Paz Buttedahl Career Achievement Award from the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC (CUFA BC).

November 27. 2008: New network will improve HIV/AIDS treatment (SFU Media Release)

The Environmental School Project
The Environmental School Project is a partnership between several community groups, School District 42 Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows, and SFU. It is funded through an environmental Community-University Research Alliance Grant (eCURA) from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

April 20, 2013: Kids create art from nature (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times)

Intellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage (IPinCH)
The Intellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage research project is an international collaboration of archaeologists, Indigenous organizations, lawyers, anthropologists, ethicists, policy makers, and others working to explore and facilitate fair and equitable exchanges of knowledge relating to archaeology. They are concerned with the theoretical, ethical, and practical implications of commodification, appropriation, and other flows of knowledge about the past, and how these may affect communities, researchers, and other stakeholders.


May 1, 2013: Symposium explores commodification of Aboriginal culture (SFU Media Release)

Prometheus Project
The Prometheus Project is a new initiative led by SFU Canada Research Chair in Materials Science and chemistry professor Neil Branda to create a research hub for materials science and engineering innovation. It brings together 10 principal researchers and 20 other scientists to create new innovations in solar-related materials and devices, biosensors, spintronics, quantum computing and IT.

January 15, 2013: SFU materials and particle science attract government funding (SFU Media Release)

SFU Partnerships with Ballard, Future Vehicle Technologies
Ballard Power Systems and SFU have partnered to develop the next generation of heavy-duty (bus) fuel cells with enhanced durability. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) is investing $4.1 million to this initiative. In another project also supported by NSERC as well as the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, SFU and Future Vehicle Technologies are working to develop integrated intelligent energy management systems of hybrid electric vehicles.

August 29, 2011: Scientists get $5 million for automotive research (SFU Media Release)

Adaptation to Climate Change Team (ACT)
ACT brings leading experts from around the world together with industry, community, and government decision-makers to explore the risks posed by top-of-mind climate change issues and identify opportunities for sustainable adaptation. ACT is a unique combination of research, education, outreach and policy innovation designed to benefit the Canadian economy, its decision-makers and communities.

July 5, 2013: ACT report discusses climate change's impact on food supplies (SFU Issues & Experts)

Imaginative Education Research Group
The IERG was founded in 2001 in the Faculty of Education and has grown to include active associates in many countries around the world. The IERG conducts research, publishes, prepares print and video materials that demonstrate IE in action, organizes an annual conference, puts on workshops, designs modules for use in teacher education and literacy programs, and much more. It programs include Learning in Depth (LiD) , currently in action at schools around the world.


December 21, 2011: SFU educator recognized as unsung hero (SFU Media Release)