Program Details
Founded at SFU, PLANet connects Metro Vancouver’s industry leaders in wearables and gear innovations with BC’s strengths in materials science, biomedical physiology and kinesiology, engineering, interactive arts & technology, and innovative commercialization. For five years starting in May 2021, the SFU Wearables and Gear Accelerator will provide $5.1 million in funding for graduate student and postdoctoral fellow Accelerate internships. These internships will connect Canadian companies with innovative SFU researchers for the purpose of developing new technologies that improve the quality of our lives.