13th Annual Synapse Life Science Competition Pitch Showcase
Schedule
Wed Mar 25 2026 at 04:00 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
McMaster Innovation Park | Hamilton, ON
About this Event
Innovation Factory’s Synapse Competition is Ontario’s premier life science pitch competition. Designed to help move your innovative life science products and services out of the lab and into the market, the competition pairs innovators with business and entrepreneurship students, and provides the training, mentorship, and resources to be successful.
Come meet the finalists, and hear the top 5 pitch their ideas on stage for the chance to win cash and in-kind resources.
Learn about emerging life science companies, network with industry thought leaders, and support the Region's growing life sciences ecosystem!
Refreshments and a cash bar will be available.
Learn more about the competition and our finalists by visiting
What is the Synapse Life Science Competition?
The competition unfolds across four phases and brings together life science innovators with students in business, science, and entrepreneurship from universities and colleges. Working collaboratively, teams develop business and commercialization plans and deliver a pitch for their ventures for a chance to win cash and in-kind resources at the final showcase!
About Innovation Factory
Innovation Factory is a not-for-profit business accelerator and a regional innovation centre, serving as the catalyst for technology innovation in Southern Ontario since 2010.
Providing business advisory services, training, mentorship, and strategic connections, Innovation Factory helps drive market adoption, revenues, investment, jobs and leverage of intellectual property. Innovators can also access sector-specific resources including exclusive smart transportation test environments and data and formal life science and health innovation ecosystems.
Funded by the Government of Ontario, Innovation Factory helps Ontario-based innovators and entrepreneurs clear commercialization hurdles — accelerating the growth of companies so that they can compete and succeed globally and create high-quality jobs in our province.
*Attendance at this event implies consent to be photographed and for the photos to be used or shared at the descretion of the organizers.*
Where is it happening?
McMaster Innovation Park, 175 Longwood Road South, Hamilton, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 28.25
