The backbone of the MBET program, the eight-month Commercialization Practicum provides experience as you build a business from the ground up. Collaborate with local startups, develop new solutions for an established corporation or work on your own big idea!
Students gain real-life tech experience as they are immersed in the entrepreneurial lifestyle. You’ll be challenged to make tough decisions while being coached and mentored by entrepreneurs and industry professionals.
Watch videos of current and past Commercialization Practicum projects on our YouTube channel.
Current Commercialization Practicums (Class of 2012)
BufferBox
BufferBox is an early stage start-up that offers an automated self-serve kisok for students to pick up their parcel at a convenient location on campus 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The company launches their rev 2.0 BufferBox in November 2011 at the University of Waterloo. For more information on BufferBox, please visit: www.bufferbox.com
Can Technologies
Can-Technologies (Can-Tech) has developed a tool for monitoring energy consumption and reducing inefficiencies in large firms with energy intensive operations. The company wants to proceed by selling this as a configurable product, rather than a licensed solution. For more information on Can-Tech, please visit: www.can-technologies.com
Clearpath Robotics
Clearpath designs and manufactures unmanned vehicle solutions for industrial R&D. MBET students are collaborating with the team at Clearpath to create strategies for revenue generation by assessing new markets, with specific attention to the environmental sector. For more information on Clearpath, please visit: www.clearpathrobotics.com
Oculys Health Informatics Inc.
Oculys is a start-up company that develops integrated real-time tools and solutions for health care professionals. The company has developed a solution that provides access to patient in-flow movement, enabling hospitals to make better decisions regarding staffing, and in turn positively impacting patient care.
The Canadian Habitat Bank (Ecoplans)
The Canadian Habitat Bank is a project sponsored by Ecoplans Ltd., and is exploring the significant opportunities surrounding the compensation measure for land development projects, also known as habitat banking, in Canada. For more information on Ecoplans, please visit: www.ecoplans.com
Trapeze
Trapeze offers location-based advertising on-board ITS-equipped vehicles and look to expand by providing clients a unified advertising platform which spans across all of their public facing traveler information products. For more information on Trapeze, please visit: www.trapezegroup.com
