Accelera Program

The Accelera Program is a round table discussion group led by an industry or academic facilitator on topics that are central to the issues and challenges faced by very early stage startups within the academic/hospital research environment.

Accelera is designed for entrepreneurs to share their experience, knowledge and challenges with each other so that they may help navigate common problems, succeed and grow. In general, we share our experiences, strengths, and challenges on a given topic– to learn from each other and with each other. The program is divided into 3 streams based on what stage entrepreneurs are at with their ventures:

Accelera 1.0: Education
Accelera 2.0: Discovery
Accelera 3.0: Venture and Scale

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Accelera 1.0: TR Talks

Education phase groups or individuals are invited to attend TR Talks led by Joseph Ferenbok at the Translational Research Program. These sessions will occur the first Tuesday of every month from 5:00-7:00PM. Follow the links below to register.

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Accelera 2.0

Level 2 companies will be invited to a monthly round table discussion led by Paul Santerre. These round table discussions will coach groups toward completing more of their business plan and facilitating peer to peer support between groups at similar phases in their business development. Start-ups who have attended a minimum of 50% of the sessions by March of a given event year will be eligible for our professional service voucher program of that year.

Accelera 2.0 sessions will take place on the last Thursday of every month. The final 30 minutes of each session will be dedicated to networking for those interested in exchanging expertise or sharing current problems with fellow founders, cofounders, etc.

All Level 2 H2i companies will be contacted within the first two weeks of each month with a registration link for the month's session. Please email info.h2i@utoronto.ca to RSVP should you not have received the link!

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Accelera 3.0

Level 3 and 4 companies will be invited to monthly round table discussion led by Andris Lauris. This round table series will focus on helping start-ups with their final points to scale. As businesses grow, there are a lot of new challenges and hurdles to overcome. These discussions will bring together founders and entrepreneurs in the health care space to learn from and support each other in a safe environment.

Accelera 3.0 sessions will generally take place on the third Wednesday of every month, with certain exceptions such as joint sessions. The final 30 minutes of each session will be dedicated to networking for those interested in exchanging expertise or sharing current problems with fellow founders, cofounders, etc.

All Level 3 and 4 H2i companies will be contacted within the first two weeks of each month with a registration link for the month's session. Please email info.h2i@utoronto.ca to RSVP should you not have received the link!