Velocity science

ESC 232

Find a unique home for your science-focused ideas

Velocity science, a collaboration between Velocity and the Faculty of Science, offers a dedicated space for students pursuing science-focused ideas. Whether you need a place to conduct essential pilot studies, assemble prototypes, or complete computational work, you’ll find it here.

Discover and build with us

• Strong student community
• Lab facilities
• Access to instrumentation and consumables
• Mentorship, technical advice, and support

Velocity science is designed for student teams and faculty-led teams with product ideas in biology, chemistry, or physics. We help you validate your technology’s potential from both business and technical perspectives. Offered in conjunction with the Faculty of Science, Velocity science is open to University of Waterloo undergraduate students, graduate students, post-docs, and faculty-founded teams.

What you can expect

• Business and technical goal-setting exercises with mentors
• Mentorship from advisors with science startup experience
• Velocity founder roundtables, offering opportunities to ask questions and learn from Velocity science alumni teams
• Beginning and end-of-term touchpoints to assess progress and identify areas for support
• Assistance with incubator or accelerator applications
• Connections to industry and technical advisors to help you overcome critical challenges in turning your project into a startup, when the time is right
• Lab space for project work in ESC 232

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with the option for renewal each term based on performance (space is limited).

Have a question? Please contact Krysta Traianovski

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Velocity digital

SCH 228

Unleash a new wave of software, electronic and medical technology ideas.

Velocity digital is a 5G-enabled hacking space for students, designed to foster innovation in software, electronics, and medical technology. Connect and collaborate with a network of students, and benefit from mentorship to support you with your questions along the way.

A place to build

• Network with a like-minded student community
• 5G-enabled hacking space
• Focus on software, electronics, and medical technologies

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Velocity central

MC 2037

Stop in to see us

Come together at Velocity central where like-minded students connect and get inspired to make a positive impact on the world.    

• Network with a like-minded student community IRL
• Co-work creator space
• Drop-in
• Community events

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