George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
Research and Innovation Annual Report
George Brown Research and Innovation works with a wide range of partners: startups right up to multinational companies and community-based and not-for-profit organizations. We work across three priority areas—product development, future living, and social innovation. Across all three areas, our research teams are working on themes that are directly relevant to all of us living in society today — prioritizing equity, diversity, and inclusion and preparing students, researchers and partners to thrive in a dynamic, interconnected and just world.
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2024-2025
This document contains some of the research highlights from the Office of Research & Innovation at George Brown and covers the fiscal period between 2024 and 2025.
2023-2024
This document contains some of the research highlights from the Office of Research & Innovation at George Brown and covers the fiscal period between 2023 and 2024.
2022-2023
This document contains some of the research highlights from the Office of Research & Innovation at George Brown and covers the fiscal period between 2022 and 2023.
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Supporting Innovation and Commercialization in Ontario | 2024 2025 Impact Report
Explore the outcomes of George Brown's recent IPON funding round, a key initiative aimed at fostering innovation and growth within the entrepreneurial community. This funding round was strategically designed to provide crucial support to ventures at different stages of their development journey, from those just beginning to conceptualize and protect their ideas to those who have already established intellectual property (IP) and are looking to scale.