Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #4 - Foundations of IP and Patent Searching
This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets. We will then do some actual patent searching using the DERWENT worldwide patent database.
2026 E-IDEA x Empower Student Showcase
Please join us for the 2026 E-IDEA x Empower Student Showcase, a gathering that showcases student leaders working toward community building, social impact, and a more inclusive Faculty of Engineering.
Startup Finances
In this workshop, you'll learn how venture capitalists (VCs) typically value an early-stage innovation-driven venture. To do that we'll go through and give examples on how to forecast sales and how to set pricing, how to forecast expenses and how to figure out the amount of capital needed to finance your business. We'll also explore some of the more common sources of cash from both public institutions and private organisations.
13th Annual Trottier Symposiums on Sustainable Engineering, Energy and Design
The 13th Trottier Symposium will feature Dr. Jeff Dahn, one of the world's leading battery researchers and a pioneering developer of the lithium-ion battery. As a Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University, Dr.
Breaking into Climate| Career Panel
Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #5 - Market Research and Analysis of Competition
This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at McGill to perform market research. Our market research librarian will walk us through some of those resources using a new market research canvas tool.
12th Annual Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Over the past thirteen years, the McGill Engine Centre has been supporting entrepreneurially-minded McGill technological innovators. Our annual Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship highlights and celebrates our community of students, researchers, and faculty that are developing technologically-based solutions and new ventures to solve real-world pro
Virtual TISED’s Master of Engineering Program – Info Session - November
Date:November 26 2026 | Time: 12:00PM | Zoom (link will be provided closer to the date)
Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #6 - Customer Discovery
This workshop will provide an overview on the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model canvas.
Date: Dec. 1st, 2026 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm Location: in-person @ Engine Seminar Room - FDA 3 (Accessibility Map)
Startup Funding
Now that you have a grasp on how much money you need, this workshop will focus on the "deal". You'll learn what a venture capital fund is, its structure and how they operate, and what venture capitalists (VCs) look for in an early-stage innovation-driven venture. You'll also learn about the typical elements of a term sheet in connection with equity investments and simple agreements for future equity (SAFEs), and caveats when raising money.
Holiday Closure | McGill Engine Centre
McGill Engine Centre will close at 4:30PM on Wednesday, December 23, 2025, and will reopen on Monday, January 4, 2027.
Wishing everyone a restful holiday break.