McMaster Innovation Park (MIP) is Canada’s premier research and innovation park supporting startups, business, research and offering collaborative space to transform ideas from vision to commercial reality. Our mission is to help companies grow.

MIP acts as a bridge between academia and industry. Supporting researchers with commercial aspirations and enabling students to develop their ideas in our incubator and accelerator programs, while also connecting industry with the technical prowess of McMaster University and other academic institutions. MIP is an integral part of Hamilton’s innovation ecosystem where anyone can find a slew of resources to help begin your journey.

Aligned with the research priorities of McMaster University, MIP primarily works with companies in our main sectors of focus: Life Sciences, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, and Information Communication Technology.