Smartpark Innovation Hub
Location: 100 Innovation Dr, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Architect(s): Cibinel Architecture Ltd
Developer: University of Manitoba
Status: Complete June 2019
Cost: $44.5 M
Size: 75,000-square-foot 4-storey
Media: Open for business; Smartpark Innovation Hub is where U of M's research gets commercialized
Description: Smartpark Innovation Hub is a central gathering place for the Smartpark community, for province-wide university researchers, and for the local technology industry. The facility will support commercialization and professional services, encouraging partnerships to form that will drive the creation of new technologies, ultimately growing the number of local start-up companies. The 75,000-square-foot building is made up of a ground floor atrium, meeting rooms, a multipurpose room with 4K video walls, and a food service area, as well as two lab spaces. The second, third and fourth floors are tenant office spaces, with the fourth floor containing a Collision Corridor, where tenants can come together and network in the shared space. Tenants include: Bold Commerce, North Forge Technology Exchange, Futurpreneur, Cibus Canada, Pembina Trails Early College School, the University of Manitoba Technology Transfer Office, 151 Research and Backswath Management.
