Advancing our partners, building capacity.
Each of our research programs represents a growing area of research.
Learn more about our exchanges

FASHION EXCHANGE
At the Fashion Exchange, their focus is to provide a one-stop-shop for all your fashion business needs by delivering a range of training, technologies and services at one location.

FOOD INNOVATION & RESEARCH STUDIO (FIRSt)
The team of food scientists, project managers, researchers and chefs at FIRSt can help you shape your product concept, support you with market research services, and build your product.

THE INTERACTIVE DESIGN EXCHANGE
The Interactive Design Exchange helps businesses adapt to Industry 4.0, developing products, services and systems for the smart economy.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EXCHANGE
The Product Development Exchange connects Canadian industry to market-focused applied research that accelerates physical product innovation.

THE SOCIAL INNOVATION EXCHANGE
Social Innovation at George Brown enables researchers and students to work directly with the communities that surround them, building partnerships that foster innovation in a range of sectors and provide immersive learning experiences and projects with social benefit.

startGBC
startGBC offers all students/alumni a fundamental toolkit of entrepreneurial best practices. Their focus is to help you develop entrepreneurial skills, and grow from ideation to commercialization.