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Core Facilities
SFU's Core Facilities are shared research resources that support a wide community of users. These shared resources may include unique physical infrastructure, accompanied by expertise or services based around that infrastructure.
4D LABS
4D LABS is SFU's open-access applications and science-driven core facility. It offers fully-customized research and development programs for researchers, start-ups and industry in any sector.
Scientific Director
Neil Branda | 4dlabs_dir@sfu.ca
Big Data Hub
SFU is investing in the growth of data-intensive research across all eight faculties to raise awareness of big data in every field of study and mobilize knowledge for real world impact.
Scientific Director
Fred Popowich | bdi_dir@sfu.ca
BIO3 Lab
SFU’s BIO3 Lab is one of a few biosecure facilities in Canada that are certified by the Public Health Agency of Canada. Researchers can safely conduct research activities on Risk Group 3 pathogens to help advance breakthrough discoveries that will benefit society. Lab services and access is currently only available to the SFU research community.
Scientific Director
Ralph Pantophlet | rpantophlet@sfu.ca
ImageTech Lab
The result of SFU's partnership with Fraser Health, ImageTech Lab is a world-class medical imaging research facility—the first of its kind in Western Canada.
Scientific Director
Alex Wiesman | imagetech_dir@sfu.ca
WearTech Labs
WearTech Labs is an SFU Core Facility that works with academia and industry to research and develop wearable technology that improves our lives.
Co-Scientific Directors
Edward Park | ed_park@sfu.ca
Max Donelan | max_donelan@sfu.ca
Public Knowledge Project (PKP)
The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) is a multi-university initiative developing (free) open source software and conducting research to improve the quality and reach of scholarly publishing. PKP is best known for Open Journal Systems (OJS): the world's most widely used journal management and publishing system.
General Inquiries
pkpinfo@sfu.ca
Scientific Director
Juan Alperin | jalperin@sfu.ca
SFU Clean Hydrogen Hub
Located at Simon Fraser University's Burnaby campus, The SFU Clean Hydrogen Hub is new core facility that brings together industry, community, academia and government partners to advance the clean energy transition.