The UBC Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation – Centre d ’Innovation Cardiovasculaire (CCI-CIC) is a new UBC Academic Research Centre. Since its inception 2 years ago, the Centre has grown exponentially. There are currently 85 investigators representing all health authorities in BC with over 40 experienced and trained clinical research staff including statisticians, data managers, information technology (IT) professionals, finance/ contract management experts, and clinical research coordinators and managers. The Centre is running over 30 national and international high-impact clinical trials, registries, and investigator-initiated studies along with over 70 site-based clinical studies. Research studies at CCI-CIC encompass acute coronary syndromes (ACS), interventional and structural cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, arrhythmia and heart failure, cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention, women’s heart health, adult congenital, cardiology-oncology, and sports cardiology. CCI-CIC is also coordinating studies for Urology, Neurology, and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Clinical trials range from large scale industry funded RCTs to federal/provincial funded clinical studies.