[8] In 2011, Versant launched Inception, an incubator based in San Diego that would help create companies using discoveries from academia.

[8] In 2013, Inception expanded into Canada and opened offices in Vancouver and Montreal.

Versant also launched another incubator named Blueline Bioscience in Toronto.

[9] In 2017, Versant set up another incubator in Basel named Ridgeline that would help give entrepreneurs access to scientists and wet labs.

[10] Versant invests in companies based in the United States, Canada and Europe.