Leveraging Your Research $

Dan Sinai - Rob Herold

Industry Liaison

Rob Herold, M.Sc., P. Eng.Group Leader

Engineering and Physical Sciences

The Canadian Research &Commercialization Funding

Continuum MRI – IDF ($100k to $4M)

I2I, POP Phase II (a:$125k, b:$350k)

I2I, POP Phase I ($125k)

OCE Market Readiness ($100k)

WIF ($25K, $50k)

Partnerships: CRD, IRC, IPGS

CIHR/NSERC Strategic

Discovery grants

Early Stage Research Proof of Principle Pre-Commercialization

Research Development and Services (RD&S)

Dan SinaiManager

Research Development

Partnership GrantsLeverage for Industrial Collaborations

• Collaborative Research and Development• Industrial Research Chairs • Industrial Post Graduate Scholarships

http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/

Western Innovation Fund (WIF)Support the cost of projects that will advance innovation research results toward application

2 Tiered Competition

1. Up to $25,0002. Between $25,000 and $50,000

LOI & ROI: Aug. 26th, Dec. 15th, April. 30th

Full Application: Sept. 30th, Jan. 31st, May 31st

Market Readiness

• Support the further development of IP from Ontario Academic Institutions

• Investment toward the preparation for the next stage of commercialization.

• $10k to $100,000k, Rolling deadline• IP Protection, Market Assessment,

Prototyping, Material characterization, demonstration, business plan development

www.oce-ontario.org/

I2I

• Phase 1 Proof-of-Concept Stage-$125 k cap, 12 mo’s

• Phase 2 a. Early Stage Investment Partner-$125k/yr.,18-42 mo’s go/no-go milestone

• Phase 2 b. Partnership with a Company- $350 k cap, 2 yrs.

• Next Deadline September 29, 2006

Ministry of Research and Innovation

• Innovation Demonstration Fund• focuses on the commercialization and initial

demonstration of globally competitive, innovative technologies, processes and/or products.

• The objective of the IDF is to help companies in their efforts to commercialize innovative technologies in Ontario.

www.mri.gov.on.ca

Research Western

ACVSEthicsIndustryLiaison

ResearchDevelopment

& Services

Research Western

ResearchDevelopment

& Services

Research Support Services

ResearchDevelopment

InternationalResearch

Research Development

Main Responsibilities

• Promote and support research proposal development in strategic areas

• Manage closing and start of large institutional grants

• Encourage new multi-faculty ventures

• Encourage multi-institutional proposals

Research Services

ResearchDevelopment

InternationalResearch

ResearchDevelopment

& Services

Research Support Services

Main Responsibilities

• Compliance with submission and granting regulations

• Management of database

• Review of sponsored research contracts and agreements

• Funding Opportunities and Communication

• Administration of Internal Research Programs

• Administrative support

Research Western

Jerry KidderAssociate Vice-President (Research) avpres@uwo.ca; x80183

Dan Sinai – ManagerResearch Development dsinai2@uwo.ca; 661-3406

Antoinette Martin - Program Supportamartin3@uwo.ca; x82161

Guiti Massoumi - Senior Consultantmassoumi@uwo.ca; x85301

•CFI-Infrastructure; Ontairo Research Fund; CRC; NSERC Strategic Networks; other infrastructure

Alison Ariss - Consultant aariss@uwo.ca; x84768

•SSHRC - MCRI, CURA, Clusters and RDI; Youth Outreach; Knowledge Management

Melissa Gordon - Consultant mgordon@uwo.ca; x85315

•CFI LOF; Early Research Awards; NSERC Partnership Programs (CRD, IRC and Strategic); Selected Awards and Distinctions

Derek Newton - Consultantdnewton2@uwo.ca; x85313

•CIHR strategic and underutilized programs; CFI-Research Hospital Fund;, CFI/CIHR

Melanie Katsivo - Consultant mkatsivo@uwo.ca; x87970

International Programs - CIDA; CIHR - IOF; NSERC-International; SSHRC International

Mark Allemang - ConsultantMalleman@uwo.ca; x83933

Industrial Contracts

Research Development

http://atwestern.typepad.com/research_development/

http://www.uwo.ca/works/