NRC Labs in Ontario Building Meaningful Collaborations

between OCN and Federal Labs

Pat MortimerVP, Technology and Industry Support

12 December 2006

A Proud History

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NRC: A Capacity to Serve

• Multidisciplinary nature• Cutting-edge R&D relevant to industry needs • National presence • Extensive industrial support • Catalytic role in bringing partners • Dynamic role in many Canadian communities

NRC brings integrated solutions to national challenges through S&T

NRC Presence Federally

Staff: Approx. 4,300 employees; 1,500 visiting / guest workersTotal expenditures 2005-06: $835 MTotal Income 2005-06: $166 M

NRC: A National Institution

Science at Work for Canada: A Strategy for NRC

Over the next five years, NRC will:

1. Anticipate and perform R&D that improves the competitiveness of Canadian industry

2. Provide integrated industry support that engages key players

3. Invest in and focus NRC’s unique strengths and competencies on areas of importance to Canada

4. Build a sustainable and agile national research and innovation organization for Canada

Strengthen Canada’s system of innovation

NRC’s Roles in Canada’s Innovation System:

Science at Work for Canada: How we Partner

• Collaborative research agreements (CRAs) are our ‘bread and butter’ - many variations (bilateral; Special Interest Groups; consortia and other multi-party; domestic; international)

• Fee-for-service for specialized services and facilities (testing and consulting)

• Industrial Partnership Facilities

• Licensing of IP

• Spin-offs of People and / or Technology

Science at Work for Canada: How we Partner

• Technical Advice and risk sharing from IRAP – dedicated to growing SMEs

• Major engineering facilities

• Training of HQP

• Guest workers

• Scientific, technical and medical information from CISTI

Science at Work for Canada: How to Work with us

• Every NRC institute has an expert business office – people who can talk S&T and business

• We have a strong corporate business office at our Ottawa HQ with patent agents, other IP experts, dealmakers and new venture advisors (with expert Justice, finance, HR and other experts co-located)

• We have IRAP ITAs in your community

Collaborative Research Agreements – Canada

• In 2005-2006 NRC signed 393 new collaborative agreements with Canadian partners. Total value of $78M.

• Currently, NRC has 941 active collaborations with a total lifetime value of ~$400M

• These collaborations involved ~700 partners from private, public and university sectors

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• 67 companies have been created since 1995

• Over 500 individuals now work in NRC spin-offs

• NRC spin-offs have attracted more than $400 million in venture capital investments

• Only 6 companies have ceased operations

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Creating Spin-off Companies with NRC Technologies

NRC Presence in Ontario

• 9 Research Institutes• 2 Technology Centres• IRAP • CISTI• Corporate Functions

NRC Horizontal Programs

Strategic (mission oriented) Research

Regional/Community Innovation System Activities

Industry Sector

National Programs

NRC Typical

Institute/Program

Typical NRC Research Institute Structure

INMS - Institute for National Measurement Standards

…R&D and maintenance of primary standards and calibration facilities. The rich resource of expertise benefits the Canadian economy and the quality of life for Canadians through technological commercialization, advances in health management practices, and safeguards for the environment.

Overall Mission

INMS - Institute for National Measurement Standards

• Innovative Design requires novel measurement - New measurement technologies for potential commercialization are developed and disseminated through licensing and spin-off companies.

• Mass Producing Innovative Design Requires Measurement Reproduceability - Precision calibration and measurement services for equipment used in the manufacturing process ensures quality, compatibility of co-manufactured component parts and conformity with performance specification and regulation standards.

• Exporting Innovative Design Requires International Acceptance of Measurement - Participation in international measurement comparisons and committee work to protect Canada's trade interests and to maintain NRC-INMS' position as a world class national metrology institute.

Activities:

…is to provide leadership in collaboration with the Canadian and international scientific communities in the development of a knowledge base in molecular sciences. SIMS undertakes fundamental research to develop innovative technologies and is based on competencies that range from cell chemistry to attosecond science to nano-materials.

Overall Mission

SIMS – Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences

• Advanced Optics(Ultrafast lasers, spectroscopy, attosecond and strong field science)

• Biological Probes(Imaging spectroscopy, chemical biology)

• Molecular and Materials Synthesis(Carbon nanotubes, nanomaterials, combinatorial chemistry)

• Materials Characterization(Solid state NMR, X-ray diffraction)

• Neutron Scattering(National Facility)

• Theory and Computation(Ultrafast processes, molecular dynamics, materials design)

Main Research Themes

SIMS – Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences

• Canadian Neutron Beam Centre (CNBC)– A national facility providing advanced neutron scattering capabilities to

Canadian universities, industry and government laboratories• Centre for Imaging Spectroscopy

– Imaging of biological and nanomaterials over a wide range of wavelengths and length-scales (initial $800K capital investment)

• Femtosecond Laser Facility– SIMS expertise and technology is critical for the successful CFI funded

“Advanced Laser Light Source” at INRS ($20M)• Solid State NMR

– SIMS was a lead organization in the successful CFI funded Ultrahigh Field Solid State NMR Centre ($14M) in partnership with the University of Ottawa

Facilities

SIMS – Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences

IBS - Institute for Biological Sciences

• Glycosciences• Vaccines and intervention strategies• Neurodegenerative disease• Diagnostics

…a premier global institute in the application of neuro- and glycosciences to reduce the impact of age-related and infectious diseases

Main Research Themes

Overall Mission

NMR – Molecular characterization and modelling

Mass spectrometry – glycoanalysis and proteomics

Genomics – DNA sequencing and microarrays

Bacterial Culture Facilities – Level 2 and 3

Animal Facilities – Including level 3 containment

IBS – Institute for Biological Sciences

Facilities

IAR - Institute for Aerospace Research (NRC Aerospace)

– Aerodynamics Laboratory– Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Centre – Flight Research Laboratory– Gas Turbine Laboratory– Structures and Materials Performance

Laboratory

… to maintain national excellence in the aeronautical sciences and be the custodian, developer and user of Canada’s major national facilities that are available to support R&D in the design, manufacture and performance assessment of aerospace vehicles.

Main Research Themes

Overall Mission

IAR - Institute for Aerospace Research (NRC Aerospace)

• 3 sites (2 in Ottawa, 1 in Montreal)• 14 buildings (565,000 sq.ft.)• Major facilities:

– 8 wind tunnels– 8 research aircraft– Full-scale structural test rigs– Engine and combustion test cells– Materials characterization and testing

equipment– Aeroacoustic reverberant chambers– Lubrication/tribology test rigs– Flight Recorder Playback Centre– Manufacturing research facilities

Facilities

NRC-ICPET :

ICPET - Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology

- provides chemistry-based solutions for industry

- addresses national priorities in innovation and sustainable development

- through partnerships with industry, universities, and other government agencies

Main Research Themes

IMS - Institute for Microstructural Sciences

• To play a pivotal role in the creation and development of photonic, optical and quantum devices

• Ensure diffusion into the Innovation System

• Communications, Health, Environment, Energy and Security

• Semiconductors: inorganic & organic– Nanofabrication– Photonic & Quantum

Devices– PIC & Component

Prototyping– Optical Interference

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Overall Mission Core Competencies

Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre (CPFC)• A collaborative regional

initiative serving Canada

• Unique facility in North America for industry and universities

• Component and device fabrication

• Linking photonics clusters to NRC's national facilities, networks, competencies and incubation services

• Training of highly qualified personnel

IMS - Institute for Microstructural Sciences

IRC - Institute for Research in Construction

… is the leading construction research agency in Canada, developing innovative solutions for the country’s largest industry

Making sense of Information→ Knowledge from Dataso you can use Technology effectively→ People-Oriented Systemsanytime, anywhere→ e-Business

Overall Mission

IRC - Institute for Research in Construction

• Four research programs building envelope and structure indoor environment fire safety urban infrastructure

• Construction codes• Product evaluation

Activities

IRC - Institute for Research in Construction

• Research thrusts: Reduce environmental impact and

increase durability Reduce life cycle cost Improve functionality & occupant

satisfaction Improve safety and security

Additional Research Presence in Ontario

• Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Institute– R&D of integrated technologies for the manufacture of products

and equipment.• System Simulation and Controls Research • Production Technologies Research

• Centre for Surface Transportation Technology– Proprietary research, technology development, engineering, and

testing of civilian and military vehicles and vehicle systems– Divisions: Rail, Road Vehicle and Military Systems, Climatic Eng.

• Canadian Hydraulics Centre– Canada's largest hydraulics and coastal engineering laboratory– Test Facilities: Wave Basins, Wave Flumes, Weigh Tanks

Government of Canada’s foremost and longest-standing initiative for helping the country’s SMEs develop new technologies and innovations (60 years old)

provides specialty technical and business expertise and financial assistance to SMEs across Canada To realize their full potential and turn knowledge and innovation

into strategic opportunities, jobs and prosperity for all Canadians

Today NRC-IRAP provides targeted advice and assistance to some 10,000 SMEs annually

Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP)

Overall Mission

Main Research Themes

• Delivered by Industry Technology Advisors (ITAs) • 75% of ITAs have a Masters or Doctorate / experience in private or

industrial R&D • Actively engaged in 100 communities and in more than 147

locations across Canada located close to clients• Linked to expertise resident in the rest of the national network• 42 clients per ITA; on average make about 100 client on-site visits

per year per ITA

Industrial Research Assistance Program(NRC-IRAP)

Facilities

CISTI – Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information

A Library Canada’s national science library National Research Council (NRC) information resource

A Publisher Canada’s foremost scientific and technical publisher

A Document Provider Document delivery services from our collection, link partners, and

around the world A Gateway to the World's Scientific Information

Current awareness services Access and linkages to the world’s STM information

A Source of Competitive Technical Intelligence

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One of the world’s leading providers of information in science, technology and medicine (STM)

Main Research Themes

• Competitive Technical Intelligence– Interpreted information on which actions can be based– Information about external S&T developments, trends, threats and

opportunities that can affect your position as a leader in your field– Assistance in deciding the next steps for your innovation and

commercialization activities– Results oriented information tailored to your decision needs

– Benefits to SMEs• Reduced R&D costs and risk • Improved chances of commercial success• Better time to market• Increased efficiency and effectiveness• Better partnerships and alliances

CISTI – Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information

Putting Science to Work for Canada

Our new Strategy will position NRC as a critical S&T and innovation organization of the federal government.

NRC will make significant contributions to the enduring issues of the nation, and will generate a powerful impact on the competitiveness of Canadian industry and the economic viability of our communities.

Science at Work for Canada: A Commitment to the Future