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Springboard Network

Springboard Network. Over 60 campuses in the region, many with active R&D. 16 campuses are in major cities. Vision. To move ideas and expertise from our universities and colleges into in new or existing companies, creating new or improved products and services.

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Springboard Network

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  1. Springboard Network Over 60 campuses in the region, many with active R&D. 16 campuses are in major cities.

  2. Vision To move ideas and expertise from our universities and colleges into in new or existing companies, creating new or improved products and services. To focus on economic development through academic-industry engagement and technology and know-how transfer.

  3. Mandate Springboard accelerates academic and industry innovation by: • pushing academic IP out to real-world applications, • engaging industry to encourage academic – industry collaborations and solves industry problems. Springboard supports the commercialization of post-secondary research in Atlantic Canada with resources: To encourage IP transfer to the region’s private sector. To help increase industry engagement and awareness of the expertise available in each major community.

  4. What we do • Enable Members’ new tech & knowhow to be developed for commercial use. • Help improve Members’ practices • Help companies connect to R&D resources (technologies, knowhow and capabilities) for improving products, processes and services. • Help guide companies through program funding needs for R&D, etc.

  5. Member Metrics – Q9 (June 2013)

  6. Regional Outcomes to Date Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) Spending Using Higher Education in Atlantic Canada as a Percentage of Canada Data was sourced and aggregated by The Impact Group

  7. Ref: Jenkins Report, 2011 Taken from the 2011 “Jenkins” Report Includes NGO’s, governments Not for profits Etc.

  8. Sampling of Federal Programs Ref: Jenkins Report, 2011

  9. Typical Collaborative Funding NSERC Engage Interaction ACOA BDP NSERC ARD NSERC ARD 2,3 NSERC Engage2 Company Idea Joint Idea Institution Idea ACOA BDP NSERC IRDF/IPS NRC IRAP NRC NMA BCIP NSERC I-USRA TDP ACOA AIF* MITACS NSERC IRC/CRC NRC DTAPP* NSERC CRD SDTC* NSERC SNG* NSERC I2I Ph. 2 IM NSERC I2I NSERC USRA Early Mid Late Commercialization Stages Notes: A * denotes a more mature SME typically Does not show provincial funds which match/compliment

  10. Typical Collaborative Funding NSERC Engage Interaction ACOA BDP NSERC ARD NSERC ARD 2,3 NSERC Engage2 Company Idea Joint Idea Institution Idea ? NSERC IRDF/IPS ACOA BDP NRC IRAP BCIP NRC NMA NSERC I-USRA TDP MITACS ACOA AIF* ACOA AIF* MITACS NSERC IRC/CRC NRC DTAPP* NSERC CRD SDTC* SDTC* NSERC SNG* NSERC I2I Ph. 2 IM NSERC I2I NSERC USRA Early Mid Late Commercialization Stages A * denotes a more mature SME typically; Does not include provincial matching programs

  11. Technology Readiness

  12. How collaboration with academics helps industry • Extends resources - reduces costs • Access to students, faculty – HQP • Access to lab/testing facilities - no capital cost • Reduces risk – broadens your knowledge base • Technologies/knowledge help differentiate and support their competitive advantage. • Institutions offer a concierge service – we know the funding programs.

  13. How collaboration with industry helps academics • Extends your resources • Validates your R&D interests • Broadens your knowledge base • Improves your research roadmap/plans • ILOs and TTOs provide new connections to industry and facilitate projects • Increases the longterm funding for your research activities.

  14. Company benefits to doing R&D and Exporting • Broadens revenue base • Expands product and service offerings • Weathers sluggish markets • Extends product life cycles • Improves competitiveness • Spurs innovation • Captures new customers • Boosts productivity • Broadens you contact networks

  15. Our Programs & Initiatives • FTE program funds key positions (ILO/TTOs) in institutions to link academics to industry • Innovation Mobilization funds events and Member technology development. • Many trial programs designed to help increase commercialization and industry R&D collaboration

  16. NSERC-IRAP-Springboard: Atlantic I-USRA Trial Program • A pilot program in Atlantic Canada - Goals: • increase company use of I-USRA in Atlantic Canada, • increase institution engagement with SMEs (IRAP clients, Co-ops) • Increase industry R&D opportunities for undergraduate students; 4 month research co-op (anytime of the year), scholarship. • Steps: • NSERC registers companies; Companies find students – apply for the I-USRA • NSERC provides $4500 reimbursement (4 month period) to the company • IRAP eligible Companies receive $2000 from Springboard Atlantic • Company cost: a minimum of $1125 for 4 month award.

  17. Contact Us Chris Mathis, President & CEO Cell: (902) 476-1641 Springboard Atlantic Inc. 1344 Summer Street, Halifax, NS Canada B3H0A8 Cmathis@SpringboardAtlantic.caca.linkedin.com/in/chrismathis/

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