NSERC Research Partnership Programs - Partnering for Innovation

1. Research Partnership ProgramsPartnering for Innovation Simon Fraser University May 2nd, 2006 Stephanie Michaud Research Partnerships (613) 944-7533 Stephanie.michaud@nserc.ca

2. What We Do at NSERC We invest more than $865 million every year in people, discovery and innovation

3. NSERC Budget 2005-06(millions of dollars) Total: $865

4. RPP Programs Budget 2005-06(millions of dollars) Total: $143.8M 1. Includes Canadian Light Source funding from NRC ($3M) and Budget 2004 ($1M).

5. Economic benefit to Canada through commercial exploitation of results of research and increased competitiveness Development of expertise in areas of critical importance to Canadian industry Exposing students to industry-based research and building capacity through training of future employees of the industry sector NSERC’s Long-term Goals in Creating Partnership Programs:

6. Linking of universities with the public and private sectors through collaborative research projects Supporting students who wish to gain experience in an industry research setting Stimulating investment in research Long-term Goals Achieved Through:

7. Access to: Team of researchers with expertise in a desired area to solve a problem Technology / idea of commercial interest Research facilities and infrastructure that the industry lacks A source of highly qualified personnel Result: Gives companies a competitive edge in global markets Why Partner? – Industry Perspective

8. CRDs RPAs SNGs I2I (1) I2I (2) SPP NSERC Partnerships - a flexible continuum • Innovation Projects • Strategic Projects • Strategic Network Grants • Collaborative R&D Grants • Research Partnership Agreements • Building Critical Mass • Chairs • Technology Transfer • Idea to Innovation • College & Community Innovation Pilot • Intellectual Property Management & Networked Training CCIP IPM ChairsIRCs Research  Development Industry Participation

9. Research Partnerships Programs (RPP) • Strategic Project Grants (SPG) • Collaborative R&D Grants (CRD) • Idea to Innovation (I2I) • Industrial Research Chairs (IRC) • Research Partnership Agreements (RPA) • Strategic Network Grants (SNG) • Joint Intellectual Property Management Program (IPM)

10. Participation by SFU in RPP RPP Success Rate: 49%

11. Participation by SFU in RPP

12. Collaborative R&D Grants (CRD) • Main vehicle for Canadian firms to work with university researchers • At any point in the R&D spectrum • Support well-defined, focused projects with specific short- to medium-term objectives, or • Discrete phases in longer-range research programs (not contract research) • Must have a training component

13. Collaborative R&D Grants (CRD) • 1 to 5 years duration, usually 2 to 3 years • $10,000 a year to $1,000,000 a year, on average grant $55,000 per year • Industry responsible for at least 1/2 costs & must have the capacity to exploit results • Flexible leverage: cash plus in-kind • 80-85% success rate • No fixed deadlines • Review process depends on amount requested

14. Industrial Research Chair • Prestigious appointment of a distinguished researcher • Industry provides 50% of cost in cash • Funds for salary and research component • Initial appointment is for 5 years (renewable) • Currently over 120 active faculty positions • A significant university research program is established or enhanced in area of interest to industry • Must have a training component

15. Senior Industrial Research Chair – for distinguished senior researcher. Associate Industrial Research Chair – for early-stage researcher demonstrating exceptional promise. Executive Research Chair – for outstanding R&D professional. Industrial Research Chair

16. All Research Agreements are reviewed by NSERC staff to ensure guidelines are followed If not yet finalized, award will be conditional on Research Agreement meeting the NSERC IP guidelines Intellectual Property (IP) Ownership

17. Any IP resulting from research will be owned by the university or the inventor, according to university policy (possibility of joint IP ownership). Partners may expect advance knowledge of the research results and / or licensing opportunities. University researchers must be free to use the research results for academic purposes, and students must be able to publish their thesis. Intellectual Property (IP)

18. Summary • NSERC offers programs that support research, applications development, and technology transfer • Flexible deadlines, funding levels and duration • Responsiveness, advice and constructive feedback • Shared cost and shared risk

19. How to… • Get program descriptions: • Go to www.nserc.gc.ca • Select “For Professors” in the left margin • Select “Partnership Programs” from the list of programs • Select the RPP program you are interested in, e.g., “CRD” • Call us!

20. Comments /Questions?? Contact: NSERC RPP Stephanie Michaud, Account Manager (613) 944-7533 Stephanie.michaud@nserc.ca Web site: www.nserc.gc.ca