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Canadian R&D, Funding Sources • Government • Federal Government • Provincial Government • Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) • Genome BC Canada • Municipal Governments • Private Foundations • Canadian Diabetes Association • Heart and Stroke Foundation • Breast Cancer Society of Canada • Industry
Research & Technology Transfer @ SFU • Annual Research Income, >$100 Million • IP Policy is: Inventor owned • Technology transfer, IP $ commercialization services • SFU Innovation Office
Importance of Intellectual Property (IP) • Knowledge Society & Economy and IP is a fundamental business asset in the 21st century economy. • Universities are excellent sources of innovative technologies to be transferred to the industries. • Industry looks at the universities as sources of technology to fuel economic growth. • This transfer is done by the Technology Transfer Offices,known as the Innovation Office at SFU.
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Innovation Office @ SFU Innovation + knowledge mobilization + business acceleration Assisting with transformation of ideas and discoveries into companies, products and services and the training & development of entrepreneurs
Innovation Office (IO) Services • Invention Disclosures from SFU inventors • IP, Technology & Market assessments • Patent Protection • Apply for commercilization grants and assistance • Commercialization via: • Technology Licensing • Company Creation • Entrepreneurship and Business Incubation & Accelerator programs • Industry & Government Liaison • Angel Networks & Seed funds
The Commercialization CycleTransforming Ideas into Products and Companies
Commercialization Road Map Research Findings Scientific knowledge, Publish or Commercialize?! Proof of Concept Product Development Valley 1Valley 2 $$$ $$$ Funds to overcome Valley 1: Additional basic research grants NSERC Market Assessment grant NSRC I2I, Phase I CIHR POP, Phase I Or an invention? Product performance $$$$ Funds to overcome Valley 2: NSERC Interaction grant NSERC Engage grant MITACS grants NSERC I2I Phase II CIHR POP Phase II
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www.ventureconnection.sfu.ca SFU’s Student and alumni entrepreneurship program. Concept development & market validation, events, competitions, mentors-in-residence, business incubation services. Photo by TalentEgg - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License https://www.flickr.com/photos/44422861@N08 Created with Haiku Deck
www.venturelabs.ca World class technology business accelerator program. Business development assistance, executives-in-residence, business development assistance, access to customers, government assistance & financing sources. Photo by bmann - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License https://www.flickr.com/photos/35034346160@N01 Created with Haiku Deck
RADIUS (RADical Ideas, Useful to Society) is a social innovation lab and venture incubator based at the Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University beedie.sfu.ca/radius/
Entrepreneurship majors, Minors, MBA programs Prince George
Some Key Programs… • For Students: • Coop and internship opportunities with startups • BCIC Innovator Skills Internship program • New Ventures BC Competition • Entrepreneurship & Incubator programs • For Companies: • Accelerator programs • NRC IRAP & Youth Employment programs • NSERC Engage, I2I, CIHR and other commercilization stage grants • MITACS • CRA SRED • Coop and Internship programs
Books Read, come out to startup and angel investor events, participate in workshops & programs. Find a mentor and a cofounder and Engage!
BC Startup Ecosystem - Curated Resource Directory www.venturelabs.ca(Resources)
Questions? Ian Hand, Managing Director SFU Innovation Office 778-782-3843 ian_hand@sfu.ca @ianhand