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The Future in Collaborations and Partnerships Roman Szusmki Vice-President, Life Sciences

The Future in Collaborations and Partnerships Roman Szusmki Vice-President, Life Sciences June 18, 2009. Presentation Overview. Introduction: Collaboration and Partnerships -Why and How Basic Partnerships Large Scale Partnerships with OGDs Beyond Partnerships

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The Future in Collaborations and Partnerships Roman Szusmki Vice-President, Life Sciences

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  1. The Future in Collaborations and Partnerships Roman SzusmkiVice-President, Life Sciences June 18, 2009

  2. Presentation Overview • Introduction: Collaboration and Partnerships -Why and How • Basic Partnerships • Large Scale Partnerships with OGDs • Beyond Partnerships • The Future in Collaboration and Partnerships

  3. Collaboration and Partnerships - Why? • Leverage skills and resources • Larger and sustainable impact • Unique competitive advantage • Opens doors for future endeavours

  4. Collaboration and Partnerships - How? • Identify common goals • Break down traditional barriers between different levels of government, academia and industry • Move quickly to specific projects

  5. Basic Partnerships Example: NRC Crossroad for BioTransfer • Annual technology transfer event • One-stop venue for health-sector businesses to forge partnerships with research-intensive institutions and leading researchers and innovators • This year’s event showcased 40 high impact technologies from NRC, McGill University and l’Université de Montreal Result: NRC working with two of Canada’s leading universities to create tech transfer opportunities and enhance biopharma sector

  6. Large Scale Partnerships with OGDs Example: National Bioproducts Program • Multidisciplinary initiative co-led by NRC, NRCan and AgCan • Program supports federal S&T strategy and seeks to address Canadian priorities relating to the environment, sustainable energy and rural revitalization • Ongoing consultations with industry experts to ensure that project results are aligned with industry needs and directed toward commercialization • Program is guided by Advisory Body composed of industry experts who provided strategic guidance Result: Program that operates in an industry-facing manner and that leverages skills and resources from three leading federal science institutions toward common goals and Canadian priorities

  7. Beyond Partnerships Example: Biomedical Commercialization Canada (BCC) • Private sector, not-for profit business incubation organization located at a local NRC Industry Partnership Facility (IPF) and created through a partnership involving NRC and Government of Manitoba NRC IPFs incubate new and small companies and give them access to leading edge R&D, equipment, flexible lab and office space and NRC professionals who are committed to finding innovative solutions to foster commercialization and success.

  8. NRC was instrumental in creating the concept of BCC: Create a company to support more innovative and growth-oriented companies without dealing with “government red tape” • BCC offers entrepreneur and commercialization support programs to early-stage biomedical companies • NRC supports BCC by providing access to research facilities, technical information, innovation services (i.e. link with NRC-IRAP) and advisory services Result: NRC invests in business incubators to ensure that new technologies are properly launched into the marketplace

  9. The Future in Collaborations and Partnerships • All levels of government, industry and academia working together(i.e. clusters) • “Foresighting”(cross departmental) • International collaboration for big issues(i.e. climate change)

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