Internal & External Collaboration in
Support of Research &
Commercialization
ORCA Spring Meeting
May 9, 2017
Session Objectives
• Discuss overlap & shifts in roles/functions
• Consider possibilities for collaboration: internally &
amongst ORCA members
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Overlap of Roles
• Tech Transfer
• Business Development
• Commercialization
• Contracting
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Steps to Commercialization (US DOE)
Traditional University Roles
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Early Commercialization
Pathways
(source: UBC UILO)
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What do Universities do in the 21st Century?
• Student Engagement
• Education
• Research
• Innovation
• Community Engagement
• Entrepreneurship & Economic
Development
Research Intensive Universities are expected to Improve Innovation
and National Competitiveness
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• Inventions
• Patents
• Domain Expertise
• Sector-based
Industry
Engagement
• Outreach
• Licensing
• MTAs
• Collaborative
Research
• Research Ventures
Operational Support
• Industry Contract
Research
• Government
Contract Research
• University-Industry
Collaboration
• Strategic projects
• International
Research
Partnerships
• Internships &
Fellowships with
Industry
Business Development
Collaborative Research
uOttawa – OVPR
Innovation Support Services
• Notice of External
Funding
Opportunities
• Pre-Award
Monitoring
• IP Database
management
• License
Administration
• Financial
Management
• Event Coordination
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Industry-Centric Model
Students, Grad
Students & PDFs
CREATE
Programs,
CO-OP
Leverage Grants
(i.e. CRDs)
HQP: graduates,
Internships,
CO-OP
Engage Grants,
OCE Programs
Contract
Research
Contracting and
Finance
Industry
Engagement
Research Expertise
Development &
Deployment
Licensing, Assignment,
Start-Ups
CRCs, IRCs
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DISCUSSION
• Roles, Responsibilities & Swim Lanes
• Are we all different?
• What works well…what needs improving?
• Internal challenges (do they also become
external?)
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What can universities do better?
Work Together To Develop
Strategic Partnerships
with Regional Industry
Identify Common
Development
Priorities
Provide
Experiential
Learning For
Students
Expand Research
Capacity in Areas of
Interest to Industry
Promote Enhanced
Industry Interaction
Create New Career
Opportunities for Our
Graduates
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uOttawa Affiliated Hospital Research Institutes
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Creation of Knowledge
Fundamental Research
Application of Knowledge
Applied Research
Consortia (NCEs)
Economic Development
Technology
Development
Technology
Commercialization
Start-up Companies
Research Institutes
Research Intensive Firms
Government Labs
CECRs, OCE,
Invest Ottawa
University
Research Expertise
Most
Canadian
Firms
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Strength from Collaboration
OBSTACLES TO WORKING SEAMLESSLY
How easy is it to have inter-institutional agreements, MTAs,
NDAs etc.? What gets in the way?
PROPOSALS/GRANTS
How can we work more effectively in area of proposals?
DEVELOPMENT
• Industry Leads & Referrals
• Combining Expertise
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