Presentation provided by Craig Laudrum, OCE during the ONEIA breakfast meeting on January 26, 2012.

1. Overview of OCE Programs
Centre
for
Industry
Academic
Collabora've
Programs
(IACP)
Commercializa'on
of
Research
(CCR)
Collabora've
Talent
Technology
Transfer
Social
Innova'on
(SI)
Commercializa'on
Commercializa'on
Partnerships
(NEW)
of
Research(
CCR)
• Technical
Problem
• Connec3ons
• Technology
Transfer
• Student
Compe33on
• Advisory
Services
Solving
Networks
• First
Job
• Projects
• Embedded
Execu3ve
• Collabora3ve
Research
• Proof
Of
Principle
• Health
Improvement
• Value
Added
Personnel
• New
Entrepreneur
–
• Market
Readiness
• CONII
• Sustainability
&
the
Micro
Finance
• Experien'al
Learning
Environment
• Special
Energy
Fund
(ELP)(NEW)
• Knowledge
Exchange
• Facilitated
Access
• Poverty
Allevia3on
to
Capital
OCE
programs
funded
by
the
Province
of
OCE
programs
funded
by
OCE
programs
funded
by
Ontario
to
Colleges,
Universi'es
and
the
Province
of
Ontario
the
Government
of
Research
Hospitals
to
NPOs
and
SEs
Canada
to
companies
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2. Collaborative Commercialization Programs
• Technical
Problem
Solving
• Collabora3ve
Research
• Market
Readiness
• Special
Energy
Fund

3. Technical
Problem
Solving
Purpose:
To
engage
academic
experts
to
help
solve
a
technical
challenge
iden3fied
by
an
Ontario
business
Process:
Applica3ons
accepted
at
any
3me;
12
review
dates
per
year;
Partner
with
Ontario
academic
ins3tu3on;
Apply
online
Projects:
OCE
invests
up
to
$25K
per
project,
matched
by
industry
cash/in-­‐kind;
Project
term
typically
4-­‐
8
months
Outcome:
Knowledge
transfer;
real-­‐world
training
opportunity
for
one
or
more
students;
risk
mi3gated,
with
opportunity
to
apply
to
next
program
in
commercializa3on
con3nuum
http://www.oce-ontario.org/Pages/About_IACP.aspx

4. Collaborative Commercialization Programs
• Technical
Problem
Solving
• Collabora've
Research
• Market
Readiness
• Special
Energy
Fund

5.
Collabora've
Research
Purpose:
To
engage
academic
experts
to
help
inves3gate
a
challenge
or
opportunity
iden3fied
by
a
Ontario
business
Process:
Applica3ons
accepted
at
any
3me;
4
review
dates
per
year;
Partner
with
Ontario
academic
ins3tu3on
and
other
organiza3ons,
as
required;
Apply
online
Projects:
OCE
invests
around
$100
-­‐
200K
per
project,
matched
by
industry
cash/in-­‐kind;
Project
term
typically
12
-­‐
24
months
Outcome:
Inven3on;
Knowledge
transfer;
real-­‐world
training
opportuni3es
for
students;
opportunity
for
business
to
see
poten3al
employees
at
work;
risk
mi3gated,
with
opportunity
to
apply
to
next
program
in
commercializa3on
con3nuum
http://www.oce-ontario.org/Pages/About_IACP.aspx

6. Collaborative Commercialization Programs
• Technical
Problem
Solving
• Collabora3ve
Research
• Market
Readiness
• Special
Energy
Fund

7. Market
Readiness
Purpose:
To
help
prepare
new
technologies
for
commercial
use
Process:
Applica3ons
accepted
at
any
3me;
8
review
dates
per
year;
Partner
with
Ontario
academic
ins3tu3on
and
other
organiza3ons,
as
required;
Apply
online
Projects:
OCE
invests
around
$10
-­‐
75K
per
project,
matched
by
industry
cash/in-­‐kind;
Project
term
typically
12
-­‐
24
months
Outcome:
Technology
or
market
assessment;
development
of
prototypes,
business
plans;
Knowledge
transfer;
real-­‐world
training
opportuni3es
for
students;
opportunity
for
business
to
see
poten3al
employees
at
work;
risk
mi3gated
http://www.oce-ontario.org/Pages/About_IACP.aspx

8. Talent Development Programs
• Connec'ons
Group
projects
in
which
final
year
university
and
college
students
apply
their
knowledge
and
skills
to
address
opportuni3es
or
challenges
iden3fied
by
industry
• First
Job
Support
of
up
to
$25K
to
cover
a
por3on
of
the
first
year
salary
of
a
recent
graduate
(Masters
or
PhD)
of
a
technical
program;
apply
online
at
any
3me;
12
review
rounds
per
year
http://www.oce-ontario.org/Pages/About_IACP.aspx

9. OCE Engagement
OCE
Programs
Provincial
IACP,
ELP,
S.I.,
S.E.F.
Federal
CCR
Other
Programs
NSERC
Engage
FedDev
…
Network
Engagement
Partners
OCE
MRI,
ONE
&
MaRS
RICs
&
SICs
Industry
Industry
&
Academia
Colleges
Business
Development
Technology
Transfer
Networks
Universi3es
Representa3ves
Research
Hospitals
Sector
Engagement
Advanced
Health
Environment
Energy
ICT
&
Digital
Media
Advanced
Manufacturing
OCE
Innova'on
Services
Business
Development
Proposal
Management
Marke3ng
&
Communica3ons

10. OCE Events
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11. Craig Laudrum
Director, Program Delivery
(416) 861 1092 x2408
craig.laudrum@oce-ontario.org
Thank you