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INNOVATION THROUGH COLLABORATION
Examining opportunities to increase the impact of Innovations through Internships and other collaborative research programs
Presentation Purpose
Leverage
Collaborate
Learn
Summary of the Presentation1. IRDI Program Overview
2. Examining the benefits to using IRDI funding for NCE’s
3. Examples of Successful IRDI Internships
4. Program Delivery Models – Connect Canada, Mitacs- Accelerate
5. Questions
The QuestionWhy would an NCE with Current Research
Funding want to participate in an IRDI internship outside of their NCE Funding?
IRDI OVERVIEW
IRDI Program OverviewFederally funded R&D InternshipsOne-to-One MatchingAll industry sectors, all academic fields,
Canada-wide Graduate and Post-doctoral level candidatesGoal
Introduce graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to practical business problems
Increase private investment in research and development
IRDI Program Overview (Cont’d) Outcomes
Increased private sector investment in S&T Increased funding to Canadian universities Increased opportunities in the Canadian job
market Change in business culture towards increased
long term R&D endeavours Strengthened relationship between Academia
and Industry
EXAMINING THE BENEFITS OF IRDI FUNDING
Benefits of IRDI funding for NCE’s1. Expanding Current Funding
2. Explore
Benefits of IRDI funding for NCE’s cont’d
3. Complement
Benefits of IRDI funding for NCE’s cont’d
4. Train
Benefits of IRDI funding for NCE’s cont’d
5. Commence
Benefits of IRDI funding for NCE’s cont’d
Connect
Benefits of IRDI funding for NCE’s cont’d
Benefits of IRDI funding for NCE’s cont’dBenefits of Interns in Industry - Innovation
SUCCESSFUL IRDI INTERNSHIPS
Past Projects: GRAND NCEThe Burn: Location - Ignited Storytelling using
Augmented Reality
Industry Partner: WithWonder
Current mobile augmented reality (AR) technologies were surveyed and investigated . This helped the intern to develop a prototype of a hybrid mobile AR system for location-based storytelling in mobile games.
Prototype was successfully developed $800, 000 funding secured by company to continue
Past Projects: AFM NetDetection of Listeria by nanoparticle-based technology
coupled with a novel fluorescence device
Industry Partner: INO Medical Devices
Listeria monocytogenes is a common food-borne pathogen that is the causative agent of listeriosis, a severe and potentially fatal condition.
This project aimed to make use of new nanoparticle technology to provide a faster, more sensitive and cost-effective method to detect L. monocytogenes in food samples
Past Project: NeuroDevNetA Link or a Tangle: The Internet at the Intersection of
Parents, Advocacy & Health Information for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Industry Partner: The Vancouver Sun
Using journalistic methods, the project examined how parents rely on, & are influenced by information published on health advocacy websites.
Articles were published in the Vancouver Sun on disorders including autism, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and cerebral palsy. Using terms the general public could appreciate the readership became more familiar & better informed about scientific and neuroethical issues.
IRDI DELIVERY MODELS
Delivery Model CommonalitiesInternships run 4 to 6 monthsNo deadlinesSupport through processNot a competitionNo overhead deductedTravel subsidies availableProposal reviewed by ExpertsHigh approval rate & Quick turnaround
Delivery Models VariancesConnect Canada
$10,000 stipend $5,000 Industry Partner $5,000 Connect Canada
Database to facilitate new collaborationsContinuous support throughout the processVetted by a panel of Industry and Academic
expertsIP Protection
Delivery Models VariancesMitacs
$7,500 each industry & Mitacs$5,000 in flexible funds
Extra stipend Reagents / supplies Prof/intern travel
Peer-review (expert feedback)We help with applications
Contact UsLaurence Meadows, Ph.D. Acting Director, Accelerate
MitacsSuite 301, Technology Enterprise Facility6190 Agronomy RoadVancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3
Cell: 778.878.0130
Email: [email protected]: www.mitacs.ca
Connect Canada401 Sunset AvenueWindsor, Ontario N9B 3P4Telephone: 519-253-3000 ext. 4130
Visit:www.connectcanadainternships.ca
Email: [email protected]
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