building innovation networks: the role of universities
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Building Innovation Networks: The Role of Universities. Mike Szarka Manager of Technology Transfer & Commercialization UOIT. The Role of Universities in Innovation Networks. What is happening at YOUR university? Why partner with universities on research? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Building Innovation Networks:Building Innovation Networks:The Role of UniversitiesThe Role of Universities
Mike SzarkaMike SzarkaManager of Technology Transfer & Manager of Technology Transfer &
CommercializationCommercializationUOITUOIT
The Role of Universities in The Role of Universities in Innovation NetworksInnovation Networks
What is happening at What is happening at YOUR university?YOUR university?
Why partner with Why partner with universities on universities on research?research?
What are the things that What are the things that universities CAN’T do universities CAN’T do well?well?
A path forward?A path forward?
Announced with seed Announced with seed money on May 9, 2001 in money on May 9, 2001 in the Provincial Budgetthe Provincial Budget
Bill 109, an Act to Bill 109, an Act to Establish the University of Establish the University of Ontario Institute of Ontario Institute of Technology, was passed by Technology, was passed by the Ontario Legislature on the Ontario Legislature on June 27, 2002June 27, 2002
First four-year degree First four-year degree classes graduated in May classes graduated in May 20072007
UOIT: A brief historyUOIT: A brief history
The Mission of the UniversityTo provide undergraduate and postgraduate university programs … that are innovative and responsive to the individual needs of students and to the market-driven needs of employers
Advance the highest quality of research
Contribute to the advancement of Ontario and Canada…with particular focus on Durham Region and Northumberland County
Offer programs with a view to creating opportunities for college graduates to complete a university degree
Academic UnitsAcademic Units Faculty of Business and Faculty of Business and
Information TechnologyInformation Technology Faculty of Criminology, Faculty of Criminology,
Justice and Policy Justice and Policy StudiesStudies
Faculty of EducationFaculty of Education Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Engineering
and Applied Science and Applied Science School of Energy School of Energy
Systems and Nuclear Systems and Nuclear ScienceScience
Faculty of Health Faculty of Health SciencesSciences
Faculty of ScienceFaculty of Science
Big ScienceBig Science Automotive Centre of Automotive Centre of
Excellence (ACE) Partnership Excellence (ACE) Partnership with GM Canada as part of with GM Canada as part of their $2.5 billion Beacon their $2.5 billion Beacon ProjectProject
New $58 million facility at New $58 million facility at UOIT for advanced design and UOIT for advanced design and engineeringengineering
New $24 million temperature New $24 million temperature controlled wind tunnel (largest controlled wind tunnel (largest of its kind in Canada)of its kind in Canada)
Cameco Research ChairCameco Research Chair
• $1.5 million project, expanded proposal recently submitted
• Corrosion and fluorine production
• Automation/Robotics
• Waste management
Research of Interest to Research of Interest to ManufacturersManufacturers
IT securityIT security Wireless and Wireless and
telecommunicationstelecommunications High-performance computing High-performance computing
and modellingand modelling Energy (including nuclear)Energy (including nuclear) CorrosionCorrosion Robotics, automation and Robotics, automation and
controlscontrols Automotive systems, vibration Automotive systems, vibration
and noiseand noise Engineering designEngineering design Manufacturing and materialsManufacturing and materials Fluid mechanicsFluid mechanics
Industrial Research CollaborationsIndustrial Research Collaborations GMGM Web in MotionWeb in Motion Three Wise MenThree Wise Men Canada RubberCanada Rubber Oshawa PUCOshawa PUC Messier-DowtyMessier-Dowty Bell CanadaBell Canada MDF MechanicalMDF Mechanical GE PlasticsGE Plastics Marnoch Thermal PowerMarnoch Thermal Power BRIC Engineered SystemsBRIC Engineered Systems VeridianVeridian E.I. WilliamsE.I. Williams AECLAECL OPGOPG CamecoCameco ZircatecZircatec NWMONWMO
• Technology Transfer office Technology Transfer office established September established September 20052005
• Mike Szarka hired to Mike Szarka hired to establish office after three establish office after three years at OCE and six at UofTyears at OCE and six at UofT
• Szanne McNutt joined June Szanne McNutt joined June 20072007
• Significant commitment to Significant commitment to innovation at a young innovation at a young institution!institution!
UOIT Technology TransferUOIT Technology Transfer
• OPIC established in partnership with OPIC established in partnership with Ryerson, Trent, Brock, Laurentian, Ryerson, Trent, Brock, Laurentian, Nipissing, LakeheadNipissing, Lakehead
• Funding from NSERC IPM and ORCP to Funding from NSERC IPM and ORCP to create larger virtual TT officecreate larger virtual TT office
• Broad range of expertiseBroad range of expertise• Demonstration project fundDemonstration project fund• Coordinated educational eventsCoordinated educational events
First eighteen months:First eighteen months:• Thirteen invention Thirteen invention
disclosuresdisclosures• Four demonstration projects Four demonstration projects
fundedfunded• One OCE market readiness One OCE market readiness
project fundedproject funded• One start-up company One start-up company
created, another two under created, another two under discussiondiscussion
• One issued patent and three One issued patent and three patent applications under patent applications under managementmanagement
UOIT Technology TransferUOIT Technology Transfer
• Plastic woodPlastic wood• Hotlink optimizerHotlink optimizer• SPSS assistantSPSS assistant• KoolplateKoolplate• Micro heat engineMicro heat engine• Rotational moldingRotational molding• Stability analysisStability analysis• Engine designEngine design• Handicapped door entry systemHandicapped door entry system
UOIT Technology TransferUOIT Technology Transfer
Why Partner with a University?Why Partner with a University?
FacilitiesFacilities PeoplePeople Fresh perspectivesFresh perspectives Low costLow cost Huge leverageHuge leverage Consider a modest investment of Consider a modest investment of
$27,000 by a company to a $27,000 by a company to a university projectuniversity project
Leverage Opportunities in Leverage Opportunities in University PartnershipsUniversity Partnerships
Sample budget:Sample budget:
ItemItem Industry CashIndustry Cash
Graduate StudentGraduate Student $20,000$20,000
University University OverheadOverhead
$7,000$7,000
TotalTotal $27,000$27,000
Leverage Opportunities in Leverage Opportunities in University PartnershipsUniversity Partnerships
Add leverage from OCE:Add leverage from OCE:
ItemItem Industry Industry CashCash
Industry Industry In-kindIn-kind
OCE cashOCE cash TotalTotal
Grad StudentGrad Student $20,000$20,000 $20,000$20,000
Post-DocPost-Doc $40,000$40,000 $40,000$40,000
Industry time, Industry time, materialsmaterials
$27,000$27,000 $27,000$27,000
University O/HUniversity O/H $7,000$7,000 $14,000$14,000 $21,000$21,000
TotalTotal $27,000$27,000 $27,000$27,000 $54,000$54,000 $108,000$108,000
Leverage Opportunities in Leverage Opportunities in University PartnershipsUniversity Partnerships
Add leverage from NSERC:Add leverage from NSERC:
ItemItem Industry Industry CashCash
Industry Industry In-kindIn-kind
OCE OCE CashCash
NSERC NSERC CashCash
TotalTotal
Three Grad Three Grad StudentsStudents
$20,000$20,000 $40,000$40,000 $60,000$60,000
Post-DocPost-Doc $40,000$40,000 $40,000$40,000
Ind. time, Ind. time, materialsmaterials
$27,000$27,000 $27,000$27,000
University University O/HO/H
$7,000$7,000 $14,000$14,000 $21,000$21,000
TotalTotal $27,000$27,000 $27,000$27,000 $54,000$54,000 $40,000$40,000 $148,000$148,000
Leverage Opportunities in Leverage Opportunities in University PartnershipsUniversity Partnerships
But wait, there’s more…But wait, there’s more…
The industry contributions are The industry contributions are stillstill eligible for the eligible for the SR&ED tax credit, so about $20k or more will come SR&ED tax credit, so about $20k or more will come back. So for only a few thousand dollars out-of-back. So for only a few thousand dollars out-of-pocket you get:pocket you get:
1.1. Three B.Sc. engineers/scientists Three B.Sc. engineers/scientists 2.2. One Ph.D. researcherOne Ph.D. researcher3.3. One professor (who isn’t even in the One professor (who isn’t even in the
budget) budget) 4.4. Access to the university’s equipment and Access to the university’s equipment and
facilitiesfacilities
BEAT THAT!BEAT THAT!
Other BenefitsOther Benefits Interacting with Interacting with
new graduates new graduates and students and students (recruitment)(recruitment)
Internships and Internships and student projectsstudent projects
Windows into the Windows into the wider communitywider community
Other ResourcesOther Resources
Ontario Centres Ontario Centres of Excellence of Excellence (OCE)(OCE)
NRC-IRAPNRC-IRAP SR&EDSR&ED
When NOT to work with a When NOT to work with a UniversityUniversity
Very short projects Very short projects that need to be done that need to be done very quicklyvery quickly
When absolute When absolute secrecy must be secrecy must be maintained (i.e. no maintained (i.e. no patenting)patenting)
The university may The university may still be able to help still be able to help through consulting through consulting agreementsagreements
A Path Forward?A Path Forward? ““This country is This country is
doing dismally doing dismally in the critically in the critically important area important area of innovationof innovation” – ” – Anne Golden, Anne Golden, President, President, Conference Conference Board of Canada Board of Canada in in Globe & MailGlobe & Mail June 13 June 13
1 Switzerland A2 Sweden B3 Finland B4 United States B5 Germany B6 Netherlands C7 Britain C8 Belgium C9 Denmark C10 Ireland C11 Japan C12 Austria D13 France D14 CANADA D15 Norway D16 Australia D17 Italy D
A Path Forward?A Path Forward? Ontario is one of the Ontario is one of the
best places in the best places in the world to do R&Dworld to do R&D
Collaborations start Collaborations start with peoplewith people• RelationshipsRelationships• NetworkingNetworking• SynergiesSynergies
Networks are Networks are “broadband”“broadband”
Universities can serve Universities can serve as a hub for an as a hub for an innovation networkinnovation network
Dr. Mike SzarkaManager, Technology Transfer &CommercializationPhone (905) 721-8668 x2523E-mail: [email protected]