NSERC’s Partnerships Programs: Facilitating transfer of technology and know-how from Universities...

NSERC’s Partnerships Programs:

Facilitating transfer of technology and know-how from Universities to SMEs

Robert Déziel, PhD, MBAManager, NSERC Quebec Regional Office

NSERC’s Partnerships Programs:

Facilitating transfer of technology and know-how from Universities to SMEs

Robert Déziel, PhD, MBAManager, NSERC Quebec Regional Office

NSERC FACTS AND FIGURESNSERC FACTS AND FIGURESNSERC FACTS AND FIGURESNSERC FACTS AND FIGURES

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is a federal agency responsible for funding natural sciences and engineering research in Canada

Budget 2013-2014: $1.1 billion

$250 million in Quebec 764 industry partners $51 million in industry contributions 2,649 NSERC-supported professors 1,536 student grants 260 NSERC-supported research chairs

$300 million for partnerships programs between universities or colleges and $300 million for partnerships programs between universities or colleges and enterprises in Canadaenterprises in Canada

OPTICS AND PHOTONICS SNAPSHOTOPTICS AND PHOTONICS SNAPSHOTOPTICS AND PHOTONICS SNAPSHOTOPTICS AND PHOTONICS SNAPSHOT

NSERC FUNDING

$16.8M in 2011/12• $8.4M in Research Partnerships Programs

Funding level doubled since 2002

50 participating companies in last 3 years

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NSERC PROGRAMS (GRANTS) SUPPORTING TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY AND KNOW-HOW *

Engage Grant (EG)

Collaborative Research and Development Grant (CRD)

Applied Research and Development Grant (ARD)

Idea to Innovation Grants (I2I)

* programs apply to Canadian-based companies only

ENGAGE GRANT (EG)ENGAGE GRANT (EG)ENGAGE GRANT (EG)ENGAGE GRANT (EG)

UP TO $25,000 NO CASH CONTRIBUTION REQUIRED

Promotes new research partnerships between university researchers and companies

Supports short-term R&D projects aimed at addressing a company-specific problem

Company owns intellectual property (IP)

Applications are processed by regional offices within a 4-week turnaround time

Success rate: 85-90%

ENGAGE GRANTS IN CANADAENGAGE GRANTS IN CANADAENGAGE GRANTS IN CANADAENGAGE GRANTS IN CANADA

More than 3500 EG granted in Canada since 2010:- 2500 enterprises- 2000 university researchers

45% of enterprises have 10 or less employees

Employees number

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LET OUR PARTNERS SPEAK!LET OUR PARTNERS SPEAK!

«…Overall, the Engage grants we have participated in have been quite successful, and in many cases have led to ongoing collaborations… Working with Canadian research groups on the leading edge of their fields allows us to explore the feasibility of new product features as new techniques and approaches are discovered.»James Pond, Chief Technology Officer, Lumerical Solutions Inc.

«The NSERC Engage has been one of the most useful government funding sources we at TeTechS have received to date…. Being a focused and short term project, an NSERC Engage is a great starting point to find the best fit between a company and the academic groups it would like to collaborate with. » Daryoosh Saeedkia, President and CEO, TeTechS Inc.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANT (CRD)DEVELOPMENT GRANT (CRD)

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANT (CRD)DEVELOPMENT GRANT (CRD)

UP TO $500,000 YEAR

Covers the entire spectrum of R&D activities

Specific short- and medium-term objectives (up to 5 years).

Average grant of $65,000 a year

Equivalent contribution from the company (50% in cash + 50% in kind)

Success rate: 85%

Intellectual property agreement between the university and the partner

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (CRD) GRANTSDEVELOPMENT (CRD) GRANTS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (CRD) GRANTSDEVELOPMENT (CRD) GRANTS

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

All applications are peer reviewed.

Applications of $150,000 or less are evaluated at any time. NSERC turnaround time: 3 to 4 months

Applications of $150,000 or more are evaluated by a selection committee that meets four times a year (March, June, September and December)

Applications of over $200,000 a year are evaluated by a site visit committee. Turnaround time: 3 to 5 months

Average IP negotiation time: 3 to 5 months

APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS (ARD)APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS (ARD)APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS (ARD)APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS (ARD)

Intended to foster the development of research partnerships between colleges and companies

Level 1: up to $25,000 for a new partnership with a college

• Duration up to 6 months• No contribution from the company

Level 2: up to $75 000 per year

• Up to 3 years• The company must contribute at least one-third of the project costs in cash and in kind of which at

least $10,000 annualy must be in cash

Level 3: from $75,000 to $150,000 per year

• Up to 3 years• The company must contribute at least one-half of the project costs in cash and in kind of which at

least one half must be in cash

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Accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology from universities or colleges and promote its transfer to Canadian companies by:

Provide funding to college and university faculty members for the advancement of a product/technology with commercial potential

Offer to Canadian companies access to emerging/disrupting technologies

Cover in part market assessment costs

IDEA TO INNOVATION (I2I) GRANTSIDEA TO INNOVATION (I2I) GRANTSIDEA TO INNOVATION (I2I) GRANTSIDEA TO INNOVATION (I2I) GRANTS


SUMMARY OF APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS BY PHASE

Market Assessment

Phase Ia Phase 1b Phase IIa Phase IIb

Duration (non renewable)

Up to 12 months Up to 12 monthsUp to 6 months

6 to 18 months

Up to 24 months

Maximum amount requested from NSERC (% of project costs)

$15,000(75%)

$125,000(100%)

$60,000(100%)

$125,000(67%)

$350,000(50%)

Additional funds needed from partner

none none none$62,500(33%)

50% of direct costs through in-kind and at least 40% in

cash

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TECHNOLOGY MATURATION PHASES

Phase I : Reduction-to-practice stage• the technology must be sufficiently mature • there must be a clearly identified and well described potential market• a plan describing how a partnership will be established with a Canadian company• possibility of a 6 months extension

Phase IIa: Technology enhancement, early-stage investment partner •technology transfer terms must be disclosed•the science has to be substantiated to the point that its end product is identifiable•thorough market research is required and potential buyers/markets must be specified

Phase IIb: • a ‘’prototype’’ must be in existence• a strong business plan is required• the receptor capacity to manufacture, distribute, license, etc must be substantiated• adequate budgets are required to show that the product will be at the

marketing/manufacturing stage at the end of the Phase II grant


«A cost effective process for low-loss light coupling between optical fibers «A cost effective process for low-loss light coupling between optical fibers and integrated photonic circuits with high refractive index guiding layers»and integrated photonic circuits with high refractive index guiding layers»

NSERC: $125,000 for one yearNSERC: $125,000 for one year

IDEA TO INNOVATION (I2I) Phase IaIDEA TO INNOVATION (I2I) Phase IaIDEA TO INNOVATION (I2I) Phase IaIDEA TO INNOVATION (I2I) Phase Ia

Prs. Vincent Aimez and Paul Charette

Université de Sherbrooke

Students/collaboratorsGuillaume Beaudin

Étienne Grondin

development of a low-cost technology for injecting/extracting light carried by optical fibers to/from photonic Si-based chips

development of a low-cost technology for injecting/extracting light carried by optical fibers to/from photonic Si-based chips

Phase IIb –Partnership with a Canadian company Phase IIb –Partnership with a Canadian company

Carbon nanotubes and Raman Imaging

NSERC: $87,500/year for two years


Pr. Richard Martel

Université de Montréal

PROGRAMMES DE BOURSES INDUSTRIELLEPROGRAMMES DE BOURSES INDUSTRIELLE

Industrial Undergraduate Student Research Awards (I-USRA)• $4,500 for 16 weeks• Host organization supplements the award by at least 25% of its value

Industrial Innovation Scholarships Program (BMP Innovation)• Master’s: $21,000 per year• Doctoral: $27,000 per year• Host organization supplements the award by at least one-third of its value • 50% of the research time must be spent at the company

44% of students participating in the BMP programs are offer a position from the host company

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