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Springboard Network
Over 60 campuses in the region, many with active R&D. 16 campuses are in major cities.
Vision
To move ideas and expertise from our universities and colleges into in new or existing companies, creating new or improved products and services.
To focus on economic development through academic-industry engagement and technology and know-how transfer.
MandateSpringboard accelerates academic and industry innovation by: • pushing academic IP out to real-world applications, • engaging industry to encourage academic – industry collaborations and
solves industry problems.
Springboard supports the commercialization of post-secondary research in Atlantic Canada with resources:
To encourage IP transfer to the region’s private sector.To help increase industry engagement and awareness of the expertise
available in each major community.
What we do• Enable Members’ new tech & knowhow to be
developed for commercial use.• Help improve Members’ practices• Help companies connect to R&D resources
(technologies, knowhow and capabilities) for improving products, processes and services.
• Help guide companies through program funding needs for R&D, etc.
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Member Metrics – Q9 (June 2013)
Performance Target Metrics ActualActual vs.
Projections YTD ActualActual vs.
Projections YTD ActualProjectionsActual vs.
Projections2. Industry Engagement Activity 650 109% 855 122% 198 39%3. Workshops with Industry (#) 73 155% 74 130% 26 42%4. ACOA AIF Projects (#) 14 88% 8 50% 5 26%5. Technology Transfer:
Number of Tech Transfer Agreements: (#) 264 140% 273 133% 45 20%Revenues from Assignment, Option,
Licensing and Royalty Agreements - $ 1,366,795 144% 2,329,257 197% 17,975 1%New Spin Off Companies: (#) 7 100% 5 63% 1 7%
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 - YTDDisclosures 65 79 21Assignments 19 26 9Patents Filed 64 83 21Patents Awarded 5 15 2
Year 1 - Metrics Year 2 - Metrics Year 3 - Metrics
Regional Outcomes to Date
2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 Average0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
20.2
17.3 17.6 18.2
20.1
26.8
19.8
5.1 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.8 5.5 5.3
Higher Ed. BERD as a % of Total BERD
Higher Ed. BERD - Atlantic as % of Total BERD Higher Ed. BERD - Canada as % of Total BERD
Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) Spending Using Higher Education in Atlantic Canada as a Percentage of Canada
Data was sourced and aggregated by The Impact Group
Ref: Jenkins Report, 2011
Includes NGO’s, governmentsNot for profitsEtc.
Taken from the 2011 “Jenkins” Report
Ref
: Jen
kins
Rep
ort,
2011
Sampling of Federal Programs
NSERC USRA
NSERC Engage2
NRC IRAP
Typical Collaborative FundingNSERC Engage Interaction
Early Mid LateCommercialization Stages
Company Idea
Joint Idea
Institution Idea
BCIP
NRC DTAPP*
NRC NMA
MITACS
NSERC I2I Ph. 2
NSERC I-USRA
NSERC I2I
NSERC IRC/CRC
NSERC ARD 2,3
ACOABDP
NSERC IRDF/IPS
NSERC CRD
ACOAAIF*
ACOABDP
NSERC ARD
SDTC*
TDP
NSERC SNG* IM
Notes: A * denotes a more mature SME typicallyDoes not show provincial funds which match/compliment
NSERC USRA
NSERC Engage2
NRC IRAP
Typical Collaborative FundingNSERC Engage Interaction
Early Mid LateCommercialization Stages
Company Idea
Joint Idea
Institution Idea
BCIP
NRC DTAPP*
NRC NMA
MITACS
NSERC I-USRA
NSERC ARD 2,3
ACOABDP
NSERC IRDF/IPS
ACOAAIF*
ACOABDP
NSERC ARD
SDTC*
TDP
A * denotes a more mature SME typically;Does not include provincial matching programs
MITACS
NSERC I2I Ph. 2
ACOAAIF*
SDTC*
NSERC I2I
NSERC IRC/CRC NSERC
CRDNSERC SNG* IM
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Technology Readiness
How collaboration with academics helps industry
• Extends resources - reduces costs• Access to students, faculty – HQP• Access to lab/testing facilities - no capital cost• Reduces risk – broadens your knowledge base• Technologies/knowledge help differentiate and support
their competitive advantage.• Institutions offer a concierge service – we know the
funding programs.
How collaboration with industry helps academics
• Extends your resources• Validates your R&D interests• Broadens your knowledge base• Improves your research roadmap/plans• ILOs and TTOs provide new connections to industry
and facilitate projects• Increases the longterm funding for your research
activities.
Company benefits to doing R&D and Exporting
• Broadens revenue base• Expands product and service offerings• Weathers sluggish markets • Extends product life cycles • Improves competitiveness• Spurs innovation• Captures new customers• Boosts productivity• Broadens you contact networks
Our Programs & Initiatives
1. FTE program funds key positions (ILO/TTOs) in institutions to link academics to industry
2. Innovation Mobilization funds events and Member technology development.
3. Many trial programs designed to help increase commercialization and industry R&D collaboration
• A pilot program in Atlantic Canada - Goals: – increase company use of I-USRA in Atlantic Canada,
– increase institution engagement with SMEs (IRAP clients, Co-ops)
– Increase industry R&D opportunities for undergraduate students; 4 month research co-op (anytime of the year), scholarship.
• Steps:– NSERC registers companies; Companies find students – apply for the I-USRA
– NSERC provides $4500 reimbursement (4 month period) to the company
– IRAP eligible Companies receive $2000 from Springboard Atlantic
– Company cost: a minimum of $1125 for 4 month award.
NSERC-IRAP-Springboard: Atlantic I-USRA Trial Program
Contact Us
Chris Mathis, President & CEO Cell: (902) 476-1641 Springboard Atlantic Inc.1344 Summer Street, Halifax, NSCanada B3H0A8 Cmathis@SpringboardAtlantic.ca ca.linkedin.com/in/
chrismathis/