Transcript NRC Labs in Ontario Building Meaningful Collaborations between

NRC Labs in Ontario
Building Meaningful Collaborations
between OCN and Federal Labs
Pat Mortimer
VP, Technology and Industry Support
12 December 2006
A Proud History
Early radar
MRI
Pacemaker
Vaccine-meningitis C
Dr. Gerhard Herzberg
Attosecond Science
NRC: A Capacity to
Serve
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Multidisciplinary nature
Cutting-edge R&D relevant to industry needs
National presence
Extensive industrial support
Catalytic role in bringing partners
Dynamic role in many Canadian communities
NRC brings integrated solutions to national challenges
through S&T
NRC Presence Federally
NRC: A National
Institution
Staff: Approx. 4,300 employees; 1,500 visiting / guest workers
Total expenditures 2005-06: $835 M
Total Income 2005-06: $166 M
Science at Work for
Canada:
A Strategy for NRC
Over the next five years, NRC will:
1. Anticipate and perform R&D that improves the competitiveness of
Canadian industry
2. Provide integrated industry support that engages key players
3. Invest in and focus NRC’s unique strengths and competencies on
areas of importance to Canada
4. Build a sustainable and agile national research and innovation
organization for Canada
Strengthen Canada’s system of innovation
NRC’s Roles in Canada’s Innovation System:
Science at Work for
Canada:
How we Partner
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Collaborative research agreements (CRAs) are our ‘bread and butter’
- many variations (bilateral; Special Interest Groups; consortia and
other multi-party; domestic; international)
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Fee-for-service for specialized services and facilities (testing and
consulting)
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Industrial Partnership Facilities
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Licensing of IP
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Spin-offs of People and / or Technology
Science at Work for
Canada:
How we Partner
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Technical Advice and risk sharing from IRAP – dedicated to growing
SMEs
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Major engineering facilities
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Training of HQP
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Guest workers
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Scientific, technical and medical information from CISTI
Science at Work for
Canada:
How to Work with us
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Every NRC institute has an expert business office – people who can
talk S&T and business
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We have a strong corporate business office at our Ottawa HQ with
patent agents, other IP experts, dealmakers and new venture
advisors (with expert Justice, finance, HR and other experts colocated)
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We have IRAP ITAs in your community
Technology Transfer
Collaborative Research Agreements – Canada
• In 2005-2006 NRC signed 393 new
collaborative agreements with
Canadian partners. Total value of
$78M.
• Currently, NRC has 941 active
collaborations with a total lifetime
value of ~$400M
Number of New Collaborative Agreements
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partners from private, public and
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Creating Spin-off
Companies with
NRC Technologies
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Spin-offs Companies Created
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• 67 companies have been
created since 1995
• Over 500 individuals now
work in NRC spin-offs
• NRC spin-offs have
attracted more than $400
million in venture capital
investments
• Only 6 companies have
ceased operations
NRC Presence in
Ontario
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9 Research Institutes
2 Technology Centres
IRAP
CISTI
Corporate Functions
Typical NRC Research
Institute Structure
National Programs
NRC Horizontal
Programs
Strategic (mission
oriented) Research
NRC
Typical
Institute/
Program
Industry Sector
Regional/Community
Innovation System
Activities
INMS - Institute for
National Measurement
Standards
Overall Mission
…R&D and maintenance of primary standards and calibration
facilities. The rich resource of expertise benefits the Canadian
economy and the quality of life for Canadians through
technological commercialization, advances in health
management practices, and safeguards for the environment.
INMS - Institute for
National Measurement
Standards
Activities:
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Innovative Design requires novel measurement - New measurement
technologies for potential commercialization are developed and
disseminated through licensing and spin-off companies.
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Mass Producing Innovative Design Requires Measurement
Reproduceability - Precision calibration and measurement services for
equipment used in the manufacturing process ensures quality,
compatibility of co-manufactured component parts and conformity with
performance specification and regulation standards.
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Exporting Innovative Design Requires International Acceptance of
Measurement - Participation in international measurement comparisons
and committee work to protect Canada's trade interests and to maintain
NRC-INMS' position as a world class national metrology institute.
SIMS – Steacie Institute
for Molecular Sciences
Overall Mission
…is to provide leadership in collaboration with the Canadian
and international scientific communities in the development of
a knowledge base in molecular sciences. SIMS undertakes
fundamental research to develop innovative technologies and
is based on competencies that range from cell chemistry to
attosecond science to nano-materials.
SIMS – Steacie Institute
for Molecular Sciences
Main Research Themes
• Advanced Optics
(Ultrafast lasers, spectroscopy,
attosecond and strong field science)
• Biological Probes
(Imaging spectroscopy, chemical
biology)
• Molecular and Materials Synthesis
(Carbon nanotubes, nanomaterials,
combinatorial chemistry)
• Materials Characterization
(Solid state NMR, X-ray diffraction)
• Neutron Scattering
(National Facility)
• Theory and Computation
(Ultrafast processes, molecular
dynamics, materials design)
SIMS – Steacie Institute
for Molecular Sciences
Facilities
• Canadian Neutron Beam Centre (CNBC)
– A national facility providing advanced neutron scattering capabilities to
Canadian universities, industry and government laboratories
• Centre for Imaging Spectroscopy
– Imaging of biological and nanomaterials over a wide range of
wavelengths and length-scales (initial $800K capital investment)
• Femtosecond Laser Facility
– SIMS expertise and technology is critical for the successful CFI funded
“Advanced Laser Light Source” at INRS ($20M)
• Solid State NMR
– SIMS was a lead organization in the successful CFI funded Ultrahigh
Field Solid State NMR Centre ($14M) in partnership with the University
of Ottawa
IBS - Institute for
Biological Sciences
Main Research Themes
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Glycosciences
Vaccines and intervention strategies
Neurodegenerative disease
Diagnostics
Overall Mission
…a premier global institute in the application of
neuro- and glycosciences to reduce the impact of
age-related and infectious diseases
IBS – Institute for
Biological Sciences
Facilities
 NMR – Molecular characterization and
modelling
 Mass spectrometry – glycoanalysis
and proteomics
 Genomics – DNA sequencing and
microarrays
 Bacterial Culture
Facilities – Level 2 and 3
 Animal Facilities –
Including level 3 containment
IAR - Institute for
Aerospace Research
(NRC Aerospace)
Main Research Themes
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Aerodynamics Laboratory
Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Centre
Flight Research Laboratory
Gas Turbine Laboratory
Structures and Materials Performance
Laboratory
Overall Mission
… to maintain national excellence in the
aeronautical sciences and be the custodian,
developer and user of Canada’s major national
facilities that are available to support R&D in the
design, manufacture and performance assessment
of aerospace vehicles.
IAR - Institute for
Aerospace Research
(NRC Aerospace)
Facilities
• 3 sites (2 in Ottawa, 1 in Montreal)
• 14 buildings (565,000 sq.ft.)
• Major facilities:
– 8 wind tunnels
– 8 research aircraft
– Full-scale structural test rigs
– Engine and combustion test cells
– Materials characterization and testing
equipment
– Aeroacoustic reverberant chambers
– Lubrication/tribology test rigs
– Flight Recorder Playback Centre
– Manufacturing research facilities
ICPET - Institute for
Chemical Process and
Environmental Technology
Main Research Themes
NRC-ICPET :
- provides chemistry-based solutions for
industry
- addresses national priorities in innovation
and sustainable development
- through partnerships with industry, universities,
and other government agencies
IMS - Institute for
Microstructural Sciences
Overall Mission
Core Competencies
• To play a pivotal role in the
creation and development of
photonic, optical and
quantum devices
• Ensure diffusion into the
Innovation System
• Communications, Health,
Environment, Energy and
Security
• Semiconductors: inorganic &
organic
– Nanofabrication
– Photonic & Quantum
Devices
– PIC & Component
Prototyping
– Optical Interference
Coatings
– Optics Shop
– Acoustics
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AlAs
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Lattice Constant (A)
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IMS - Institute for
Microstructural Sciences
Canadian Photonics
Fabrication Centre (CPFC)
• A collaborative regional
initiative serving Canada
• Unique facility in North America
for industry and universities
• Component and device
fabrication
• Linking photonics clusters to
NRC's national facilities,
networks, competencies and
incubation services
• Training of highly qualified
personnel
IRC - Institute for
Research in Construction
Overall Mission
… is the leading construction research agency in Canada,
developing innovative solutions for the country’s largest
industry
Making sense of Information→ Knowledge from Data
so you can use Technology effectively→ People-Oriented Systems
anytime, anywhere→ e-Business
IRC - Institute for
Research in Construction
Activities
• Four research programs
 building envelope and structure
 indoor environment
 fire safety
 urban infrastructure
• Construction codes
• Product evaluation
IRC - Institute for
Research in Construction
• Research thrusts:
 Reduce environmental impact and
increase durability
 Reduce life cycle cost
 Improve functionality & occupant
satisfaction
 Improve safety and security
Additional Research
Presence in Ontario
• Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Institute
– R&D of integrated technologies for the manufacture of products
and equipment.
• System Simulation and Controls Research
• Production Technologies Research
• Centre for Surface Transportation Technology
– Proprietary research, technology development, engineering, and
testing of civilian and military vehicles and vehicle systems
– Divisions: Rail, Road Vehicle and Military Systems, Climatic Eng.
• Canadian Hydraulics Centre
– Canada's largest hydraulics and coastal engineering laboratory
– Test Facilities: Wave Basins, Wave Flumes, Weigh Tanks
Industrial Research
Assistance Program
(NRC-IRAP)
Main Research Themes
 Government of Canada’s foremost and longest-standing initiative for
helping the country’s SMEs develop new technologies and
innovations (60 years old)
Overall Mission
 provides specialty technical and business expertise and financial
assistance to SMEs across Canada
 To realize their full potential and turn knowledge and innovation
into strategic opportunities, jobs and prosperity for all Canadians
 Today NRC-IRAP provides targeted advice and assistance to some
10,000 SMEs annually
Industrial Research
Assistance Program
(NRC-IRAP)
Facilities
• Delivered by Industry Technology Advisors (ITAs)
• 75% of ITAs have a Masters or Doctorate / experience in private or
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industrial R&D
Actively engaged in 100 communities and in more than 147
locations across Canada located close to clients
Linked to expertise resident in the rest of the national network
42 clients per ITA; on average make about 100 client on-site visits
per year per ITA
CISTI – Canada Institute
for Scientific and
Technical Information
Main Research Themes
One of the world’s leading providers of information
in science, technology and medicine (STM)
CISTI is …
 A Library
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Canada’s national science library
National Research Council (NRC) information resource
 A Publisher
 Canada’s foremost scientific and technical publisher
 A Document Provider
 Document delivery services from our collection, link partners, and
around the world
 A Gateway to the World's Scientific Information
 Current awareness services
 Access and linkages to the world’s STM information
 A Source of Competitive Technical Intelligence
CISTI – Canada Institute
for Scientific and
Technical Information
• Competitive Technical Intelligence
– Interpreted information on which actions can be based
– Information about external S&T developments, trends, threats and
opportunities that can affect your position as a leader in your field
– Assistance in deciding the next steps for your innovation and
commercialization activities
– Results oriented information tailored to your decision needs
– Benefits to SMEs
• Reduced R&D costs and risk
• Improved chances of commercial success
• Better time to market
• Increased efficiency and effectiveness
• Better partnerships and alliances
Science at Work for
Canada: A Commitment
to the Future
Putting Science to Work for Canada
Our new Strategy will position NRC
as a critical S&T and innovation
organization of the federal government.
NRC will make significant contributions
to the enduring issues of the nation,
and will generate a powerful impact
on the competitiveness of Canadian
industry and the economic viability
of our communities.