Nicole Mihai, OCE, Program Manager Julie Lukkarila, OCE Business Development Manager December 11 th, 2013.

Nicole Mihai, OCE, Program Manager

Julie Lukkarila, OCE Business Development Manager

December 11th, 2013

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• Voucher for Industry Association (VIA) Overview

• “Made in Ontario” Advanced Manufacturing R&D Challenge Program Overview

• Partners & Funding Contributions

• Project Eligibility & Application Process

• Program Timelines

• Decision-Making Process

• Program Contact Information

OUTLINE

VOUCHER FOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (VIA) OVERVIEW

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• Facilitates collaboration between industry associations, groups of companies and Ontario’s academic institutions

• VIA projects address sector-wide research and development challenges

• Project outcomes must include commercialization, increased productivity with significant impact for Ontario ( revenues, jobs) and project partners

• Companies may use the results to their own commercial advantage

• Academic partners must have unique capabilities to address the sector challenges

• VIA has a “whole of government” streamlined approach that enables program partners leverage Provincial and Federal support

“MADE IN ONTARIO” ADVANCED MANUFACTURING R&D CHALLENGE

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• Collaborative Research and Development Program developed by:

Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME)

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

• It supports collaborative projects between Ontario companies and academic research partners with a focus on the Advanced Manufacturing Sector

• $2 million program, supporting awards for ~5-7 projects for up to two years

• Projected outcomes: • Commercialization of R&D output • Significant economic benefit to Ontario, and • Development of new commercial opportunity for industry partner

PARTNERS AND FUNDING CONTRIBUTIONS

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• OCE will provide up to $100,000 (overhead is eligible). The industry partner must provide cash AND in-kind matching (2:1).

• NSERC will match the industry cash and in-kind contributions up to $200,000 (not including overhead).

Source Cash Contribution In-kind Contribution

Industry Partner $100,000 $100,000

OCE $100,000 N/A

NSERC *** N/A

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EXAMPLE OF CASH DISTRIBUTION

NSERC CRD grant will match the cash contribution from industry, less overhead *, up to twice the net industry cash if the in-kind contribution is at least the same as the net industry cash. For industry-college collaborations, NSERC ARD grants match industry’s total cash and/or in-kind contributions.

Gross

Contribution($)

Institutions Overhead ($)

(35% example)

Net Contribution ($)

NSERC CRD leverage ($)

Industry Cash 100,000 26,000 74,000 74,000

Industry In-kind 100,000 0,000 100,000 74,000

Total Industry 200,000 26,000 174,000 148,000

INDUSTRY PARTNER ELIGIBILITY

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Industry partner eligibility:

• For profit, Ontario based company (manufacturing operations in Ontario) Start-ups (incorporated for at least 1 year), SME’s and large companies

• Industry partner must provide a 2:1 cash and in kind matching requirement

Company Assessment – Ideal Industry partner:

• Exporting, or have the potential to export to the world • Prepared to invest in future products and processes (R&D; experimentation;

prototyping) • Growth oriented• Have a vision to be market leaders in their chosen sector

PROJECT ELIGIBILITY

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• Projects with high potential that will lead to novel, profit-generating products and/or processes

• Must leverage the unique capabilities of the academic environment

• Meet known customer (or end user) demand or address a significant customer pain-point

• Research work conducted by the academic institution is not in competition with the private sector

• Project outcomes must have global export potential from a manufacturing

base in Ontario

PROJECT ELIGIBILITY

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• Projects address a significant need within the manufacturing sector

• Demonstrate close industry-academic collaboration

• Broad industry applicability and impact (economically and/or environmentally and/or socially)

• High potential to be commercialized and/or implemented, with good ROI forecast

• Qualify for support under the NSERC CRD/ARD grants

• Projects must fall within technology readiness levels TRL1-4

PROJECT ELIGIBILITY

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APPLICATION PROCESS

Two Stages:

1) Submit Expression of Interest Proposal (EOI) We expect 20-30 EOIs to be submitted

2) Successful EOIs will be invited to submit a full NSERC CRD/ARD application form

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APPLICATION PROCESS & STEPS

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Stage 1 - Expression of interest (EOI)

• Eligible applicants to submit a 5-page EOI and a letter of commitment including the following:

Support for and agreement with the proposal

Reasons for being involved in the collaboration

Anticipated benefits of project outcomes on Ontario economy

Effort required to exploit the results in Ontario

Anticipated interaction of industry personnel with academic team

Cash and in-kind contribution to the research costs

Small companies must include a company profile

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• EOIs to be submitted to [email protected]

• A Review committee comprised of OCE, CME, NSERC and industry experts will evaluate the EOIs and select qualified applicants to go forward to full NSERC proposal

APPLICATION PROCESS & STEPS

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Stage 2 - NSERC Full Application

• Selected EOIs are invited to submit full application for NSERC grants

• Initial application draft must have budget information included and a letter of support

• Following feedback, a final application is submitted: including acceptance of OCE contract terms, along with an IP agreement among all project partners

• NSERC applications are reviewed by NSERC only

APPLICATION PROCESS & STEPS

Applicants work with an OCE Business Development Manager throughout the entire application process

APPLICATION TIMELINES

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DATE APPLICATION STEPS

December 11th, 2013 Call for EOIs

February 26th, 2013 EOI deadline submission to OCE

May 31st – April 4th, 2014 Panel notifies applicants of the EOI results

May 16th, 2014First draft of NSERC CRD/ARD application is due for invited candidates

June 16th, 2014 Final draft of NSERC CRD/ARD application is due

After October 1st, 2014 Project starts

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DECISION MAKING PROCESS Projects are evaluated against OCE criteria; preference will be given to EOIs that:

• Demonstrate close industry-academic R&D collaboration, economic benefit to Ontario and are commercialized in Ontario

• Demonstrate an innovative approach to solving an important challenge

• Involve training and development of students

• Have broad industry applicability and economic/environmental/social impact

• Have a good strategy plan for implementation of project outcomes

• Have high potential for a good return on investment

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

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OCE does not manage IP rights, the NSERC IP policy takes precedence.

NSERC’S Terms of Access to Research Results and IP

Access to research results developed wholly or in part using NSERC funds, may include the following arrangements:

Open dissemination with no restrictions;

Non-exclusive licensing;

Exclusive licensing;

Joint ownership;

Partial assignment of ownership; or

Full assignment of ownership.

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION

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Business Development Manager Contact

Alison Empey [email protected]

Bradley Fox [email protected]

Gillian Sheldon [email protected]

Jose Costa [email protected]

Julie Lukkarila [email protected]

Raed Kadri [email protected]

Steven Colbert [email protected]

Thomas Gehring [email protected]

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PROGRAM OPERATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION

Nicole Mihai [email protected]

Heather MacRae [email protected]

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION

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Thank You

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