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.

Mandate

• • Springboard 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.

Member Metrics – Q9 (June 2013)

Performance Target Metrics 2. Industry Engagement Activity 3. Workshops with Industry (#) 4. ACOA AIF Projects (#) 5. Technology Transfer:

Number of Tech Transfer Agreements: (#) Revenues from Assignment, Option, Licensing and Royalty Agreements - $ New Spin Off Companies: (#)

Year 1 - Metrics Actual Actual vs. Projections

650

109% Year 2 - Metrics YTD Actual Actual vs. Projections

855

122% Year 3 - Metrics YTD Actual

198

Actual vs. Projections 39%

73

155%

74

130%

26

42%

14

88%

8

50%

5

26%

264 1,366,795 7

140% 144% 100%

273 2,329,257 5

133% 197% 63%

45 17,975 1

20% 1% 7% Disclosures Assignments Patents Filed Patents Awarded Year 1

65 19 64 5

Year 2

79 26 83 15 21

Year 3 - YTD

9 21 2 6

Regional Outcomes to Date

Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) Spending

Using Higher Education

in Atlantic Canada as a Percentage of Canada

Higher Ed. BERD as a % of Total BERD

30,0 26,8 25,0 20,2 20,1 19,8 20,0 17,3 17,6 18,2 15,0 10,0 5,8 5,1 4,9 5,2 5,4 5,5 5,3 5,0 0,0 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 Higher Ed. BERD - Atlantic as % of Total BERD 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 Average Higher Ed. BERD - Canada as % of Total BERD Data was sourced and aggregated by The Impact Group

Taken from the 2011 “Jenkins” Report

Ref: Jenkins Report, 2011

Includes NGO’s, governments Not for profits Etc.

Sampling of Federal Programs

Typical Collaborative Funding

Company Idea Joint Idea Institution Idea NSERC Engage Interaction NRC NMA NRC IRAP NSERC IRC/CRC NSERC SNG* NSERC USRA ACOA BDP NSERC ARD NSERC IRDF/IPS NSERC I-USRA MITACS NSERC Engage2 ACOA AIF* NSERC CRD NSERC I2I IM NSERC ARD 2,3 NSERC I2I Ph. 2 ACOA BDP SDTC* TDP BCIP NRC DTAPP*

Early Mid

Commercialization Stages

Late

Notes: A * denotes a more mature SME typically Does not show provincial funds which match/compliment

Typical Collaborative Funding

Company Idea Joint Idea Institution Idea NSERC Engage Interaction NRC NMA NRC IRAP NSERC IRC/CRC NSERC SNG* NSERC USRA ACOA BDP NSERC ARD NSERC IRDF/IPS NSERC I-USRA MITACS MITACS NSERC Engage2 NSERC CRD NSERC I2I IM NSERC ARD 2,3 NSERC I2I Ph. 2 ACOA BDP TDP BCIP NRC DTAPP*

Early Mid

Commercialization Stages

Late

A * denotes a more mature SME typically; Does not include provincial matching programs

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

NSERC-IRAP-Springboard: Atlantic I-USRA Trial Program

• • 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.

Contact Us

Chris Mathis, President & CEO Cell: (902) 476-1641 Springboard Atlantic Inc.

1344 Summer Street, Halifax, NS Canada B3H0A8 [email protected]

ca.linkedin.com/in/chrismathis/