Transcript NRC-IRAP Generic Presentation_May2009

Yukon College RIC Conference
January 2012
Whitehorse
Martyn Ward & James Wilkin
Today’s presentation
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Who we are
What we do
Why we do it
How we do it
Who our clients are
How you can contact us
Special Initiatives
NRC Organizational Changes
Research Technology Organization (RTO)
• NRC Business Lines
– Strategic Research and Development
– Technical Services
– Scientific Infrastructure
– IRAP
• Flagship Programs
– Resilient Wheat
– Printable Electronics
– Industrial Biomaterials
– Algal Carbon Conversion
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IRAP
NRC
New NRC: IRAP 's role
• Will be its own division
• Size and relativity to be defined by Government
• Stronger integration with Programs and support these activities to
engage with SMEs
“It’s conceivable to me that there might not even be Userful if
there hadn’t been NRC-IRAP programs to help get us going on
R&D. NRC-IRAP really helps companies afford to do original
and compelling research.”
Tim Griffin, President and CEO
Userful Corporation, Calgary, AB
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Who we are
Experience
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240 field staff (ITAs)
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75% have Masters or
PhD
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80% have specialized
industrial experience
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45% have run their own
R&D facility
65% have some
experience in working at
other federal government
labs or departments
34% have been
entrepreneurs
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Outreach
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Field staff are located in
147 offices / 100
communities
Services
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Each work with 42 clients
per year
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11 of their clients will
receive funding from
NRC-IRAP
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Typically make 105 client
site visits a year
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Technical & business
advisory services
Networking and
linkages
Competitive
Technical Intelligence
R&D project support
Funding opportunities &
programs
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What do we do?
Help Canadian SMEs
to grow stronger, faster, bigger,
through technology and innovation.
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Why do we do it?
“Benefits to Canada”
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Increased innovation capability
New and improved technologies
New and improved products
New and deeper market penetration
More revenues
More jobs
More community benefits
Increased competitiveness in a
knowledge-based global economy
Our objective
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How do we do it?
• It’s a "contact sport”
• Initial contact between a company and an
IRAP ITA
• Discuss company’s business, strategy,
technology, barriers
• Look for ways for IRAP to help
• Develop long term, “trusting” relationships
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How do we do it?
Technical and business advisory
services
Networking opportunities
and linkages
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Financial Assistance
Competitive Technical Intelligence
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Who are our clients?
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78% have fewer than 50 employees – and most
(60%) of them have fewer than 20
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Do not typically have large, developed R&D
departments
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Limited management capacity
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Limited networks nationally and internationally
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Have difficulty accessing or sourcing investment
capital
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Want to grow
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Want to build their innovation capability
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Contact us
Victoria
Martyn Ward, (250) 363-6909
Call our toll-free number: 1-877-994-4727
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Special Initiatives
• The Digital Technology Adoption Pilot Progam
(DTAPP)
• Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program
(CICP)
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DTAPP
• $80 million over 2-3 years (until March 2014)
• Objectives:
– to boost the productivity of Canadian SMEs through the
adoption of digital technology.
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productivity v. innovation
technology adoption v. technology development
full engagement
strong learning component
strong performance measurement component
DTAPP
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for-profit Canadian SMEs
growth orientation
probably 20 - 200 FTEs
open and trusting relationship
ready, willing, and able
will grow faster with IRAP’s help
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Design, engineering, virtual manufacturing
Business systems
Plant systems
ICT
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• Financial Assistance
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Internal salaries: up to 80% (up to 100% for new grads)
Contractors’ fees: up to 50%
Travel costs: up to 50%
Reports & Studies: up to 50%
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Analysis
Plan
Execution
Outcomes
Performance measurement
Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP)
• Program led by PWGSC, in partnership with IRAP to
develop the Program content and review process
• $40M over 2 years (ending in 2012-2013)
• IRAP’s main role is to evaluate the bids submitted by
Canadian firms
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