novaNAIT Centre for Applied Research and Technology Transfer

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novaNAIT Centre for Applied Research and
Technology Transfer
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novaNAIT a new Centre to enhance

• Applied research and innovation
• Business enterprise
• Technology Transfer

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novaNAIT a new Centre to enhance Applied
Research
Why Applied Research and Innovation? First what
do we mean? Applied Research is the
application of new or existing knowledge to solve
real-world challenges.
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novaNAIT a new Centre to enhance Applied
Research

• Why Applied Research and Innovation?
• As a technical institute, Applied Research is a
  core unique activity of NAIT
• NAIT has a close connection to industry and their
  needs.
• Applied Research is a crucial step along the
  commercialization pathway for new ideas and
  products.

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novaNAIT a new Centre to enhance Business
Enterprise

• Why Business Enterprise?
• Company incubation and support is crucial for
  developing sustainable businesses
• Some businesses require service that are unique
  to NAIT and through the Duncan McNeil Centre for
  Innovation companies can build on a comprehensive
  offering of services, expertise and facilities
• NAIT works collaboratively with other players in
  the innovation system (AACTI, TEC Edmonton, NABI)
  in order to build incubation capacity overall and
  compliment other unique offerings

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novaNAIT a new Centre to enhance Technology
Transfer

• Why Technology Transfer?
• Opportunities for transferring technology will
  occur across the scope of activity at NAIT
  (student projects, faculty research, company
  engagement).
• Some will have revenue potential some wont but
  may provide other forms of value (knowledge,
  expertise)
• novaNAIT will support both revenue and
  non-revenue generating activity as it comes and
  will work within the system to protect, develop
  and commercialize its IP

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novaNAIT Organization Chart
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novaNAIT Building on Institutional Strengths

• What are some examples of NAITs current
  strengths?
• Health Sciences
• Prototype Development
• Boreal Forest Research Centre
• Duncan McNeill Centre for Innovation

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novaNAIT Building on Institutional Strengths
Health Sciences Over 1M in applied research
grant funding obtained.

• Research focus areas include
• Simulation of the clinical environment in the
  classroom.
• Active living, healthy eating, and positive
  social environments.
• Safe work environments.
• Aboriginal health career initiatives.

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novaNAIT Building on Institutional Strengths

• Boreal Forest Research Centre
• Industry funded partnership, located in NW
  Alberta
• Current applied research in resource site
  reclamation
• Educational technologies for forestry and oil
  gas

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novaNAIT Building on Institutional Strengths
Prototype Development
Alberta Advanced Education Technology Vision
Unleashing innovation and investing in
research and technology are critical to ensuring
tomorrows prosperity and quality of life.
A critical building block supporting innovation
is a strong research capability at Alberta
universities, colleges and technical institutes.
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novaNAIT Building on Institutional Strengths
Prototype Development - Services Offered
Prototype development Technical consulting and
support Analysis and evaluation of new
technologies Testing and simulation of systems
and processes Utilizes faculty, staff and
students
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novaNAIT Building on Institutional Strengths

• Duncan McNeill Centre for Innovation
• Accelerating the growth of start-up companies
  through the provision of targeted resources and
  services, including
• High tech modern facility just off of downtown
  Edmonton
• 5000 square feet of incubation space
• Professional Meeting Space
• Business, Technical Expertise and Infrastructure
• Access point to Regional capacity services

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novaNAIT Looking Ahead

• St Albert Campus
• Will become the flagship applied research centre
  for NAIT
• Will house 4 industry sponsored research chairs
• Will provide modular research space for faculty
• Anticipated to open in 2009

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novaNAIT
Thank you Stuart Cullum Director novaNAIT -
Institute for Applied Research and Technology
Transfer