NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program IRAP

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NRC - Industrial Research Assistance Program
(IRAP)

• June 1, 2009
• Geoff Clarke

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Who are we?

• The National Research Council of Canada
• Funds and manages 16 specialized research
  institutes across Canada
• IRAP is an arm of the NRC dedicated to interact
  with industry
• IRAPs front line consists of 240 Industrial
  Technology Advisors (ITAs) located in 100
  communities across the country.
• 75 of ITAs have their Masters or PhD and all
  have 10 or more years experience in either
  industry or research.
• In BC there are approximately 34 ITAs with
  diverse specializations co-located at NRC and
  post-secondary institutes.
• Two IRAP ITAs in North/Central BC with head
  office in Prince George
• Michael Kerr, BSc (Chem.), MBA
• Geoffrey Clarke, PEng, BASc (Mech.), MBA
• 70 Mile House north to the Yukon, Queen
  Charlottes to the Alberta boarder

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Where do we support clients?
LEGEND NRC-IRAP Industrial Technology
Advisor (ITA) NRC-IRAP Regional Office
NRC Institute NRC Cluster
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What can we offer?

• The Industrial Research Assistance Program
• Core clients are small or medium sized ST based
  companies
• we provide linkages to NRC resources such as
  other ITAs knowledgeable in their field, NRC
  Institutes, Canadian Institute for Scientific and
  Technical Information (CISTI) information
  specialists for technical, business and patent
  searches
• connections to other federal and provincial
  bodies such as Natural Resources Canada (NRCan),
  ministries, departments and ec-dev offices
• linkages to post secondary institutes and
  researchers
• funding to companies toward research and
  development labour either internal staff or RD
  contractors (including post secondary
  researchers)
• funding for companies to hire recent post
  secondary graduates in permanent positions
• Contributions to not for-profit organizations
  that benefit the ST community
• Can provide advice to any entrepreneur wanting
  to start a ST based company

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Contacts?

• Your North/Central BCNRC-IRAP ITAs
• Michael Kerr 250-960-5738Michael.Kerr_at_nrc.gc.ca
• Geoffrey Clarke 250-960-5923Geoffrey.Clarke_at_nrc.g
  c.ca
• Thanks for your time!

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