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Industrial R&D Fellowships (IRDF)
Tips for companies: How do I find a potential research collaborator?
If your company is looking for a collaborator to help you with your
research, whether in connection with a potential project for an industrial R&D
fellow, or otherwise, there are various ways to find the person you are looking
for:
- Use NSERC’s Awards Search Engine (http://www.nserc.gc.ca/programs/result/database.htm)
to find university researchers working in relevant areas of research.
There is also a similar search capability on the Canadian Institutes of
Health Research (CIHR) Web site at (http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/826.html).
The grantee(s) involved in the project(s) may be interested in
collaborating with your company.
- Contact the Industry Liaison Office or Office of Research
Services at local universities or universities that you know to be working
in your field of research. These offices are often able to identify
faculty members who can help you with your projects. Industry Canada’s
Web page, Trans-Forum (http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/intf-tf.nsf/en/Home)
includes links to various Technology Transfer Offices (Industry Liaison
Offices, Centres of Excellence, Cégeps, university and
college-related consortia, research parks, incubators and research centres)
throughout Canada. This same site also provides an opportunity match
service that can provide you with regular information on technology
opportunities available at Canada’s universities, Centres of
Excellence and federal and provincial laboratories.
- See Industry Canada’s Web site http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inrti-rti.nsf/en/h_te02441e.html,
which provides links to federal and provincial government research centres.
- The National Research Council Industrial Research
Assistance Program at http://irap-pari.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/english/howirapcanhelpyou_e.html
may be able to help you. In addition to the financial assistance programs
for small and medium-sized businesses, IRAP has extensive networks to link
entrepreneurs, people knowledgeable about local sources of financing,
R&D institutions and technology brokers, and technology transfer centres.
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