Research Services

Information about product research and development. Find links to Canadian researchers at universities, public sector laboratories and private companies. You can find databases containing over 600 research centres, 15,000 researchers and several thousand high tech companies. You can also follow the links we have provided to some of the best sources of information on how to set up and operate a research contract or alliance.

Research Services

• Practices in R&D Outsourcing: A Business View
  Survey of some of Canada's largest firms gives a good overview of some of the key factors that determine success in outsourcing by the Conference Board of Canada 1998 (free).
  
  Source: Strategis - Business Information by Sector
• Research and Development Services in Canada: A Discussion Paper
  This overview of the R&D services industry in Canada provides a “snapshot” of the industry and is meant to serve as a catalyst for future discussion with stakeholders.
  
  Source: Strategis - Business Information by Sector
• The Commercial Contract R&D Industry: A Snapshot
  This paper was written by the Service Industries and Capital Projects Branch (SICP) of Industry Canada. Contract research in Canada is becoming increasingly important and, as such, SICP has developed this paper to supplement their existing work on the Canadian R&D services industry.
  
  Source: Strategis - Business Information by Sector

Consortia

• Telecommunications Research Laboratories - Research Areas
  TRLabs is Canada's largest research consortium (industry, university, government) in information and communications technology. TRLabs operates five laboratories in Western Canada where university professors, graduate students, industrial partners and staff researchers work together to conduct applied research.
  
  Source: TRLabs (Telecommunications Research Laboratories), Alberta

Research Centres

• Brightspark Holdings Inc.
  Brightspark identifies, evaluates and funds technology and software companies seeking early stage private funding.
  
  Source: Brightspark Holdings Inc.
• Institute for Biodiagnostics
  Established in 1992, the National Research Council's Institute for Biodiagnostics (IBD) develops noninvasive medical devices and techniques to increase prospects for prevention, earlier diagnosis, improved treatment and prognosis of diseases.
  
  Source: National Research Council Canada
• National Business Incubation Association
  Business incubators help emerging growth companies survive and grow during the start-up period when they are most vulnerable. With approximately 800 members worldwide, NBIA is the largest membership organization of incubator developers and managers, providing education, training and industry information.
  
  Source: National Business Incubation Association
• TechnoCap
  TechnoCap Inc. is a US style venture capital company headquartered in Montreal with offices in Toronto and $250 million of committed capital with more than $100 million invested.
  
  Source: TechnoCap

Confidentiality

• Research at the University of Michigan
  This page contains several basic agreement forms and links to others.
  
  Source: University of Michigan

Tools

• Community of Science - Services
  Community of Science, Inc. (COS) is the leading Web network for R&D professionals. COS provides business-to-business Internet solutions for the communication, collaboration and purchasing needs of the global R&D community.
  
  Source: Community of Science
• Industry Canada's Advanced Materials Site
  Through expertise in the areas of high performance polymer composites, metal alloys and ceramics, our team members are able to assist companies through advocacy, information provision and promotion of technology diffusion.
  
  Source: Strategis - Business Information by Sector
• Model Industry-University Research Agreement - Template
  This template for a research services contract between University and Industry is available in both MS Word (.doc) and Acrobat (.pdf) formats.
  
  Source: Carleton University - Office of Research Services
• Non-disclosure Agreement - Template
  Provides templates to three types of Non-disclosure agreements, in Adobe Acrobat portable document format (.pdf).
  
  Source: University Industry Liason Office - University of Sherbrooke
• Research Contracts and Grants - Template
  This template provides the format for a research agreement between a University and a Private Company.
  
  Source: The University of Toronto - Technology Transfer

Expertise

• Canadian Technology Network
  The Canadian Technology Network connects innovative Canadian companies to technology and business assistance. Small or medium-sized technology related businesses can find links to the Network's advisors, members, and to other technology websites here.
  
  Source: Canadian Technology Network
• Centre francophone d'informatisation des organisations (CEFRIO)
  CEFRIO is a research and knowledge transfer centre and a reference for IT appropriation and utilization. Its mission is to help organizations become more efficient, more productive and more innovative by making better use of IT.
  
  Source: Centre francophone d'informatisation des organisations (CEFRIO)
• The National Research Council's Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP)
  Canada's premier innovation assistance program for small and medium-sized Canadian enterprises (SMEs).
  
  Source: Government of Canada; National Research Council Canada