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Business Development Office (BDO)
Summary
 The Business Development Office (BDO) focuses on promoting effective relationships between CANMET Energy Technology Centre-Ottawa (CETC-Ottawa) and its clients and stakeholders. By encouraging this relationship, BDO creates the gateway for the commercialization of CETC-Ottawa's intellectual property and promotion opportunities in global energy markets.
The BDO office is a unit within CETC-Ottawa and is physically located at the Bells Corners (Ontario) campus of CETC-Ottawa.
Mission
Our mission is to further marketability of CETC-Ottawa's products and services, enhance business opportunities and foster access to international markets. We strive to position CETC-Ottawa as the leader of clean energy technologies, with state-of-the-art research facilities.
Function
External Function
- Help demonstrate to external clients how CETC-Ottawa can meet their research or technology needs
- Provide information on divisional capabilities to external audiences
- Work with clients in drafting terms and conditions of research and other types of agreements
- Encourage potential partners to license CETC-Ottawa's intellectual property or to participate in CETC-Ottawa led research initiatives
- Assist in the formation of alliances / consortia
- Promote the export of clean energy technologies through the identification of funding opportunities and the provision of information on technology transfer opportunities
Internal Function
- Assist CETC-Ottawa's research units in the identification of potential funding opportunities
- Proactively market CETC-Ottawa's capabilities through a variety of communications such as the Web and traditional publications
- Provide internal support to effectively market CETC-Ottawa at trade shows, conferences, ministerial missions, etc.
BDO Teams
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For general business information, contact:
Geoff Murphy
Manager, Business Development Office
CANMET Energy Technology Centre
Natural Resources Canada
1 Haanel Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 1M1
E-mail: gmurphy@nrcan.gc.ca
Business and Strategic Operations Team
Provides input and expertise in strategic planning, assists in the development of CETC-Ottawa's corporate business plan and liaises with PERD/OERD. Among the outcomes of these efforts is increased representation in senior planning of CETC-Ottawa's expertise and interests and aligning CETC-Ottawa programs with departmental mandates and existing and emerging federal government goals.
- Long Range Strategic Planning
- Operational Business Planning
- PERD/OERD Liaison
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Business Development & Marketing Team
The efforts of this team cover a variety of objectives. Examples include:
- fostering specific working relationships between CETC-Ottawa and universities, industry, other governmental departments and associations
- ensuring best internal practices in regards to grants and contributions, contracts and intellectual property.
- monitoring and identifying potential funding sources
- providing marketing and communications services, such as the creation of promotional materials and Web site development.
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Industry Support Team
This working unit is vital to CETC-Ottawa's international portfolio:
- Promotes Canadian clean energy capabilities/industry and technologies to audiences abroad
- Provides information of funding opportunities
- Helps forge partnerships
- This successful group is vital in networking to provide technical expertise with other government departments and organizations and participate in trade teams to promote clean energy industry interests.
- Support to client industry
- S&T Support to funding organizations
- Participates in ministerial trade mission events and hosting incoming local and foreign delegation visits
- Maintains the Clean Energy Portal, www.cleanenergy.gc.ca
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Communications Services Team
This hands-on team helps communicate CETC-Ottawa's benefits, its success stories, its world-class facilities and its technologies. This group's strengths include their expertise in communications, Web development, targeted marketing and effective cooperation with local printing and publication services. They are a fundamental source in the field of creating visibility and recognition of CETC-Ottawa.
- Provide marketing/communications expertise and support for conferences/workshops
- Web Strategies and Development
- Publications/Printing Services
- Provide information advice on communications
- Assistance to groups for Trade Shows
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