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Collaborative Commercialization: Market Readiness

A great new technology is ready to make an economic impact in Ontario. But how does it move from the lab to the marketplace?

Ontario’s universities, colleges and hospitals are constantly developing cutting edge solutions to common problems and industry needs. Turning valuable research into a marketable product or service takes planning, expertise and financial support. Ontario Centres of Excellence’s (OCE’s) Market Readiness program helps researchers advance to the next stage of commercialization.

What is Market Readiness?

OCE's Market Readiness program supports the further development of Intellectual Property from Ontario universities, colleges and hospitals, advancing it towards successful commercialization.

The program assists in the various stages towards commercialization with the ultimate goal of transfer to an existing Ontario-based company or the creation of a new Ontario-based business venture. The program enables the transfer by supporting key activities such as technology and market assessment, IP protection, prototype development, business plan development and others.

To download or print a PDF backgrounder on Market Readiness, click here.

How to Apply?

To learn more about Market Readiness, please contact:

Trish Barrow
Director, Commercialization and CCR, Funders and Programs
Email: trish.barrow@oce-ontario.org
Tel: (416) 861 1092 x1010

Industry Partners

Each year, Ontario companies benefit from OCE's Market Readiness program. Listed below is a sample of industry partners that participated in this program since 2007.

MDS Sciex

Melcort

Metabacus Inc.

Millipore (Canada) Ltd.

Mindmatter

Mirexus Biotechnologies Inc.

Modiface Inc.

MotionPro Inc.

Murray Wilson

Nedlaw Living Walls Inc.

OMESH Networks Inc.

OMISA Inc.

Oneway Manufacturing Inc.

Opalux Inc.

Parapixel Ltd.

PeakWorks Inc.

Peraso Technologies Inc.

Pharma Vision Technology

PlantForm Corporation

PRATA Technologies Inc.

Privacy Analytics

QNX Software Systems Ltd.

Quantum Dental Technologies

Rabbit Holes Media Inc.

Re-Source H2O Inc.

RealRisk

REGEN Energy Inc.

Scintrex Ltd.

Segasist Technologies

Siemens Canada Ltd.

SimonSays Voice Technologies Inc.

Snapsort Inc.

SRI Petro Chemical Division

Strike Face Technology Inc.

StudioLAB

SunnyDale Technologies Inc.

Synctone Wireless Inc.

Tactile Sight

Thermal Frost

THS Consulting Engineering

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada

Trivaris Ltd.

Trudell Medical

Tyromer

Unotchit Inc.

VBT Innovations Inc.

Vita Sound

Vive Nano

Vjeda Technologies Inc.

Weyes Eyes Inc.

Xuuk

Zircadium Inc.

Zygomatic Productions

2 G Robotics Inc.

Ablazeon Inc.

AEMK Inc.

Aeryon Labs Inc.

Agri-Therm Limited

Air Quality Solutions Ltd.

AnnidiS BioMedical

Astilbe Networks Inc.

Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd.

Atreo Medical Inc.

Attodyne Inc.

Bell Canada

BKIN Technologies

BumpTop Technologies

CanGrid Engineering Inc.

Cast ConneX Corporation

CellScale Biomaterials Testing

Certichip Inc.

Certo Labs Inc.

Chandler Graham Architects

CHX Technologies Inc.

Cleanfield Energy Corp.

Colibri Technologies

Compass North Inc.

Continental Automotive

Cooper Standard Automotive

CREZ Basketball Systems Inc.

DeckChair Learning Systems Inc.

Digital Dash

DossierView Inc.

Dream Cube Technologies Inc.

Drystill Holdings Inc.

DuPont Canada Inc.

DVS Sciences Inc.

DY Refrigeration

E-Plywood Corporation

Elcan Optical Technologies

Energent Incorporated

Epitope Capital

eSight

Fortalesa Technologies

Four Cell Consulting

Glasbergen Greenhouses Ltd.

Hassco Industry

Heliocentric Technologies Inc.

HTX - Health Technology Exchange

InDanio Bioscience Inc.

Innovia Partners Inc.

Inometrix Inc.

InventureLAB

Kangaroo Design Inc.

Liquid Fibers Displays

MASSolutions Inc.

Collaborative Commercialization: Market Readiness

HOW DO RESEARCHERS BENEFIT?

Support to develop a market-viable technology
Guidance from knowledgeable OCE Business Development Managers and their networks
Assistance in navigating the path from research to the marketplace

HOW DOES INDUSTRY BENEFIT?

The opportunity to commercialize a cutting edge technology
De-risk new product development activities
Potentially be the first to market
Create new jobs and revenue stream

HOW DOES THE FUNDING WORK?

Typical investments can range between $10,000 and $75,000 per project. Applications will be accepted from research institutions or their newly created start-up company. Academic-based applicants work with OCE Business Development Managers to define goals, develop a commercialization plan and draft an application for review.

"OCE’s Market Readiness enabled Vive Nano to transition from university research to commercializable technology. It was one of the validating steps that allowed us to close on our first customer and raise our first equity investment."

Keith Thomas,
President & CEO,
Vive Nano.

"The Market Readiness program allowed us to create a far more advanced prototype and to make valuable contacts in the industry. The project also helped us form a talented team of young engineers based at McMaster University, which is invaluable as we present our business plan to both investors and potential partners."

Tim Pryor,
President,
Digital Dash

"The Market Readiness program, and the great resources at OCE, enabled Energent to work with world-class researchers at the University of Waterloo, and abroad, to develop and refine advanced electricity price prediction technology."

Gord Ellis,
Chief Technology Officer,
Energent Incorporated

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