The initial focus of the Centre will be on commercializing new technology discoveries related to the environment, natural resources and energy; health and related life sciences; and digital media.
Investment
Accelerator Fund
Providing eligible technology-based
start-ups with up to $500K in seed investment. More...
Champions of Innovation
The Champions of Innovation initiative supports research and development
of disruptive technologies that have the potential to create new markets
and to provide the basis for new start-up companies. OCE investments
are made on a 12-month renewable term, typically for up to two years,
based on the financial return expected from the research outcomes. Annual
investments in a Champions of Innovation project average $50,000.
Eligibility
Successful Champion of Innovation proposals will have the following
elements:
A compelling business case for potential research outcomes.
Demonstrated interest by groups representing the industry that the
technology will impact (e.g. sector associations, NGO) through an in-kind
contribution.
Intellectual Property arising from the project will be managed in
accordance with the University/College/Hospital and Research Collaboration
Agreements entered into with OCE.
Demonstrated talent development and training opportunities for students.
Potential to create a new market (therefore industry partnerships
are not required).
Demonstrated potential benefit to the Ontario economy.
Application Process
Applicants should contact an OCE representative to discuss their proposal
and obtain the relevant forms. Proposals are subject to external peer
review.
Medical
Devices with the Human Touch Ontario
company is bringing robotics out of space and science fiction to where
it can touch the lives of those in need of a helping hand.
SlipStream:
Catching Tomorrow. Consider the
benefits of a mathematical formula that is so advanced, it could speed
up every moment of your Internet experience.
Exactatherm:
Beyond the Surface. In the solar
glare of a vacuum furnace, a tray of steel tools glows brighter than
neon as their illuminated surfaces harden.
Air
Quality Systems: Green Power. The
air that we inhale everyday is a source of growing concern–What
can we do? The answer is: plenty.
FOX-TEK,
Sensing Opportunity: Imagine a
fiber optic sensor so finely tuned–it could prevent major structural
disasters from ever happening.
BTI
Photonics Systems: Channeling the Flow. There
comes a point where even optic systems hit the limit. Where networks
stretch to the breaking point. One company stands at the gates–ideally
positioned to turn the tide.
PET-PAL:
Learning at the speed of light. Picture
a classroom filled with the possibilities of light. Where students come
to learn about a science so innovative, the textbooks are still being
written.
2008
May 11-12, 2009, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario
