OCE’s Research Program is focused on meeting the competitive needs of
Ontario industry by tapping into the remarkable potential for Ontario
colleges, universities and hospitals to act as generators of innovation.
The Program invests to ensure that scientific excellence and commercial
viability converge to drive Ontario’s productivity and global competitiveness.
It consists of four targeted initiatives:
Interact:
Research collaborations that create new industry-academic relationships.
Proof
of Concept: Feasibility studies that test an idea to mitigate the
risk of further research investments.
Champions
of Innovation: Research projects that develop disruptive technologies
with the potential to create new markets and form the basis for new
start-up companies.
Collaborative
Research: Research collaborations between industry and academia
that move technologies from the lab to the marketplace.
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