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.
First Job
The First Job initiative moves talented people from academia to industry.
It makes it possible for companies to improve their ability to innovate
by recruiting talented young researchers with significant academic experience.
These researchers bring leading-edge scientific knowledge that helps
companies increase their competitiveness and productivity. Successful
applicants receive a grant of 50% of the recruit's salary (up to $40,000);
start-up companies are eligible for a grant of 80% of the recruit's salary
(up to $50,000).
Eligibility
The researcher has graduated with an advanced degree (Masters or PhD), preferably, within the last five years and is eligible to work in Canada. Holders of other post-secondary credentials (Bachelors and college diplomas) are also eligible.
The applying company will be able to demonstrate that hiring the
researcher will enhance their competitive position.
Application Process
Applicants will complete a First Job application with an OCE Business
Development Officer. The application will be accompanied by a letter
of support from the participating company.
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
