Springboard Network

Over 60 campuses in the region, many with active R&D. 16 campuses are in major cities.

Vision

To move ideas and expertise from our universities and colleges into in new or existing companies, creating new or improved products and services.

To focus on economic development through academic-industry engagement and technology and know-how transfer.

MandateSpringboard accelerates academic and industry innovation by: • pushing academic IP out to real-world applications, • engaging industry to encourage academic – industry collaborations and

solves industry problems.

Springboard supports the commercialization of post-secondary research in Atlantic Canada with resources:

To encourage IP transfer to the region’s private sector.To help increase industry engagement and awareness of the expertise

available in each major community.

What we do• Enable Members’ new tech & knowhow to be

developed for commercial use.• Help improve Members’ practices• Help companies connect to R&D resources

(technologies, knowhow and capabilities) for improving products, processes and services.

• Help guide companies through program funding needs for R&D, etc.

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Member Metrics – Q9 (June 2013)

Performance Target Metrics ActualActual vs.

Projections YTD ActualActual vs.

Projections YTD ActualProjectionsActual vs.

Projections2. Industry Engagement Activity 650 109% 855 122% 198 39%3. Workshops with Industry (#) 73 155% 74 130% 26 42%4. ACOA AIF Projects (#) 14 88% 8 50% 5 26%5. Technology Transfer:

Number of Tech Transfer Agreements: (#) 264 140% 273 133% 45 20%Revenues from Assignment, Option,

Licensing and Royalty Agreements - $ 1,366,795 144% 2,329,257 197% 17,975 1%New Spin Off Companies: (#) 7 100% 5 63% 1 7%

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 - YTDDisclosures 65 79 21Assignments 19 26 9Patents Filed 64 83 21Patents Awarded 5 15 2

Year 1 - Metrics Year 2 - Metrics Year 3 - Metrics

Regional Outcomes to Date

2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 Average0.0

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17.3 17.6 18.2

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26.8

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5.1 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.8 5.5 5.3

Higher Ed. BERD as a % of Total BERD

Higher Ed. BERD - Atlantic as % of Total BERD Higher Ed. BERD - Canada as % of Total BERD

Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) Spending Using Higher Education in Atlantic Canada as a Percentage of Canada

Data was sourced and aggregated by The Impact Group

Ref: Jenkins Report, 2011

Includes NGO’s, governmentsNot for profitsEtc.

Taken from the 2011 “Jenkins” Report

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Sampling of Federal Programs

NSERC USRA

NSERC Engage2

NRC IRAP

Typical Collaborative FundingNSERC Engage Interaction

Early Mid LateCommercialization Stages

Company Idea

Joint Idea

Institution Idea

BCIP

NRC DTAPP*

NRC NMA

MITACS

NSERC I2I Ph. 2

NSERC I-USRA

NSERC I2I

NSERC IRC/CRC

NSERC ARD 2,3

ACOABDP

NSERC IRDF/IPS

NSERC CRD

ACOAAIF*

ACOABDP

NSERC ARD

SDTC*

TDP

NSERC SNG* IM

Notes: A * denotes a more mature SME typicallyDoes not show provincial funds which match/compliment

NSERC USRA

NSERC Engage2

NRC IRAP

Typical Collaborative FundingNSERC Engage Interaction

Early Mid LateCommercialization Stages

Company Idea

Joint Idea

Institution Idea

BCIP

NRC DTAPP*

NRC NMA

MITACS

NSERC I-USRA

NSERC ARD 2,3

ACOABDP

NSERC IRDF/IPS

ACOAAIF*

ACOABDP

NSERC ARD

SDTC*

TDP

A * denotes a more mature SME typically;Does not include provincial matching programs

MITACS

NSERC I2I Ph. 2

ACOAAIF*

SDTC*

NSERC I2I

NSERC IRC/CRC NSERC

CRDNSERC SNG* IM

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Technology Readiness

How collaboration with academics helps industry

• Extends resources - reduces costs• Access to students, faculty – HQP• Access to lab/testing facilities - no capital cost• Reduces risk – broadens your knowledge base• Technologies/knowledge help differentiate and support

their competitive advantage.• Institutions offer a concierge service – we know the

funding programs.

How collaboration with industry helps academics

• Extends your resources• Validates your R&D interests• Broadens your knowledge base• Improves your research roadmap/plans• ILOs and TTOs provide new connections to industry

and facilitate projects• Increases the longterm funding for your research

activities.

Company benefits to doing R&D and Exporting

• Broadens revenue base• Expands product and service offerings• Weathers sluggish markets • Extends product life cycles • Improves competitiveness• Spurs innovation• Captures new customers• Boosts productivity• Broadens you contact networks

Our Programs & Initiatives

1. FTE program funds key positions (ILO/TTOs) in institutions to link academics to industry

2. Innovation Mobilization funds events and Member technology development.

3. Many trial programs designed to help increase commercialization and industry R&D collaboration

• A pilot program in Atlantic Canada - Goals: – increase company use of I-USRA in Atlantic Canada,

– increase institution engagement with SMEs (IRAP clients, Co-ops)

– Increase industry R&D opportunities for undergraduate students; 4 month research co-op (anytime of the year), scholarship.

• Steps:– NSERC registers companies; Companies find students – apply for the I-USRA

– NSERC provides $4500 reimbursement (4 month period) to the company

– IRAP eligible Companies receive $2000 from Springboard Atlantic

– Company cost: a minimum of $1125 for 4 month award.

NSERC-IRAP-Springboard: Atlantic I-USRA Trial Program

Contact Us

Chris Mathis, President & CEO Cell: (902) 476-1641 Springboard Atlantic Inc.1344 Summer Street, Halifax, NSCanada B3H0A8 Cmathis@SpringboardAtlantic.ca ca.linkedin.com/in/

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