Who we are

Springboard Atlantic is a network with a mandate to support the commercialization of research in Atlantic Canada. We provide resources to Atlantic Canadian universities and colleges to encourage the transfer of knowledge and technology to the region's private sector. As of April 1, 2008, our members are fourteen of the universities in Atlantic Canada plus the four provincial community colleges.

We work to connect publicly funded research and educational organization members with industry experts through a range of programs and services.

We also connect skilled professionals in academia and industry to create new collaborations and move Canadian expertise and innovations from the labs and minds of researchers to final products in the marketplace.

What's New?

Springboard has opened a March/May 2010 PoC/PnL Fund Competition.
- The Application form and Terms & Conditions form, have been updated and uploaded to the Springboard website under the "Programs" link above.

The new NSERC Strategy for Partnerships and Innovation has recently been launched and NSERC Atlantic would like to receive proposals as soon as possible.
- If you have ideas in that regard, Springboard would like to collaborate on how to best use these funds, and we are open to ideas and partnerships.
- NSERC Atlantic also has earmarked $25,000 ROF funds to assist Springboard members to create winning I2I or CCA applications. Springboard’s Technology Assessment Committee is charged with allocating those funds that can be used for consultants, travel to other centres, etc.
- Please feel free to contact me for assistance with NSERC funding. Linked are application forms for three different NSERC programs that relate to the new Strategy:
  - 1) Interaction Grants (IG) can be used to facilitate meetings between university faculty and companies interested in R&D collaboration (see http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/RPP-PP/Interaction-Interaction_eng.asp);
  - 2) Engage Grants (EG) can be used to initiate new R&D collaborations between university faculty and companies (see http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/RPP-PP/Engage-Engagement_eng.asp); and
  - 3) NSERC-Atlantic Regional Opportunities Fund (ROF) can be used to support events and activities (e.g. small workshops) that encourage the development of R&D collaborations between companies and faculty in Atlantic universities (ROF Guidelines and Application NSERC-Atlantic).
  - Interaction Grants and Engage Grants are initially being rolled out as pilot programs and we would like to encourage broad participation from all Atlantic universities, as well as from all universities across the country. In support of this objective, NSERC-Atlantic is encouraging each eligible Atlantic university to submit one strong initial application for each program via its UILO by January 31, 2010. We will give these initial applications priority attention in order to facilitate the objective of having all regional universities submit a first proposal to each of these two programs. After January 31, we will review additional applications received. We encourage applications to these programs as there may be some flexibility to fund additional applications, and we anticipate that the programs will continue beyond April 1, 2010 (2010-2011).

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