Description

On behalf of the University of Guelph, the Office of Research Services, Research Innovation Office, and College Research Managers from CEPS, OAC, OVC and CBS, we are pleased to host representatives from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Ontario Centre for Innovation (OCI) and Mitacs, for a virtual workshop pertaining to the NSERC Alliance program and joint offerings with OCI and Mitacs. 

Please register for this event to confirm your attendance and to receive the calendar invite/meeting link.

Agenda:

• 10:00am - Welcome and introduction of speakers, Office of Research Services
• 10:05am - Formal presentation by NSERC (Louisa Ho, Research and Innovation Development Officer, NSERC) 
  • Including presentation on joint programs, with Mitacs (Emily Gordon, Advisor, Business Development, Mitacs) and OCI (Patrick Farrer, Business Development and Commercialization Manager, OCI)
  • Opportunity for Q&A directed to NSERC, Mitacs and OCI representatives
• 11:05am - U of G faculty member panel and Q&A
  • Hear from faculty members from CEPS, OAC, OVC and CBS on strategies for success with the NSERC Alliance program.
  • Panelists include:
    • Stephen LeBlanc, Professor, Population Medicine, OVC
    • Lee-Anne Huber, Assistant Professor, Animal Biosciences, OAC
    • Ryan Norris, Associate Professor, Integrative Biology, CBS 
    • Ryan Prosser, Associate Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, OAC
    • Emily Chiang, Associate Professor, Engineering, CEPS
• 11:55am - Thank you and Closing Remarks, Office of Research Services

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Slides from NSERC Alliance workshop	2.79 MB