About Vice-Principal ResearchOne of the most significant future decisions for researchers is choosing whether to pursue a career in industry or academia. Current data indicates that up to ~80% of graduates will transition into careers outside of academia.
Queen’s Partnerships and Innovation (QPI) is here to help you understand the key principles of partnerships, innovation, technology transfer and commercialization and academia. Led by our Partnerships Development Officers, this session showcased how we can assist you in building valuable industry partnerships, outline the services we offer including intellectual property advice and guidance toward internships, start-up formation, or taking a market-focused approach to the research you are conducting.
In this information session recording you will learn:
- About tailored workshops available from our Partnerships Development Officers
- Resources and services available from Partnerships and Innovation such as commercialization strategies and startup creation and partnership strategies
- How to reach out regarding intellectual property and invention disclosures
- Internship options as well as collaboration and funding opportunities in working with industry partners
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to QPI
4:12 QPI Services
8:34 Workshops Available from QPI
9:42 Queen's Spinoff Companies and Ecosystem Partners
10:46 Links and Resources
11:22 Market Validated Research
20:38 Literature Review of the Market Validated Approach
24:25 Patent Applications and Patent Searching
30:01 Talking to Stakeholders and Value Propositions
33:41 Market Research and Assessments
40:04 Talking to Industry
42:58 Intellectual Property and Queen's IP Policy
45:24 Benefits of IP Protection
52:48 IP Management, Inventorship, and Common Misconceptions
56:38 Funding a Collaborative Project
57:23 Closing Remarks