Collaborate to Commercialize Grant Funding Program Overview
Date
Thursday August 29, 20241:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location
Virtual - MS TeamsThe Ontario Centre of Innovation Collaborate 2 Commercialize (OCI C2C) program supports the collaboration between Academia and Industry to solve an industry-based problem and drive the commercialization of Intellectual Property (IP). Participating institutions will leverage the unique skills and specialized infrastructure that is instrumental to streamline internal innovations and commercialization needs. OCI matches industry contributions 1:1 from a minimum contribution of $20,000 to a maximum of $150,000 for projects with a budget of $40,000 to $300,000.
Join this session presented by Cher Powers, Business Development and Commercialization Manager, OCI to learn more about the program.
Presenter:
Cher Powers
(Manager, Business Development and Commercialization, Ontario Centre of Innovation)
Cher is an experienced professional with extensive project management, operations management and partnership development experience in the Canadian innovation ecosystem, including 15 years working with start-ups and SMEs to develop and scale up their operations and technologies. She has a degree in Global Development Studies (Queen's University), a Chemical Engineering Technician Diploma (Loyalist College) and is currently completing an MBA through the Carleton University Sprott School of Business. Cher is a Manager of Business Development and Commercialization at Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) for the Eastern Ontario region and is passionate about facilitating connections and building relationships in the innovation ecosystem.