{"id":173305,"date":"2012-10-09T16:25:01","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T20:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfiledev.uit.yorku.ca\/?p=173305"},"modified":"2025-04-02T09:31:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T13:31:14","slug":"innovation-york-positioned-as-launch-pad-for-commercialization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2012\/10\/09\/innovation-york-positioned-as-launch-pad-for-commercialization\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation York positioned as launch pad for commercialization"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vice-President Research & Innovation Robert Hach\u00e9 announces the development of a new suite of commercialization and industry liaison services under the umbrella of Innovation York.<\/p>\n

Commercialization and industry liaison services at ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ in the past\u00a0have been delivered via two units: the Intellectual Property & Research Agreements unit (IPRA) within the Office of Research Services and an industry liaison unit called Innovation York located at the Markham Convergence Centre. IPRA supported commercialization activities and research agreements, whereas Innovation York focused primarily on developing relationships between York faculty members and small-medium enterprises (SMEs) within the York region. The arrangement created a\u00a0difficult environment for faculty members and industry to navigate.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>The Markham Convergence Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following an environmental scan of best practises in Canadian universities, the division of the VPRI\u00a0developed a plan to combine and expand upon the services of the two units under the unifying banner of Innovation York. The \u201cnew\u201d Innovation York will provide increased support and enhance coordination of the commercialization activities and the development of relationships between academic researchers and industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am pleased to announce an expansion of services under the umbrella of Innovation York. The unit aims to provide an integrated suite of services to the York research community, in order to facilitate research, translate research outcomes, and continue to develop a culture of industry-engaged scholarship,\u201d said Hach\u00e9.\u00a0 \u201cWe value the research partnerships we have made throughout the past year and hope to continue to further develop our existing partnerships and new ones, both in York region and within the broader global community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Robert<\/a>Robert Hach\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n

Under the leadership of Sarah Howe, the new Innovation York\u00a0will set\u00a0out to create a strategic office within the division of the VPRI that supports the interaction between faculty members, trainees and industry in a multitude of ways including, the management of agreements, the facilitation of innovative research partnerships and internship opportunities, commercialization of intellectual assets, and the support of entrepreneurship and start-up acceleration activities.<\/p>\n

As the new commercialization and industry liaison office for ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ, Innovation York provides services to faculty members, trainees, and industry within four service streams:<\/p>\n