Connecting Industry with Universities Delivering Innovation Through R&D Iman Yahyaie, Ph.D. Regional Director, Business Development MB/SK January 31 st, 2018 1
About Mitacs National not-for-profit agency 40+ research partners and 60+ academic partners 12 partner countries - and counting Supporting collaborative research since 1999 2
Mitacs by Numbers Announcing $221M over 5yrs to expand Mitacs programs. Research internships to grow to 10 000 annually. 3
Mitacs Mandate Foster innovation in Canada through national and international research collaborations Connect universities with private sector opportunities for world class research across all disciplines Train highly qualified personnel to advance industry innovation and research excellence Academia Private Sector International 4
Research Talent Supply Chain Attract Best and brightest research talent Train With industryready skills and experience Retain Talent locally to enhance Canadian industry Deploy Researchers to drive innovation outcomes Mitacs CSPF 5
International Initiatives: Globalink Forming a living bridge between Canada and international partners Globalink Research Internships & Graduate Fellowships Accelerate International Globalink Research Awards Accelerate International 6
International Talent Recruitment Attracting top international talent to Canada Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Mexico, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine Globalink Research Internships Fully-funded summer research projects for top-tier senior undergrads Mitacs facilitates student matching, travel, paperwork & provides stipends; Globalink Graduate Fellowships Retention of international students for graduate and postgraduate studies 7
Boosting International Collaborations Mobilizing research talent between Canada & international destinations Globalink Research Awards $6,000 travel grants for late-stage undergrads + grad students Conduct 3-6 month research projects in an international university Expanded list of partner countries: Australia, Brazil, China, EU members, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, U.S.A., United Kingdom & Ukraine. 8
Find a Host Professor Abroad https:///en/programs/globalink/ globalink-research-award 9
Mitacs Training (Professional Development) Transferable skills: increase employability Free for Graduate Students & PDFs Taught by industry professionals Leadership Communication Communicating Your Research Practice your presentation skills Relationship building Business environment basics Entrepreneurship & IP Project management 10
Building Research Collaborations Canada s premiere research internship program Partner has a challenge to be addressed Professor has an idea that can be commercialized Collaborative project is defined: co-funded by Mitacs Interns balance project time between university and partner site: Builds closer connections and interns get exposed to industry R&D approaches 11
Accelerate Funding Models 4 months 4 months 4months 4 months 4 months 4 months Standard Model Cluster Model (6 + internships & 3 + interns) 12
Accelerate Scalability 4-6 months (1 intern & professor) 4 months 4 months 4months 4 months 4 months 4 months Can build bigger projects from simple 4-6 month units Matching starts at 1:1; stronger leveraging available with bigger projects Projects can span multiple universities, partners and disciplines 13
How to access Accelerate funding? 1 2 3 Short Application Basic info, short questionnaire, scientific proposal & budget Full support from Mitacs Business Development team Facilitate meetings, look over drafts, answer questions Submission Non-competitive - No application deadline 6-8 weeks for approval: peer review/administrative process Funds Delivered 97% overall success rate Grant awarded to the professor (sent to the university) 14
Accelerate Fellowship Models Long-term funding and internship option for Master s or PhD students. PhD Fellowship 3 years $80,000 Research grant $36,000 Partner $44,000 Mitacs Master s Fellowship 1.5 years $40,000 Research grant $18,000 Partner $22,000 Mitacs Per year: $24,000 stipend $2,667 project expenses Per Fellowship: $30,000 stipend $10,000 project expenses 15
Eligible Partners Business with facilities in Canada (Domestic or foreign-owned) Private clinics / Consultants Crown Corporations / First Nations Development Corporations Eligible not-for-profits Not eligible: Hospitals, Government agencies. 16
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Mitacs Partnerships CREATE Engage CRD PDG, PG PHCG HSIF 21
Accelerate International International projects with companies Research collaborations between international companies and graduate students & faculty at Canadian universities $15K per project ($7.5k Mitacs + $7.5k company) 4-6 months (75% abroad, 25% at home university) All disciplines, no application deadlines Any country Research collaborations between Canadian companies and graduate students & faculty from France, Israel, Mexico, Norway $15K per project ($7.5k Mitacs + $7.5k company) 4-6 months (75% at Canadian company, 25% home university) All disciplines, no application deadlines 22
Accelerate Entrepreneur (pilot) Grad student & post-doc entrepreneurs can: Develop their ideas in their own start-up companies While receiving industrial mentorship through a universitylinked incubator Receive support via Mitacs Accelerate program 23
Training R&D Leaders of Tomorrow Canada s unique industrial postdoc program Post-Docs (ANY discipline): transition to a non-academic research career Partners: build in-house R&D capacity & evaluate potential future employees Professors: utilize post-docs to lead / manage student teams $60,000 * $30,000 Partner $30,000 Mitacs $55,000 Post-Doc Salary Leadership & Management Communication & Relationship Building Personal and Professional Management $5,000 project expenses * For each of 2 years Training program valued at $7,500 / year 24
Pilot: Canadian Science Policy Fellowship Collaboration between Canadian universities & public sector 1-year immersion in the policy-making process ($70K - $80K in funding) Fosters evidence-based policy-making within federal & select provincial government departments & agencies Open to faculty members at Canadian universities or postdocs Fellowship cycle: November December: Gov. Dept. application submission (33 projects submitted) January March: Fellows apply to the positions 2018 deadline: March 4, 2018 June: Mitacs confirms fellowship placements September: fellowships begin 25
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Contact us for more information: Iman Yahyaie (Director, Business Development) IYAHYAIE@MITACS.Ca (204) 599 9434 @IMAN_MITACS Forough Khadem (Business Development Specialist) FKHADEM@MITACS.CA (431) 334 7145 Register to receive Mitacs updates: /signup 27