Pierre Bourassa
Manager NSERC
Québec Regional Office
(514) 496-4746
Pierre.bourassa@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
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National Sciences and
Engineering Research Council of Canada
(NSERC)
We support Post-secondary discovery and innovation
• 11,000 university & college professors’ research
• 12,000 science and engineering students
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Our Vision
to be
a better
discoverers and innovators
country
to the benefit of all Canadians
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NSERC – Vision and Mission
Maximize the Value of Public Investments in University Research
• Support creation and transfer of knowledge
• Ensure people are trained to create and use that knowledge
• Stimulate public-private R&D partnerships
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NSERC Budget 2011-12
Total: $1.08 Billion
5%
29%
Discovery
Patnerships
Administration
66%
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NSERC as part of the R&D puzzle solving
Innovative
Entreprise
R&D Tax Credits
Students
NSERC Programs
Scientific
Know-How
Universities
And
Colleges
Professors
Decision maker
Innovative R&D
Without
you, there
is no deal
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NSERC Funding for Aerospace
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$M
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People Programs for Industry
Attract & retain new highly trained talent
& Access to university resources
Industrial Undergrad Student
Awards
Business can test drive
future employees
Industrial Postgraduate
Scholarships
Develop talent and acquaint
students with business
needs
Industrial R&D Fellowship
PhDs join a business as
employees
Accelerates business
R&D
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Industrial Research Chair
Prestigious appointment of a distinguished researcher
Capacity building for the university in area of interest to industry
Five-year term, renewable depending on level
Company contribute 50% of cost in cash
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Chairholder
Aeronautical Chair Title
Funding
Over 5 years
Dr. Alain Berry/
Dr. Stéphane
Moreau/
Dr. Noureddine Atalla
NSERC Industrial Research Chair
in Aviation Acoustics
$2,502,000
NSERC/ Pratt & Whitney Canada
Corp. Industrial Research Chair in
Virtual High Performance
Machining
$1,100,000
NSERC-J. Armand Bombardier
Industrial Research Chair of
Multidisciplinary CFD, with the
participation of Bell Helicopter
Textron and CAE Inc
$1,400,000
NSERC-J.-A.-Bombadier-Pratt &
Whitney Canada Industrial
Research Chair in Integrated
Design toward Efficient Aircraft
(IDEA)
$2,500,000
NSERC-P&WC Industrial
Research Chair on Propulsion
System Integration and
Optimization
$727,200
NSERC/P&WC Industrial
Research Chair in Aviation Gas
Turbine Combustion/Emissions
Research and Design System
Optimization
$800,000
Sherbrooke
Dr. Yusef Altintas/
Dr. Hsi-Yung Feng
UBC
Dr. Wagdi Habashi
Mc Gill
Dr. Jean-Yves
Trépanier
Polytechnique
Dr. Hany Moustapha
ÉTS
Dr. Sam Sampath
U of T
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Collaborative R&D Grants
 Project duration: 1 to 5 years (most are 2-3 years)
 Grant can be up to $1M
 Company contributes cash
at least half of request from NSERC (~25% of total)
 Company in-kind can be leveraged to a maximum of 2:1
 Apply any time
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CRIAQ - a unique model for collaborative,
industry led research, involving Industry,
universities and research centres
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© 2010 CRIAQ
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Membres |
Universités et
Centres de recherche
(19)
Membres |
Industries
(46)
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Partenaires
(4)
Universités
hors-Québec
(11)
Membres
associés
(10)
Students and Highly Qualified Personel
in CRIAQ Projects
Close to 400 students
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Collaborative R&D
Partnership with CRIAQ
Manufacturing
Avionics
42 projects funded since 2004
Acoustics
Interior
MDO
NSERC funding of $14.0M
DPHM
Environment
Lean
Composites
More projects coming in…
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Example - CRD
Christian Mascle
École polytechnique
De Montréal
+ 11 co-applicants from
4 institutions
Bombardier Aerospace
Bell Helicopter Textron
Groupe Sotrem-Maltech
Aluminerie Alouette
BFI, Usine de triage Lachine
NSERC, CRIAQ, NanoQuébec, MITACS
Process for Advanced Management
& Technologies of Aircraft End of Life
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Approval Success rate
80-90%
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Engage Grants
…foster the development of new research
partnerships between academic researchers and
companies. Grants support short-term R&D projects
that address a company-specific problem.
 Six-month projects
 Max. of $25,000 from NSERC
 No company cash required (in-kind expected)
 Company owns the IP
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Example - Engage
René Landry
Marinvent Corporation
ÉTS
St-Bruno, QC
$25,000
Wireless autonomous
aerodynamic performance
monitor (APM) sensing device
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Approval Success rate
80-90%
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Interaction Grant
• Objective:
– Allow academic researchers to meet with
potential industrial partners to discuss and
identify a challenge specific to the company, that
could be addressed by a subsequent R&D
partnership
• Deliverables:
– Up to $5,000 to cover for travel, accommodation
and venue, for the applicant, UILO and/or
company staff if justified
• Timeline: maximum 3 months
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Finding Canadian Expertise...
• NSERC Awards Search Engine: contains the results of NSERC competitions
and information on its funding since 1991. This allows foreign researchers to
identify Canadian researchers that received NSERC funds in specific fields of
research (www.nserc.gc.ca/programs/result/database.htm ).
• NSERC Chairholder Database: is designed to connect you with some of
Canada’s leading scientists and engineers. Each profile includes a summary of
the Chairholders’ activities, relevant key words, partnering organizations and
contact information (www.nserc.gc.ca/partners/chairs_e.asp ).
• Canada Research Chairs: this database contains short profiles of each of the
Canada Research Chairs to date (access the researchers profiles with dropdown menus; (www.chairs.gc.ca/web/chairholders/index_e.asp ).
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Partnerships - advantages
• 11,500 researchers / 55,000 students in 72 Canadian universities
• Over 1,400 companies participated since 1983
annual increase of 100 – over 230 in last 9 months
• Financial risk reduction
Various programs: up to 2:1 cash leverage - In-kind recognized
• SR & ED
Substantial impact on cost reduction
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Contacts
Denis Godin, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
(613) 943-2168 Denis.Godin@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
NSERC Research Partnerships Program:
(613) 995-1111
rpp@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
NSERC Regional Offices:
(877)-767-1767
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/regional-regionaux/index_eng.asp
Pacific (Vancouver)
nserc-pacific@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
Prairies (Winnipeg)
nserc-prairies@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
Ontario (Mississauga)
nserc-ontario@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
Quebec (Montreal)
nserc-quebec@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
Atlantic (Moncton)
nserc-atlantic@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
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Thank you!
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NSERC Intellectual
Property Policy
• All research agreements must follow NSERC IP policy
http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/Policies-Politiques/ip-pi_eng.asp
Mandatory Elements:
• Benefit to Canada and timely use of research results
• Protect IP assets of all partners and prevent unauthorized
disclosure:
Background IP
Review of Publications
• Maximum publication delay of 6 months
• No delay of student thesis defense
• Institution retains the right to use results for non-commercial
purposes
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Industrial Research Chairs
NSERC Industrial Research Chair Holders in Space Research
Chairholder
Title
University
Industrial Partners
Funding
Over 5 years
Dr. René Doyon
NSERC Industrial Research
Chair in Experimental
Astrophysics
Département de
physique
Université de
Montréal
COM DEV International
Ltd.
Institut national d’optique
Agence spatiale
canadienne
Institut Herzberg
d’astrophysique du CNRC
$1,000,000
Dr. Andrew Yau
NSERC/Com
Dev/CSA/Magellan Bristol
Industrial Research Chair in
Experimental Space Science
Department of
Physics and
Astronomy
University of Calgary
COM DEV International
Ltd.
Canadian Space
Agency/Agence spatiale
canadienne
Magellan Bristol
$1,840,000
Dr. Gordon
Osinski,
NSERC/MDA/CSA Industrial
Research Chair in Planetary
Geology
Department of
Physics and
Astronomy
University of
Western Ontario
MacDonald Dettwiler and
Associates
Canadian Space Agency
$1,000,000
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Example – Industrial Research Chair
Aerospace
Dr. Wagdi Habashi
McGill University
Bombardier Aerospace
Bell Helicopter Textron
CAE
NSERC/Bombardier Aerospace/Bell Helicopter/CAE
Industrial Research Chair for Multidisciplinary
Analysis and Design of Aerospace Systems
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