Commercialization Opportunities
Research generates economic opportunities that can be commercialized and help the provincial economy grow.
On this page
- Commercialization support organizations
- Funding
- Business incubators locations
- Intellectual Property opportunities
- Innovation policy in other jurisdictions
Commercialization Support Organizations
Commercialization support organizations provide business support such as mentoring, business and market planning and access to professional services.
- Advanced Foods and Materials Network (AFMnet) does development in the area of advanced foods and bio-materials.
- Agriculture Technology Commercialization Centre located in Guelph encompasses three agricultural based organizations:
- Guelph Food Technology Centre (GFTC) is a global leader in food safety, quality and technical solutions and offers knowledge to companies in the food and beverage industry
- MaRS connects the communities of science, business and capital and fosters collaboration among them.
Funding
The funding links below connect to access to capital and a number of funding program links:
Private sources of equity / capital:
General Government Funding Programs
- Agricultural Adaptation Council
- Canadian Government Support to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
- Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Program
- Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure
- Ministry of Research and Innovation
- Northern Ontario Heritage Fund
Environmental:
- OMAFRA List of environmental programs
- Natural Resources Canada Directory of Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy Programs in Canada Energy
Business Incubator locations
Business Incubator locations for early stage businesses with access to business services:
- The Canadian Association of Business Incubation (CABI) is a national organization whose members support the development of enterprises through the business incubation industry. The CABI site contains links to business incubators across Canada.
- Toronto Food Business Incubator (TBFI) is an independent, non-profit organization that nurtures and assists entrepreneurs and small enterprises.
- MaRS Incubator helps entrepreneurs
from emerging science and technology firms to bring new and innovative
ideas to the marketplace.
Intellectual Property opportunities
Sources of intellectual property can be found in the following links:
- University of Guelph Business Development Office
- Canadian Intellectual property
- University of Toronto
- BioTechCircle
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Innovation policy in other jursidictions
To learn more about innovation policy in other jurisdictions:
For more information:
E-mail: research.omafra@ontario.ca