Advancing your Discovery

Relationship with Office of Research Services

One key aspect of advancing your research is knowing where to obtain assistance.  The table below outlines activities performed by UVic Industry Partnerships and also those activities undertaken by the Office of Research Services (ORS).

**  Note :  ORS should always be the first point of contact for FACULTY when initiating a new grant or industry contract.  Staff at ORS will determine when or if UVic Industry Partnerships assistance is required.

UVic  Industry Partnerships Office of Research Services
 

Supporting Industry Connections

 

  • Promotion of UVic Research including Technology, Professors, Laboratories, and Centres;
  • Matching industry needs with UVic technology, research expertise and relationship structure (e.g. license, CRA, Services Agreement etc.);
  • Identification of programs to leverage research funding and to maximize value to industrial sponsor (e.g. R&D investment programs  such as the Industrial Regional Benefits or IRB Program);
  • Support for grants requiring UILO participation, i.e. I2I Grants, Engage,  POP,  etc.
  • Support for contracts covering industrially sponsored research (negotiation, drafting, review) subject to final direction and approval of ORS.

 

Intellectual Property Protection & Management

 

  • Manage and administer IP disclosure review process in support of UVic’s IP policy and contractual obligations;
  • Manage and administer UVic’s compliance with contractual obligations with respect to IP disclosed;
  • Management of UVic’s patent portfolio;
  • Support for non-commercial IP licensing and transfer required by ORS or other UVic members; and
  • Support for ORS in reviewing IP terms and agreements in support of non-industry sponsored research, academic collaborations and grant funded research such as NSERC CRDs and Network Agreements.

 

Intellectual Property Commercialization

 

  • Negotiation, drafting and approval and management of IP Agreements in support of commercialization activities, i.e. NDAs, licenses, options, assignments and MTAs;
  • Market Analysis;
  • Technology marketing; and
  • Royalty management and disbursements; and
  • UVic Liaison with Greater Victoria Accelerator Centre for Spin-off Companies

 

 

 

 

  

Research Grants and Contracts

 

  • NSERC (excluding I2I)
  • SSHERC
  • CIHR (excluding POP)
  • CFI
  • Government and non-profit grants and contracts

 

Industry Grants and Contracts

 

  • MITACS
  • Final approval and sign-off of all research contracts

 

Academic IP Agreements

 

  • Academic MTAs
  • NDAs in support of academic collaborations
  • IP agreements covering academic collaborations

 

All Funded Research

 

  • Management of indirects policy;
  • Application and development of UVic policy governing research activities