Grant: Technology Access Centre
Niagara College Canada
$350,000.00
Industry Innovation Centre at Niagara (IIC@N)
FY 2016-17
Summary
Manufacturing is the largest sector contributing to Niagara Regions gross domestic product (GDP), in excessof $2.14 billion in 2012; 16% of the regions GDP is derived through the output of manufacturers.Approximately 1 out of 9 Niagara workers makes his/her living in the manufacturing sector; its share of theregional labour force is a close third only to retail trade and healthcare. There are close to 1,000manufacturing companies in the Niagara Region, and they need to innovate to grow. In order to help Niagaramanufacturers stay strong and thrive in competitive emerging global markets, Niagara College is proposingto expand -- in partnership with local industry, economic development agencies, the Government of Ontario,and NSERC -- the Industry Innovation Centre at Niagara, or IIC@N (""I can""). At IIC@N, companies accessan array of state-of-the-art equipment, expertise and services to support process improvement, productinnovation and commercialization. Demand for Niagara Colleges services in advanced manufacturing andsuccessful projects have come from local companies manufacturing products including sports garments,fishing lures, biotechnology tests and pre-fabricated insulated home panels. IIC@N is an integral and keypart of the Niagara Region innovation ecosystem, and its team of faculty, students and staff from theTechnology and Business programs currently offers two axes of services: Manufacturing TechnologySolutions and Manufacturing Commercialization Solutions, both of them requested by our localmanufacturers. IIC@N is the only regional entity to address both these crucial industry needs.
Program
Technology Access Centre
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
445229-2013
Name nom
Nantel, Marc
Department département
Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus
Organization id
22152
Institution établissement
Niagara College Canada
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2016
Competition year année de concours
2013
Award amount
350000
Program id
CTAC
Program name en
Technology Access Centre
Program name fr
Centre d'accès à la technologie
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1563
Committee name en
Technology Access Centre Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions d'établissement de centres d'accès à la technologie
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Partie
3 & 4
Nb partie
6
Application title
Industry Innovation Centre at Niagara (IIC@N)
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Manufacturing is the largest sector contributing to Niagara Regions gross domestic product (GDP), in excessof $2.14 billion in 2012; 16% of the regions GDP is derived through the output of manufacturers.Approximately 1 out of 9 Niagara workers makes his/her living in the manufacturing sector; its share of theregional labour force is a close third only to retail trade and healthcare. There are close to 1,000manufacturing companies in the Niagara Region, and they need to innovate to grow. In order to help Niagaramanufacturers stay strong and thrive in competitive emerging global markets, Niagara College is proposingto expand -- in partnership with local industry, economic development agencies, the Government of Ontario,and NSERC -- the Industry Innovation Centre at Niagara, or IIC@N (""I can""). At IIC@N, companies accessan array of state-of-the-art equipment, expertise and services to support process improvement, productinnovation and commercialization. Demand for Niagara Colleges services in advanced manufacturing andsuccessful projects have come from local companies manufacturing products including sports garments,fishing lures, biotechnology tests and pre-fabricated insulated home panels. IIC@N is an integral and keypart of the Niagara Region innovation ecosystem, and its team of faculty, students and staff from theTechnology and Business programs currently offers two axes of services: Manufacturing TechnologySolutions and Manufacturing Commercialization Solutions, both of them requested by our localmanufacturers. IIC@N is the only regional entity to address both these crucial industry needs.
