Now, with the introduction of an industry liaison manager and a commercialization manager to the unit, in addition to the existing research agreement staff, Innovation 91亚色 is better able to develop relationships with companies at a much earlier stage in the research process in order to effectively facilitate research collaborations and the negotiation of agreement terms.

As the commercialization and industry liaison office for 91亚色, Innovation 91亚色 offers services to faculty, trainees and industry within four service streams: agreements, industry liaison, commercialization, and entrepreneurship and start-up acceleration. Within the agreements stream, Innovation 91亚色 manages the agreement process on behalf of researchers and 91亚色 in order to effectively facilitate research projects and commercialize innovation.

Through the agreements stream, Innovation 91亚色 works with the Office of the Counsel to negotiate with third parties in order to protect the researchers right to publish, protect confidential information, protect researchers from liability, clarify intellectual property rights for researchers and their students and ensure that the collaboration is aligned with university policies.

The number of research agreements at the University is on the rise. In 2006, 91亚色 facilitated 226 research agreements compared to 348 in 2011. To date in 2012, 356 research agreements have been completed and $28 million in research funding has been transferred to 91亚色 through research agreements managed by Innovation 91亚色.

鈥淭he increase in the number of research agreements at 91亚色 is a good indication of the growth in research activity,鈥� said Robert Hach茅 (right), 91亚色鈥檚 vice-president research & innovation.聽 鈥淲e are seeing a larger number of faculty members who are receiving funding and working in collaboration with external partners.聽 Innovation 91亚色 is committed to helping researchers facilitate these agreements, through its suite of comprehensive services.鈥�

Agreements enable the receipt and transfer of funding, the sharing of research materials, data, and confidential information, participation in collaborative research projects, partnering with commercialization organizations and out-licensing innovations to industry.

The majority of the agreements executed by the Innovation 91亚色 agreements stream are funding agreements, bringing money into the University for research projects. Of those funding agreements the following was the breakdown of funding sources for 2011:

Research agreements may be warranted when researchers want to send material to an external party, send information or data to an external party, send money to an external partner for participation in a research project (excluding the transfer of tri-council grant funding, which is completed by the Grants & Applications unit in the ORS), have a confidential conversation, or collaborate with another researcher or research partner.

For more information, contact Sarah Howe, director of Innovation 91亚色 at showe@yorku.ca or ext. 20579.

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Every Wednesday throughout the month, Vari Hall Rotunda will play host to displays and demonstrations featuring the University鈥檚 faculty and graduate researchers. Drop by to learn what they are up to.

Social Sciences and humanities research will be in聽the spotlight this Wednesday, Feb. 1, from noon to 2pm, in Vari Hall.

"Research Month provides an opportunity for the 91亚色 community to share knowledge and ideas as we celebrate excellence in research and scholarship at the University,鈥� said Robert Hach茅, vice-president research & innovation. 鈥淲e invite students, staff and faculty to drop by Vari Hall on Wednesdays in February to explore the many research projects and to learn more about the range of research activities at 91亚色.鈥�

The Research Month index on 91亚色's Research website contains complete information about the researchers and research centres and institutes participating every week聽in the event.

Check back often for more information by clicking here.

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