Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)

OCI works directly with academia and industry, bringing partners together to solve industry’s innovation challenges.

OCI Funding Programs

OCI has a number of funding programs which are available to University of Guelph researchers. Please review OCI’s website for a complete listing. There is one main funding program in their Industry Academic R&D Collaboration Program stream: Collaborate 2 Commercialize.

Interested in leveraging your industry funds with OCI?

If you are interested in applying to an OCI program, you are encouraged to contact OCI Business Development and Commercialization Manager Somila Kakshapati and Devon Staaf at the Research Support Services Office.

An OCI Business Development Officer aligned with your program of research will be assigned to your file and will work closely with you and the Research Innovation Office to strengthen your application prior to submission.

Application Development

An OCI Business Development Manager aligned with your program of research will be assigned to your file and will work closely with you and the Research Support Services Office to strengthen your application prior to submission.

Intellectual Property (IP)

Terms governing intellectual property must be agreed to by both the University and the Industry Partner and should be discussed prior to the submission of the application to OCI. If your application is successful, these intellectual property terms will be formalized in a research contract with the partner.

If you would like the Research Support Services Office to negotiate non-standard Intellectual Property terms with your industry partner, please contact Devon Staaf (dstaaf@uoguelph.ca) at the Research Support Services Office early in the application process.

Deadlines

Consistent with Minimum Processing Timelines, OCI proposals must be submitted to the Office of Research at least one (1) week in advance of the proposed submission date to OCI.

Application Submission to Research Services Office

A complete submission package, which includes a completed OR-5 form and full OCI application must be submitted to research.services@uoguelph.ca. See Research Alerts for more detailed information and timelines.

Resources

For More Information

Please contact:

Ontario Centre of Innovation

Somila Kakshapati, Manager, Business Development and Commercialization
Ontario Centre of Innovation
Phone: 437-223-6855
E-mail: skakshapati@oc-innovation.ca

For questions related to the University’s administrative process

Please contact:

Devon Staaf, Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Office of Research, Research Support Services
E-mail: dstaaf@uoguelph.ca