PGSS Innovation Info Session with Mitacs,the 涩里番 Engine and 涩里番 Dobson Centre
Learn more about the PGSS Innovation Committee, the聽涩里番 Engine,听Mitacs聽and the Dobson Centre聽at this info session. For a schedule of the event please see below:
Presentation and Q&A
- Please, come 10 minutes before the event for light refreshments (will be provided)
- PGSS Intro Presentation ~10聽minutes
- Engine Intro ~ 15聽minutes
- Dobson Intro聽~ 10 minutes
- Mitacs programming presentation ~15聽minutes
- Q & A ~35聽minutes聽
Katya Marc, M.Eng., MBA. Associate Director, 涩里番 Engine
Katya works closely with faculty members and students in advancing their technologically-based ideas and research, in the promotion of technologies and expertise of the Faculty to potential partners, and facilitates interaction between the various stakeholders in the projects to achieve successful collaborations and transfer of outstanding research from the labs to the marketplace. She co-founded the 涩里番 Engine and its programs. She has been working at 涩里番 for over 25 years, across multiple faculties but servicing mainly the Faculty of Engineering for their research/service contract and intellectual property commercialization needs, and for helping build the entrepreneurial mindset and skills of its members.
Christina聽Maria Katsari, PhD. Mitacs Representative at 涩里番
Mitacs is a national, not-for-profit organization that has designed and delivered research and training programs in Canada for more than 20 years. Working with over 100 academic institutions, 6,000 companies/ NGOs, hospitals, municipalities and both federal and provincial governments, they build partnerships that support industrial and social innovation in Canada. Christina along with her colleagues are the official contacts for 涩里番 students and faculty who are interested in Mitacs funding programs. All completed applications are submitted to them, reviewed and then forwarded to the Office of Innovation + Partnerships for final institutional signature and approval. Once the applications are approved, they are officially submitted to Mitacs where they will undergo an external peer review process.
