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[news 2003
- 2004]
New
organization to focus on technology transfer by Ontario's
academic research institutions
June 21, 2004
For immediate release
KINGSTON, ON - PARTEQ Innovations, the technology transfer
arm of Queen's University, has joined technology transfer
offices at academic research institutions across Ontario
in a new organization to promote the commercialization
of innovative research. The
Ontario Society for Excellence in Technology Transfer
(onSETT) , representing universities, research hospitals
and other institutions, will be the voice for technology
transfer across Ontario.
OnSETT's mission is to foster a robust technology transfer
environment by strengthening commercialization networks,
promoting high quality commercialization practices,
collecting and disseminating statistics and measures
of commercialization activity, and educating members
and stakeholders.
"OnSETT is concrete evidence that the Ontario universities
and affiliated institutions are committed to working
together to improve our capacity and capability to mange
the commercialization of university-based research results,"
says John Molloy, President and CEO of PARTEQ. "Hopefully
one strong voice will facilitate efforts to build the
required infrastructure in the province."
"There was a clear need for universities, research hospitals
and other academic centres to come together through
a network of like-minded professionals to share know-how,
promote best practices and communicate the importance
of the task of technology transfer to the community
and its vested partners," says Thomas Parsons, chair
of the onSETT Board of Directors and senior business
development officer with the University Health Network
of Toronto. "Our science competes with that of the best
knowledge centres in the world. We cannot afford to
under-utilize this resource."
Supporting onSETT is the Centre for Innovation Law and
Policy (CILP), which will take an active role in developing
the onSETT network. Its assistance will include design
and hosting of a virtual, web-based meeting place, promoting
and disseminating research in commercialization practices,
and sponsoring and developing conferences and other
educational events near onSETT member locations.
Contact:
Thomas Parsons M.Sc.
Chair, onSETT Board of Directors
University Health Network
700 University Avenue, Room 8-40
Toronto, Ontario
T: 416-946-4562
E: info@onsett.ca
www.onSETT.ca
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