British Columbia Institute of Technology $507,000 to Link Research with Industry

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Burnaby, British Columbia – Academia and
industry have new partnership opportunities through an investment
of $507,000 from Western Economic Diversification Canada. The British
Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) will establish two new research
and industry liaison offices to link private sector partners with
academic researchers to develop and commercialize new technology.

“Partnership between academic institutions and industry is
vital for turning world-class Canadian research into marketable
products and services,” said the Honourable Carol Skelton,
Minister of National Revenue and Minister of Western Economic Diversification.
“This initiative will increase the rate of technology commercialization
and Canada’s competitiveness in the global marketplace.”

“Western Economic Diversification Canada’s support
is enabling us to build infrastructure to expand BCIT’s applied
research and development capacity,” said Jim Reichert, BCIT’s
Vice President of Research & International. “Polytechnics
like BCIT are playing a unique role in applying, innovating, and
transferring technology to solve business and industry problems.
BCIT is now better able to align our internal resources to meet
industry needs, including creating meaningful links between our
industry clients/partners and our faculty and students.”
The British Columbia Institute of Technology will establish a new
Research Services Office (RSO) and a Polytechnic Industry Liaison
Office (PILO). The new RSO will update and manage BCIT’s applied
research, while the PILO will focus on intellectual property policies
and commercialization programs. The PILO will strengthen the Institute’s
industry liaison division and help provide a “front door”
for companies that have an interest in partnering with BCIT on technology
development initiatives.
Western Economic Diversification Canada is the federal department
mandated to support economic diversification in communities across
Western Canada.
For additional information, contact:

Fiona MacLeod
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of National
Revenue and Minister of Western
Economic Diversification Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
Tel: (613) 995-2960
Allison Markin
Media Relations Manager
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Tel. 604-432-8773
Web site: www.bcit.ca

Jinny Wu
Communications Officer
Western Economic Diversification Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia
Tel: (604) 666-2445

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